Wohlfahrtiimonas chitiniclastica is a rare cause of fatal septicemia in humans, and recently reported in a white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus). We describe fatal septicemia associated with W. chitiniclastica in a short-beaked common dolphin (Delphinus delphis) with fibrinosuppurative and necrotizing pulmonic, aortic, and mitral valve endocarditis.
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Journal of Wildlife Diseases
Vol. 51 • No. 1
January 2015
Vol. 51 • No. 1
January 2015