Journal article
An outbreak of mycobacteriosis in Gouldian finches caused by Mycobacterium peregrinum
Veterinary Clinics of North America: Exotic Animal Practice, Vol.9(3), pp.519-522
2006
Abstract
An outbreak of mycobacteriosis was detected in an aviary containing Gouldian finches (Erythrura gouldiae) and golden shouldered parrots (Psephotus chrysopterygius). Affected birds developed granulomatous lesions, usually of the liver and intestine. Mycobacterium peregrinum, a species of the Mycobacterium fortuitum group, was cultured on pooled samples of intestinal tract from 31 euthanized finches. These rapid-growing mycobacteria are saprophytic organisms that are generally not associated with clinical disease in immunocomponenet hosts. This is the first report of mycobacteriosis in finches implicating M peregrinum as a causative agent.
Details
- Title
- An outbreak of mycobacteriosis in Gouldian finches caused by Mycobacterium peregrinum
- Authors/Creators
- S.D. Vitali (Author/Creator) - Royal Perth HospitalP.A. Eden (Author/Creator)K.L. Payne (Author/Creator) - Royal Perth HospitalR.J. Vaughan (Author/Creator) - Royal Perth Hospital
- Publication Details
- Veterinary Clinics of North America: Exotic Animal Practice, Vol.9(3), pp.519-522
- Publisher
- W.B. Saunders Ltd
- Identifiers
- 991005546041107891
- Murdoch Affiliation
- Murdoch University
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Journal article
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