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A Prototype Recombinant-Protein Based Chlamydia pecorum Vaccine Results in Reduced Chlamydial Burden and Less Clinical Disease in Free-Ranging Koalas (Phascolarctos cinereus)
Chlamydia genomics: providing novel insights into chlamydial biology
Comparative genomics of koala, cattle and sheep strains of Chlamydia pecorum
Evaluation of the relationship between Chlamydia pecorum sequence types and disease using a species-specific multi-locus sequence typing scheme (MLST)
Identification of unusual Chlamydia pecorum genotypes in Victorian koalas (Phascolarctos cinereus) and clinical variables associated with infection
Infection with koala retrovirussubgroup B (KoRV-B), but not KoRV-A, is associated with chlamydial disease in free-ranging koalas (Phascolarctos cinereus)
Molecular characterisation of the Chlamydia pecorum plasmid from porcine, ovine, bovine, and koala strains indicates plasmid-strain co-evolution
Molecular evidence of Chlamydia pecorum and arthropod-associated Chlamydiae in an expanded range of marsupials
Novel Chlamydiales genotypes identified in ticks from Australian wildlife
Serum Antibody Response to Koala Retrovirus Antigens Varies in Free-Ranging Koalas (Phascolarctos cinereus) in Australia: Implications for Vaccine Design
A transcriptome resource for the koala (Phascolarctos cinereus): insights into koala retrovirus transcription and sequence diversity
Accuracy and efficiency of detection dogs: a powerful new tool for koala conservation and management
Antibody and Cytokine Responses of Koalas (Phascolarctos cinereus) Vaccinated with Recombinant Chlamydial Major Outer Membrane Protein (MOMP) with Two Different Adjuvants
Characterisation of the immune compounds in koala milk using a combined transcriptomic and proteomic approach
Chlamydial infections in wildlife–conservation threats and/or reservoirs of ‘spill-over’ infections?
Comparison of subcutaneous versus intranasal immunization of male koalas (Phascolarctos cinereus) for induction of mucosal and systemic immunity against Chlamydia pecorum
Comprehensive profiling of retroviral integration sites using target enrichment methods from historical koala samples without an assembled reference genome
Culture-Independent Genome Sequencing of Clinical Samples Reveals an Unexpected Heterogeneity of Infections by Chlamydia pecorum
Current trends and future directions in koala chlamydial disease research
Designing food and habitat trees for urban koalas: graft compatibility, survival and height of tall eucalypt species grafted onto shorter rootstocks
Designing food and habitat trees for urban koalas: identifying short ecotypes of Corymbia intermedia
Designing food and habitat trees for urban koalas: Tree height, foliage palatability and clonal propagation of Eucalyptus kabiana
Development and evaluation of rapid novel isothermal amplification assays for important veterinary pathogens: Chlamydiapsittaci and Chlamydiapecorum
Epidemiology of chlamydial infection and disease in a free-ranging koala (Phascolarctos cinereus) population
Genetic diversity in the plasticity zone and the presence of the chlamydial plasmid differentiates Chlamydia pecorum strains from pigs, sheep, cattle, and koalas
Human Chlamydia pneumoniae isolates demonstrate ability to recover infectivity following penicillin treatment whereas animal isolates do not
Humoral immune response against two surface antigens of Chlamydia pecorum in vaccinated and naturally infected sheep
Humoral immune responses in koalas (Phascolarctos cinereus) either naturally infected with Chlamydia pecorum or following administration of a recombinant chlamydial major outer membrane protein vaccine
Identification, characterisation and expression analysis of natural killer receptor genes in Chlamydia pecorum infected koalas (Phascolarctos cinereus)
Immunization of a wild koala population with a recombinant Chlamydia pecorum Major Outer Membrane Protein (MOMP) or Polymorphic Membrane Protein (PMP) based vaccine: New insights into immune response, protection and clearance
Koala translocations and Chlamydia: Managing risk in the effort to conserve native species
Lack of antiviral antibody response in koalas infected with koala retroviruses (KoRV)
Long-read genome sequence assembly provides insight into ongoing retroviral invasion of the koala germline
Microbiota composition of the koala (Phascolarctos cinereus) ocular and urogenital sites, and their association with Chlamydia infection and disease
Mitochondrial genome sequencing reveals potential origins of the scabies mite Sarcoptes scabiei infesting two iconic Australian marsupials
New and emerging chlamydial infections of creatures great and small
Prevalence And Pathologic Features Of Chlamydia Pecorum Infections In South Australian Koalas (Phascolarctos Cinereus)
The emergence of sarcoptic mange in Australian wildlife: an unresolved debate.
The koala immunological toolkit: sequence identiﬁcation and comparison of key markers of the koala (Phascolarctos cinereus) immune response
The paradox of euthanizing koalas (Phascolarctos cinereus) to save populations from elimination
Time-delayed inﬂuence of urban landscape change on the susceptibility of koalas to chlamydiosis
Vaccination of koalas (Phascolarctos cinereus) with a recombinant chlamydial major outer membrane protein adjuvanted with poly I:C, a host defense peptide and polyphosphazine, elicits strong and long lasting cellular and humoral immune responses
Vaccination of koalas with a prototype chlamydial vaccine is safe, does not increase the incidence of lymphoma-related disease and maybe associated with increased lifespan in captive koalas
Variation in koala microbiomes within and between individuals: eﬀect of body region and captivity status Niccoló Alfano1, Alexandre Courtiol1, Hanna Vielgrader2, Peter Timms3, Alfred L. Roca4 & Alex D. Greenwood1 Metagenomic analysis of 16S ribosomal RNA