Genotyping of C. psittaci in central area of Argentina.
In central area of Argentina, the epidemiologic and molecular characteristics of Chlamydophila psittaci infections are still unknown. Nested polymerase chain reaction of domains II, III, and IV of the omp A gene was used to detect Chlamydophila in 43 pharyngeal swab samples from patients with suspected human psittacosis (2010-2011); 9 (21%) of them yielded positive results. Molecular typing was performed by direct sequencing demonstrating the presence of C. psittaci genotypes A, E/B, and WC.
Instituto de Virología "Dr. J. M. Vanella", Facultad de Ciencias Médicas, Universidad Nacional de Córdoba, CP 5016, Córdoba, Argentina. mariaceliafrutos@gmail.com
María Celia
MC
Frutos
Marina
M
Monetti
Ximena
X
Kiguen
Fernando
F
Venezuela
Viviana
V
Ré
Cecilia
C
Cuffini
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000818:Animals; D001118:Argentina / Q000453:epidemiology; D002648:Child; D002691:Chlamydophila psittaci / Q000145:classification* / Q000235:genetics* / Q000302:isolation & purification; D004269:DNA, Bacterial / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics*; D005260:Female; D005838:Genotype; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D017720:Molecular Epidemiology; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D058889:Molecular Typing; D009305:Nasopharynx / Q000382:microbiology; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction; D009956:Psittacosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000382:microbiology*; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA; D055815:Young Adult
D004269:DNA, Bacterial