Disseminated infection by Chlorella sp. in a sheep

Ciência Rural

Maia, Lisanka Ângelo¹  Dantas, Antônio Flávio Medeiros¹  Riet-Correa, Franklin¹  Lima, Everton Ferreira¹  Nascimento, Eduardo Melo de¹ 

[1] Universidade Federal de Campina Grande, Patos, Brasil

关键词: green alga;    Chlorella sp;   

DOI  :  10.1590/0103-8478cr20131270

学科分类：农业科学（综合）

来源: Universidade Federal de Santa Maria * Centro de Ciencias Rurais

【 摘 要 】

A case of disseminated infection by Chlorella sp. is reported in a sheep in semiarid region of Paraíba, northeastern Brazil. The animal showed weight loss and abdominal distension. At necropsy greenish nodules were observed in liver, lung, intestine and lymph nodes. Histologically the nodules corresponded to pyogranulomas with myriad of intralesional algae. Probably the infection occurred as a result of the consumption of stagnant water or grass which had been cut in an irrigated area, conditions that are common in the dry season in the semiarid region.

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