Mycobacterium thermoresistibile: extrapulmonary infection in a cat.
The first evidence of the potential pathogenicity of Mycobacterium thermoresistibile in cats is presented. This mycobacterium was isolated repeatedly from intra- and subcutaneous nodules, aspirated fluid from fluctuating skin lesions, and lymph nodes. The distinctive characteristics of the cultured organisms matched those of M. thermoresistibile.
D000818:Animals; D002371:Cat Diseases / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000473:pathology; D002415:Cats; D005260:Female; D009161:Mycobacterium / Q000254:growth & development / Q000472:pathogenicity; D009164:Mycobacterium Infections / Q000662:veterinary*