Acute pneumonia in a Syrian hamster: isolation of a Corynebacterium species.
A respiratory tract illness was detected in a 1-year-old male Syrian hamster; after it failed to respond to antibiotic therapy, the hamster was euthanized by CO2 administration. Postmortem examination revealed acute edematous pneumonia, and Corynebacterium paulometabulum was isolated from the lungs.
D000208:Acute Disease; D000818:Animals; D003352:Corynebacterium / Q000302:isolation & purification; D003354:Corynebacterium Infections / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology / Q000662:veterinary*; D006224:Cricetinae; D008168:Lung / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D008647:Mesocricetus; D018410:Pneumonia, Bacterial / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology / Q000662:veterinary*; D012376:Rodent Diseases / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000473:pathology