ISOLATION OF MYCOPLASMA-FELIS FROM A SERVAL (FELIS-SERVAL) WITH SEVERE RESPIRATORY-DISEASE

Authors
JOHNSRUDE JD CHRISTOPHER MM LUNG NP BROWN MB
Citation
Jd. Johnsrude et al., ISOLATION OF MYCOPLASMA-FELIS FROM A SERVAL (FELIS-SERVAL) WITH SEVERE RESPIRATORY-DISEASE, Journal of wildlife diseases, 32(4), 1996, pp. 691-694
Citations number
15
Categorie Soggetti
Veterinary Sciences
Journal title
Journal of wildlife diseases → ACNP
ISSN journal
00903558
Volume
32
Issue
4
Year of publication
1996
Pages
691 - 694
Database
ISI
SICI code
0090-3558(1996)32:4<691:IOMFAS>2.0.ZU;2-Y
Abstract
We report cytologic observations and isolation of Mycoplasma felis in September 1992 from the lower respiratory tract of a 3-week-old captiv e serval (Felis serval) cub with pneumonia, in Florida (USA). Septic, neutrophilic inflammation with a large, monomorphic population of uniq ue, pleomorphic, intracellular and extracellular rods was diagnosed fr om a transtracheal wash. Mycoplasma felis was the only bacterium isola ted in significant numbers from the transtracheal wash.