Journal article

Publication year: 2020

Pages: 1455-1465

Journal: Antonie van Leeuwenhoek

Volume number: 113

Issue number: 10

ISSN: 0003-6072

eISSN: 1572-9699

Open access status: Hybrid

DOI Link: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10482-020-01454-x

Publisher: Springer

Abstract: 
Streptobacillus felisis a fastidious microorganism and a novel member of the potentially zoonotic bacteria causing rat bite fever. Since its description, this is the second isolation ofS. felisin a diseased member of theFelidae. Interestingly, the strain from this study was isolated from a zoo held, rusty-spotted cat (Prionailurus rubiginosus), with pneumonia, thereby indicating a possible broader host range in feline species. A recent preliminary sampling of domestic cats (Felis silvestrisformacatus) revealed that this microorganism is common in the oropharynx, suggesting thatS. felisis a member of their normal microbiota. Due to unawareness, fastidiousness, antibiotic sensitivity and lack of diagnostics the role ofS. felisas a cat and human pathogen might be under-reported as with otherStreptobacillusinfections. More studies are necessary to elucidate the role ofS. felisin domestic cats and otherFelidaein order to better estimate its zoonotic potential.

Harvard Citation style: Fawzy, A., Rau, J., Risse, K., Schauerte, N., Geiger, C., Blom, J., et al. (2020) Streptobacillus felis, a member of the oropharynx microbiota of theFelidae, isolated from a tropical rusty-spotted cat, Antonie van Leeuwenhoek, 113(10), pp. 1455-1465. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10482-020-01454-x

APA Citation style: Fawzy, A., Rau, J., Risse, K., Schauerte, N., Geiger, C., Blom, J., Imirzalioglu, C., Falgenhauer, J., Bach, A., Herden, C., & Eisenberg, T. (2020). Streptobacillus felis, a member of the oropharynx microbiota of theFelidae, isolated from a tropical rusty-spotted cat. Antonie van Leeuwenhoek. 113(10), 1455-1465. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10482-020-01454-x