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T1 Clinical and Pathological Findings Associated with Mycobacteriosis in Captive Syngnathids
A1 Montero, Estefanía
A1 Rojo Solís, Carlos
A1 de Castro, Noelia
A1 Fernández, Miguel
A1 Pérez Pérez, Valentín
A1 Corpa, Juan M.
A1 Ortega, Joaquín
A2 Sanidad Animal
K1 Sanidad animal
K1 Granuloma
K1 Mycobacteriosis
K1 Mycobacterium chelonae
K1 Mycobacterium fortuitum
K1 Mycobacterium marinum
K1 Pathology
K1 Pipefish
K1 Sea dragon
K1 Seahorse
K1 Syngnathids
K1 3109 Ciencias Veterinarias
AB [EN] Mycobacteriosis is an important disease that affects captive and wild aquatic fish. Syngnathids are susceptible to infection by non-tuberculous mycobacteria. The aim of this study was to describe clinical signs, and macroscopic and histological lesions in 25 syngnathids and the molecular characterization of the causative mycobacteria. Clinical presentation ranged from sudden death to non-specific signs, including anorexia, poor body condition, weight loss and marked dyspnea with increased respiratory effort and rate. Gross lesions were mostly ulcers on the tail and small white nodules in the liver, coelomic cavity and inside the eye. The most affected organs were gills, liver, intestine and coelomic mesentery. Microscopic lesions consisted of areas of multifocal to diffuse granulomatous inflammation and bacterial emboli with numerous intralesional acid-fast bacilli. Epithelioid cells, multinucleated giant cells, lymphocytes and fibrous connective tissue, which are commonly observed in granulomatous inflammation, were not observed here. In the real-time PCR, M. fortuitum, M. chelonae and M. marinum common primers, Mycobacterium spp. were detected in 4, 7 and 14 individuals, respectively. In addition, this is the first description of mycobacteriosis found in Syngnathus acus
PB MDPI
LK https://hdl.handle.net/10612/18724
UL https://hdl.handle.net/10612/18724
NO Montero, E., Rojo-Solís, C., de Castro, N., Fernández, M., Pérez, V., Corpa, J. M., & Ortega, J. (2022). Clinical and Pathological Findings Associated with Mycobacteriosis in Captive Syngnathids. Animals, 12(23). https://doi.org/10.3390/ANI12233259
DS BULERIA. Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de León
RD 17-may-2024