title: First reported isolation of Neisseria canis from a deep facial wound infection in a dog.
abstract: Neisseria canis was isolated in pure culture from a mandibular abscess in a dog. Ultrasound-guided fine-needle aspiration was used to obtain a sample from the abscess. Conventional bacteriological examination techniques followed by 16S rRNA gene sequencing from pure subculture and construction of a phylogenetic tree verified the isolate as N. canis. 16S rRNA sequence analysis revealed that a broader phylogenetic platform is needed in the part of the phylogenetic tree where the canine pathogenic N. canis isolate is located. The canine pathogenic isolate was found to be resistant to cephalexin and trimethoprim.
authors.affiliation: Department of Food Safety and Infection Biology, Norwegian School of Veterinary Science, Oslo, Norway. hasan.cantas@nvh.no
authors.forename: Leon
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Cantas
authors.forename: Marta
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Pekarkova
authors.forename: Hege S
authors.initials: HS
authors.lastname: Kippenes
authors.forename: Espen
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Brudal
authors.forename: Henning
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Sorum
mesh_terms: D000038:Abscess / Q000382:microbiology / Q000662:veterinary*; D000818:Animals; D044963:Biopsy, Fine-Needle; D016000:Cluster Analysis; D004269:DNA, Bacterial / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics; D004275:DNA, Ribosomal / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics; D004283:Dog Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology*; D004285:Dogs; D005145:Face / Q000473:pathology; D016905:Gram-Negative Bacterial Infections / Q000382:microbiology / Q000662:veterinary*; D008336:Mandibular Diseases / Q000382:microbiology / Q000662:veterinary*; D009343:Neisseria / Q000145:classification / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D010802:Phylogeny; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S / Q000235:genetics; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA; D014946:Wound Infection / Q000382:microbiology / Q000662:veterinary*
chemical_list: D004269:DNA, Bacterial; D004275:DNA, Ribosomal; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S