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Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae is a generalist, opportunistic, and zoonotic bacterium with a global distribution and wide host range that spans vertebrates and invertebrates. It is best known as a cause of production loss in the domestic swine and poultry industries but has been recently recognized as a significant disease-causing pathogen in arctic mammals. There are three main clades of E. rhusiopathiae, with isolates from Clade 3 dominating in arctic terrestrial mammals. The bacterium is also an important occupational pathogen of people. Given the broad host range and opportunistic nature of E. rhusiopathiae, increased efforts to better understand its epidemiology and significance in the changing arctic ecosystem are warranted.
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Mavrot, F., Aleuy, O.A., Forde, T., Kutz, S.J. (2022). Erysipelas in Arctic and Northern Regions. In: Tryland, M. (eds) Arctic One Health. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-87853-5_16
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