title: Fatal Streptococcus anginosus-associated pneumonia in a captive Sumatran orangutan (Pongo abelii).
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Bacterial infections commonly affect the lungs and air sacs of orangutans; culture and identification is rarely performed and may have clinical relevance.
  
  
  METHODS
  Necropsy, histopathology and bacterial culture were performend on a captive adult male Sumatran orangutan with chronic air sacculitis. Bacterial speciation was confirmed by sequencing of the 16s-23s ribosomal DNA spacer region.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Necropsy revealed severe suppurative pneumonia. Moderate growth of Streptoccocus anginosus was recovered from the lungs.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  This is the first report of S. anginosus as a cause of fatal suppurative pneumonia in a non-human primate.
authors.affiliation: The Ohio State University College of Veterinary Medicine, Columbus, OH, USA.
authors.forename: E A
authors.initials: EA
authors.lastname: Ihms
authors.forename: J B
authors.initials: JB
authors.lastname: Daniels
authors.forename: C S
authors.initials: CS
authors.lastname: Koivisto
authors.forename: M T
authors.initials: MT
authors.lastname: Barrie
authors.forename: D S
authors.initials: DS
authors.lastname: Russell
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D018420:Ape Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology / Q000503:physiopathology; D004269:DNA, Bacterial / Q000235:genetics; D021903:DNA, Ribosomal Spacer / Q000235:genetics; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D008297:Male; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D018410:Pneumonia, Bacterial / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000382:microbiology / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000662:veterinary*; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction / Q000662:veterinary; D057080:Pongo abelii; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA; D013290:Streptococcal Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000382:microbiology / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000662:veterinary*; D034366:Streptococcus anginosus / Q000145:classification / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification*
chemical_list: D004269:DNA, Bacterial; D021903:DNA, Ribosomal Spacer
keywords: Milleri group streptococci; air sacculitis; non-human primate; sinusitis