Open AccessDermatophilus congolensis associated bronchopneumonia in an alpaca
Author(s) -
Horadagoda Neil U.,
Biasutti Sara,
Gimeno Marina,
Dart Andrew
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
veterinary medicine and science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.485
H-Index - 11
ISSN - 2053-1095
DOI - 10.1002/vms3.213
Subject(s) - bronchopneumonia , pathology , biology , medicine
A severe, chronic, locally extensive granulomatous bronchopneumonia was diagnosed on post‐mortem and histopathological examination of an adult alpaca. Dermatophilus congolensis organisms were isolated from the lungs and genotypic identification of aerobic culture was confirmed by sequence analysis of the entire 16S rDNA gene. This is the first report of D. congolensis ‐associated bronchopneumonia in any species.