Isolation of Chlamydia psittaci from cases of conjunctivitis in a colony of cats.
This report describes the isolation in cell cultures of Chlamydia psittaci from cases of conjunctivitis in a colony of cats. The organism was identified in McCoy cell monolayers by staining the intracytoplasmic chlamydial inclusions with a fluorescent antibody technique, and serological evidence of chlamydial infection in cats was obtained by indirect immunofluorescence. The possible role of C psittaci as an ocular, upper respiratory and reproductive tract pathogen in cats is discussed.
D000818:Animals; D002371:Cat Diseases / Q000382:microbiology*; D002415:Cats; D002691:Chlamydophila psittaci / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D003231:Conjunctivitis / Q000382:microbiology / Q000662:veterinary*; D009956:Psittacosis / Q000382:microbiology / Q000662:veterinary*; D014776:Virus Cultivation / Q000379:methods