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Letter to the Editor

Multilocus sequence typing identifies an avian-like Chlamydia psittaci strain involved in equine placentitis and associated with subsequent human psittacosis

Martina JelocnikCentre for Animal Health Innovation, Faculty of Science, Health, Education and EngineeringUniversity of the Sunshine Coast, Sippy Downs, QLD4556, Australia
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James BranleyNepean Hospital, Penrith, NSW2751, Australia
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Jane HellerSchool of Animal and Veterinary Services, Faculty of Veterinary SciencesCharles Sturt University, Wagga Wagga, NSW2678, Australia
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Shane RaidalSchool of Animal and Veterinary Services, Faculty of Veterinary SciencesCharles Sturt University, Wagga Wagga, NSW2678, Australia
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Susan AldersonPathology West, Westmead Hospital, Westmead, NSW2145, Australia
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Francesca GaleaState Veterinary Diagnostic LaboratoryNSW Department of Primary Industries, Menangle, NSW2568, Australia
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Melinda GaborState Veterinary Diagnostic LaboratoryNSW Department of Primary Industries, Menangle, NSW2568, Australia
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Adam PolkinghorneCentre for Animal Health Innovation, Faculty of Science, Health, Education and EngineeringUniversity of the Sunshine Coast, Sippy Downs, QLD4556, AustraliaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Pages 1-3 | Received 06 Oct 2016, Accepted 07 Dec 2016, Published online: 15 Jan 2019

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