Characterization of “Candidatus Piscichlamydia salmonis” (Order Chlamydiales), a Chlamydia-Like Bacterium Associated With Epitheliocystis in Farmed Atlantic Salmon (Salmo salar)
Draghi A, Popov VL, Kahl MM, Stanton JB, Brown CC, Tsongalis GJ, West AB, Frasca S. Characterization of “Candidatus Piscichlamydia salmonis” (Order Chlamydiales), a Chlamydia-Like Bacterium Associated With Epitheliocystis in Farmed Atlantic Salmon (Salmo salar). Journal Of Clinical Microbiology 2004, 42: 5286-5297. PMID: 15528727, PMCID: PMC525185, DOI: 10.1128/jcm.42.11.5286-5297.2004.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRRNA gene sequencesCandidatus Piscichlamydia salmonisRibosomal DNAPiscichlamydia salmonisGene sequencesAtlantic salmonReticulate bodiesDevelopmental stagesMolecular phylogenetic relationshipsMolecular phylogenetic analysisEpitheliocystis inclusionsPhylogenetic relationshipsPhylogenetic analysisOrder ChlamydialesRDNA ampliconsBacterium AssociatedNucleotide identityGenomic DNABinary fissionFarmed Atlantic SalmonEpitheliocystisTail cellsImmunoelectron microscopyGill samplesSitu hybridization