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Acute pneumonia in a Syrian hamster: isolation of a Corynebacterium species
1Department of Laboratory Animal Medicine, Louisiana State University School of Veterinary Medicine, Baton Rouge 70803, USA.
Laboratory Animal Science
|August 1, 1995
Abstract:
A respiratory tract illness was detected in a 1-year-old male Syrian hamster; after it failed to respond to antibiotic therapy, the hamster was euthanized by CO2 administration. Postmortem examination revealed acute edematous pneumonia, and Corynebacterium paulometabulum was isolated from the lungs.