A novel α-hemolytic Streptococcus species (Streptococcus azizii sp. nov.) associated with meningoencephalitis in naïve weanling C57BL/6 mice

During 1 year, experimentally naïve C57BL/6NCrl weanlings born to timed-pregnant dams from a single vendor demonstrated markedly increased mortality associated with runting, abnormal gait, and decreased activity. Gram-positive, aerobic, α-hemolytic, coccoid bacteria were isolated from the meninges...

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Main Authors: Braden, Gillian C. (Author), Arbona, Rodolfo Ricart (Author), Lepherd, Michelle (Author), Monette, Sebastien (Author), Toma, Aziz (Author), Fox, James G. (Contributor), Dewhirst, Floyd E. (Author), Lipman, Neil S. (Author)
Other Authors: Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Biological Engineering (Contributor)
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: American Association for Laboratory Animal Science, 2015-12-28T00:31:01Z.
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