Isolation of a zoonotic pathogen Kluyvera ascorbata from Egyptian fruit-bat Rousettus aegyptiacus

The Egyptian fruit-bat Rousettus aegyptiacus which had been raised at the private commercial aquarium in Seoul, Korea for indoor exhibition was found dead and submitted to College of Veterinary Medicine, Seoul National University for postmortem examination. A pure bacterium of Kluyvera ascorbata was...

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Published in:	Journal of Veterinary Medical Science Vol. 72; no. 1; pp. 85 - 87
Main Authors:	Han, J.E., Seoul National Univ. (Korea R.), Gomez, D.K, Kim, J.H, Choresca C.H.Jr, Shin, S.P, Park, S.C
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Japan JAPANESE SOCIETY OF VETERINARY SCIENCE 01-01-2010 Japan Science and Technology Agency
Subjects:	AISLAMIENTO Animals BLOOD CHIROPTERA Chiroptera - microbiology ENTEROBACTERIACEAE Enterobacteriaceae Infections - microbiology Enterobacteriaceae Infections - pathology Enterobacteriaceae Infections - veterinary http://www.fao.org/aos/agrovoc#c_1560 http://www.fao.org/aos/agrovoc#c_2580 http://www.fao.org/aos/agrovoc#c_37744 http://www.fao.org/aos/agrovoc#c_4116 http://www.fao.org/aos/agrovoc#c_8530 http://www.fao.org/aos/agrovoc#c_959 ISOLATION ISOLEMENT Kluyvera - isolation & purification Kluyvera ascorbata REPUBLIC OF KOREA REPUBLICA DE COREA REPUBLIQUE DE COREE Rousettus aegyptiacus SANG SANGRE Sepsis - microbiology ZOONOSE ZOONOSES ZOONOSIS zoonotic
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Summary:	The Egyptian fruit-bat Rousettus aegyptiacus which had been raised at the private commercial aquarium in Seoul, Korea for indoor exhibition was found dead and submitted to College of Veterinary Medicine, Seoul National University for postmortem examination. A pure bacterium of Kluyvera ascorbata was isolated from the blood specimen. The isolation of K. ascorbata from fruit bat is very important, because it is the most infectious agent of the genus Kluyvera that cause serious diseases to animals and human. Fruit-bats which are distributed in pet shops through black-market in Korea although unproven become popular pet nowadays. This situation enhances chance of zoonosis. This paper describes the first isolation of K. ascorbata from the Egyptian fruit-bat.
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ISSN:	0916-7250 1347-7439
DOI:	10.1292/jvms.08-0342