Singbeil B A, Bickford A A, Stoltz J H
University of California, Veterinary Medical Teaching Hospital, Davis 95616.
Avian Dis. 1993 Apr-Jun;37(2):612-5.
Tuberculous lesions were observed at necropsy in the liver, spleen, and intestine of five 10-month-old ringneck pheasants (Phasianus colchicus) from a flock of birds raised in captivity for breeding. Histological examination of the tissues revealed granulomas with associated acid-fast bacilli. The history and lesions are unusual in that very few bacteria were found in any given lesion, the birds were all in good flesh when necropsied, and five birds from this same group at 6 months of age were observed to have acid-fast bacteria in the small intestine. Mycobacterium avium was isolated and serotyping was attempted, but the colonies were too dry to serotype.
在一群人工饲养用于繁殖的鸟类中，对5只10月龄环颈雉（雉鸡）进行尸检时，在其肝脏、脾脏和肠道中发现了结核病变。组织学检查显示有肉芽肿及相关抗酸杆菌。其病史和病变情况不同寻常，因为在任何一个特定病变中发现的细菌都很少，尸检时这些鸟的肉质都很好，并且观察到同一组中6月龄的5只鸟小肠中有抗酸杆菌。分离出了鸟分枝杆菌并尝试进行血清分型，但菌落过于干燥无法进行血清分型。
