Pyogranulomatous enteritis and mesenteric lymphadenitis in an adult llama caused by Rhodococcus equi carrying virulence-associated protein A gene
| Autor: | Christiane V. Löhr, T William O'Neill, Mariya O. Pitel, John W. Schlipf, Danielle N Daw |
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| Rok vydání: | 2019 |
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0303 health sciences
General Veterinary biology 030306 microbiology animal diseases Peritonitis Virulence bacterial infections and mycoses medicine.disease biology.organism_classification respiratory tract diseases Microbiology Enteritis 03 medical and health sciences Diarrhea medicine Granulomatous Hepatitis Bacteriology bacteria Rhodococcus equi medicine.symptom 030304 developmental biology Camelid |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Veterinary Diagnostic Investigation. 31:747-751 |
| ISSN: | 1943-4936 1040-6387 |
| DOI: | 10.1177/1040638719862834 |
| Popis: | We report herein Rhodococcus equi infection in an 11-y-old, male llama with a history of diarrhea and endoparasitism. Postmortem examination revealed granulomatous and ulcerative enteritis, pyogranulomatous mesenteric lymphadenitis, fibrinosuppurative peritonitis, and granulomatous hepatitis. Intralesional macrophages were laden with gram-positive cocci. Bacteriology identified R. equi, and cultures tested positive for R. equi choE and vapA genes by PCR. This case expands the reported spectrum of lesions associated with R. equi infections in llamas from pyogranulomatous bronchopneumonia and peripheral lymphadenitis to pyogranulomatous mesenteric lymphadenitis and enteritis. We also link a R. equi that is carrying the virulent-associated protein gene VapA to clinical disease in New World camelids. |
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