Human Infections by Novel Zoonotic Species <i>Corynebacterium silvaticum</i>, Germany
We report 2 human Corynebacterium silvaticum infections in Germany with axillary lymphadenitis and abscess formation; in 1 case the infection likely originated from a slaughtered wild boar. This recently described member of the diphtheria toxin gene-bearing C. diphtheriae species complex might be a new zoonotic pathogen.
Authors
- Christian Schneider (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8510-9472)
- Vyacheslav G. Melnikov (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0825-7930)
- Katja Bengs
- Alexandra Dangel (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6737-5681)
- Anja Berger (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0009-7402-4789)
- Andreas Sing (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1619-6047)
- Thomas Rupp (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5222-635X)
- Hanns-Joerg Mappes
Publication Details
- Journal
- Emerging infectious diseases
- Published
- 2025-06-24
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3201/eid3107.250086
- Citations
- 3
- Primary Topic
- Diphtheria, Corynebacterium, and Tetanus
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 5.39