Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Positive Streptobacillus moniliformis PCR in guinea pigs likely due to Leptotrichia spp.
- Journal:
- Veterinary microbiology
- Year:
- 2008
- Authors:
- Boot, Ron et al.
- Affiliation:
- National Institute of Public Health and the Environment · Netherlands
- Species:
- rodent
Abstract
Streptobacillus moniliformis is a zoonotic bacterium. We obtained positive S. moniliformis PCR results in oral swab samples from guinea pigs from an experimental colony and the breeding colony of origin. Comparison of the DNA sequence of an amplicon with deposited 16S rDNA sequences revealed that Leptotrichia sp. can be the source of a false positive S. moniliformis PCR outcome.
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