Tuesday, February 23, 2010

Animals Linked to Human Chlamydia Pneumoniae

First thing i thought when i saw this was now animals are getting chlamydia too, but as i read it turns outthat there is another thing called Chlamydia pneumoniae. Chlamydia pneumoniae is a major bacterial germ that causes widespread respiratory disease in humans. Koalas were the ones to help prove the link between Chlamydia pneumoniae in animals and humans. Researchers studied the genome of the animal then found a direct link to the humans.

Animals Linked to Human Chlamydia Pneumoniae

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