DESCRIPTION OF OSTEOMYELITIS LESIONS ASSOCIATED WITH ACTINOMYCES-PYOGENES INFECTION IN THE PROXIMAL TIBIA OF ADULT MALE TURKEYS

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作者
BRINTON, MK
SCHELLBERG, LC
JOHNSON, JB
FRANK, RK
HALVORSON, DA
NEWMAN, JA
机构
[1] UNIV MINNESOTA,COLL VET MED,DEPT PATHOBIOL,ST PAUL,MN 55108
[2] UNIV MINNESOTA,COLL VET MED,DEPT DIAGNOST INVEST,ST PAUL,MN 55108
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10.2307/1591485
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S85 [动物医学(兽医学)];
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0906 ;
摘要
Actinomyces pyogenes was isolated from osteomyelitis lesions from the proximal tibia of mature tom turkeys. Gram-stained impression smears of the lesions resulted in bacteria that appeared as club-shaped, gram-positive pleomorphic rods. The bacteria grew better in a reduced-oxygen environment. The lesions were well demarcated and cavernous, ranging from purulent to caseous in consistency.
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