Genetic and phenotypic identities of Staphylococcus coagulans isolated from pustules of dogs with superficial bacterial folliculitis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Staphylococcus coagulans, formerly called Staphylococcus schleiferi subsp. coagulans is the second most common isolate from skin lesions of dogs with superficial bacterial folliculitis (SBF). However, the clinical significance of S. coagulans in pustules of canine SBF remains uncertain. This study aimed to investigate the prevalence and genotypic and phenotypic diversity of S. coagulans isolated from pustules in two dogs with SBF.

Results

Two dogs with SBF were included in this study. S. schleiferi/coagulans was isolated as the sole organism from three pustules in case #1, whereas it coexisted with S. pseudintermedius in two of seven pustules in case #2. S. pseudintermedius was the sole organism in the remaining five pustules in case #2. Whole genome sequences rev

SUBMITTER: Osumi T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12903696 | biostudies-literature | 2026 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature