Avian poxvirus is a large, enveloped DNA virus ranging from 260 to 309 kilobase pairs long with a G+C content of 35% and molecular weight of 185±5 x...
Cryptosporidiosis is caused by protozoan parasites of the genus Cryptosporidium (family Cryptosporidiidae, order Eucoccidiorida, subclass...
Chlamydophila psittaci is the causative agent of avian chlamydiosis, and causes respiratory, digestive, or systemic infections in most birds, in...
The avian poxviruses (genus Avipoxvirus) constitute a group of viruses in the subfamily Chordopoxvirinae, family Poxviridae (ICTV, 2009). Depending...
The Chlamydiales, thought to be viruses for a long time, are obligate intracellular bacterial pathogens of higher cells. The chlamydial elementary...
Coxiella burnetii, the causal agent of an important rickettsial zoonosis called Q fever, has a worldwide distribution with the notable exception of...
Chytridiomycosis is the disease state that results from a sustained cutaneous infection by Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis; it is an emerging...
Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis (Bd) is an asexual, spherical, eukaryotic, fungal pathogen that develops in the keratinized skin cells of amphibians....
Six distinct genetic lineages can be distinguished within the genus Lyssavirus by cross-protection tests (Smith et al., 1973; Baer, 1991), namely the...
The virus has at least seven serotyptes, including Ibaraki virus (IBAV serotype 2), which are responsible for disease in ruminants. There may be...