title: Isolation of Escherichia fergusonii from the feces and internal organs of a goat with diarrhea.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: 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
authors.forename: Harry
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Hariharan
authors.forename: Alfonso
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: López
authors.forename: Gary
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Conboy
authors.forename: Mada
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Coles
authors.forename: Tammy
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Muirhead
mesh_terms: 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