Nocardia species as a possible cause of ovine abortion.
An instance of ovine abortion is described in which focal placental lesions were caused by a Gram-positive branching filamentous organism. The organism was present in well oxygenated tissues and so is thought more likely to have been a Nocardia sp than an Actinomyces sp.
D000034:Abortion, Veterinary / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology / Q000662:veterinary*; D000818:Animals; D005260:Female; D009617:Nocardia Infections / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology / Q000662:veterinary*; D010920:Placenta / Q000473:pathology; D011247:Pregnancy; D012756:Sheep; D012757:Sheep Diseases / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology