These observations indicate that C. psittaci can survive and multiply in the free-living amebae, suggesting the possibility that Acanthamebae may be an additional host for C. psittaci.

• 结论鹦鹉热衣原体能在棘阿米巴内生存和繁殖，环境中自由生活阿米巴可能成为鹦鹉热衣原体的贮存宿主。