title: [Corynebacterium ulcerans infection in roe deer (Capreolus capreolus)].
abstract: This is the first report of a Corynebacterium (C) ulcerans-infection in European roe deer (Capreolus capreolus). The bacterium was isolated from a grapefruit sized abscess of an animal that had been shot. In addition to biochemical tests, the isolate was identified by Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FT-IR) and partial sequencing of the rpoB gene. The isolated bacteria showed phospholipase D activity that could be demonstrated by reverse CAMP-test. A tox-gene could be detected by PCR but the Elek-test specific for diphtheria toxin failed.The isolate was compared to two C. ulcerans-strains isolated from wild boar (Sus scrofa) from the state of Baden-Wuerttemberg described recently.
authors.affiliation: Chemisches und Veterinäruntersuchungsamt Stuttgart, Fellbach. joerg.rau@cvuas.bwl.de
authors.forename: Jörg
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Rau
authors.forename: Birgit
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Blazey
authors.forename: Matthias
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Contzen
authors.forename: Reinhard
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Sting
mesh_terms: D000038:Abscess / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000382:microbiology / Q000662:veterinary*; D000818:Animals; D001426:Bacterial Proteins / Q000235:genetics; D003352:Corynebacterium / Q000145:classification / Q000201:enzymology / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D003354:Corynebacterium Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000382:microbiology / Q000662:veterinary*; D003670:Deer; D005260:Female; D010641:Phenotype; D010739:Phospholipase D / Q000378:metabolism; D012782:Shoulder; D017550:Spectroscopy, Fourier Transform Infrared / Q000662:veterinary
chemical_list: D001426:Bacterial Proteins; D010739:Phospholipase D