title: Genotyping of Chlamydophila psittaci in human samples.
abstract: Chlamydophila (formerly Chlamydia) psittaci genotypes A, B, C, and a new genotype most similar to the 6BC type strain were found in 10 humans with psittacosis by outer membrane protein A gene sequencing. Genotypes B (n = 3) and C (n = 1) are endemic in nonpsittacine European birds. These birds may represent an important part of the zoonotic reservoir.
authors.affiliation: University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, the Netherlands. e.r.heddema@amc.uva.nl
authors.forename: Edou R
authors.initials: ER
authors.lastname: Heddema
authors.forename: Erik J
authors.initials: EJ
authors.lastname: van Hannen
authors.forename: Birgitta
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Duim
authors.forename: Christina M J E
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Vandenbroucke-Grauls
authors.forename: Yvonne
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Pannekoek
mesh_terms: D001425:Bacterial Outer Membrane Proteins / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics; D001483:Base Sequence; D002691:Chlamydophila psittaci / Q000145:classification / Q000235:genetics* / Q000302:isolation & purification; D004269:DNA, Bacterial / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics; D005838:Genotype; D006801:Humans; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D009426:Netherlands; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction; D009956:Psittacosis / Q000382:microbiology*; D016415:Sequence Alignment
chemical_list: D001425:Bacterial Outer Membrane Proteins; D004269:DNA, Bacterial; C078167:OMPA outer membrane proteins