title: An unusual case of spinal cord restricted mycobacteriosis in a European mink.
abstract: Granulomatous myelitis due to infection with  Mycobacterium avium  was diagnosed in a 4-year-old male neutered European mink (Mustela lutreola). The causative agent was detected by an acid-fast stain and further characterized by polymerase chain reaction and DNA sequencing of the PCR product. A thorough histological evaluation of the remaining organs revealed no granulomatous lesions or detectable acid-fast organisms. Although minks are generally highly susceptible for mycobacteria, localised infections, especially of the central nervous system, are unusual and may represent an atypical chronic form of the disease.
authors: Department of Pathology, University of Veterinary Medicine Hannover, Bünteweg 17, D-30559 Hannover, Germany.
authors: D
authors: D
authors: Schaudien
authors: C
authors: C
authors: Flieshardt
authors: I
authors: I
authors: Moser
authors: H
authors: H
authors: Hotzel
authors: A
authors: A
authors: Tipold
authors: M
authors: M
authors: Bleyer
authors: M
authors: M
authors: Hewicker-Trautwein
authors: W
authors: W
authors: Baumgärtner
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001921:Brain / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D008907:Mink / Q000382:microbiology*; D009162:Mycobacterium avium / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D009187:Myelitis / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology / Q000662:veterinary*; D013118:Spinal Cord Diseases / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology / Q000662:veterinary*; D020306:Tuberculosis, Central Nervous System / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology / Q000662:veterinary*