Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Subcutaneous abscess caused by Trueperella pyogenes in a Southern pudu (Pudu puda)
- Journal:
- Austral Journal of Veterinary Sciences
- Year:
- 2020
- Authors:
- Sebastián Llanos-Soto et al.
- Affiliation:
- Laboratorio de Enfermedades y Parásitos de Fauna Silvestre, Departamento de Ciencia Animal, Facultad de Ciencias Veterinarias, Universidad de Concepción, Chillán, Chile; Laboratorio de Vida Silvestre, Departamento de Ciencia Animal. Facultad de Ciencias Veterinarias, Universidad de Concepción, Chillán, Chile. · CL
Abstract
A case of an abscess on the head of a captive Southern pudu (Pudu puda) caused by Trueperella pyogenes is described. A diagnosis was done based on bacterial culture and MALDI-TOF MS identification. Traumatic inoculation of the bacterium in the subcutaneous tissue is speculated.
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