کد مقاله کد نشریه سال انتشار مقاله انگلیسی نسخه تمام متن
2465919 1111844 2006 4 صفحه PDF دانلود رایگان
عنوان انگلیسی مقاله ISI
Septicaemia secondary to infection by Corynebacterium macginleyi in an Indian python (Python molurus)
موضوعات مرتبط
علوم زیستی و بیوفناوری علوم کشاورزی و بیولوژیک علوم دامی و جانورشناسی
پیش نمایش صفحه اول مقاله
Septicaemia secondary to infection by Corynebacterium macginleyi in an Indian python (Python molurus)
چکیده انگلیسی

A seven-year-old female Indian python (Python molurus) weighing about 35 kg was euthanased after several clinical episodes of stomatitis, pneumonia, ophthalmitis and dystocia over a period of four years. The animal had been maintained in a terrarium in a circus truck at an adequate temperature. During shows, however, the snake was considered to be exposed to stressful conditions for several hours at a time at low temperatures and with noise and bright lights. A post-mortem examination indicated ulcerative stomatitis, osteomyelitis, severe pneumonia and numerous granulomata and multifocal necrosis in stomach and spleen. Corynebacterium macginleyi was isolated in pure culture from the ulcerative stomatitis, and mixed with Stenotrophomonas maltophilia from the lungs and spleen. The findings indicated that the snake had died from a septicaemic process caused by C. macginleyi, probably originating from the stomatitis. The role of S. maltophilia as a secondary agent is discussed. The stress of the circus show and poor husbandry may have predisposed the animal to infection and septicaemia. This is the first report of C. macginleyi causing disease in a snake.

ناشر
Database: Elsevier - ScienceDirect (ساینس دایرکت)
Journal: The Veterinary Journal - Volume 172, Issue 2, September 2006, Pages 382–385
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