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Growth rate markedly stimulated by increases in incubation temperature. Optimum temperature for growth in CE is 39°C. Previously classified as C. psittaci; see Fukushi & Hirai (IJSB. 42: 306, 1992) for pecorum classification.
FBS used to culture Chlamydia must be prescreened to verify that the serum does not contain antibodies to Chlamydia or other factors that would interfere with growth.
Next-generation sequencing (NGS) at ATCC on the McCoy cell line (ATCC® CRL-1696™) used as the host has shown the presence of Mus Musculus mobilized endogenous polytropic provirus and Murine leukemia virus.
Fukushi H, Hirai K. Proposal of Chlamydia pecorum sp. nov. for Chlamydia strains derived from ruminants. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 42: 306-308, 1992. PubMed: 1581191
McNutt SH. . Cornell Vet. 30: 437, 1940.
Nucleotide (GenBank) : AJ012173 Chlamydophila pecorum partial rnpB gene for RNase P RNA subunit.
Nucleotide (GenBank) : U68433 Chlamydia pecorum E58 16S ribosomal RNA gene, partial sequence, intergenic spacer, and 23S ribosomal RNA gene, partial sequence.
