title: Lactococcus lactis subsp. lactis infection in waterfowl: first confirmation in animals.
abstract: We report the first description, confirmed by bacteriologic and molecular (polymerase chain reaction and pulsed-field gel electrophoresis) analysis, of an infection in animals caused by Lactococcus lactis subsp. lactis, affecting waterfowl.
authors.affiliation: Facultat de Veterinaria, Universidad Complutense, Madrid, Spain.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Goyache
authors.forename: A I
authors.initials: AI
authors.lastname: Vela
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Gibello
authors.forename: M M
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Blanco
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Briones
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: González
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Téllez
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Ballesteros
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Domínguez
authors.forename: J F
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: Fernández-Garayzábal
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001715:Bird Diseases / Q000382:microbiology*; D001717:Birds / Q000382:microbiology*; D004269:DNA, Bacterial / Q000032:analysis; D004372:Ducks / Q000382:microbiology*; D016521:Electrophoresis, Gel, Pulsed-Field; D016908:Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections / Q000382:microbiology / Q000662:veterinary*; D013294:Lactococcus lactis / Q000145:classification* / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction
chemical_list: D004269:DNA, Bacterial