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Journal of Clinical Microbiology, July 2006, p. 2664-2665, Vol. 44, No. 7
0095-1137/06/$08.00+0     doi:10.1128/JCM.00571-06
Copyright © 2006, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.

CASE REPORT

Canine Strangles Case Reveals a New Host Susceptible to Infection with Streptococcus equi

Jane Ladlow,1 Timothy Scase,2 and Andrew Waller1*

Animal Health Trust, Lanwades Park, Kentford, Newmarket, Suffolk CB8 7UU, United Kingdom,1 University of Cambridge, Department of Veterinary Medicine, Cambridge CB3 0ES, United Kingdom2

Received 16 March 2006/ Returned for modification 30 April 2006/ Accepted 5 May 2006

We report the first documented case of canine strangles due to infection with Streptococcus equi in a dog with enlarged lymph nodes. Genetic typing, via sequencing of 12 housekeeping genes and the SeM gene, demonstrated the isolate to be a member of a common equine strain type circulating in the United Kingdom.

* Corresponding author. Mailing address: Animal Health Trust, Lanwades Park, Kentford, Newmarket, Suffolk CB8 7UU, United Kingdom. Phone: 011-44-8700 502424. Fax: 011-44-8700 502425. E-mail: andrew.waller{at}aht.org.uk.

Journal of Clinical Microbiology, July 2006, p. 2664-2665, Vol. 44, No. 7
0095-1137/06/$08.00+0     doi:10.1128/JCM.00571-06
Copyright © 2006, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.



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