Molecular Characterization of Corynebacterium pseudotuberculosis Isolated over a 15-Year Period in Switzerland.

ABSTRACT: Corynebacterium pseudotuberculosis biovar Ovis is the etiological agent of the contagious and chronic disease caseous lymphadenitis (CLA) in sheep and goats. The economic impact of CLA in Switzerland remains largely unknown, and the transmission modalities, as well as the genetic diversity of circulating strains, are poorly understood. This work presents further characterization data for 215 C. pseudotuberculosis isolates from sheep, goats and a dromedary originating from Switzerland and the Principality of Liechtenstein, collected over a 15-year period. The isolates were classified into the two biovars Ovis and Equi, analyzed for the presence of the diphtheria-like toxin gene and characterized using MLSA. All sheep and goat isolates were classified as C. pseud

SUBMITTER: Schlicher J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8402737 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature