First isolation of Aerococcus viridans from clinical specimens collected on a pig farm in Poland
, , Ines Spiekermeier
Profil Orcid oraz Grzegorz Woźniakowski
- Department of Infectious, Invasive Diseases and Veterinary Administration, Institute of Veterinary Medicine, Faculty of Biological and Veterinary Sciences, Nicolaus Copernicus University in ToruńToruń, Poland
- Department of Biochemistry, National Veterinary Research InstitutePuławy, Poland
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Data publikacji: 11 gru 2024
Zakres stron: 509 - 514
Otrzymano: 05 kwi 2024
Przyjęty: 30 wrz 2024
DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/jvetres-2024-0058
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Introduction
Successful retrieval of
Material and Methods
Seven dead 12-week-old pigs weighing 24–26 kg with joint swelling of the hind legs were selected on a modern farrow-to-nursery farm in Poland in October 2023. The research material was joint swabs from one affected limb amputated through the proximal part of the femur. Bacteria were isolated using matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionisation–time-of-flight mass spectrometry. Antimicrobial susceptibility testing of isolates of
Results
Five samples were positive for bacteria by culture and five isolates were recovered.
Conclusion
To the best of our knowledge, this is the first identification of