Case Report: Pulmonary Mucormycosis (Phycomycosis) in a Chicken

Case Report: Pulmonary Mucormycosis (Phycomycosis) in a Chicken

Diagnosis of pulmonary mucormycosis in a 9-week-old male chicken, presented for slaughter in good condition, was based on histologic demonstration of the characteristic fungus organism in caseous granulomas. The organism causing these caseous lesions was differentiated from the causative agent of as...

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Veröffentlicht in:Avian diseases 1970-02, Vol.14 (1), p.179-183
Hauptverfasser: Migaki, G., Langheinrich, K. A., Garner, F. M.
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Chickens
Fungal infections
Fungi
Granuloma
Hyphae
Lesions
Lungs
Mucormycosis
Pathology
Zygomycosis
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Zusammenfassung:Diagnosis of pulmonary mucormycosis in a 9-week-old male chicken, presented for slaughter in good condition, was based on histologic demonstration of the characteristic fungus organism in caseous granulomas. The organism causing these caseous lesions was differentiated from the causative agent of aspergillosis, which is the most common mycotic lung disease in chickens.
ISSN:0005-2086
1938-4351
DOI:10.2307/1588569