Chromobacterium spp
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Chromobacterium violaceum on agar culture[1]
Chromobacterium spp are a gram negative zoonotic proteobacteria closely related to Burkholderia spp.
These proteobacteria are a saprophyte of soil and water in tropical and subtropical environments that is associated with rare but highly fatal infections in animals and chromoblastomycosis in humans[2].
Species which are reported in dogs include:
- Chromobacterium violaceum[3]
These bacteria have reportedly caused systemic fatal illness in dogs[4].
Diagnosis is based on the identification of characteristic, violet-pigmented bacterial colonies on routine microbial cultures[5].
References
- ↑ Truman State Uni
- ↑ Currie BJ & Carapetis JR (2000) Skin infections and infestations in Aboriginal communities in northern Australia. Australas J Dermatol' 41(3):139-143
- ↑ Hore C (2001) Important unusual infections in Australia: a critical care perspective. Crit Care Resusc 3(4):262-272
- ↑ Crosse PA et al (2006) Chromobacterium violaceum infection in two dogs. J Am Anim Hosp Assoc 42(2):154-159
- ↑ Gogolewski RP (1983) Chromobacterium violaceum septicaemia in a dog. Aust Vet J 60(7):226
