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Experimental Alimentary Infection of Anole Lizards (Anolis carolinensis) with Mycobacterium Ulcerans *

1976; American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene; Volume: 25; Issue: 4 Linguagem: Inglês

10.4269/ajtmh.1976.25.630

1476-1645

Leonard C. Marcus, K. D. Stottmeier, Richard H. Morrow,

Tuberculosis Research and Epidemiology

Pathogenic Mycobacterium ulcerans were recovered from the stool of anole lizards up to 11 days after inoculation by stomach tube. M. ulcerans was isolated from the liver of 3 of 20 lizards and acid fast bacteria were seen in the mucosa of intrahepatic bile ducts in 2 of these 10 weeks post-inoculation. These results provide equivocal support for our hypothesis that herpetofauna are a reservoir of infection with M. ulcerans.