Subcutaneous abscess caused by Trueperella pyogenes in a Southern pudu (Pudu puda)
Subcutaneous abscess caused by Trueperella pyogenes in a Southern pudu (Pudu puda)
Author
Llanos-Soto, Sebastián
González-Muñoz, Paulina
Opazo-Capurro, Alexis
González-Rocha, Gerardo
González-Acuña, Daniel
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http://revistas.uach.cl/index.php/australjvs/article/view/666710.4067/S0719-81322020000200067
Abstract
A case of an abscess on the head of a captive Southern pudu (Pudu puda) caused by Trueperella pyogenes is described. A diagnosis was done based on bacterial culture and MALDI-TOF MS identification. Traumatic inoculation of the bacterium in the subcutaneous tissue is speculated. A case of an abscess on the head of a captive Southern pudu (Pudu puda) caused by Trueperella pyogenes is described. A diagnosis was done based on bacterial culture and MALDI-TOF MS identification. Traumatic inoculation of the bacterium in the subcutaneous tissue is speculated.