First case of systemic fatal mycobacteriosis caused by Mycobacterium goodii in a pet Kenyan sand boa (Eryx colubrinus loveridgei)

First case of systemic fatal mycobacteriosis caused by Mycobacterium goodii in a pet Kenyan sand boa (Eryx colubrinus loveridgei)

Abstract Background Environmental nontuberculous mycobacteria species that are not members of the M. tuberculosis complex, are ordinary inhabitants of a wide variety of environmental reservoirs and their role in human and animal diseases has been fully recognized. Even if spontaneous mycobacterial i...

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Main Authors: Alessandro Vetere, Mara Bertocchi, Teresa Bruna Pagano, Francesco Di Ianni, Giordano Nardini
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2022-07-01
Series:BMC Veterinary Research
Subjects:
Mycobacteriosis
Mycobacterium goodii
Eryx colubrinus loveridgei
Pet snake
Reptiles
Zoonosis
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12917-022-03351-z

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