title: Mycobacterium szulgai infection in a captive population of African clawed frogs (Xenopus tropicalis).
abstract: A colony of captive Xenopus tropicalis became infected with Mycobacterium szulgai. Clinical signs, when observed, were lethargy, weight loss, and emaciation. Visceral granulomas were common findings at laparoscopy and necropsy. The diagnosis of mycobacteriosis was based on histologic appearance and Ziehl-Neelsen staining of tissues. The identification of M. szulgai organisms was based on comparison of the 16S rRNA gene sequence with several GenBank databases. There have been no reports of this mycobacterial species as the causative agent of naturally occurring disease in amphibians.
authors.affiliation: Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle-Menagerie du Jardin des Plantes, 57 rue Cuvier, 75005 Paris, France.
authors.forename: Norin
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Chai
authors.forename: Lionel
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Deforges
authors.forename: Wladimir
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Sougakoff
authors.forename: Chantal
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Truffot-Pernot
authors.forename: Amaury
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: De Luze
authors.forename: Barbara
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Demeneix
authors.forename: Marie
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Clément
authors.forename: Marie Claude
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Bomsel
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000836:Animals, Zoo; D005260:Female; D008297:Male; D009165:Mycobacterium Infections, Nontuberculous / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000662:veterinary*; D009170:Nontuberculous Mycobacteria / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D012329:RNA, Bacterial / Q000737:chemistry*; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S / Q000737:chemistry; D014981:Xenopus / Q000382:microbiology*
chemical_list: D012329:RNA, Bacterial; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S