title: Isolation of Streptobacillus moniliformis from the middle ear of rats.
abstract: Streptobacillus moniliformis was isolated from the middle ear of 9 of 16 rats used for otological studies. Examination of rat sera for the presence of anti-Streptobacillus moniliformis antibodies using an ELISA technique resulted in 15 seropositive animals. The source of the S. moniliformis infection was not determined.
authors.affiliation: Central Animal Laboratory, Catholic University of Nijmegen, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: J P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Koopman
authors.forename: M E
authors.initials: ME
authors.lastname: Van den Brink
authors.forename: P P
authors.initials: PP
authors.lastname: Vennix
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Kuypers
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Boot
authors.forename: R H
authors.initials: RH
authors.lastname: Bakker
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D004432:Ear, Middle / Q000382:microbiology*; D004797:Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay; D005260:Female; D008297:Male; D009426:Netherlands / Q000453:epidemiology; D051381:Rats; D011919:Rats, Inbred Strains; D012376:Rodent Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000382:microbiology*; D013047:Specific Pathogen-Free Organisms; D013288:Streptobacillus / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D013290:Streptococcal Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000662:veterinary*