Porcine Corynebacterium infection is still poorly studied, even though the pig has been
described as an asymptomatic carrier of Corynebacterium species, including the zoonotic …

The genus Corynebacterium includes species of biotechnological, medical and veterinary
importance. An atypical C. ulcerans strain, W25, was recently isolated from a case of …

Corynebacterium (C.) ulcerans is a zoonotic member of the C. diphtheriae group and is
known to cause abscesses in humans and several animal species. Toxigenic strains …

Reports on cases of human diphtheria caused by toxigenic Corynebacterium ulcerans that
were linked to occupational swine contact as well as isolation of C ulcerans from wild boars …

While formerly known infections of Corynebacterium ulcerans are rare and mainly
associated with contact to infected cattle, C. ulcerans has become an emerging pathogen …

Corynebacterium ulcerans (C. ulcerans) may cause diphtheria in humans and can be
carried by a wide range of animal species including dairy cows and, more recently, dogs …

The Corynebacterium diphtheriae species complex comprises seven bacterial species,
including Corynebacterium ulcerans, a zoonotic pathogen from multiple animal species. In …

Background Corynebacterium silvaticum is a pathogenic, gram-positive bacterial species
that causes caseous lymphadenitis in wild boars, domestic pigs and roe deer in Western …

The bacterial strain PO100/5 was isolated from a skin abscess taken from a pig (Sus scrofa
domesticus) in the Alentejo region of southern Portugal. It was identified as …

The genus Corynebacterium belongs to the family Corynebacteriaceae, order
Corynebacteriales, class Actinobacteria and phylum Actinobacteria. Corynebacterium …