MYCOBACTERIOSIS DUE TO MYCOBACTERIUM-GENAVENSE IN 6 PET BIRDS

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作者
HOOP, RK
BOTTGER, EC
OSSENT, P
SALFINGER, M
机构
[1] UNIV ZURICH,INST VET BACTERIOL,CH-8006 ZURICH,SWITZERLAND
[2] UNIV ZURICH,INST VET PATHOL,CH-8006 ZURICH,SWITZERLAND
[3] UNIV ZURICH,SWISS NATL CTR MYCOBACTERIA,CH-8006 ZURICH,SWITZERLAND
[4] MED SCH HANNOVER,INST MED MICROBIOL,HANNOVER,GERMANY
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10.1128/JCM.31.4.990-993.1993
中图分类号
Q93 [微生物学];
学科分类号
071005 ; 100705 ;
摘要
Six cases of mycobacteriosis due to Mycobacterium genavense in three budgerigars (Melopsittacus undulatus), one orange-winged amazon (Amazona amazonica), one flycatcher (Cyanoptila cyanomelana), and one zebra finch (Taeniopygia guttata) are discussed. Gross lesions associated with the infection included a high degree of muscular wasting (five cases), hepatomegaly (four cases), and thickening of the wall of the small intestine (four cases). Granulomas were found in the lung (one case) and the subcutis (one case). Acid-fast bacilli were detected in the liver of all six birds. Only the use of acidic BACTEC mediums consistently led to growth, whereas the egg-based medium failed. These findings point to a possible role of the environment as a reservoir for M. genavense.
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页码:990 / 993
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