Chlamydia abortus
| Chlamydia abortus | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Bacteria |
| Kingdom: | Pseudomonadati |
| Phylum: | Chlamydiota |
| Class: | Chlamydiia |
| Order: | Chlamydiales |
| Family: | Chlamydiaceae |
| Genus: | Chlamydia |
| Species: | C. abortus |
| Binomial name | |
| Chlamydia abortus Everett et al. 1999 | |
Chlamydia abortus is a species in Chlamydiota that causes abortion and fetal death in mammals, including humans. It was originally proposed as Chlamydophila abortus by a split from Chlamydia psittaci in 1999, based on differences of pathogenicity and DNA–DNA hybridization. The assignment of Cp. abortus and Cp. psittaci to a new genus Chlamydophila was based on a lack of evident glycogen production and on resistance to the antibiotic sulfadiazine. In 2015, this new genus was reverted to Chlamydia, but C. abortus remains as a distinct species.