Definition of C. psittaci

1. Noun. Bacteria responsible for the sexually transmitted disease chlamydia.

Exact synonyms: Chlamydia Psittaci
Generic synonyms: Chlamydia

Lexicographical Neighbors of C. Psittaci

C.O.D.
C.P.U.
C.Z.
C. D. Gibson
C. E. F.
C. H. Best
C. K. Ogden
C. Northcote Parkinson
C. P. Snow
C. S. Forester
C. S. Lewis
C. Vann Woodward
C. W. Post
C. difficile
C. diphtheriae
C. psittaci (current term)
C. trachomatis
C/N
C12
C13
C14
C15
C16
C17
C18
C19
C1 esterase
C1 esterase inhibitor
C2H6
C2 kinin

Literary usage of C. psittaci

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Biosafety in the Laboratory: Prudent Practices for the Handling and Disposal by National Research Council (U. S.) (1989)
"Infected mice and eggs are less important sources of C. psittaci. Laboratory animals are not a reported source of human infection with C. trachomatis. ..."

2. Report of the Geological Survey of Ohio by Geological Survey of Ohio (1882)
"C. psittaci. Bill enormously thick, short, high, much arched from the base, the upper mandible strongly hooked at the end, cered at the base, ..."

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