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The genus Corynebacterium comprises well-known animal and human pathogens as well as commensals of skin and mucous membranes. Species formerly regarded as contaminants are increasingly being recognized as opportu...
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Open AccessActinomycosis in a gray four-eyed opossum (Philander opossum) caused by a novel species of Schaalia
Infective lesions of the jaws and adjacent tissues (lumpy jaw disease, LJD) have been recognized as one major cause of death of captive macropods. Fusobacterium necrophorum and Actinomyces species serve as the ma...
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Open AccessFirst European report of Francisella tularensis subsp. holarctica isolation from a domestic cat
Francisella tularensis subsp. holarctica is a select agent causing life-threatening tularemia. It has been isolated from humans and animals, mainly lagomorphs and rodents, rarely other wild carnivore species. Inc...
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Open AccessAn unusual case of bovine anthrax in the canton of Jura, Switzerland in 2017
Anthrax caused by Bacillus anthracis is a zoonotic disease mainly affecting herbivores. The last Swiss outbreak was over 20 years ago. We describe a recent anthrax outbreak involving two cows from the same herd. ...
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Open AccessOtitis in a cat associated with Corynebacterium provencense
The role of corynebacteria in canine and feline otitis has not been investigated in detail; however, members of this genus are increasingly recognized as pathogens of otitis in both human and veterinary medicine.
