Meningoencephalitis Associated with Globicatella sanguinis Infection in Lambs
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2000-11Author
Vela, Ana I.
Fernandez, Elena
Las Heras, Alfonso
Lawson, Paul A.
Dominguez, Lucas
Collins, Matthew D.
Fernandez-Garayzabal, Jose F.
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Thirty lambs displayed symptoms of meningoencephalitis. An unusual gram-positive coccus was isolated in pure culture from the blood and brain samples from one of the affected animals, and phenotypic and phylogenetic characterization showed this to be Globicatella sanguinis. This is the first report of the isolation of G. sanguinis in pure culture from an animal infection.
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Vela, Ana I., et al. Meningoencephalitis Associated with Globicatella sanguinis Infection in Lambs. Journal of Clinical Microbiology, V. 38, No. 11 (November 2000):4254-4255.
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This work has been funded by project AGF98-0829 from the Spanish Ministry of Education and Culture. E. Fernandez and A. las Heras are recipients of a predoctoral grant from the Spanish Ministry of Education and Culture.