1. Chromobacteriosis in a Chinese red panda (Ailurus fulgens styani).
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Dyer NW, Krogh DF, DeVold R, Wilson SL, and White DG
- Subjects
- Animals, Animals, Zoo, Fatal Outcome, Female, Gram-Negative Bacterial Infections microbiology, Lung Abscess microbiology, Lung Abscess veterinary, Mice, Carnivora microbiology, Chromobacterium isolation & purification, Gram-Negative Bacterial Infections pathology
- Abstract
An adult Chinese red panda (Ailurus fulgens styani) transported by airplane from Florida to a North Dakota zoo died 1 week after arrival. Grossly, an interscapular abscess, subcutaneous inflammation, lymphadenitis, and pulmonary abscesses were observed. Microscopic findings included necrotizing inflammation in liver, lung, lymph node, and spleen. Chromobacterium violaceum was cultured from the interscapular abscess, liver, lung, and spleen and was injected into Swiss Webster mice. These mice died 18 hours postinoculation, and C. violaceum was cultured from liver, lung, and spleen. Chromobacterium violaceum is a sporadically reported but highly virulent pathogenic bacterium of both animals and humans typically found as a soil and water inhabitant of tropical and subtropical regions.
- Published
- 2000
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