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

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作者
Eisenberg, Tobias [1 ]
Kutzer, Peter [2 ]
Peters, Martin [3 ]
Sing, Andreas [4 ]
Contzen, Matthias [5 ]
Rau, Joerg [5 ]
机构
[1] Landesbetrieb Hess Landeslabor, D-35392 Giessen, Germany
[2] Landeslabor Berlin Brandenburg, Frankfurt, Oder, Germany
[3] Chem & Vet Untersuchungsamt Westfalen, Standort Arnsberg, Germany
[4] Bayer Landesamt Gesundheit & Lebensmittelsicherhe, Oberschleissheim, Germany
[5] Chem & Vet Untersuchungsamt Stuttgart, Fellbach, Germany
关键词
DIPHTHERIA-TOXIN; SEQUENCES;
D O I
10.3201/eid2003.130423
中图分类号
R392 [医学免疫学]; Q939.91 [免疫学];
学科分类号
100102 ;
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.
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