Chlamydia psittaci
Last reviewed 01/2018
Chlamydia psittaci is the organism responible for the development of psittacosis, an atypical pneumonia.
It a rickettsial type of organism transmitted from infected birds either of the psittacine type, e.g. from parrots, budgerigars or parakeets, or from other species, e.g. pigeons.