Disseminated Infection with Mycobacterium genavense in a Grizzled Giant Squirrel (Ratufa macroura) Associated with the Isolation of an Unknown Mycobacterium.

Summary: Disseminated infection with Mycobacterium genavense was diagnosed in an adult grizzled giant squirrel (Ratufa macroura). Microscopical examination showed granulomatous inflammation in the brain, kidneys, lungs and maxilla with intracellular acid-fast bacilli. M. genavense and a novel species of Mycobacterium (proposed name ‘Mycobacterium lipsiensis’) were identified. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]