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  2. Koala retrovirus - Wikipedia

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    Koala retrovirus was initially described as a novel endogenous retrovirus found within the koala genome and in tissues as free virions. Viral DNA sequence analysis showed intact open reading frames and pathogenic DNA motifs strongly suggesting that KoRV is an active replicating endogenous retrovirus that can also produce infectious virions. [2]

  3. Chlamydia pecorum - Wikipedia

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    Chlamydia pecorum, also known as Chlamydophila pecorum [2] [3] is a species of Chlamydiaceae that originated from ruminants, such as cattle, sheep and goats. [4] It has also infected koalas and swine . [ 5 ]

  4. Chlamydiota - Wikipedia

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    Of various Chlamydiota that cause human disease, the two most important species are Chlamydia pneumoniae, which causes a type of pneumonia, and Chlamydia trachomatis, which causes chlamydia. Chlamydia is the most common bacterial sexually transmitted infection in the United States, and 2.86 million chlamydia infections are reported annually.

  5. Koala declared endangered as disease, lost habitat take toll

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    Koalas were declared officially endangered Friday in eastern Australia as they fall prey to disease, lost habitat and other threats. Federal Environment Minister Sussan Ley downgraded their ...

  6. Koala - Wikipedia

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    The koala's metabolic rate is only 50% of the typical mammalian rate, owing to its low energy intake, [11]: 77–78 although this can vary across seasons and sexes. [ 23 ] : 49 They can digest the toxic plant secondary metabolites , phenolic compounds and terpenes due to their production of cytochrome P450 , which neutralises these poisons in ...

  7. Internet goes wild over the "world's sexiest koala" - AOL

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    At the same time, the sanctuary is using Rogue's fame as an opportunity to call attention to Koala Chlamydia, "a horrid disease that spreads rapidly" and is killing many of the species. In 2018 ...

  8. Urethritis - Wikipedia

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    The estimated global prevalence of chlamydia, which is the most common cause of non-gonococcal urethritis, is 3.8% in women and 2.7% in men. An estimated 127 million new chlamydia cases occurred in 2016. Upper-middle income countries had the highest prevalence of chlamydia. [24] The rate of chlamydia is around two times higher in females than ...

  9. Chlamydia (genus) - Wikipedia

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    Chlamydia is a genus of pathogenic Gram-negative bacteria that are obligate intracellular parasites. Chlamydia infections are the most common bacterial sexually transmitted diseases in humans and are the leading cause of infectious blindness worldwide.