title: Osteomyelitis associated with Nocardiopsis composta in a dog.
abstract: We report the first detection of Nocardiopsis composta in association with osteomyelitis in a young male miniature Australian shepherd dog. Findings included suppurative osteomyelitis containing intralesional Fite's acid fast bacilli, aerobic culture of branching Gram-positive rods, and positive identification via phenotypic analysis and 16S rDNA sequencing.
authors.affiliation: Nebraska Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory, School of Veterinary and Biomedical Sciences, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Fair Street and East Campus Loop, Lincoln, Nebraska 68583-0907, USA.
authors.forename: Elisa N
authors.initials: EN
authors.lastname: Salas
authors.affiliation: Nebraska Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory, School of Veterinary and Biomedical Sciences, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Fair Street and East Campus Loop, Lincoln, Nebraska 68583-0907, USA.
authors.forename: Debra
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Royal
authors.affiliation: Nebraska Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory, School of Veterinary and Biomedical Sciences, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Fair Street and East Campus Loop, Lincoln, Nebraska 68583-0907, USA.
authors.forename: Lance
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Kurz
authors.affiliation: Nebraska Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory, School of Veterinary and Biomedical Sciences, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Fair Street and East Campus Loop, Lincoln, Nebraska 68583-0907, USA.
authors.forename: J Dustin
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Loy
mesh_terms: D000192:Actinomycetales / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D000193:Actinomycetales Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000662:veterinary*; D000818:Animals; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D004283:Dog Diseases / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000473:pathology; D004285:Dogs; D024881:Drug Resistance, Bacterial; D008297:Male; D010019:Osteomyelitis / Q000382:microbiology / Q000662:veterinary*; D012329:RNA, Bacterial / Q000235:genetics; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S / Q000235:genetics
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D012329:RNA, Bacterial; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S