Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
First report on the isolation of Trueperella abortisuis from companion animals.
- Journal:
- Research in veterinary science
- Year:
- 2019
- Authors:
- Wickhorst, J-P et al.
- Affiliation:
- Institut fü · Germany
- Species:
- cat
Plain-English summary
This study reports on the identification of a bacteria called Trueperella abortisuis in three companion animals. A ten-year-old male Hovawart dog had an abscess near its anal sac, an eight-year-old European shorthair cat had stones in its urinary tract and kidneys, and a fourteen-year-old Maine Coon cat had an abscess near its anus. The researchers used specific tests to confirm the presence of this bacteria in each case. This is the first time Trueperella abortisuis has been reported in these types of pets.
Abstract
The present study gives a detailed phenotypic and genotypic characterization of three Trueperella abortisuis strains isolated from a ten year old male Hovawart dog with an abscess of anal sac, from urine of an eight year old European shorthair cat with urolithiasis and nephrolithiasis and from a 14year old Maine Coon cat with a perianal abscess, respectively. All three strains could be identified phenotypically, by MALDI-TOF MS analysis and genotypically by sequencing the 16S rDNA and the molecular target genes gap and tuf. The present study gives a first description of T. abortisuis of this origin.
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