Colibacillosis in a New Zealand white rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus)

Colibacillosis is a disease caused by Escherichia coli in a variety of animals, including humans. Rabbit colibacillosis is infrequent or with an incipient description in Chile. Here, we describe an E. coli case in a white New Zealand rabbit at an animal facility in Santiago, Chile. Necropsy, histolo...

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Main Authors: Melissa Saravia, Cristopher Segovia, Katherinne Valderrama, Javier Santander
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Language:English
Published: The Journal of Infection in Developing Countries 2017-02-01
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Online Access:https://jidc.org/index.php/journal/article/view/8807
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Cristopher Segovia
Katherinne Valderrama
Javier Santander
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description Colibacillosis is a disease caused by Escherichia coli in a variety of animals, including humans. Rabbit colibacillosis is infrequent or with an incipient description in Chile. Here, we describe an E. coli case in a white New Zealand rabbit at an animal facility in Santiago, Chile. Necropsy, histology, bacteriology, and 16S sequencing indicated an E. coli systemic infection. Phylogenetic analysis suggested that this E. coli J305 isolate is closely related to Shigella spp.
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spelling doaj-art-b4e47a934d2748f2aa3b0e8d76ef85922025-08-20T02:57:21ZengThe Journal of Infection in Developing CountriesJournal of Infection in Developing Countries1972-26802017-02-01110210.3855/jidc.8807Colibacillosis in a New Zealand white rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus)Melissa Saravia0Cristopher Segovia1Katherinne Valderrama2Javier Santander3Faculty of Sciences, Universidad Mayor, ChileFaculty of Sciences, Memorial University of Newfoundland, CanadaFaculty of Sciences, Memorial University of Newfoundland, CanadaFaculty of Sciences, Universidad Mayor, ChileColibacillosis is a disease caused by Escherichia coli in a variety of animals, including humans. Rabbit colibacillosis is infrequent or with an incipient description in Chile. Here, we describe an E. coli case in a white New Zealand rabbit at an animal facility in Santiago, Chile. Necropsy, histology, bacteriology, and 16S sequencing indicated an E. coli systemic infection. Phylogenetic analysis suggested that this E. coli J305 isolate is closely related to Shigella spp. https://jidc.org/index.php/journal/article/view/8807RabbitEscherichia colicolibacillosisNew Zealand
spellingShingle Melissa Saravia
Cristopher Segovia
Katherinne Valderrama
Javier Santander
Colibacillosis in a New Zealand white rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus)
Journal of Infection in Developing Countries
Rabbit
Escherichia coli
colibacillosis
New Zealand
title Colibacillosis in a New Zealand white rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus)
title_full Colibacillosis in a New Zealand white rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus)
title_fullStr Colibacillosis in a New Zealand white rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus)
title_full_unstemmed Colibacillosis in a New Zealand white rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus)
title_short Colibacillosis in a New Zealand white rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus)
title_sort colibacillosis in a new zealand white rabbit oryctolagus cuniculus
topic Rabbit
Escherichia coli
colibacillosis
New Zealand
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