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Verrucous endocarditis due to Escherichia coli in a Persian cat
Author(s) -
De Jonghe S.,
Ducatelle R.,
Haesebrouck F.,
Roels S.
Publication year - 1998
Publication title -
veterinary record
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.261
H-Index - 99
eISSN - 2042-7670
pISSN - 0042-4900
DOI - 10.1136/vr.143.11.305
Subject(s) - endocarditis , medicine , escherichia coli , giemsa stain , microbiology and biotechnology , pathology , surgery , biology , biochemistry , gene
Verrucous endocarditis of the aortic valves was diagnosed postmortem in a Persian cat that died after showing clinical signs of dyspnoea, hypothermia and anorexia. Bacterial colonies were evident on Giemsa‐stained sections of the valves and Escherichia coli was isolated from the endocarditis lesions.