title: Capnocytophaga canimorsus.
abstract: Capnocytophaga canimorsus is a commensal bacterium in the oral flora of dogs and cats. The bacterium is a zoonotic agent and has been isolated from humans, infected by dog or cat bites, scratches, licks or simply exposure to dogs or cats. Here the infectious agent, its pathogenicity and potential virulence factors, infection in animals and humans, diagnostic methods, prevalence, therapy and prevention are described. Suggestions for future research are given.
authors.affiliation: Department of Infectious Diseases and Immunology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Utrecht University, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: Wim
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Gaastra
authors.forename: Len J A
authors.initials: LJ
authors.lastname: Lipman
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001426:Bacterial Proteins / Q000502:physiology; D002206:Capnocytophaga / Q000302:isolation & purification* / Q000472:pathogenicity; D002371:Cat Diseases / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000635:transmission; D002415:Cats / Q000382:microbiology*; D004283:Dog Diseases / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000635:transmission; D004285:Dogs / Q000382:microbiology*; D016905:Gram-Negative Bacterial Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000635:transmission / Q000662:veterinary*; D006801:Humans; D015995:Prevalence; D037521:Virulence Factors / Q000502:physiology; D015047:Zoonoses / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000635:transmission
chemical_list: D001426:Bacterial Proteins; D037521:Virulence Factors