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1: Emerg Infect Dis. 2008 Jan;14(1):168-72.Click here to read Click here to read Links

Protochlamydia naegleriophila as etiologic agent of pneumonia.

Casson N, Michel R, Müller KD, Aubert JD, Greub G.

Center for Research on Intracellular Bacteria, Institute of Microbiology, University Hospital Center and University of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland.

Using ameba coculture, we grew a Naegleria endosymbiont. Phenotypic, genetic, and phylogenetic analyses supported its affiliation as Protochlamydia naegleriophila sp. nov. We then developed a specific diagnostic PCR for Protochlamydia spp. When applied to bronchoalveolar lavages, results of this PCR were positive for 1 patient with pneumonia. Further studies are needed to assess the role of Protochlamydia spp. in pneumonia.

PMID: 18258101 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

PMCID: PMC2600176