Isolation of Streptococcus cuniculi from corneal lesion in laboratory-raised mice

• Main Authors: Tiong, Vunjia, Loong, Shih-Keng, Wali, Haryanti Azura Mohamad, Tan, Kim-Kee, Jee, Pui-Fong, Lim, Fang-Shiang, Khoo, Jing-Jing, Wong, Pooi-Fong, Chang, Li-Yen, Abubakar, Sazaly
• Format: Article
• Published: Japanese Society of Veterinary Science 2021
• Subjects: QR Microbiology; R Medicine; Theories of disease. Etiology. Pathogenesis
• Online Access: http://eprints.um.edu.my/34392/

Corneal lesions appearing as white mass beneath intact epithelium, with ocular discharge in one mouse, was observed in a batch of laboratory-raised BALB/c mice (n=9 of 56). The affected mice remained active, well-groomed and had normal appetite. Isolates recovered from swab cultures of the external...