Novel chlamydia species isolated from snakes are temperature-sensitive and exhibit decreased susceptibility to azithromycin

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• who: Eveline Staub from the Snake collections, sample collection and DNA extractionSamples (n=23) investigated in this study comprised choanal and cloacal swabs (FLOQSwabs, Copan Italia, Brescia, Italy) taken from , captive snakes belonging to the families Boidae, Colubridae, Pythonidae and Viperidae. The majority of the snakes was sampled in a previous study, and included six private snake collections in Switzerland. These snakes were clinically inconspicuous at the time of sampling. Samples were collected as dry swabs for DNA extraction and subsequent chlamydial screening. Chlamydia-positive snakes were sampled again, whereas swabs were stored in sucrose phosphate (SP . . .
  

   

  

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