Abstract
Trueperella pyogenes is a common commensal bacterium and an opportunistic pathogen associated with chronic purulent disease, particularly in ruminants. We report here the genome sequence of a T. pyogenes isolate from a severe case of bovine metritis. This is the first full record of a T. pyogenes genome.
Highlights
Trueperella pyogenes is a common commensal bacterium and an opportunistic pathogen associated with chronic purulent disease, in ruminants
T. pyogenes is associated with suppurative infections, such as mastitis, septic arthritis, liver abscessation, pneumonia, endometritis, and metritis
T. pyogenes is recognized as a key etiological agent in bovine endometritis and metritis, frequently in conjunction with other bacteria, including Escherichia coli, Fusobacterium necrophorum, Fusobacterium nucleatum, and Prevotella spp. [3], T. pyogenes correlates with most severe disease presentation and pathology [4]
Summary
Trueperella pyogenes is a common commensal bacterium and an opportunistic pathogen associated with chronic purulent disease, in ruminants. The genus Trueperella was proposed to encompass 5 species previously classified as belonging to Arcanobacterium [1]. Among these reclassified species is T. pyogenes, previously known as Arcanobacterium pyogenes, Actinomyces pyogenes, and Corynebacterium pyogenes. T. pyogenes has been long recognized as a mucosal membrane resident in many animal species and as an opportunistic pathogen [2].
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