title: A case of nontraumatic gas gangrene in a common marmoset (Callithrix jacchus).
abstract: The common marmoset is widely used in neuroscience and regenerative medicine research. However, information concerning common marmoset disorders, particularly infectious diseases, is scarce. Here, we report a case of a female common marmoset that died suddenly due to gas gangrene. The animal presented with gaseous abdominal distention at postmortem, and Clostridium perfringens type A was isolated from several tissues. Vacuoles, a Gram-positive bacteremia and intravascular hemolysis were observed microscopically in the muscles, liver and lungs. On the basis of these findings, we diagnosed nontraumatic gas gangrene caused by Clostridium perfringens type A in this common marmoset.
authors.affiliation: Pathological Analysis Center, Central Institute for Experimental Animals, 3-25-12 Tonomachi, Kawasaki-ku, Kawasaki, Kanagawa 210-0821, Japan.
authors.forename: Masahiko
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Yasuda
authors.forename: Takashi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Inoue
authors.forename: Masami
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ueno
authors.forename: Hanako
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Morita
authors.forename: Nobuhito
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Hayashimoto
authors.forename: Kenji
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kawai
authors.forename: Toshio
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Itoh
mesh_terms: D000005:Abdomen / Q000473:pathology; D000818:Animals; D002144:Callithrix; D003016:Clostridium perfringens / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005260:Female; D005738:Gas Gangrene / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology / Q000662:veterinary*; D008992:Monkey Diseases / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000473:pathology; D018482:Muscle, Skeletal / Q000473:pathology