Detection of Mycobacterium avium in pet birds Detecção de Mycobacterium avium em aves de companhia
The present study is a report on the presence of Mycobacterium avium in four birds of the psittaciform order kept as pets. Anatomopathological diagnosis showed lesions suggestive of the agent and presence of alcohol-acid resistant bacilli (AARB) shown by the Ziehl-Neelsen staining. The identificatio...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Sociedade Brasileira de Microbiologia
2009-06-01
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| Series: | Brazilian Journal of Microbiology |
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| Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1517-83822009000200011 |