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T1 A CASE OF Aeromonas hydrophila INFECTION DUE TO CAPTIVITY-INDUCED STRESS IN A SPECTACLED CAIMAN ( C aiman crocodilus)
A1 K. T. Kim
A1 D. Kwak
JF Journal of Animal and Plant Sciences
JO JAPS
SN 1018-7081
VO 23
IS 6
SP 1761
OP 1763
YR 2013
FD 2013/12/01
DO DOI NA
AB <p>Aeromonas hydrophila is a facultative anaerobic, Gram-negative bacterium often regarded as an opportunistic pathogen in animals. A 4-year-old male spectacled caiman (Caiman crocodilus) died after 4 days of anorexia and depression. Necropsy was performed during which mild swelling and ash gray discoloration of the liver was observed. Additionally, the gall bladder was enlarged and elongated. Rod-shaped bacteria were found in the liver by Giemsa staining and identified as A. hydrophila. The animal had been exposed to stressful conditions prior to death, and decreased immune system functioning may have contributed to A. hydrophila infection of the animal.</p>
K1 Aeromonad, exhibition stress, pathology, spectacled caiman
PB Pakistan Agricultural Scientists Forum
LK https://thejaps.org.pk/AbstractView.aspx?mid=2013-JAPS-644