Candidatus Syngnamydia venezia, a novel member of the phylum Chlamydiae from the broad nosed pipefish, Syngnathus typhle.
Chlamydia are obligate intracellular bacteria and important pathogens of humans and animals. Chlamydia-related bacteria are also major fish pathogens, infecting epithelial cells of the gills and skin to cause the disease epitheliocystis. Given the wide distribution, ancient origins and spectacular diversity of bony fishes, this group offers a rich resource for the identification and isolation of novel Chlamydia. The broad-nosed pipefish (Syngnathus typhle) is a widely distributed and genetically diverse temperate fish species, susceptible to epitheliocystis across much of its range. We describe here a new bacterial species, Candidatus Syngnamydia venezia; epitheliocystis agent of S. typhle and close relative to other chlamydial pathogens which are known to infect diverse hosts ranging from invertebrates to humans.
Institute of Veterinary Pathology, Vetsuisse Faculty, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland.
Alexander
A
Fehr
Elisabeth
E
Walther
Heike
H
Schmidt-Posthaus
Lisbeth
L
Nufer
Anthony
A
Wilson
Miroslav
M
Svercel
Denis
D
Richter
Helmut
H
Segner
Andreas
A
Pospischil
Lloyd
L
Vaughan
D000818:Animals; D002689:Chlamydia / Q000145:classification / Q000235:genetics; D005393:Fish Diseases / Q000382:microbiology*; D005880:Gills / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology / Q000648:ultrastructure; D054884:Host-Pathogen Interactions; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D010802:Phylogeny; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S / Q000235:genetics; D023701:Smegmamorpha / Q000235:genetics / Q000382:microbiology*
D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S