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Pulmonary mycobacteriosis caused by Mycobacterium intracellulare in a Tasmanian devil ( Sarcophilus harrisii )
Author(s) -
Michael SA,
Sangster CR
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
australian veterinary journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.382
H-Index - 59
eISSN - 1751-0813
pISSN - 0005-0423
DOI - 10.1111/j.1751-0813.2010.00589.x
Subject(s) - biology , pathology , medicine
The health of captive Tasmanian devils ( Sarcophilus harrisii ) is currently of increased interest because wild populations are being decimated by the spread of devil facial tumour disease. This report describes the pathology of an aged captive Tasmanian devil that had a pulmonary mycobacterial infection caused by Mycobacterium intracellulare in addition to multiple neoplastic processes.