Streptococcus hillyeri isolated from septic pleuritis of a horse
A 17-year-old mare was referred to the equine clinic of the University of Veterinary Medicine Budapest, Hungary with suspected pleuritis. Anaerobic culture yielded Gram-stain positive cocci from both hemithoraces in almost pure culture, which were identified as Streptococcus hillyeri by both 16S rDNA and whole genome analysis. This is the first report on S. hillyeri from a pathologic sample of a horse.