Chlamydophila spp. infection in horses with recurrent airway obstruction: similarities to human chronic obstructive disease

Dirk Theegarten^1* , Konrad Sachse^2* , Britta Mentrup¹ , Kerstin Fey³ , Helmut Hotzel⁴ and Olaf Anhenn^1,5,6

¹  Institute of Pathology and Neuropathology, University Duisburg-Essen Medical School, Hufelandstr. 55, D-45122 Essen, Germany

²  Institute of Bacterial Infections and Zoonoses, Friedrich-Loeffler-Institute, Naumburger Str. 96a, D-07743 Jena, Germany

³  Clinic for Horses, Internal Medicine, Justus-Liebig-University, Frankfurter Str. 126, D-35392 Gießen, Germany

⁴  Institute of Molecular Pathogenesis, Friedrich-Loeffler-Institute, Naumburger Str. 96a, D-07743 Jena, Germany

⁵  Clinic for Internal Medicine, General Hospital Hagen, Grünstr. 35, D-58095 Hagen, Germany

⁶  Department of Pneumology, Ruhrlandklinik, University Duisburg-Essen Medical School, Tüschener Weg 40, D-45239 Essen, Germany