Fatal Systemic Infection of Clostridium tarantellae in a Wild Korean Raccoon Dog (Nyctereutes procyonoides koreensis)

Fatal Systemic Infection of Clostridium tarantellae in a Wild Korean Raccoon Dog (Nyctereutes procyonoides koreensis)

Fatal systemic infection by Clostridium tarantellae in a wild Korean raccoon dog (Nyctereutes procyonoides koreensis) was diagnosed based on histopathology, immunofluorescence, PCR, and microbiome taxonomic profiling. Pathologic features were similar to Tyzzer's disease caused by C. piliforme....

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Veröffentlicht in:Journal of wildlife diseases 2022-04, Vol.58 (2), p.421-424
Hauptverfasser: Rho, Jinhyung, Park, Hee-Seon, Won, Young-Suk, Kwun, Hyo-Jung, Son, Hwa-Young
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Sprache:eng
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Animals
Clostridium
LETTERS
Raccoon Dogs
Raccoons
Republic of Korea
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Zusammenfassung:Fatal systemic infection by Clostridium tarantellae in a wild Korean raccoon dog (Nyctereutes procyonoides koreensis) was diagnosed based on histopathology, immunofluorescence, PCR, and microbiome taxonomic profiling. Pathologic features were similar to Tyzzer's disease caused by C. piliforme. This is the first report of C. tarantellae infection in Korean raccoon dogs.
ISSN:0090-3558
1943-3700
DOI:10.7589/JWD-D-21-00007