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Chlamydia muridarum

I. General Information

1. NCBI Taxonomy ID:

2. Introduction

Chlamydia muridarum is an intracellular bacterial species that at one time belonged to Chlamydia trachomatis. However, C. trachomatis naturally only infects humans and C. muridarum naturally infects only members of the family Muridae (includes both mice and hamsters, Alderton, 1996). Two strains of Chlamydia muridarum, MoPn (originally named Nigg) and SFPD, have been isolated from mice and hamsters. Glycogen production by both strains has been demonstrated, although it is difficult to detect glycogen in MoPn (Moulder et al., 1984). Chlamydia muridarum MoPn binds mAbs recognizing Chlamydia trachomatis MOMP vs4 core epitope (T)LNPT(IA). DNA sequence analysis indicates that these mAbs should recognize SFPD and that Chlamydia trachomatis B-serogroup mAbs specific for the vs4 epitope IAGAG should recognize SFPD (Wiki: Chlamydia muridarum).

3. Host Ranges and Animal Models

C. muridarum naturally infects only members of the family Muridae (which includes both mice and hamsters) (Wiki: Chlamydia muridarum).

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