Naturally occurring erysipelas in rats.
Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae was isolated from the main limb joints of two Sprague Dawley rats affected by spontaneous lesions of chronic fibrinopurulent polyarthritis, endocarditis and mycocarditis.
National Veterinary Institute, Uppsala, Sweden.
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D000818:Animals; D001170:Arthritis, Infectious / Q000662:veterinary; D004196:Disease Outbreaks; D004697:Endocarditis, Bacterial / Q000662:veterinary; D004889:Erysipelothrix Infections / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D008297:Male; D009205:Myocarditis / Q000662:veterinary; D009393:Nephritis / Q000662:veterinary; D051381:Rats; D011919:Rats, Inbred Strains / Q000382:microbiology*; D012376:Rodent Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology; D012883:Skin Ulcer / Q000662:veterinary