Novel Corynebacterium diphtheriae in domestic cats.
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.
Hall
Aron J
AJ
Division of Viral Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1600 Clifton Rd NE, Mailstop A47, Atlanta, GA 30333, USA. ajhall@cdc.gov
Cassiday
Pamela K
PK
Bernard
Kathryn A
KA
Bolt
Frances
F
Steigerwalt
Arnold G
AG
Bixler
Danae
D
Pawloski
Lucia C
LC
Whitney
Anne M
AM
Iwaki
Masaaki
M
Baldwin
Adam
A
Dowson
Christopher G
CG
Komiya
Takako
T
Takahashi
Motohide
M
Hinrikson
Hans P
HP
Tondella
Maria L
ML
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