• citation needed] It was finally renamed Corynebacterium pseudotuberculosis in 1948, to reflect that the clinical disease signs were similar to disease caused by M. tuberculosis species. (wikipedia.org)
  • The genus contains the species Corynebacterium diphtheriae and the nondiphtherial corynebacteria, collectively referred to as diphtheroids. (medscape.com)
  • Here we utilized whole-genome sequencing (WGS) to characterize recovered isolates of C. diphtheriae and two co-circulating non-diphtheritic Corynebacterium (NDC) species - C. pseudodiphtheriticum and C. propinquum. (cdc.gov)
  • This report describes the complete genome sequences of four isolates of the nondiphtheritic Corynebacterium (NDC) species Corynebacterium pseudodiphtheriticum and Corynebacterium propinquum, recovered during investigation of a large diphtheria outbreak in Bangladesh. (cdc.gov)
  • Of 18 known species, Yersinia (Y.) enterocolitica and Y. pseudotuberculosis cause disease in humans. (hygiene-in-practice.de)
  • The species Y. pseudotuberculosis generally occurs only in 0.5 to 1 percent of cases worldwide. (hygiene-in-practice.de)
  • Both Y. enterocolitica and Y. pseudotuberculosis are zoonoses (diseases that can be transmitted from animals to humans and vice versa), where the main reservoir is found in animal species such as pigs and cattle, but also goats or dogs. (hygiene-in-practice.de)
  • The phages exhibited relatively wide host ranges among Yersinia pseudotuberculosis and related species. (mdpi.com)
  • In general the agents implicated in etiology of respiratory syndrome include a wide spectra of viruses such as PI 3, Adeno and Reo viruses, bacterial species such as Hemophilus, Bordetella, Pasteurella, Corynebacterium, Mycoplasma and Chlamydia along with a chain of predisposing factors mainly the environmental and managemental fluctuations. (cswri.res.in)
  • Sing A , Hogardt M , Bierschenk S , Heesemann J . Detection of differences in the nucleotide and amino acid sequences of diphtheria toxin from Corynebacterium diphtheriae and Corynebacterium ulcerans causing extrapharyngeal infections. (cdc.gov)
  • Sing A , Berger A , Schneider-Brachert W , Holzmann T , Reischl U . Rapid detection and molecular differentiation of toxigenic Corynebacterium diphtheriae and Corynebacterium ulcerans strains by LightCycler PCR. (cdc.gov)
  • In some endemic locations, such as India, 44% of throat and nasal swabs tested positive for C diphtheriae and Corynebacterium pseudodiphtheriticum . (medscape.com)
  • Respiratory diphtheria is a serious infection caused by toxigenic Corynebacterium diphtheriae, and disease transmission mainly occurs through respiratory droplets. (cdc.gov)
  • During 1985-88, in sheep and goats, 7.01% of the animals were found positive for BTV antibodies on AGPT. (cswri.res.in)
  • Yersinia is a genus of gram-negative, rod-shaped bacteria from the Enterobacteriacae family that cause yersiniosis. (hygiene-in-practice.de)
  • A disease known as ulcerative lymphagenitis can also result from infection with C. pseudotuberculosis in the distal limbs of horses. (wikipedia.org)
  • citation needed] C. pseudotuberculosis also causes disease in horses, and should be considered prevalent in areas where cases of "pigeon fever" and "ulcerative lymphadenitis" have been recorded. (wikipedia.org)
  • The first isolation of C. pseudotuberculosis came from a cow lymph node in 1888, by French bacteriologist Edmond Nocard. (wikipedia.org)
  • This bacterium is grown at 37 °C under aerobic or anaerobic conditions, thus C. pseudotuberculosis is a facultative anaerobe. (wikipedia.org)
  • Corynebacterium pseudotuberculosis is a Gram-positive bacterium known globally to infect ruminants, horses, and rarely people. (wikipedia.org)
  • This is why, in case of major outbreaks, human and veterinary medicine must work jointly to examine infections and find the origin of contamination as soon as possible. (hygiene-in-practice.de)
  • certain localized infections Note: Categories for "late effects" of infectious and parasitic diseases are to be found at 137. (cdc.gov)
  • Also, multidrug resistance to ≥ 3 classes of antimicrobials was found in 23.5% (8/34) strains. (bvsalud.org)
  • The management system also found to affect the sero-prevalence of BTD and it was higher in migratory flocks (63.29% in sheep to 84.84% in goats) compared to stationary flocks (35.03% in sheep to 72.88% in goats). (cswri.res.in)
  • citation needed] Shortly after, it was sampled from abscesses in a sheep by Hugo von Preisz [hu], and the bacterium was named the "Preisz-Nocard" bacillus until further work by German microbiologists in the mid-1900s, when it was recategorized into the Corynebacterium genus. (wikipedia.org)
  • citation needed] Although few recent studies have been conducted into its prevalence, data from slaughterhouses in Australia in the late 1980s suggested that C. pseudotuberculosis was affecting 50-60% of sheep. (wikipedia.org)
  • Among animals with bacterial isolation, Staphylococcus aureus (6/34 = 17.6%), Escherichia coli (5/34 = 14.7%), Staphylococcus beta-hemolytic (5/34 = 14.7%), and Trueperella pyogenes (3/34 = 8.8%) were predominant, in addition to a miscellaneous of other bacteria isolated in minor frequency, e.g. (bvsalud.org)
  • Data relative to the outcome was available in 79.4% (27/34) of animals that had bacterial isolation, and from these, the lethality rate was 92.6% (25/27). (bvsalud.org)
  • Pascual C , Lawson PA , Farrow JA , Gimenez MN , Collins MD . Phylogenetic analysis of the genus Corynebacterium based on 16S rRNA gene sequences. (cdc.gov)
  • We found 590 amplifications in M. tuberculosis, and like B. pertussis, these occurred primarily at hotspots. (cdc.gov)
  • C. pseudotuberculosis is a Gram-positive bacterium that can be either coccoid or filamentous rods, which can be organized into palisades. (wikipedia.org)
  • Bacteriological culture of pleural effusion showed colonies compatible with the genus Nocardia, which revealed gram-positive filamentous organisms with a tendency of fragmentation and were identified as Nocardia otitidiscaviarum in mass spectrometry (MALDI-TOF MS). Therapy of N. otitidiscaviarum isolate using levofloxacin (supported by a previous in vitro susceptibility testing) and doxycycline for E. canis and A. platys resulted in complete resolution of the clinical picture. (bvsalud.org)
  • This report describes the complete genome sequences of four isolates of the nondiphtheritic Corynebacterium (NDC) species Corynebacterium pseudodiphtheriticum and Corynebacterium propinquum, recovered during investigation of a large diphtheria outbreak in Bangladesh. (cdc.gov)
  • Infection with Corynebacterium ulcerans occurs sporadically throughout the world, and in the United Kingdom it has emerged as the most common cause of diphtheria-like disease ( 1 ). (blogspot.com)
  • Contzen M , Sting R , Blazey B , Rau J . Corynebacterium ulcerans from diseased wild boars. (cdc.gov)
  • Rau J , Blazey B , Contzen M , Sting R . Corynebacterium ulcerans infection in roe deer ( Capreolus capreolus ). (cdc.gov)
  • Because these corynebacteria are also pathogenic in animals (eg, C ulcerans, C pseudotuberculosis, C ovis ), a history of exposure to sick animals or to animal products (eg, milk, offal, hides) is common. (medscape.com)
  • We report isolation of C. ulcerans from cephalic implants in 4 ferrets ( Mustela putorius furo ) and the oropharynx of 1 ferret, all used in imaging experiments in Massachusetts, USA, during 2007-2008. (blogspot.com)
  • . C. mustelae is 96.78% related to C. ulcerans in 16S rRNA gene sequence similarity and is the first member of the genus to be implicated in disease of ferrets. (blogspot.com)
  • Corynebacterium striatum and C pseudodiphtheriticum (or C hofmannii ) are normal inhabitants of the anterior nares and skin. (medscape.com)
  • Streptococcus pneumoniae and Corynebacterium kutscheri are potent respiratory pathogens in the rat but seldom in the absence of some combination involving M. pulmonis, Sendai virus, and/or CAR bacillus. (nih.gov)
  • In another review of antimicrobial treatment options for corynebacterial mastitis, Corynebacterium kroppenstedtii was susceptible to most antibiotics except beta lactams, while Corynebacterium tuberculostearicum was resistant to most antibiotics. (medscape.com)
  • Corynebacterium pseudotuberculosis is a Gram-positive bacterium known globally to infect ruminants, horses, and rarely people. (wikipedia.org)
  • Specifically, C. pseudotuberculosis is intrinsically resistant to streptomycin, with varying resistance to penicillin and neomycin depending on the strain. (wikipedia.org)
  • citation needed] Shortly after, it was sampled from abscesses in a sheep by Hugo von Preisz [hu], and the bacterium was named the "Preisz-Nocard" bacillus until further work by German microbiologists in the mid-1900s, when it was recategorized into the Corynebacterium genus. (wikipedia.org)
  • citation needed] Although few recent studies have been conducted into its prevalence, data from slaughterhouses in Australia in the late 1980s suggested that C. pseudotuberculosis was affecting 50-60% of sheep. (wikipedia.org)
  • citation needed] C. pseudotuberculosis also causes disease in horses, and should be considered prevalent in areas where cases of "pigeon fever" and "ulcerative lymphadenitis" have been recorded. (wikipedia.org)
  • citation needed] C. pseudotuberculosis can survive in soil for up to 8 months and contaminate bedding and indoor handling facilities for several weeks. (wikipedia.org)
  • Bacteriological culture of pleural effusion showed colonies compatible with the genus Nocardia, which revealed gram-positive filamentous organisms with a tendency of fragmentation and were identified as Nocardia otitidiscaviarum in mass spectrometry (MALDI-TOF MS). Therapy of N. otitidiscaviarum isolate using levofloxacin (supported by a previous in vitro susceptibility testing) and doxycycline for E. canis and A. platys resulted in complete resolution of the clinical picture. (bvsalud.org)
  • This bacterium is grown at 37 °C under aerobic or anaerobic conditions, thus C. pseudotuberculosis is a facultative anaerobe. (wikipedia.org)
  • The original isolations of the virus were made in the 1950s from mice that had been inoculated for diagnostic purposes using specimens from: (a) human infants with "newborn pneumonitis" in Japan, (b) swine with an influenza-like disease in Japan, or (c) humans with influenza in Russia. (nih.gov)
  • We did not find changes in either packed cell volume, which is an internal control for volemic changes, or thrombocytes (data not shown). (mdmsignaling.com)
  • In this study, we did not find any differences in urea or urate at rest between the groups. (mdmsignaling.com)
  • In our study, we found a 75-85% increase in leukocytes. (mdmsignaling.com)