Journal article
Verrucous endocarditis associated with Streptococcus bovis in mink (Mustela vison)
Between 1998 and 2001, mortalities due to verrucous endocarditis were experienced at several mink farms. Gram-positive cocci were isolated from the endocardium of all the animals examined but not always from other internal organs. Almost all the isolates were identified as Streptococcus bovis and only a few isolates belonged to other Streptococcus species.
Typing by pulsed-field gel electrophoresis of a selection of isolates revealed several patterns and several different clones. Attempts to reproduce disease by the injection of cultures of a field isolate into healthy mink failed.
Language: | English |
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Year: | 2003 |
Pages: | 264-268 |
ISSN: | 20427670 , 00424900 and 02143909 |
Types: | Journal article |
DOI: | 10.1136/vr.153.9.264 |