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Emerg Infect Dis
2007 May 01;135:743-6. doi: 10.3201/eid1305.060625.
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Mycobacterium liflandii infection in European colony of Silurana tropicalis.
Suykerbuyk P
,
Pasmans F
,
Stragier P
,
Ablordey A
,
Tran HT
,
Hermans K
,
Fleetwood M
,
Meyers WM
,
Portaels F
.
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Mycobacterium liflandii causes a fatal frog disease in captive anurans. Here we report, to our knowledge, the first epizootic of mycobacteriosis in a European colony of clawed frogs (Silurana tropicalis), previously imported from a United States biologic supply company. Our findings suggest the emerging potential of this infection through international trade.
Figure 2. A) Oviduct, focally expanded by collections of macrophages and yolk (Y) material. Note acid-fast bacilli (AFB) throughout specimens, but concentrated at the periphery (Ziehl-Neelsen [ZN] stain Ã25). B) High-power magnification of periphery of oviduct containing macrophages and yolk (Y) material; AFB are concentrated at the periphery (ZN stain Ã300). C) Gallbladder with papillary hyperplasia of the mucosa. Note masses of AFB in the lamina propria (LP) of the mucosa (ZN stain Ã50). D) High-power magnification of the lamina propria of the gallbladder mucosa showing large numbers of AFB and heterophils (H) (ZN stain Ã300).
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