Lactococcus lactis subsp. lactis infection in waterfowl: first confirmation in animals

J Goyache; A I Vela; A Gibello; M M Blanco; V Briones; S González; S Téllez; C Ballesteros; L Domínguez; J F Fernández-Garayzábal

doi:10.3201/eid0705.017519

Lactococcus lactis subsp. lactis infection in waterfowl: first confirmation in animals

Emerg Infect Dis. 2001 Sep-Oct;7(5):884-6. doi: 10.3201/eid0705.017519.

Authors

J Goyache¹, A I Vela, A Gibello, M M Blanco, V Briones, S González, S Téllez, C Ballesteros, L Domínguez, J F Fernández-Garayzábal

Affiliation

¹ Facultat de Veterinaria, Universidad Complutense, Madrid, Spain.

Abstract

We report the first description, confirmed by bacteriologic and molecular (polymerase chain reaction and pulsed-field gel electrophoresis) analysis, of an infection in animals caused by Lactococcus lactis subsp. lactis, affecting waterfowl.

MeSH terms

Animals
Bird Diseases / microbiology*
Birds / microbiology*
DNA, Bacterial / analysis
Ducks / microbiology*
Electrophoresis, Gel, Pulsed-Field
Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections / microbiology
Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections / veterinary*
Lactococcus lactis / classification*
Lactococcus lactis / genetics
Lactococcus lactis / isolation & purification*
Polymerase Chain Reaction

Substances

DNA, Bacterial