Author Correction: Novel Chlamydia species isolated from snakes are temperature-sensitive and exhibit decreased susceptibility to azithromycin

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C . serpentis strains occur in snakes belonging to the families Colubridae and Viperidae and were isolated from captive asymptomatic Patherophis guttatus and Atheris squamigera . The presence of the agent in other snake species as well as in free-ranging snakes and even other reptiles seems possible, but has yet to be investigated. C . serpentis can be recovered from choanal and cloacal swabs and might be also detected in inner organs of infected reptiles. The natural route of transmission and potential reservoirs are unknown to date. The carrier snakes were clinically asymptomatic, but a facultative pathogenic role has to be considered in concert with other bacterial or viral infections, or induced by stress due to capture and transportation, high-density farming and hibernation 12 . The potential for zoonotic infection of humans, in particular snake owners, is unknown.

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