First case report of pustules associated with Escherichia fergusonii in the chinese pangolin (Manis pentadactyla aurita).

ABSTRACT:

Background

Escherichia fergusonii is a common conditionally pathogenic bacterium that infects humans and animals. E. fergusonii has been reported to cause diarrhea, respiratory disease, and septicemia, but it is rarely reported to cause skin infections in animals. E. fergusonii has been isolated from the skin and muscular tissue of Chinese pangolin (Manis pentadactyla aurita). To date, there have been no reports of Chinese pangolins with clinical signs of skin diseases.

Case presentation

This case report describes the clinical case of a subadult (bodyweight: 1.1 kg) female Chinese pangolin from wild rescue with pustules and subcutaneous suppurative infection due to E. fergusonii in the abdominal skin. Bacterial culture, Biochemical analysis, PCR and histopathology were utili

SUBMITTER: An F 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10163759 | biostudies-literature | 2023 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature