Lesions of tuberculosis in mountain whitefish (Prosopium williamsoni).
Lesions of tuberculosis in mountain whitefish (Prosopium williamsoni) were present in all visceral organs. The tubercles were composed of large rounded macrophages which contained numerous intracytoplasmic acid-fast bacilli. The lesions were not encapsulated and mineralization was not observed.
D000818:Animals; D005393:Fish Diseases / Q000473:pathology*; D007668:Kidney / Q000473:pathology; D008099:Liver / Q000473:pathology; D009164:Mycobacterium Infections / Q000473:pathology / Q000662:veterinary*