title: Valvular endocarditis associated with experimental Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae infection in the opossum (Didelphis virginiana).
abstract: Intravenous inoculation of a wild type isolate of Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae in opossums resulted in valvular endocarditis in all infected animals. Opossums were inoculated once a week for 3 weeks. Lesions became visible with cardiac ultrasound by week four post-inoculation. Opossums remained clinically normal throughout the experiment, and preinfection body weight was maintained. Other lesions of chronic erysipelas including skin necrosis and arthritis were not found in infected opossums.
authors: Department of Comparative Medicine, St. Louis University Medical Center, MO 63104.
authors: M C
authors: MC
authors: La Regina
authors: J
authors: J
authors: Lonigro
authors: L
authors: L
authors: Woods
authors: G A
authors: GA
authors: Williams
authors: G A
authors: GA
authors: Vogler
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D004697:Endocarditis, Bacterial / Q000209:etiology / Q000662:veterinary*; D004889:Erysipelothrix Infections / Q000382:microbiology*; D005260:Female; D006349:Heart Valve Diseases / Q000209:etiology / Q000662:veterinary*; D008297:Male; D009893:Opossums / Q000382:microbiology*