Chlamydia
Chlamydia, Chlamydophila, may refer to:
- Chlamydiae, class of bacteria including Chlamydiaceae
Chlamydiaceae, family of bacteria including Chlamydia and Chlamydophila
Chlamydia
Chlamydia (genus), a genus of pathogenic bacteria
- Chlamydia trachomatis, causing human sexually transmitted disease and eye infections
- Chlamydia muridarum, causing disease in mice and hamsters (the Muridae)
- Chlamydia suis, bacteria that infect pigs (Sus scrofa)
Chlamydophila
Chlamydophila, another genus of pathogenic bacteria
- Chlamydophila abortus, a chlamydial species that causes abortion in mammals
- Chlamydophila caviae, a chlamydial species found in Guinea pigs
- Chlamydophila felis, a chlamydial species found in cats
- Chlamydophila pecorum, a chlamydial species common in livestock
- Chlamydophila pneumoniae, also known as Chlamydia pneumoniae, an airborne chlamydial species responsible for human respiratory infection and numerous animal infections
- Chlamydophila psittaci, a highly virulent chlamydial species prevalent in birds
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