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Bilateral lenticular E ncephalitozoon cuniculi infection in a snow leopard ( P anthera uncia )
Author(s) -
Scurrell Emma Jane,
Holding Ellen,
Hopper Jane,
Denk Daniela,
FuchsBaumgartinger Andrea,
Silbermayr Katja,
Nell Barbara
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
veterinary ophthalmology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.594
H-Index - 50
eISSN - 1463-5224
pISSN - 1463-5216
DOI - 10.1111/vop.12218
Subject(s) - polymerase chain reaction , snow leopard , pathology , histopathological examination , titer , antibody , biology , uveitis , medicine , microbiology and biotechnology , immunology , gene , biochemistry , predation , paleontology
Bilateral phacoclastic uveitis caused by lenticular infection with E ncephalitozoon cuniculi is described in a snow leopard. The diagnosis was made on histopathological and immunohistological examination of both eyes submitted after postmortem examination. There was a positive antibody titer for E . cuniculi (1:320). Polymerase chain reaction ( PCR ) and sequence analysis of formalin‐fixed, paraffin‐embedded ocular tissue detected the DNA of E . cuniculi , strain III . No other systemic lesions attributable to the E . cuniculi infection were identified.