Oral Abscess Caused by Chryseobacterium indologenes in Ball Python (Python regius); A Case Report.

ABSTRACT: Chryseobacterium indologenes is an opportunistic pathogen isolated from human infections and, rarely, from some aquatic animals. A 3-year-old male ball python (Python regius) was admitted to the veterinary clinic by a pet owner because of acute respiratory and swallowing failure. During physical examinations, oral secretions and abscesses were observed in the mouth cavity and throat of the animal. After microbiological analysis including isolation, identification, and 16s rRNA sequencing, C. indologenes was detected as the main cause of the oral abscess in this case. Phylogenetic relatedness analysis showed a close relationship between this isolate and other strains isolated from human infections. Antimicrobial susceptibility testing revealed that the isolate was multi-drug resistant. Howe

SUBMITTER: Tamai IA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8230243 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature