Conclusions
This study reports a new disease caused by Staphylococcus
pseudintermedius in raccoon dogs and describes its clinical symptoms
and pathological lesions in many internal organs; the pathogen of this
disease was identified by many methods and belongs to MRRP strain; the
isolated S. pseudintermedius strain from raccoon dogs can cause
severe SSTIs and pathological lesions in the infected mice. This is a
first report on the disease in raccoon dogs.