학술논문
Toxigenic Corynebacterium diphtheriae Infection in Cat, Texas, USA.
Document Type
Journal Article
Author
Source
Subject
*DIPHTHERIA
*CATS
*CENTER for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale
*GRAM-positive bacteria
*ANIMALS
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Language
ISSN
1080-6040
Abstract
We report a toxigenic strain of Corynebacterium diphtheriae isolated from an oozing dermal wound in a pet cat in Texas, USA. We also describe the epidemiologic public health efforts conducted to identify potential sources of infection and mitigate its spread and the molecular and genetic studies performed to identify the bacterium. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]