Colibacillosis in a New Zealand white rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus)

Melissa Saravia; Cristopher Segovia; Katherinne Valderrama; Javier Santander

doi:10.3855/jidc.8807

Colibacillosis in a New Zealand white rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus)

Authors

Melissa Saravia Faculty of Sciences, Universidad Mayor, Chile
Cristopher Segovia Faculty of Sciences, Memorial University of Newfoundland, Canada
Katherinne Valderrama Faculty of Sciences, Memorial University of Newfoundland, Canada
Javier Santander Faculty of Sciences, Universidad Mayor, Chile

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3855/jidc.8807

Keywords:

Rabbit, Escherichia coli, colibacillosis, New Zealand

Abstract

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.

Author Biographies

Melissa Saravia, Faculty of Sciences, Universidad Mayor, Chile

Attending Veterinarian, Animal Facility, Universidad Mayor

Cristopher Segovia, Faculty of Sciences, Memorial University of Newfoundland, Canada

PhD(c), Integrative Genomics and Bioinformatics

Javier Santander, Faculty of Sciences, Universidad Mayor, Chile

Assistant Professor, Department of Ocean Sciences, Memorial University of Newfoundland, Canada. Adjunct Faculty of Sciences, Universidad Mayor, Chile

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2017-02-28

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Saravia M, Segovia C, Valderrama K, Santander J (2017) Colibacillosis in a New Zealand white rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus). J Infect Dev Ctries 11:203–206. doi: 10.3855/jidc.8807

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Vol. 11 No. 02: February 2017

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Case Reports

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