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Characterization of Fusobacterium Species Isolated from Soft Tissue Infections in Cats
Author(s) -
LOVE DARIA N.,
JONES R. F.,
BAILEY MARILYN
Publication year - 1980
Publication title -
journal of applied bacteriology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.889
H-Index - 156
eISSN - 1365-2672
pISSN - 0021-8847
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2672.1980.tb01232.x
Subject(s) - fusobacterium necrophorum , fusobacterium , microbiology and biotechnology , cats , fusobacterium nucleatum , biology , isolation (microbiology) , bacteroidaceae , bacteria , bacteroides , medicine , genetics , porphyromonas gingivalis
A total of 35 strains of Gram negative anaerobes, belonging to the genus Fusobacterium and isolated from subcutaneous abscesses and pyothorax in cats, have been examined morphologically and biochemically. Gas chromatography and biochemical analysis placed them into four species— Fusobacterium necrophorum (seven strains), F. russii (22 strains), F. naviforme (four strains) and F. nucleatum (two strains). It is considered that subcutaneous abscesses and pyothorax result from contamination from the oral cavity and upper respiratory tract. The disproportionate numbers of isolation of F. russii may reflect differences in the predominant flora in this region of cats compared to man. The ambiguity of the concept in current literature of the ability of organisms to convert threonine to propionate is discussed.