title: Colibacillosis in a New Zealand white rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus).
abstract: Colibacillosis is a disease caused by Escherichia coli in a variety of animals, including humans. Rabbit colibacillosis is infrequent or with an incipient description in Chile. Here, we describe an E. coli case in a white New Zealand rabbit at an animal facility in Santiago, Chile. Necropsy, histology, bacteriology, and 16S sequencing indicated an E. coli systemic infection. Phylogenetic analysis suggested that this E. coli J305 isolate is closely related to Shigella spp.
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Sciences, Universidad Mayor, Chile. melsaravia@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Melissa
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Saravia
authors.forename: Cristopher
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Segovia
authors.forename: Katherinne
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Valderrama
authors.forename: Javier
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Santander
mesh_terms: D000825:Animal Structures / Q000473:pathology; D000818:Animals; D002677:Chile; D016000:Cluster Analysis; D004269:DNA, Bacterial / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics; D004275:DNA, Ribosomal / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics; D004926:Escherichia coli / Q000145:classification / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D004927:Escherichia coli Infections / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology / Q000662:veterinary*; D006651:Histocytochemistry; D008853:Microscopy; D010802:Phylogeny; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S / Q000235:genetics; D011817:Rabbits; D018805:Sepsis / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology / Q000662:veterinary*; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA
chemical_list: D004269:DNA, Bacterial; D004275:DNA, Ribosomal; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S