Morganelliasis pneumonia in a captive jaguar

J Wildl Dis. 2002 Jan;38(1):199-201. doi: 10.7589/0090-3558-38.1.199.

Abstract

Suppurative bronchopneumonia was discovered in a 6-yr-old male jaguar (Panthera onca onca) that died after a 1 wk history of anorexia, depression, and respiratory difficulty. Morganella morganii was isolated as a pure culture from the lung, spleen, and heart blood. This is the first record of M. morganii induced pneumonia in a jaguar.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Bronchopneumonia / microbiology
  • Bronchopneumonia / pathology
  • Bronchopneumonia / veterinary*
  • Carnivora*
  • Enterobacteriaceae Infections / microbiology
  • Enterobacteriaceae Infections / pathology
  • Enterobacteriaceae Infections / veterinary*
  • Fatal Outcome
  • Male
  • Morganella morganii / isolation & purification*
  • Morganella morganii / pathogenicity