Isolation of a Zoonotic Pathogen Kluyvera ascorbata from Egyptian Fruit-Bat Rousettus aegyptiacus

Journal of Veterinary Medical Science

Jee Eun HAN¹  Ji Hyung KIM¹  Dennis K. GOMEZ¹  Sang Phil SHIN¹  Casiano H. CHORESCA JR.¹  Se Chang PARK¹ 

[1] Brain Korea 21 Program for Veterinary Science, Seoul National University

关键词: Kluyvera ascorbata;    Rousettus aegyptiacus;    zoonotic;   

DOI  :  10.1292/jvms.08-0342

学科分类：兽医学

来源: Japanese Society of Veterinary Science

【 摘 要 】

References(13)Cited-By(1)The Egyptian fruit-bat Rousettus aegyptiacus which had been raised at the private commercial aquarium in Seoul, Korea for indoor exhibition was found dead and submitted to College of Veterinary Medicine, Seoul National University for postmortem examination. A pure bacterium of Kluyvera ascorbata was isolated from the blood specimen. The isolation of K. ascorbata from fruit bat is very important, because it is the most infectious agent of the genus Kluyvera that cause serious diseases to animals and human. Fruit-bats which are distributed in pet shops through black-market in Korea although unproven become popular pet nowadays. This situation enhances chance of zoonosis. This paper describes the first isolation of K. ascorbata from the Egyptian fruit-bat.

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