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

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.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Eisenberg, Tobias, Kutzer, Peter, Peters, Martin, Sing, Andreas, Contzen, Matthias, Rau, Jörg
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2014
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3944853/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24572455
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid2003.130423