CUTANEOUS AND PULMONARY MYCOSIS IN GREEN ANACONDAS (EUNCECTES MURINUS)

Two dead, captive green anacondas (Eunectes murinus), including one male and one female, submitted for necropsy were in poor body condition, having multiple, scattered, dark red foci on the scales and mottled lungs. Both snakes had severe mycotic dermatitis. In addition, the male snake had mycotic s...

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Published in:Journal of zoo and wildlife medicine 2004-12, Vol.35 (4), p.557-561
Main Authors: Miller, Debra L, Radi, Zaher A, Stiver, Shane L, Thornhill, Timothy D
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Alternaria - isolation & purification
Anaconda
Anacondas
Animal Husbandry - methods
Animals
Animals, Zoo
Aspergillus - isolation & purification
Boidae - microbiology
BRIEF COMMUNICATIONS
Dermatomycoses - diagnosis
Dermatomycoses - pathology
Dermatomycoses - veterinary
Eunectes murinus
Fatal Outcome
Female
fungal disease
Fungal infections
Fungi
Fungi - classification
Fungi - isolation & purification
Fungi - pathogenicity
Hyphae
Kidney - pathology
Lung - microbiology
Lung - pathology
Lung Diseases, Fungal - diagnosis
Lung Diseases, Fungal - pathology
Lung Diseases, Fungal - veterinary
Lungs
Male
Pathogens
reptile
Reptiles
Skin
Skin - microbiology
Skin - pathology
Snakes
Spleen - pathology
Trichophyton - isolation & purification
Verticillium - isolation & purification
Zoos
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Summary:Two dead, captive green anacondas (Eunectes murinus), including one male and one female, submitted for necropsy were in poor body condition, having multiple, scattered, dark red foci on the scales and mottled lungs. Both snakes had severe mycotic dermatitis. In addition, the male snake had mycotic stomatitis, and the female snake had mycotic pneumonia. Trichophyton sp., Verticillium sp., and Alternaria sp. were isolated from the dermal lesions. The pulmonary lesions were morphologically consistent with Aspergillus sp. Bacterial organisms isolated from skin and internal organs included Chryseobacterium meningosepticum, Stenotrophomonas maltophilia, Aeromonas hydrophila, and Providencia rettgeri. Mycotic diseases can be devastating to reptiles, and suboptimal husbandry and captivity were likely the predisposing factors that led to opportunistic invasion in these snakes.
ISSN:1042-7260
1937-2825
DOI:10.1638/03-096