Chlamydophila

Translingual

Epithelial cell (1) infected with Chlamydophila pneumoniae (3), formerly called Chlamydia pneumoniae

Etymology

New Latin, from Ancient Greek χλαμύς (khlamús, “short mantle, military cloak”) +‎ Latin -phila (“-phile”).

Proper noun

Chlamydophila c

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Chlamydiaceae – certain verrucomicrobia.

Hypernyms

• (genus): Prokaryota – superkingdom; Bacteria – kingdom; Negibacteria – subkingdom; Verrucomicrobiota – phylum; Chlamydiia – class; Chlamydiales – order; Chlamydiaceae – family

Hyponyms

• (genus): Chlamydophila abortus, Chlamydophila avium, Chlamydophila buteonis, Chlamydophila caviae, Chlamydophila corallus, Chlamydophila felis, Chlamydophila gallinacea, Chlamydophila ibidis, Chlamydophila pecorum, Chlamydophila pneumoniae, Chlamydophila psittaci - selected species

Related terms

• Chlamydia

References

• Chlamydophila on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Chlamydophila on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• Chlamydophila in the Genome Taxonomy Database