BACKGROUND Due to scarcity of human reports, we took advantage of the heaviest infection of M. moniliformis in rats, to describe histopathological and microanatomical valuable useful keys while confronting human occurrences. METHODS Samples were obtained from captured rats in Tehran, capital of Iran, during two decades. Tissue sections were performed through hematoxylin and eosin staining to ...

In the United States, rat-bite fever is a rare systemic illness principally caused by Streptobacillus moniliformis, an organism found in the nasopharyngeal flora of rodents. Infection through direct exposure to rat excreta such as saliva, urine, or feces can lead to fever, rash, and an asymmetric migratory polyarthritis. As rodents are becoming more popular as pets, more pediatric cases are bei...

The behavior of the cockroach Diploptera punctata parasitized with the acanthocephalan Moniliformis moniliformis was examined for parasite-induced alterations. No significant difference in behavior was found between parasitized and unparasitized animals in the following behavioral tests: (1) choice of white/black, horizontal/vertical substrate under light and dark conditions; (2) temporal and d...

We report acute tetraplegia caused by rat bite fever in a 59-year old man (snake keeper) and transmission of Streptobacillus moniliformis. We found an identical characteristic bacterial pattern in rat and human samples, which validated genotyping-based evidence for infection with the same strain, and identified diagnostic difficulties concerning infection with this microorganism.

The prevalence of fleas and gastrointestinal parasites in free-roaming and domestic cats in central Mexico was evaluated. Three hundred and fifty eight cats captured in the street or brought in by owners to the Animal Control Center Unit, a unit of State Government, from June 2010 to May 2011, were included in the study. All cats were examined for the presence of fleas and gastrointestinal worm...

A taxonomic review of Dendrophthora brachyclada, D. cupressoides, marmeladensis, moniliformis, picotensis and podocarpicola in Cuba was conducted through the direct comparison measurement vegetative reproductive characters, considering geographical, ecological altitudinal distributions host trees. The most important morphological characters found to separate species are discussed, an identifica...

1. A strain of Streptobacillus moniliformis isolated from a case of rat bite fever in man has been found to produce infection of the developing chick embryo following inoculation of the chorio-allantois. 2. The disease in embryos is characterized by invasion of the blood stream and an almost exclusive localization of the infectious process to the synovial lining of the joints. 3. In the early s...

A novel toxinotyp-ing scheme and correlation of toxinotypes with serogroups of Clostridium difficile isolates. ribotyping of Clostridium difficile isolates originating from human and animal sources. Streptobacillus moniliformis Endocarditis To the Editor: Streptobacillus moniliformis is a facultatively anaero-bic, pleomorphic, gram-variable bacil-lus often seen in chains and as long unbranched ...