title: Parachlamydia acanthamoebae in domestic cats with and without corneal disease.
abstract: Corneal samples of cats with and without corneal diseases were screened with a pan-Chlamydiales PCR and specific PCRs for Parachlamydia, Protochlamydia, Chlamydophila felis, Acanthamoeba and feline herpesviruses (FHV-1). Several corneal samples tested positive for Parachlamydia and related Chlamydiales, indicating cat exposure to these intracellular bacteria.
authors.affiliation: Section of Ophthalmology, Equine Department, Vetsuisse Faculty, University of Zurich, Switzerland.
authors.forename: Marianne
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Richter
authors.forename: Franziska
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Matheis
authors.forename: Enikö
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Gönczi
authors.forename: Sébastien
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Aeby
authors.forename: Bernhard
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Spiess
authors.forename: Gilbert
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Greub
mesh_terms: D000048:Acanthamoeba; D000818:Animals; D002371:Cat Diseases / Q000382:microbiology*; D002415:Cats / Q000382:microbiology*; D002695:Chlamydiales; D023501:Chlamydophila; D003231:Conjunctivitis / Q000382:microbiology / Q000662:veterinary; D003315:Cornea / Q000382:microbiology*; D003316:Corneal Diseases / Q000382:microbiology / Q000662:veterinary*; D006564:Herpesviridae; D007634:Keratitis / Q000382:microbiology / Q000662:veterinary; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction / Q000662:veterinary