Nontoxigenic tox-bearing Corynebacterium ulcerans Infection among Game Animals, Germany

作者:Eisenberg Tobias*; Kutzer Peter; Peters Martin; Sing Andreas; Contzen Matthias; Rau Joerg
来源:Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2014, 20(3): 448-452.
DOI:10.3201/eid2003.130423

摘要

Corynebacterium ulcerans may cause diphtheria in humans and caseous lymphadenitis in animals. We isolated nontoxigenic tox-bearing C. ulcerans from 13 game animals in Germany. Our results indicate a role for game animals as reservoirs for zoonotic C. ulcerans.

  • 出版日期2014-3