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Actinobacillus equuli subsp. equuli associated with equine valvular endocarditis
Author(s) -
AALBÆK BENT,
ØSTERGAARD STINE,
BUHL RIKKE,
JENSEN HENRIK ELVANG,
CHRISTENSEN HENRIK,
BISGAARD MAGNE
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
apmis
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.909
H-Index - 88
eISSN - 1600-0463
pISSN - 0903-4641
DOI - 10.1111/j.1600-0463.2007.00768.x
Subject(s) - subspecies , endocarditis , biology , microbiology and biotechnology , medicine , zoology
Microbiological and pathological data from a case of equine valvular endocarditis are reported. Limited information is available on the pathogenic potential of equine Actinobacillus species as several strains originate from apparently healthy horses. After the establishment of two subspecies within this species (1), this seems to be the first report of an etiological association between A. equuli subsp. equuli and equine endocarditis. Furthermore, new information on some phenotypical characteristics of this subspecies is reported, compared to previous findings (1).