<i>Aliarcobacter butzleri</i> colitis in rhesus macaques (<i>Macaca mulatta</i>).

ABSTRACT: Aliarcobacter butzleri is a Campylobacter-like bacteria associated with watery diarrhea in humans and is infrequently reported in nonhuman primate (NHP) populations. While clinical and microscopic features in humans are indistinguishable from Campylobacter spp. infection, descriptions of A. butzleri-associated colitis in NHP are lacking. Here, we describe the clinical and pathological features of diarrhea and colitis associated with A. butzleri in rhesus macaques using a retrospective approach. Over a 3-year period, A. butzleri was isolated from 10 macaques with diarrhea. Five of the 10 were submitted for necropsy and had features of chronic enterocolitis, consistent with existing literature. However, 40% (2/5) of the cases were characterized by ul

SUBMITTER: Myers AK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12873761 | biostudies-literature | 2026 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature