Serological and pathogenic characterization of Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae isolates from two human cases of endocarditis in Japan

We characterized the serological and pathogenic properties of two Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae isolates from human cases of infective endocarditis in Japan. One isolate was recovered from a fisherman, and was identified as serovar 3, which is known to be prevalent among fish isolates. This strain ex...

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Published in:	The New microbiologica Vol. 34; no. 4; pp. 409 - 412
Main Authors:	Harada, Kazuki, Amano, Kennichiro, Akimoto, Shinnich, Yamamoto, Kinya, Yamamoto, Yoshihiro, Yanagihara, Katsunori, Kohno, Shigeru, Kishida, Naoki, Takahashi, Toshio
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Italy 01-10-2011
Subjects:	Aged Animals Animals, Outbred Strains Endocarditis, Bacterial - diagnosis Endocarditis, Bacterial - microbiology Erysipelothrix - isolation & purification Erysipelothrix - pathogenicity Erysipelothrix Infections - diagnosis Erysipelothrix Infections - microbiology Female Fishes Humans Japan Male Mice Middle Aged Occupational Diseases - diagnosis Occupational Diseases - microbiology Sus scrofa Japan
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Summary:	We characterized the serological and pathogenic properties of two Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae isolates from human cases of infective endocarditis in Japan. One isolate was recovered from a fisherman, and was identified as serovar 3, which is known to be prevalent among fish isolates. This strain exhibited high virulence in mice but was avirulent in swine. Another was untypable, and avirulent in both mice and swine. Our results suggest that various serological and athogenical types of E. rhusiopathiae can induce human endocarditis. This is the first report to characterize the pathogenicity of E. rhusiopathiae isolates from human endocarditis.
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ISSN:	1121-7138