Novel Corynebacterium diphtheriae in Domestic Cats

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• Alternative Title:
  Emerg Infect Dis
• Personal Author:
  Hall, Aron J. ; Cassiday, Pamela K. ; Bernard, Kathryn A. ; Bolt, Frances ; Steigerwalt, Arnold G. ; Bixler, Danae ; Pawloski, Lucia C. ; Whitney, Anne M. ; Iwaki, Masaaki ; Baldwin, Adam ; Dowson, Christopher G. ; Komiya, Takako ; Takahashi, Motohide ; Hinrikson, Hans P. ; Tondella, Maria L.
• Description:
  Novel nontoxigenic Corynebacterium diphtheriae was isolated from a domestic cat with severe otitis. Contact investigation and carrier study of human and animal contacts yielded 3 additional, identical isolates from cats, although no evidence of zoonotic transmission was identified. Molecular methods distinguished the feline isolates from known C. diphtheriae.
• Subjects:
  Animals Animals, Domestic Cat Diseases Cats Corynebacterium Diphtheriae Dispatch Female Humans Phylogeny
• Source:
  Emerg Infect Dis. 16(4):688-691.
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  West Virginia
• Location:
  North America
• Volume:
  16
• Issue:
  4
• Collection(s):
  Emerging Infectious Diseases
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:975b0d8bf7a098bf191463ded47500002b24992865928ea10c128e19d12332ca
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/7940/cdc_7940_DS1.pdf
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