A non-hemolytic, group B Streptococcus infection of cultured bullfrogs, Rana catesbeiana, in Brazil.
A systemic streptococcal infection in cultured bullfrogs in Brazil was characterized by necrotizing splenitis and hepatitis with hepatic and renal hemorrhage. A non-hemolytic Group B Streptococcus appeared to be the cause of the lesions, and the stimulus for the splenic reticuloendothelial hyperplasia observed in the animals. Stress may have been a factor in the development of the pathological condition.
D000818:Animals; D001938:Brazil; D007668:Kidney / Q000473:pathology; D008099:Liver / Q000473:pathology; D011892:Rana catesbeiana; D013154:Spleen / Q000473:pathology; D013290:Streptococcal Infections / Q000473:pathology / Q000662:veterinary*; D013292:Streptococcus agalactiae