Isolation and Phylogenetic Characterization of Streptococcus halichoeri from a European Badger (Meles meles) with Pyogranulomatous Pleuropneumonia

This report represents the third description of this bacterium and the first in an animal species other than the grey seal (Halichoerus grypus). It also shows that S. halichoeri can be associated with a pathological process characterized by granulomatous inflammation and resembling tuberculosis.
Source: Journal of Comparative Pathology - Category: Pathology Source Type: research