Pulmonary mycobacteriosis caused by Mycobacterium intracellulare in a Tasmanian devil (Sarcophilus harrisii).
The health of captive Tasmanian devils (Sarcophilus harrisii) is currently of increased interest because wild populations are being decimated by the spread of devil facial tumour disease. This report describes the pathology of an aged captive Tasmanian devil that had a pulmonary mycobacterial infection caused by Mycobacterium intracellulare in addition to multiple neoplastic processes.
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University of Sydney, New South Wales 2006, Australia. sarah.a.michael@gmail.com
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D000818:Animals; D000836:Animals, Zoo; D005145:Face / Q000473:pathology; D005153:Facial Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000382:microbiology / Q000662:veterinary*; D005260:Female; D008394:Marsupialia; D015269:Mycobacterium avium Complex / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D015270:Mycobacterium avium-intracellulare Infection / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000382:microbiology / Q000662:veterinary*; D014376:Tuberculosis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000382:microbiology / Q000662:veterinary*