Melioidosis in a galah (Cacatua roseicapilla).
A second case of a natural infection of melioidosis in a native bird is described. Pseudomonas pseudomallei was isolated in pure culture from the liver, spleen and intestinal contents of a galah (Cacatua roseicapilla). The case was characterised by focal granuloma formation, often associated with necrosis, in the brain, lungs, liver, spleen and kidneys.
D000818:Animals; D001715:Bird Diseases / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology; D001717:Birds; D008099:Liver / Q000382:microbiology; D008297:Male; D008554:Melioidosis / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology / Q000662:veterinary*; D011549:Pseudomonas / Q000302:isolation & purification