Miller Debra L, Radi Zaher A, Stiver Shane L, Thornhill Timothy D
Veterinary Diagnostic and Investigational Laboratory, College of Veterinary Medicine, The University of Georgia, Tifton, Georgia 31793-1389, USA.
J Zoo Wildl Med. 2004 Dec;35(4):557-61. doi: 10.1638/03-096.
Two dead, captive green anacondas (Eunectes murinus), including one male and one female, submitted for necropsy were in poor body condition, having multiple, scattered, dark red foci on the scales and mottled lungs. Both snakes had severe mycotic dermatitis. In addition, the male snake had mycotic stomatitis, and the female snake had mycotic pneumonia. Trichophyton sp., Verticillium sp., and Alternaria sp. were isolated from the dermal lesions. The pulmonary lesions were morphologically consistent with Aspergillus sp. Bacterial organisms isolated from skin and internal organs included Chryseobacterium meningosepticum, Stenotrophomonas maltophilia, Aeromonas hydrophila, and Providencia rettgeri. Mycotic diseases can be devastating to reptiles, and suboptimal husbandry and captivity were likely the predisposing factors that led to opportunistic invasion in these snakes.
两只死亡的圈养绿水蚺（Eunectes murinus），一雄一雌，被送检进行尸检，身体状况不佳，鳞片上有多个散在的暗红色病灶，肺部有斑驳状病变。两条蛇均患有严重的霉菌性皮炎。此外，雄蛇患有霉菌性口炎，雌蛇患有霉菌性肺炎。从皮肤病变中分离出了毛癣菌属、轮枝孢属和链格孢属。肺部病变在形态上与曲霉属一致。从皮肤和内脏器官分离出的细菌包括脑膜败血金黄杆菌、嗜麦芽窄食单胞菌、嗜水气单胞菌和雷氏普罗威登斯菌。真菌性疾病对爬行动物可能是毁灭性的，饲养管理欠佳和圈养可能是导致这些蛇发生机会性感染的诱发因素。
