Baliña L M, Valdez R P, de Herrera M, Costa Cordova H, Bellocq J, Garcia N
Int J Lepr Other Mycobact Dis. 1985 Dec;53(4):595-9.
Four autochthonous seven-banded armadillos (Dasypus hybridus) from Argentina which developed disseminated leprosy are reported. The average time from inoculation to death was 14.6 months. Acid-fast bacilli (AFB) were found in the skin, nerves, spleen, lymph nodes, lungs, meninges, and striated muscle. Several tests were used to prove that the AFB found in the infected animals were Mycobacterium leprae: a) failure to grow in standard culture media for mycobacteria, b) extraction of acid-fastness with the pyridine test, c) patterns of growth in the mouse foot pad, and d) histopathologic features.
报告了来自阿根廷的4只患播散性麻风的本地七带犰狳（Dasypus hybridus）。从接种到死亡的平均时间为14.6个月。在皮肤、神经、脾脏、淋巴结、肺、脑膜和横纹肌中发现了抗酸杆菌（AFB）。使用了几种测试来证明在受感染动物中发现的AFB是麻风分枝杆菌：a）在标准分枝杆菌培养基中不生长，b）用吡啶试验提取抗酸性，c）在小鼠脚垫中的生长模式，以及d）组织病理学特征。
