Traditionally, the most common bacterial zoonoses include bite wound infections (Pasteurella multocida and Capnocytophaga canimorsus), cat scratch disease (Bartonella henselae) and campylobacteriosis (Campylobacter jejuni, C. coli and C. upsaliensis) in household pets; salmonellosis (S. enterica) in cold - blooded animals as well as in various mammalian and avian species; and psittacosis (
Chlamydophila psittaci) in birds.
Not exact matches
The obligate intracellular bacterial pathogen
Chlamydophila abortus strain S26 / 3 (formerly the abortion subtype of Chlamydia
psittaci) is an important cause of late gestation abortions in ruminants and pigs.
The next most common infectious agents (after herpes and calici) are
Chlamydophila felis (formerly known as Chlamydia
psittaci) and Bordetella bronchiseptica, both organisms being sensitive to the tetracycline family (such as doxycycline).
The second most common cause is infection with
Chlamydophila felis (aka Chlamydia
psittaci).