ABSTRACT
Introduction .................................................................................................................................... 457 Life Cycle ............................................................................................................................ 458
Identication ..................................................................................................................................460 Phenotypic Markers ............................................................................................................460 DNA Markers .....................................................................................................................460
Chlamydiaceae Family .................................................................................................................. 461 Chlamydia trachomatis ...................................................................................................... 461 Chlamydia muridarum ....................................................................................................... 461 Chlamydia suis ................................................................................................................... 461 Chlamydophila psittaci ...................................................................................................... 461 Chlamydophila pneumoniae .............................................................................................. 461 Chlamydophila pecorum .................................................................................................... 462 Chlamydophila felis ............................................................................................................ 462 Chlamydophila caviae ........................................................................................................ 462 Chlamydophila abortus ...................................................................................................... 462
Chlamydia-Like Families .............................................................................................................. 462 Parachlamydiaceae ............................................................................................................. 462 Simkaniaceae ...................................................................................................................... 462 Waddliaceae ........................................................................................................................463
Human Infection and Disease ........................................................................................................463 Chlamydophila felis ............................................................................................................463 Chlamydophila abortus ......................................................................................................463 Chlamydia trachomatis ......................................................................................................464 Chlamydophila pneumoniae ..............................................................................................464 Chlamydophila psittaci ......................................................................................................464
Conclusions ....................................................................................................................................464 Acknowledgement ..........................................................................................................................465 References ......................................................................................................................................465
The last CRC series chapter on Chlamydiae was written by Leslie A. Page and published in 1989. Since then, signicant advances in Chlamydia diagnostics, genomics, pharmacotherapeutics, classication of new species, and bioinformatics have come to light. This chapter provides a review of our current understanding of chlamydial identication, while addressing how its classication has evolved to date.
