Acta Vet. Brno 2025, 94: 181-186

https://doi.org/10.2754/avb202594030181

Prevalence of Capnocytophaga canimorsus in dogs in relation to the severity of periodontal disease

Alena Šabatová1, Alois Čížek2, Tomáš Fichtel1, Andrea Nečasová1, Miroslava Barančeková2, Petr Linhart3, Karolína Jirásková1, Petr Raušer1, Alois Nečas1

1University of Veterinary Sciences Brno, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Department of Surgery and Orthopaedics, Small Animal Clinic, Brno, Czech Republic
2University of Veterinary Sciences Brno, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Department of Infectious Diseases and Microbiology, Brno, Czech Republic
3University of Veterinary Sciences Brno, Faculty of Veterinary Hygiene and Ecology, Department of Animal Protection and Welfare and Veterinary Public Health, Brno, Czech Republic

Received September 4, 2025
Accepted September 15, 2025

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