Green algal peritonitis in 2 cows.
Peritonitis due to infections with green algae was diagnosed at slaughter (in Texas and South Dakota) in 2 cows. One cow also had a generalized lymphadenitis. The intralesional green algae were histologically similar to those previously associated with bovine lymphadenitis. Amplified and sequenced algal ITS2 genes had higher homology with the genus Scenedesmus than with Chlorella.
United States Department of Agriculture, Food Safety and Inspection Service, Office of Public Health Science, Eastern Laboratory, Athens, GA 30605, USA. scott.hafner@fsis.usda.gov
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D020418:Algal Proteins / Q000235:genetics; D000818:Animals; D001483:Base Sequence; D002417:Cattle; D002418:Cattle Diseases / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000473:pathology*; D000460:Chlorophyta / Q000235:genetics*; D004587:Electrophoresis, Agar Gel / Q000662:veterinary; D005260:Female; D008199:Lymphadenitis / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology / Q000662:veterinary*; D046529:Microscopy, Electron, Transmission / Q000662:veterinary; D025202:Molecular Diagnostic Techniques / Q000662:veterinary; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D010538:Peritonitis / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology / Q000662:veterinary*; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction / Q000662:veterinary; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA; D017385:Sequence Homology; D013023:South Dakota; D013781:Texas
D020418:Algal Proteins