Table 1 Origin of Corynebacterium ulcerans field isolates investigated in this study as well as gross pathology results from respective necropsies (1.0: male, 0.0.1: undetermined sex)
From: Outbreak with clonally related isolates of Corynebacterium ulcerans in a group of water rats
Case no. | Animal no. | Isolate ID | Year of isolation | Tissue with positive proof (isolate not stored) | Sex | Clinical presentation, gross pathology and histopathology |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | I | 131010012-1 | 2013 | Skin at necropsy | 1.0 | Found dead with two 2 × 2 cm cutaneous ulcers on caudal dorsum and tail base; severe multifocal ulcerative necrosuppurative dermatitis with involvement of musculature; mild multifocal chronic lymphoplasmacytic tubulointerstitial nephritis; poor body condition; moderate postmortem changes |
2 | I | 131010012-2 | 2013 | Intestine at necropsy (liver, spleen, kidney, lung, intestinal lymph node) | ||
3 | II | 131011719 | 2013 | Skin | 1.0 | Cutaneous ulcer on caudal dorsum |
4 | III | 131013415-1 | 2013 | Skin | 0.0.1 | Cutaneous ulcer on caudal dorsum |
5 | IV | 131013415-2 | 2013 | Skin | 0.0.1 | Cutaneous ulcer on caudal dorsum |
6 | V | 131015432-10 | 2013 | Skin | 1.0 | Cutaneous ulcer on caudal dorsum |
7 | VI | 131015432-13 | 2013 | Skin | 1.0 | Cutaneous ulcer 1 on caudal dorsum |
8 | VI | 131015432-14 | 2013 | Skin | 1.0 | Cutaneous ulcer 2 on caudal dorsum |
9 | VII | 141001018 | 2014 | Skin at necropsy | 1.0 | Multiple to coalescing cutaneous ulcers measuring up to 10 × 3 cm on caudal dorsum; multifocal ulcerative necrosuppurative dermatitis with involvement of musculature; focal chronic lymphoplasmacytic myocarditis; chronic lymphoplasmacytic tubulointerstitial nephritis; poor body condition; marked postmortem changes |
10 | VIII | 141001548 | 2014 | Skin | 0.0.1 | ~2 × 2 cm cutaneous ulcer on caudal dorsum |