Mycobacterium ulcerans Infection in an Indian Flap-Shelled Turtle (Lissemys punctata punctata)

Journal of Veterinary Medical Science

Hiroyuki TANIYAMA³  Minoru OKAMOTO³  Kazuko HIRAYAMA³  Kazuya MATSUDA³  Hiroko IIMA³  Kazuhiro HASEGAWA¹  Masahiko KASAMATSU¹  Taku MIYASHO²  Kanako SAKAGUCHI³ 

[1] Toba Aquarium;Department of Biochemistry, School of Veterinary Medicine, Rakuno Gakuen University;Department of Veterinary Pathology, School of Veterinary Medicine, Rakuno Gakuen University

关键词: Indian flap-shelled turtle;    Mycobacterium ulcerans;    infection;    PCR;   

DOI  :  10.1292/jvms.10-0386

学科分类：兽医学

来源: Japanese Society of Veterinary Science

【 摘 要 】

References(20)Cited-By(5)We report an atypical mycobacterial infection in an Indian flap-shelled turtle, Lissemys punctata punctata, that died in an aquarium in Japan. At necropsy, the turtle showed multiple white nodules on the capsular surface and parenchyma of various organs such as the liver, spleen, intestine, and lung. Histologically, granulomatous inflammation surrounding a central zone of necrosis was observed. Sections stained by the Ziehl-Neelsen method revealed numerous acid-fast bacilli in the cytoplasm of macrophages and in the central area of necrosis. The organisms were identified as a mycobacterial species by PCR and nucleotide sequence analysis and revealed 98-100% homology to M. ulcerans. This is, to our knowledge, the first report of mycobacteriosis due to M. ulcerans in a turtle.

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