Definitions of C. psittaci
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bacteria responsible for the sexually transmitted disease chlamydia
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synonyms:
Chlamydia psittaci
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type of:
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chlamydia
coccoid rickettsia infesting birds and mammals; cause infections of eyes and lungs and genitourinary tract
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chlamydia
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