Temperature Affects the Host Range of Rhabdochlamydia porcellionis

Abstract

The Rhabdochlamydiaceae family is part of the Chlamydiae , a phylum of bacteria that includes obligate intracellular bacteria sharing the same biphasic developmental cycle. This family has been shown to be highly prevalent in the environment, particularly in freshwater and soil, and despite being estimated to be the largest family in the Chlamydiae phylum is only poorly studied.