A case of mycobacterial infection in silver arowana (Osteoglossum bicirrhosum) is described in the present work. An adult male silver arowana exhibited granulomas in the liver and spleen with acid-fast bacilli identified as Mycobacteria fortuitum. To our knowledge this is the first report of mycobacterial infection in this fish species.
Mycobacterium fortuitum infection in silver arowana (Osteoglossum bicirrhosum) / Varello, K.; Prearo, M.; Burioli, E. A. V.; Pastorino, P.; Mugetti, D.; Meistro, S.; Righetti, M.; Bozzetta, E.. - In: BULLETIN OF THE EUROPEAN ASSOCIATION OF FISH PATHOLOGISTS. - ISSN 0108-0288. - STAMPA. - 39:2(2019), pp. 83-88.
Mycobacterium fortuitum infection in silver arowana (Osteoglossum bicirrhosum)
P. Pastorino;
2019-01-01
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A case of mycobacterial infection in silver arowana (Osteoglossum bicirrhosum) is described in the present work. An adult male silver arowana exhibited granulomas in the liver and spleen with acid-fast bacilli identified as Mycobacteria fortuitum. To our knowledge this is the first report of mycobacterial infection in this fish species.| File | Dimensione | Formato | |
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