title: Conjunctivitis associated with Chlamydia pecorum in three koalas (Phascolarctos cinereus) in the Mount Lofty Ranges, South Australia.
abstract: Chlamydiosis is a significant factor contributing to the decline of koala (Phascolarctos cinereus) populations in Australia but has not previously been reported in South Australia. We describe conjunctivitis in three wild koalas from South Australia, with Chlamydia pecorum identified by quantitative PCR.
authors: 1  Adelaide Hills Animal Hospital, 77 Mount Barker Road, Stirling, South Australia, 5152, Australia.
authors: Oliver
authors: O
authors: Funnell
authors: Lynley
authors: L
authors: Johnson
authors: Lucy
authors: L
authors: Woolford
authors: Wayne
authors: W
authors: Boardman
authors: Adam
authors: A
authors: Polkinghorne
authors: David
authors: D
authors: McLelland
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002689:Chlamydia / Q000145:classification / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D002690:Chlamydia Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000662:veterinary*; D003231:Conjunctivitis / Q000382:microbiology*; D005260:Female; D008297:Male; D048368:Phascolarctidae; D013021:South Australia / Q000453:epidemiology