Streptococcus equi subsp. zooepidemicus Infections Associated with Guinea Pigs
Karen Gruszynski
, Andrea Young, Seth J. Levine, Joseph P. Garvin, Susan Brown, Lauren Turner, Angela Fritzinger, Robert E. Gertz, Julia M. Murphy, Marshall Vogt, and Bernard Beall
Author affiliations: Virginia Department of Health, Richmond, Virginia, USA (K. Gruszynski, S.J. Levine, J.M. Murphy); Virginia Department of Health, Manassas, VA (A. Young); Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, Richmond (J.P. Garvin, S. Brown); Department of General Services, Richmond (L. Turner, A. Fritzinger); Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA, USA (R.E. Gertz, Jr., B. Beall); Virginia Department of Health, Chesterfield, VA (M. Vogt); Chippenham Johnston-Willis Medical Center, Richmond (M. Vogt)
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Figure. Pulsed-field gel electrophoresis (PFGE) patterns for 4 Streptococcus equi subsp. zooepidemicus isolates from 1 person and 3 guinea pigs submitted to the Division of Consolidated Laboratory Services, Virginia, USA. Patterns indicate that all 4 isolates were indistinguishable by the SmaI and ApaI enzymes. Specimen origin and type are indicated.
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