Combined Fatal Systemic Chlamydia sp. and Aeromonas sobria Infection in Juvenile Siamese Crocodiles ( Crocodylus siamensis)
| Autor: | Eric Lombardini, Pacharee Thongkamkoon, Erin K Morris, Nopporn Tohmee, Laksanee Inamnuay |
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| Rok vydání: | 2018 |
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0301 basic medicine
040301 veterinary sciences 030106 microbiology Population Crocodile Sudden death Polymerase Chain Reaction Microbiology 0403 veterinary science 03 medical and health sciences Microscopy Electron Transmission biology.animal medicine Animals Chlamydia education Epizootic Phylogeny education.field_of_study Alligators and Crocodiles General Veterinary biology Transmission (medicine) Coinfection 04 agricultural and veterinary sciences Chlamydia Infections biology.organism_classification medicine.disease Thailand Aeromonas Liver Crocodylus siamensis Gram-Negative Bacterial Infections Spleen |
| Zdroj: | Veterinary pathology. 55(5) |
| ISSN: | 1544-2217 |
| Popis: | Chlamydial infections in crocodiles have been described in several countries and in several different species. These are typically associated with severe pharyngitis and conjunctivitis, with death occurring secondary to compromise of the upper respiratory tract due to obstruction of the trachea. A population of ranched Siamese crocodiles in central Thailand experienced an epizootic of sudden death in juvenile animals. The affected animals had fulminant systemic disease primarily involving the liver and spleen but also affecting the kidneys, heart, and the whole of the respiratory tract. Chlamydia sp. were noted in liver and spleen during histopathological examination and confirmed with transmission electron microscopy and polymerase chain reaction (PCR). The sequence of the PCR product suggested a novel Chlamydia sp. of Siamese crocodiles. Crocodile farming represents an important economy in several parts of the world. Epizootics, such as the one described in this manuscript in association with Chlamydia sp., can have devastating impact on the industry and represent a potential zoonosis of significant public health concern. This is the first report of Chlamydia sp. and Aeromonas sobria causing systemic disease in crocodiles as well as the first histopathological and ultrastructural description of Chlamydia infection in Siamese crocodiles. |
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