A canine urinary tract infection representing the first clinical veterinary isolation of Acinetobacter ursingii

Abstract

Acinetobacter species can be important opportunistic pathogens in humans, especially in healthcare settings. We report here the first isolation of Acinetobacter ursingii from an animal species; it was isolated from a canine urinary tract infection, and phenotypic identification proved unreliable. Keywords: Acinetobacter ursingii, canine, molecular diagnostics, urinary tract infection, veterinary microbiology