title: Isolation of Aeromonas hydrophila from a captive caracal lynx (Felis caracal).
abstract: Aeromonas hydrophila was isolated from the internal organs of a captive caracal lynx (Felis caracal) which died of acute septicemia. Grossly, patchy areas of focal necrosis were found in the lungs, liver and kidney; there was ulceration in the stomach and intestines. Microscopically, lesions contained cellular debris, neutrophils, lymphocytes and gram-negative bacilli. This is the first report of isolation of Aeromonas hydrophila from a captive wild animal in Nigeria.
authors.affiliation: Diagnostic Department, National Veterinary Research Institute, Vom, Nigeria.
authors.forename: R A
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Ocholi
authors.forename: T H
authors.initials: TH
authors.lastname: Spencer
mesh_terms: D000333:Aeromonas / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D000818:Animals; D000836:Animals, Zoo / Q000382:microbiology; D002335:Carnivora / Q000382:microbiology*; D005260:Female; D018805:Sepsis / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology / Q000662:veterinary*