A non-hemolytic, group B Streptococcus infection of cultured bullfrogs, Rana catesbeiana, in Brazil.
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
1-1-1983
Abstract
A systemic streptococcal infection in cultured bullfrogs in Brazil was characterized by necrotizing splenitis and hepatitis with hepatic and renal hemorrhage. A non-hemolytic Group B Streptococcus appeared to be the cause of the lesions, and the stimulus for the splenic reticuloendothelial hyperplasia observed in the animals. Stress may have been a factor in the development of the pathological condition.
Publication Source (Journal or Book title)
Journal of wildlife diseases
First Page
180
Last Page
184
Recommended Citation
Amborski, R., Snider, T., Thune, R., & Culley, D. (1983). A non-hemolytic, group B Streptococcus infection of cultured bullfrogs, Rana catesbeiana, in Brazil.. Journal of wildlife diseases, 19 (3), 180-184. https://doi.org/10.7589/0090-3558-19.3.180