Table 2. Chlamydial strains and isolates used for determination of specificity of the ACP-specific real-time PCR assay.
Species | Strains/isolates |
Atypical Chlamydia from chicken (ACC) | 08–1274/3a, 08–1274/13a, 08–1274/19a, 08–1274/21a, 08–1274/22a, 08-1274/23a |
C. psittaci | Lothb, VS1c, CP3c, GR9c, TT3c, NJ1c, Cal 10c, VS225c, 06–889a |
C. abortus | AB7c, 1Bc, LLGd, S26/3c |
C. pecorum | 824c, AB10c, iB3c, iB3c, LW679c, SBEc |
C. felis | Dohycate |
C. caviae | GPICc, 98–3196/1a |
Sources: a Anses Maisons-Alfort, France; b CHU Amiens, France; c INRA Tours, France; d Faculty of Veterinary Medicine – Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece; e Vaccine strain.