Abstract
Nocardia otitidiscaviarum was cultured from the lung of an Alpine chamois (Rupicapra rupicapra rupicapra) with suppurative bronchopneumonia. This is the first report of both nocardiosis and Nocardia otitidiscaviarum in this wild ungulate species.
MeSH terms
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Animals
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Animals, Wild*
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Bronchopneumonia / microbiology
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Bronchopneumonia / veterinary*
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Female
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Italy
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Lung / microbiology
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Lung / pathology
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Nocardia / isolation & purification
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Nocardia / pathogenicity*
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Nocardia Infections / microbiology
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Nocardia Infections / veterinary*
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Rupicapra / microbiology*