Isolation of Escherichia fergusonii from the feces and internal organs of a goat with diarrhea.
A fecal sample from a 42-year-old goat with a 2-month history of poor weight gain and diarrhea yielded a moderate growth of an organism resembling Salmonella spp. on MacConkey agar. The organism was identified as Escherichia fergusonii. The animal was euthanized. Samples of intestine, lung, liver, and kidney yielded the same organism, E. fergusonii.
Hariharan
Harry
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Department of Pathology and Microbiology, Atlantic Veterinary College, University of Prince Edward Island, 550 University Ave. Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island C1A 4P3. hhariharan@upei.ca
López
Alfonso
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Conboy
Gary
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Coles
Mada
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Muirhead
Tammy
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D000818:Animals; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D003967:Diarrhea / Q000382:microbiology / Q000662:veterinary*; D004756:Enterobacteriaceae Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000382:microbiology / Q000662:veterinary*; D004925:Escherichia / Q000145:classification / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005243:Feces / Q000382:microbiology*; D015511:Goat Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000382:microbiology*; D006041:Goats; D008297:Male; D009928:Organ Specificity