title: [Proventriculitis in domestic fowl (Gallus gallus var. dom. L., 1758) caused by megabacteria].
abstract: Three cases of a disease similar to going light syndrome in budgerigars in a flock of young laying hens in Turkey are reported. In all cases megabacteria in association with E. coli could be isolated. The causing agent appeared to be large, rod-shaped, gram-positive or gram-labil, and catalase test positive bacteria with cytochromoxydase activity. Subcultivation of these bacteria could not be achieved.
authors.affiliation: Institut für Veterinärkontrolle und Forschung, Bornova.
authors.forename: O F
authors.initials: OF
authors.lastname: Mutlu
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Seçkin
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Ravelhofer
authors.forename: R A
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Hildebrand
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Grimm
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001715:Bird Diseases; D002645:Chickens; D004926:Escherichia coli / Q000302:isolation & purification; D004927:Escherichia coli Infections / Q000473:pathology / Q000662:veterinary*; D005260:Female; D005753:Gastric Mucosa / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology*; D010311:Parrots; D011201:Poultry Diseases; D011531:Proventriculus / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology*; D013272:Stomach Diseases / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology / Q000662:veterinary*; D014421:Turkey