<i>Lactococcus lactis</i>subsp.<i>lactis</i>Infection in Waterfowl: First Confirmation in Animals

Abstract

We report the first description, confirmed by bacteriologic and molecular (polymerase chain reaction and pulsed-field gel electrophoresis) analysis, of an infection in animals caused by Lactococcus lactis subsp. lactis, affecting waterfowl.