Isolation of Staphylococcus simulans from dermatitis in a captive African pygmy hedgehog |
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| Authors: | Han Jae-Ik Lee Sook-Jin Jang Hye-Jin Kim Jeong-Ho Na Ki-Jeong |
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| Institution: | Veterinary Medical Center, College of Veterinary Medicine, Chungbuk National University, Cheongju 361-763, South Korea. |
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| Abstract: | Staphylococcus simulans, a coagulase-negative staphylococcal species, can cause several diseases in humans and animals. This report describes a case of dermatosis characterized by broad, well-circumscribed hyperkeratosis and alopecia on the back of a household pygmy hedgehog (Erinaceous albiventris). Quills and exudates were studied by microscopy. The microscopic examination of the exudates collected from the lesion revealed several leukocytes and numerous gram-positive cocci. An aerobic bacterial culture revealed overgrowth of the same gram-positive bacteria. The bacterium was identified as S. simulans by polymerase chain reaction amplification and direct sequencing targeted to the 16S ribosomal RNA gene. This report is the first to show that S. simulans could be related to the dermatitis of hedgehogs. |
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