title: Toxigenic Corynebacterium ulcerans isolated from a free-roaming red fox (Vulpes vulpes).
abstract: Corynebacterium (C.) ulcerans could be isolated from the spleen of a red fox (Vulpes vulpes) that had been found dead in the state of Baden-Württemberg, Germany. Pathohistological examination suggested that the fox had died of distemper, as was confirmed by PCR. The isolate was identified biochemically, by MALDI-TOF MS, FT-IR and by partial 16S rRNA, rpoB and tox gene sequencing. Using the Elek test the C. ulcerans isolate demonstrated diphtheria toxin production. FT-IR and sequencing data obtained from the C. ulcerans isolate from the red fox showed higher similarity to isolates from humans than to those from wild game.
authors.forename: Reinhard
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Sting
authors.forename: Sandra
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ketterer-Pintur
authors.forename: Matthias
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Contzen
authors.forename: Norman
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Mauder
authors.forename: Christine
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Süss-Dombrowski
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D003352:Corynebacterium / Q000145:classification / Q000302:isolation & purification* / Q000472:pathogenicity; D003354:Corynebacterium Infections / Q000382:microbiology / Q000662:veterinary*; D004269:DNA, Bacterial / Q000032:analysis / Q000235:genetics; D005589:Foxes / Q000382:microbiology*
chemical_list: D004269:DNA, Bacterial