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. 1994 Feb;32(2):384–387. doi: 10.1128/jcm.32.2.384-387.1994

Characterization, distribution, and microbiological associations of Fusobacterium spp. in clinical specimens of animal origin.

S S Jang 1, D C Hirsh 1
PMCID: PMC263040  PMID: 8150946

Abstract

During the years from 1984 through 1991, 1,067 specimens from canine, equine, exotic, feline, porcine, and ruminant animal sources were found to contain members of the genus Fusobacterium: The most common sites or conditions from which members of this genus were isolated were abscesses, the respiratory tract, and pleural and peritoneal cavities. Most specimens contained a single Fusobacterium species. The most commonly isolated species was Fusobacterium necrophorum. Almost all of the specimens contained other obligate anaerobes together with facultative and obligate aerobes. The identities of the other isolates depended upon the species of animal from which the sample was obtained.

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