Dermatophilus congolensis in a feral cat.
A young adult feral cat presented to the Champaign County Humane Society with a subcutaneous mass near the stifle. The mass was aspirated. Chains of paired cocci organisms were identified, consistent with Dermatophilus congolensis. The identity of these organisms was confirmed by culture and polymerase chain reaction.
Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Illinois, Urbana, IL, USA abarger@illinois.edu.
Anne M
AM
Barger
Champaign County Humane Society, Urbana, IL, USA.
G Robert
GR
Weedon
Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Illinois, Urbana, IL, USA.
Carol W
CW
Maddox
Veterinary Teaching Hospital, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Illinois, Urbana, IL, USA.
Kimberly A
KA
Galloway
D039903:Actinobacteria / Q000145:classification / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification; D000818:Animals; D002371:Cat Diseases / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000473:pathology; D002415:Cats; D005260:Female; D016908:Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology / Q000662:veterinary*; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction