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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
agricultural and biological sciences
Pulmonary infection due to Mycobacterium goodii in a spotted hyena (Crocuta crocuta) from South Africa
Journal of Wildlife Diseases, Volume 44, No. 1, Year 2008
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We report a case of pyogranulomatous pneumonia due to infection with Mycobacterium goodii in an adult female spotted hyena (Crocuta crocuta). The lungs of the animal showed consolidated, granulomatous lesions, and they were extensively and severely infiltrated. Polymerase chain reaction sequencing of isolated crude lung tissue DNA, and boiled lung culture samples, all confirmed that the causative organism was M. goodii, a recently described fast-growing organism closely related to the nonpathogenic mycobacterial species M. smegmatis. The current study illustrates that this organism can be pathogenic and cause extensive pulmonary disease. © Wildlife Disease Association 2008.
Authors & Co-Authors
Van Helden, Paul D.
South Africa, Stellenbosch
Stellenbosch University
Gey van Pittius, Nicolaas Claudius
South Africa, Stellenbosch
Stellenbosch University
Warren, Robin Mark
South Africa, Stellenbosch
Stellenbosch University
Michel, Anita Luise
South Africa, Onderstepoort
Onderstepoort Veterinary Institute
Hlokwe, Tiny Motlatso
South Africa, Onderstepoort
Onderstepoort Veterinary Institute
Morar, Darshana
South Africa, Pretoria
University of Pretoria
Godfroid, Jacques
South Africa, Pretoria
University of Pretoria
Du Plessis, Elizabeth C.
South Africa, Pretoria
Vetpath
Bengis, Roy Gordon
South Africa, Skukuza
Veterinary Investigation Centre
Statistics
Citations: 17
Authors: 9
Affiliations: 5
Identifiers
Doi:
10.7589/0090-3558-44.1.151
ISSN:
00903558
Research Areas
Genetics And Genomics
Study Locations
South Africa
Participants Gender
Female