Novel Corynebacterium diphtheriae in domestic cats

Novel nontoxigenic Corynebacterium diphtheriae was isolated from a domestic cat with severe otitis. Contact investigation and carrier study of human and animal contacts yielded 3 additional, identical isolates from cats, although no evidence of zoonotic transmission was identified. Molecular methods...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Emerging infectious diseases 2010-04, Vol.16 (4), p.688-691
Hauptverfasser:	Hall, Aron J, Cassiday, Pamela K, Bernard, Kathryn A, Bolt, Frances, Steigerwalt, Arnold G, Bixler, Danae, Pawloski, Lucia C, Whitney, Anne M, Iwaki, Masaaki, Baldwin, Adam, Dowson, Christopher G, Komiya, Takako, Takahashi, Motohide, Hinrikson, Hans P, Tondella, Maria L
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Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Animals Animals, Domestic - microbiology Cat Diseases - microbiology Cats Cats - microbiology Corynebacterium Corynebacterium diphtheriae - genetics Corynebacterium diphtheriae - isolation & purification Diphtheria Diphtheria - microbiology Diphtheria - veterinary diphtheria toxin Disease transmission Dispatch domestic cats Female Health aspects Humans Phylogeny rpoB sequencing West Virginia zoonoses
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Zusammenfassung:	Novel nontoxigenic Corynebacterium diphtheriae was isolated from a domestic cat with severe otitis. Contact investigation and carrier study of human and animal contacts yielded 3 additional, identical isolates from cats, although no evidence of zoonotic transmission was identified. Molecular methods distinguished the feline isolates from known C. diphtheriae.
ISSN:	1080-6040 1080-6059
DOI:	10.3201/eid1604.091107