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Journal of Clinical Microbiology, 07 1997, 1835-1841, Vol 35, No. 7
Copyright © 1997 by the American Society for Microbiology. All rights reserved.

Evidence for numerous omp1 alleles of porcine Chlamydia trachomatis and novel chlamydial species obtained by PCR

B Kaltenbock, N Schmeer and R Schneider
II. Medizinische Universitatsklinik fur Klauentiere, Veterinarmedizinische Universitat Wien, Vienna, Austria. kaltebe@vetmed.auburn.edu

A nested PCR for genus-specific amplification of the Chlamydia omp1 locus was established. This PCR detected single template molecules in 200-microl specimen aliquots. Amplified chlamydial omp1 alleles were typed by heminested species PCRs and allele PCRs. We applied this method to 407 specimens from several host animals with various clinical conditions, and we detected prevalences of chlamydiae from 6 to 50%. Amplicons from peacock enteritis and equine infertility specimens were not typeable according to present omp1 allelic criteria for the chlamydial species. DNA sequencing revealed novel omp1 alleles which were 29.9 and 47.6% divergent in the deduced peptide sequences from the most closely related chlamydiae. Phylogenetic reconstruction indicated segregation of these alleles from the current four chlamydial species (90 and 97% bootstrap support), thus strongly suggesting the existence of additional chlamydial species. Allele typing of amplicons from swine with intestinal, urogenital, and respiratory infections demonstrated several unique omp1 allelic variants of Chlamydia trachomatis. These novel alleles had deduced peptide sequences which were 11.6 to 19% divergent from porcine C. trachomatis S45. Mutations were clustered in the C-terminal region of variable segment IV of the omp1 locus encoding subspecies and serovar determinants of the chlamydial major outer membrane protein, thus implying that there are numerous serovars of porcine C. trachomatis. These results demonstrate the need for routine application of sensitive genus-specific detection of chlamydiae in animal specimens and suggest a more prominent role than anticipated for chlamydiae in animal diseases.

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