Zendri, Flavia, Isgren, Cajsa Marie, Sinovich, Matthew, Richards-Rios, Peter, Hopkins, Katie L, Russell, Katherine, Groves, Natalie, Litt, David, Fry, Norman K and Timofte, Dorina 
ORCID: 0000-0002-7261-738X
(2021)
Case Report: Toxigenic <i>Corynebacterium ulcerans</i> Diphtheria-Like Infection in a Horse in the United Kingdom.
FRONTIERS IN VETERINARY SCIENCE, 8.
650238-.
Abstract
<i>Corynebacterium ulcerans</i> (<i>C. ulcerans</i>) may cause diphtheria in humans and can be carried by a wide range of animal species including dairy cows and, more recently, dogs and cats that have been increasingly involved in zoonotic trasmission. We isolated and characterized, by WGS, a toxigenic <i>C. ulcerans</i> strain from a diseased horse in the United Kingdom showing clinical signs of respiratory diphtheria comparable to those seen in people. Our results indicate a role for horses as reservoirs for zoonotic <i>C. ulcerans</i>.
| Item Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Uncontrolled Keywords: | emerging zoonosis, toxigenic Corynebacterium ulcerans, horse, respiratory diphtheria-like illness, WGS, ST543 |
| Divisions: | Faculty of Health and Life Sciences Faculty of Health and Life Sciences > Institute of Infection, Veterinary and Ecological Sciences |
| Depositing User: | Symplectic Admin |
| Date Deposited: | 11 Jun 2021 15:16 |
| Last Modified: | 18 Oct 2023 09:47 |
| DOI: | 10.3389/fvets.2021.650238 |
| Open Access URL: | https://doi.org/10.3389/fvets.2021.650238 |
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| URI: | https://livrepository.liverpool.ac.uk/id/eprint/3126002 |
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