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Macrorhabdus ornithogaster in ostrich, rhea, canary, zebra finch, free range chicken, turkey, guinea-fowl, columbina pigeon, toucan, chuckar partridge and experimental infection in chicken, japanese quail and mice
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Arq. Bras. Med. Vet. Zootec. | |
| Martins,N.R.S.; Horta,A.C.; Siqueira,A.M.; Lopes,S.Q.; Resende,J.S.; Jorge,M.A.; Assis,R.A.; Martins,N.E.; Fernandes,A.A.; Barrios,P.R.; Costa,T.J.R.; Guimarães,L.M.C.. |
| Since 2000, Macrorhabdus ornithogaster "megabacteriosis" has been diagnosed in the avian diseases laboratory in a diversity of avian species and varied spectrum of disease. The disease in some species (chickens, turkeys, guinea fowls) was clinically characterized by emaciation, prostration, loss of appetite, cachexia and death, with a typically chronic course. A more acute disease was observed in finches (canary-Serinus and zebra-Taeniopygia) and budgerigars (Melopsittacus undulatus). The large rod shaped organism, visible from 100 times magnification, with and without staining, could be detected in sick and also in reasonably normal individuals of some species, such as chickens, turkeys, quails and pigeons. In rheas (Rhea americana), ostriches (Struthio... |
| Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: Macrorhabdus ornithogaster; Megabacteria; Ostrich; Rhea; Canary; Budgerigar; Zebra finch; Industrial broiler; Free range chicken; Turkey; Guinea-fowl; Domestic pigeon; Ruddy ground-dove; Toucan; Chuckar partridge. |
| Ano: 2006 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0102-09352006000300001 |
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