Helcococcus ovis isolated from a goat with purulent bronchopneumonia and pulmonary abscesses

Abstract

The current study describes the recovery of Helcococcus ovis from an adult female Verata breed goat that was euthanized because of respiratory problems and emaciation. At necropsy, the affected animal showed a purulent bronchopneumonia with scattered pulmonary abscesses and fibrous pleural adhesions. A Gram-positive, catalase-negative, coccus-shaped bacterium was isolated from the lung tissue and confirmed as H. ovis by 16S ribosomal RNA gene sequencing. © 2012 American Association of Veterinary Laboratory Diagnosticians.