GRANULOMATOUS ENCEPHALOMYELITIS IN A FALSE GHARIAL (TOMISTOMA SCHLEGELII) ASSOCIATED WITH A NOVELCHLAMYDIASPECIES
Authors:
- Marjorie BercierMBMarjorie Bercier
- Darryl J. HeardDHDarryl J. Heard
- Alexandra M. GoeAGAlexandra M. Goe
- Ember EppersonEEEmber Epperson
- Jeffrey R. AbbottJAJeffrey R. Abbott
- April L. ChildressACApril L. Childress
- James F. X. WellehanJWJames F. X. Wellehan
- 1 June 2017
- journal article
- case report
- Published by American Association of Zoo Veterinarians in Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine
- Vol. 48 (2) , 563-567
Abstract
A 5-yr-old, captive, hatched, female false gharial (Tomistoma schlegelii) presented with a 1-mo history of cervical spinal curvature. Antemortem diagnostics, including blood work, electromyography, muscle biopsies, and advanced imaging tests, were either within reference ranges or did not identify any specific etiology. Necropsy revealed extensive, marked, chronic granulomatous encephalomyelitis along with neuronal necrosis, rarefaction, gliosis, and astrocytosis of the white and gray matter of the cerebrum, cerebellum, brainstem, and spinal cord. Pan-chlamydiae polymerase chain reaction protocols for the 16S ribosomal RNA and ompA genes were performed on samples of spinal cord and brain, and both resulted in amplicons. Sequencing of the products revealed that they were positive for a novel Chlamydia species. Infections by members of the phylum Chlamydiae have been reported in a diverse range of vertebrate hosts, including crocodilians. Chlamydia spp. infections are likely underdiagnosed because ...Keywords
This publication has 16 references indexed in Scilit:
- A RESTful API for Access to Phylogenetic Tools via the CIPRES Science GatewayEvolutionary Bioinformatics, 2015
- An outbreak of chlamydiosis in farmed Indopacific crocodiles (Crocodylus porosus) : clinical communicationJournal of the South African Veterinary Association, 2008
- Improved accuracy of multiple ncRNA alignment by incorporating structural information into a MAFFT-based frameworkBMC Bioinformatics, 2008
- Evidence of infection in tortoises by Chlamydia-like organisms that are genetically distinct from known Chlamydiaceae speciesVeterinary Research Communications, 2005
- Identification of Chlamydophila Pneumoniae in an Emerald Tree Boa, Corallus CaninusJournal of Veterinary Diagnostic Investigation, 2004
- AN EPIZOOTIC OF CHRONIC REGURGITATION ASSOCIATED WITH CHLAMYDOPHILOSIS IN RECENTLY IMPORTED EMERALD TREE BOAS (CORALLUS CANINUS)Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine, 2003
- Diseases of farmed crocodiles and ostrichesScientific and Technical Review, 2002
- Emended description of the order Chlamydiales, proposal of Parachlamydiaceae fam. nov. and Simkaniaceae fam. nov., each containing one monotypic genus, revised taxonomy of the family Chlamydiaceae, including a new genus and five new species, and standards for the identification of organismsInternational Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology, 1999
- Chlamydiosis in Mariculture-reared Green Sea Turtles (Chelonia mydas)Veterinary Pathology, 1994
- Chlamydial and Poxvirus Infections of Circulating Monocytes of a Flap-necked Chameleon (Chamaeleo dilepis)Journal of Wildlife Diseases, 1990