Pulmonary infection due to Mycobacterium goodii in a spotted hyena (Crocuta crocuta) from South Africa

Journal of Wildlife Diseases

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 151-154

  van Helden, Paul D ^a   Gey van Pittius, Nico C ^a   Warren, Robin M ^a   Michel, Anita ^b   Hlokwe, Tiny ^b   Morar, Darshana ^c   Godfroid, Jacques ^c   du Plessis, Elizabeth C ^d   Bengis, Roy ^e  

^a STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^b ONDERSTEPOORT VETERINARY INSTITUTE   (South Africa)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

^d Vetpath   (South Africa)

^e Veterinary Investigation Centre   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Mycobacterium goodii; Non tuberculous mycobacterial infection; Pulmonary disease; Spotted hyena

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; CROCUTA CROCUTA; MYCOBACTERIUM; MYCOBACTERIUM GOODII; MYCOBACTERIUM SMEGMATIS;

BACTERIAL DNA;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL PNEUMONIA; CARNIVORA; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; LUNG; MICROBIOLOGY; MYCOBACTERIOSIS; MYCOBACTERIUM; PATHOLOGY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SOUTH AFRICA;

ANIMALS; DNA, BACTERIAL; FEMALE; HYAENIDAE; LUNG; MYCOBACTERIUM; MYCOBACTERIUM INFECTIONS; PNEUMONIA, BACTERIAL; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 42449091089     PISSN: 00903558     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7589/0090-3558-44.1.151     Document Type: Article

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