This report describes the first case of Mycobacterium intracellulare infection with typical granulomatous lesions of mycobacteriosis in a capybara (Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris). The individual was a captive-bred young female, part of the control group of an experimental study on stress. Multiple granulomatous lesions were detected in a mesenteric lymph node of this young female. Mycobacterial infection was confirmed by bacteriologic culture and molecular identification methods. Clinical lesions were characterized by histopathology.
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31 December 2013
MYCOBACTERIUM INTRACELLULARE INFECTION IN A CAPYBARA (HYDROCHOERUS HYDROCHAERIS)
Natalia Pezzone,
Ayelen T. Eberhardt,
Analía Fernández,
Sergio Garbaccio,
Martín Zumárraga,
Andrea Gioffré,
Carolina Magni,
Pablo M. Beldomenico,
M. Rocío Marini,
Ana M. Canal
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granuloma
Mycobacterium avium-intracellulare complex
wildlife