Abstract
We report cytologic observations and isolation of Mycoplasma felis in September 1992 from the lower respiratory tract of a 3-week-old captive serval (Felis serval) cub with pneumonia, in Florida (USA). Septic, neutrophilic inflammation with a large, monomorphic population of unique, pleomorphic, intracellular and extracellular rods was diagnosed from a transtracheal wash. Mycoplasma felis was the only bacterium isolated in significant numbers from the transtracheal wash.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 691-694 |
Number of pages | 4 |
Journal | Journal of Wildlife Diseases |
Volume | 32 |
Issue number | 4 |
State | Published - Oct 1996 |
Keywords
- Felis serval
- Mycoplasma felis
- Mycoplasmosis
- Pneumonia
- Serval
- Transtracheal wash
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- veterinary(all)