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Chlamydia psittaci

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Chlamydia psittaci is the organism responible for the development of psittacosis, an atypical pneumonia.

It a rickettsial type of organism transmitted from infected birds either of the psittacine type, e.g. from parrots, budgerigars or parakeets, or from other species, e.g. pigeons.


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