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Yersiniosis due to infection by Yersinia pseudotuberculosis 4b in captive meerkats ( Suricata suricatta ) in Japan

2015; SAGE Publishing; Volume: 27; Issue: 5 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1177/1040638715596035

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Shinichi Nakamura, Hideki HAYASHIDANI, Aya Yonezawa, Isao Suzuki, Yumi Une,

Leptospirosis research and findings

Two meerkats ( Suricata suricatta) housed in the same zoological garden in Japan died due to Yersinia pseudotuberculosis serotype 4b infection. Gross and microscopic lesions included necrotizing enteritis and enlargement of the spleen and liver with multifocal necrosis. Inflammatory cells, primarily neutrophils, and nuclear debris were associated with clusters of Gram-negative bacilli. Additionally, there were aberrant organism forms that were larger than bacilli and appeared as basophilic globular bodies. Immunohistochemical examination showed that the bacilli and globular bodies were strongly positive for Y. pseudotuberculosis O4 antigen. The globular bodies were considered a shape-changed form of Y. pseudotuberculosis, and these morphologically abnormal bacteria could present a diagnostic challenge.