Mixed Infection of <i>Mycobacterium szulgai</i>, <i>M. lentiflavum</i>, and Gram-Negative Bacteria as a Cause of Death in a Brown Caiman <i>Caiman crocodylus</i>: A Case Report

Mixed Infection of <i>Mycobacterium szulgai</i>, <i>M. lentiflavum</i>, and Gram-Negative Bacteria as a Cause of Death in a Brown Caiman <i>Caiman crocodylus</i>: A Case Report

This paper describes a fatal case of nontuberculosis mycobacteriosis in a four-year-old brown caiman kept in captivity. Although the clinical signs were asymptomatic, severe gross lesions were observed, namely necrotic inflammation of the intestines and granulomatous hepatitis. Microbiological and h...

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Main Authors: Aleksandra Maluta, Magdalena Zając, Monika Krajewska-Wędzina, Dariusz Wasyl, Kim Heckers, Anna Didkowska, Krzysztof Anusz
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2022-03-01
Series:Veterinary Sciences
Subjects:
caiman
mycobacteriosis
<i>Mycobacterium lentiflavum</i>
<i>Mycobacterium szulgai</i>
nontuberculosis
reptiles
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2306-7381/9/3/133

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