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Characterization of Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae isolated from Brazilian Tayassu pecari.
Tropical animal health and production - 1 Apr 2012
Coutinho Tania Alen, Moreno Andrea Micke, Imada Yumiko, Lopez Ricardo P G, Ferreira Neto José Soares
Abstract excerpt
Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae causes a variety of diseases in many animal species, including human beings. Most human infections caused by this pathogen are related to occupational exposure, and swine are considered to be the most important reservoir of E. rhusiopathiae. The white-lipped peccary (Tayassu pecari) is an ungulate that has some genetic relationship to swine, and since the demand for T. pecari meat has...
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