title: Novel Corynebacterium diphtheriae in domestic cats.
abstract: Novel nontoxigenic Corynebacterium diphtheriae was isolated from a domestic cat with severe otitis. Contact investigation and carrier study of human and animal contacts yielded 3 additional, identical isolates from cats, although no evidence of zoonotic transmission was identified. Molecular methods distinguished the feline isolates from known C. diphtheriae.
authors.affiliation: Division of Viral Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1600 Clifton Rd NE, Mailstop A47, Atlanta, GA 30333, USA. ajhall@cdc.gov
authors.forename: Aron J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Hall
authors.forename: Pamela K
authors.initials: PK
authors.lastname: Cassiday
authors.forename: Kathryn A
authors.initials: KA
authors.lastname: Bernard
authors.forename: Frances
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Bolt
authors.forename: Arnold G
authors.initials: AG
authors.lastname: Steigerwalt
authors.forename: Danae
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Bixler
authors.forename: Lucia C
authors.initials: LC
authors.lastname: Pawloski
authors.forename: Anne M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Whitney
authors.forename: Masaaki
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Iwaki
authors.forename: Adam
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Baldwin
authors.forename: Christopher G
authors.initials: CG
authors.lastname: Dowson
authors.forename: Takako
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Komiya
authors.forename: Motohide
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Takahashi
authors.forename: Hans P
authors.initials: HP
authors.lastname: Hinrikson
authors.forename: Maria L
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Tondella
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000829:Animals, Domestic / Q000382:microbiology; D002371:Cat Diseases / Q000382:microbiology*; D002415:Cats / Q000382:microbiology; D003353:Corynebacterium diphtheriae / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D004165:Diphtheria / Q000382:microbiology / Q000662:veterinary*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010802:Phylogeny; D014903:West Virginia