一只绿海龟（）因导致的致命支气管肺炎和气管炎

Fatal Bronchopneumonia and Tracheitis in a Green Turtle () Caused by .

作者信息

Hall Jane, Bender Hannah, Miller Natalie, Thompson Paul

机构信息

Australian Registry of Wildlife Health, Taronga Conservation Society Australia, Bradleys Head Road, Mosman, NSW 2088, Australia.

Taronga Wildlife Hospital, Taronga Conservation Society Australia, Bradleys Head Road, Mosman, NSW 2088, Australia.

出版信息

Animals (Basel). 2022 Jul 25;12(15):1891. doi: 10.3390/ani12151891.

DOI:10.3390/ani12151891

PMID:35892541

原文链接:https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC9331705/

Abstract

A free-ranging subadult, male green turtle () presented with radiographic evidence of pneumonia and died acutely. On necropsy, the trachea and bronchi were plugged by diphtheritic membranes, comprised of fibrin, necrotic debris, and colonies of bacilli, identified as . , typically considered an opportunistic plant pathogen, has rarely been described as causing disease in animals. This is the first report of causing severe necrotizing tracheitis and bronchopneumonia in a reptile.

摘要

一只自由放养的亚成年雄性绿海龟（）出现了肺炎的影像学证据，并急性死亡。尸检时，气管和支气管被假膜堵塞，假膜由纤维蛋白、坏死碎片和杆菌菌落组成，鉴定为。通常被认为是一种机会性植物病原体，很少被描述为可导致动物发病。这是关于在爬行动物中引起严重坏死性气管炎和支气管肺炎的首次报道。