Intestinal spirochetosis and giardiasis in a beagle pup with diarrhea.
This report describes the light microscopic and ultrastructural changes in a 3-month-old dog with naturally acquired intestinal spirochetosis and giardiasis. It was concluded that the pathogenetic characteristics of weakly beta-hemolytic spirochetes associated with colitis in this pup were similar to those associated with human and porcine spirochetal diarrhea.
Duhamel
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GE
Department of Veterinary and Biomedical Sciences, University of Nebraska-Lincoln 68583-0905, USA.
Hunsaker
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BD
Mathiesen
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MR
Moxley
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RA
D000818:Animals; D003106:Colon / Q000469:parasitology / Q000473:pathology / Q000648:ultrastructure; D003108:Colonic Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology / Q000662:veterinary*; D003967:Diarrhea / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology / Q000662:veterinary*; D004283:Dog Diseases / Q000469:parasitology / Q000473:pathology*; D004285:Dogs; D005872:Giardia / Q000302:isolation & purification; D005873:Giardiasis / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology / Q000662:veterinary*; D007411:Intestinal Diseases, Parasitic / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology / Q000662:veterinary*; D008297:Male; D013144:Spirochaetales / Q000302:isolation & purification; D013145:Spirochaetales Infections / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology / Q000662:veterinary*