Feline pyothorax is a life-threatening emergency commonly encountered by the small
animal clinician. Historically, thoracic wall penetration from a bite wound has been …

There is still inadequate information on the role of certain newly described or reclassified
anaerobes in disease processes, on their normal sites of carriage, and on their antimicrobial …

This taxon is one of the major phyla in the domain Bacteria, as inferred from its branching
pattern in the 16S rRNA gene tree (Garrity and Holt, 2001; Ludwig and Klenk, 2005) and …

Pyothorax was diagnosed in 27 cats between 1983 and 2002. In 21 (78%) of the cases,
pleural fluid culture and/or cytology was consistent with a mixed anaerobic bacterial …

Previous research revealed the feline skin bacterial microbiota to be site-specific and the
fungal microbiota to be individual-specific. The effect of other factors, such as genotype and …

A new species, Porphyromonas gulae sp. nov., is proposed to include strains isolated from
the gingival sulcus of various animal hosts which are distinct from related strains of …

The healthy feline oral cavity harbours a rich assemblage of microorganisms, which have
not previously been well characterized using modern sequencing technology. The goal of …

Feline chronic gingivostomatitis (FCGS) is a chronic inflammatory disease of the oral cavity
that causes severe pain and distress. There are currently no specific treatment methods …

Previous studies have suggested the involvement of viral and bacterial components in the
initiation and progression of feline chronic gingivostomatitis (FCGS), but the role of fungi …

Feline calicivirus (FCV) shedding and oral bacterial flora were monitored over a period of 22
months in a case of feline gingivostomatitis (FGS). The cat was treated daily with 50 mg …