A new pathogenic Staphylococcus aureus type in commercial rabbits

L A Devriese; W Hendrickx; C Godard; L Okerman; F Haesebrouck

doi:10.1111/j.1439-0450.1996.tb00319.x

A new pathogenic Staphylococcus aureus type in commercial rabbits

Zentralbl Veterinarmed B. 1996 Jul;43(5):313-5. doi: 10.1111/j.1439-0450.1996.tb00319.x.

Authors

L A Devriese¹, W Hendrickx, C Godard, L Okerman, F Haesebrouck

Affiliation

¹ Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Gent, Belgium.

PMID: 8779813
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0450.1996.tb00319.x

Abstract

Heavy losses in commercial rabbitries with mainly cutaneous infections were found to be caused by a special Staphylococcus aureus type. This type differs from the previously known rabbit and hare pathogenic strains causing similar infections, mainly in its unique phage type.

MeSH terms

Abscess / microbiology
Abscess / veterinary*
Animals
Bacteriophage Typing / veterinary
Female
Male
Rabbits*
Staphylococcal Skin Infections / microbiology
Staphylococcal Skin Infections / veterinary*
Staphylococcus aureus / classification
Staphylococcus aureus / pathogenicity*