title: Erysipelothrix tonsillarum isolated from dogs with endocarditis in Belgium.
abstract: Five strains of Erysipelothrix tonsillarum were isolated from dogs with endocarditis in Belgium. The identity and validity of the species was proved by serotyping, and biochemical and pathogenicity tests. All the isolates belonged to serovar 7 (E tonsillarum serovars); they produced acid from saccharose but did not induce any clinical sign of erysipelas in swine. These results suggest that some strains of E tonsillarum are a canine pathogen.
authors.affiliation: National Veterinary Assay Laboratory, Tokyo, Japan.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Takahashi
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Tamura
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Yoshimura
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Nagamine
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kijima
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Nakamura
authors.forename: L A
authors.initials: LA
authors.lastname: Devriese
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001530:Belgium; D004283:Dog Diseases / Q000382:microbiology*; D004285:Dogs; D004696:Endocarditis / Q000382:microbiology / Q000662:veterinary*; D004888:Erysipelothrix / Q000145:classification / Q000302:isolation & purification* / Q000472:pathogenicity; D004889:Erysipelothrix Infections / Q000382:microbiology*; D005260:Female; D008297:Male; D051379:Mice; D008828:Microbiological Techniques / Q000662:veterinary; D013552:Swine