| dermatophilus congolensis infections in wildlife in new york state. | dermatophilus congolensis infection is described for the first time in a woodchuck (marmota monax) and a striped skunk (mephitis mephitis). this actinomycete was also recovered from a raccoon (procyon lotor) carcass which had been frozen for a year. encrusted lesions or denuded patches or both were seen during necropsy on the head, thorax, abdomen, and legs of each carcass. d. congolensis was demonstrated in strained smears or paraffin sections or both from the three animals and was recovered fr ... | 1981 | 7334073 |
| dermatophilus dermatitis enzootic in deer in new york state and vicinity. | in a recent 2-year period dermatophilus congolensis infection, ranging from mild to very severe, was found in 15 white-tailed deer (odocoileus virginianus) taken in southeastern new york state (12) adjacent new jersey (2) and central vermont (1). the host range for dermatophilus congolensis is given. | 1977 | 864851 |
| dermatophilosis among wild raccoons in new york state. | dermatophilus congolensis was established as the cause of dermatitis in 8 raccoons, as determined from examination of carcasses and untreated hides. encrusted lesions were restricted to or more pronounced in the areas around the eyes, along the snout, and on the skin in the tarsal and carpal regions. the causative agent was demonstrated through direct examination of stained paraffin sections, isolation in pure culture, or examination of stained smears from lesions induced experimentally in rabbi ... | 1976 | 977468 |
| spontaneous dermatophilosis in twin white-tailed deer fawns. | twin white-tailed deer (odocoileus virginianus) fawns captured in morris county, new jersey, displayed papular, darkly pigmented scabs principally on the skin overlying the nasal bones, dentary, commissure of the lips and ears. histopathological and bacterial examinations revealed dermatophilus congolensis. the epidermitis caused by this bacterium apparently had developed within the first 12 to 14 days after birth and had begun to regress by one month of age. the location of the lesions sugges ... | 1975 | 1152179 |