We report a toxigenic strain of Corynebacterium diphtheriae isolated from an oozing dermal wound in a pet cat in Texas, USA. We also describe the epidemiologic public health efforts conducted to identify potential sources of infection and mitigate its spread and the molecular and genetic studies performed to identify the bacterium.

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美国德克萨斯州猫的产毒白喉棒状杆菌感染

我们报告了一种产毒的白喉棒状杆菌菌株，该菌株是从美国德克萨斯州一只宠物猫渗出的皮肤伤口中分离出来的。我们还描述了为识别潜在感染源和减轻其传播而进行的流行病学公共卫生工作，以及为识别细菌而进行的分子和遗传学研究。