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<p><italic>Neisseria</italic> sp. is a Gram-negative diplococcus bacterium usually present on the mucosal surfaces of animals without causing an obvious pathology. The objective of this study was to report the isolation of <italic>Neisseria</italic> sp. from severe cases of pyogranulomatous pneumonia with the formation of a Splendore-Hoeppli structure in two cats treated at a veterinary hospital. This paper suggests that the <italic>Neisseria</italic> genus members may be involved in lower respiratory tract infections in cats, with the molecular diagnosis being a necessary method for the correct identification of this bacteria in animals.</p>
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Neisseria sp. is a Gram-negative diplococcus bacterium usually present on the mucosal surfaces of animals without causing an obvious pathology. The objective of this study was to report the isolation of Neisseria sp. from severe cases of pyogranulomatous pneumonia with the formation of a Splendore-Hoeppli structure in two cats treated at a veterinary hospital. This paper suggests that the Neisseria genus members may be involved in lower respiratory tract infections in cats, with the molecular diagnosis being a necessary method for the correct identification of this bacteria in animals.

Pneumonia in Cats associated with <italic>Neisseria</italic> sp.

Faculty of Veterinary Medicine (FAVET), UFMT

Acta Veterinaria

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Neisseria sp. is a Gram-negative diplococcus bacterium usually present on the mucosal surfaces of animals without causing an obvious pathology. The objective...

Pneumonia in Cats associated with Neisseria sp.

Published Online: Jul 12, 2021

Page range: 211 - 218

Received: Feb 14, 2021

Accepted: May 24, 2021

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/acve-2021-0018

Keywords
sp., pneumonia, feline, molecular diagnosis

© 2021 Herica Makino et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

Pneumonia in Cats associated with Neisseria sp.

Published Online: Jul 12, 2021

Page range: 211 - 218

Received: Feb 14, 2021

Accepted: May 24, 2021

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/acve-2021-0018

Keywordssp., pneumonia, feline, molecular diagnosis

© 2021 Herica Makino et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

Keywords
sp., pneumonia, feline, molecular diagnosis