title: Nontoxigenic tox-bearing Corynebacterium ulcerans infection among game animals, Germany.
abstract: Corynebacterium ulcerans may cause diphtheria in humans and caseous lymphadenitis in animals. We isolated nontoxigenic tox-bearing C. ulcerans from 13 game animals in Germany. Our results indicate a role for game animals as reservoirs for zoonotic C. ulcerans.
authors.forename: Tobias
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Eisenberg
authors.forename: Peter
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Kutzer
authors.forename: Martin
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Peters
authors.forename: Andreas
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Sing
authors.forename: Matthias
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Contzen
authors.forename: Jörg
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Rau
mesh_terms: D000820:Animal Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000382:microbiology; D000818:Animals; D000836:Animals, Zoo; D003352:Corynebacterium / Q000145:classification / Q000235:genetics* / Q000302:isolation & purification; D003354:Corynebacterium Infections / Q000662:veterinary*; D004167:Diphtheria Toxin / Q000235:genetics*; D005858:Germany / Q000453:epidemiology; D006801:Humans; D010802:Phylogeny
chemical_list: D004167:Diphtheria Toxin
keywords: Capreolus capreolus; Corynebacterium ulcerans; Germany; Sus scrofa; bacteria; diphtheria; diphtheria toxin; nontoxigenic; pseudotuberculosis; toxigenic; wildlife; zoonoses