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ArticleVeterinary sciences2025

Characterization of a Highly Toxigenic

Chie Shitada, Mayu Ohira, Mika Sekiguchi, Tomoko Koda, Motohide Takahashi, Makoto Kuroda

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Article in Veterinary sciences, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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6 authors.

Chie ShitadaToxin and Biologicals Research Laboratory, Kumamoto Health Science University, Izumi-machi 325, Kita-ku, Kumamoto 861-5598, Japan.
Mayu OhiraOsaka Prefectural Livestock Hygiene Service Center, 1-59 Rinku Orai Kita, Izumisano 598-0048, Japan.
Mika SekiguchiOsaka Prefectural Livestock Hygiene Service Center, 1-59 Rinku Orai Kita, Izumisano 598-0048, Japan.
Tomoko KodaGraduate School of Veterinary Sciences, Osaka Metropolitan University, 1-58 Rinku-oraikita, Izumisano 598-8531, Japan.ORCID 0000-0002-5605-5321
Motohide TakahashiToxin and Biologicals Research Laboratory, Kumamoto Health Science University, Izumi-machi 325, Kita-ku, Kumamoto 861-5598, Japan.ORCID 0009-0000-8404-4913
Makoto KurodaDepartment of Medical Laboratory Science, Faculty of Health Sciences, Kumamoto Health Science University, Izumi-machi 325, Kita-ku, Kumamoto 861-5598, Japan.ORCID 0000-0002-0487-4405

Funding

Japan Agency for Medical Research and Development JP24fk0108666Japan Society for the Promotion of Science Kiban(C) JP25K10353
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundThis case report describes a calf that underwent castration at a Japanese livestock farm and subsequently died after developing clinical signs of tetanus, including muscle rigidity and difficulty standing.

methodsA postmortem examination was performed, focusing on indurated lesions at the castration site, which were subjected to bacteriological and genetic analyses.

results

conclusionsWhole-genome sequencing and immunoassay findings suggest that the rapid progression of tetanus in this calf could be associated with the strong toxin-producing capacity of the OPLHC-2022-Y645 strain.

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calfcastrationELISAtetanuswhole genome sequence

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