Posthaus, Horst; Welle, Monika Maria; Mörner, T; Nicolet, J; Kuhnert, Peter (1998). Tularemia in a common marmoset (Callithrix jacchus) diagnosed by 16S rRNA sequencing. Veterinary microbiology, 61(1-2), pp. 145-150. Elsevier 10.1016/S0378-1135(98)00180-1
Full text not available from this repository. (Request a copy)We report a case of tularemia in a common marmoset (Callithrix jacchus) diagnosed by determination of the isolate's 16S ribosomal RNA (rRNA) gene sequence. Pathological examination of the animal revealed a multifocal acute necrotizing hepatitis, interstitial nephritis, splenitis, and lymphangitis of the mandibular, retropharyngeal, and cervical and mesenteric lymph nodes. Moreover, multiple foci of acute necrosis were found in the epithelium of the jejunum and the interstitium of the lung. Bacteriological investigations revealed a septicemia. The isolated infectious agent was uncommon, not routinely diagnosed in our laboratory and therefore difficult to identify by conventional tools in a reasonable time and effort. thus, we decided to perform a genetic analysis based on the 16S rRNA gene sequence. Thereby, an infection with Francisella tularensis, the causative agent of tularemia, was unambiguously diagnosed. This shows the great advantage 16S rRNA gene sequencing has as a general identification approach for unusual or rare isolates.
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Journal Article (Original Article) |
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Division/Institute: |
05 Veterinary Medicine > Department of Infectious Diseases and Pathobiology (DIP) > Institute of Veterinary Bacteriology 05 Veterinary Medicine > Department of Infectious Diseases and Pathobiology (DIP) > Institute of Animal Pathology |
UniBE Contributor: |
Posthaus, Horst, Welle, Monika Maria, Kuhnert, Peter |
Subjects: |
500 Science > 570 Life sciences; biology 600 Technology > 630 Agriculture |
ISSN: |
0378-1135 |
Publisher: |
Elsevier |
Language: |
English |
Submitter: |
Peter Kuhnert-Ryser |
Date Deposited: |
17 Jul 2014 10:14 |
Last Modified: |
05 Dec 2022 14:28 |
Publisher DOI: |
10.1016/S0378-1135(98)00180-1 |
PubMed ID: |
9646473 |
URI: |
https://boris.unibe.ch/id/eprint/42374 |
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