Helcococcus kunzii isolated from a sow with purulent urocystitis.
Helcococcus kunzii has never been reported in veterinary medicine. The isolation of H. kunzii from a sow with purulent urocystitis is described, suggesting this organism's potential pathogenic role in swine.
Laboratory of Animal Pathology, Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale del Piemonte Liguria e Valle d'Aosta, Via Bologna 148, 10154 Turin, Italy. carla.grattarola@izsto.it
Carla
C
Grattarola
Claudio
C
Bellino
Massimiliano
M
Tursi
Elisa
E
Maggi
Antonio
A
D'Angelo
Paola
P
Gianella
Alessandro
A
Dondo
Aurelio
A
Cagnasso
D000818:Animals; D003556:Cystitis / Q000382:microbiology / Q000662:veterinary*; D006094:Gram-Positive Bacteria / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D016908:Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000382:microbiology / Q000662:veterinary*; D013552:Swine; D013553:Swine Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology*