Abstract：
Emerald tree boas (Corallus batesii) are boids that in situ occurs in forested habitats in the Amazon Basin. The mycobacterial species can infect reptiles but the species Mycolicibacterium fortuitum was identified only in feces samples of ex situ Python regius and was isolated from granulomatous lesions of an ex situ Iguana iguana when was still part of the genus Mycobacterium. This article aims to report a mycobacteria infection case in a female Corallus batesii kept under human care. The animal presented apathy and 2 months of anorexia, being found dead. The necropsy revealed presence of tracheal and pulmonary nodules besides multifocal, bacterial, granulomatous pneumonia. After Fite-Faraco histochemical staining, immunohistochemistry, semi-nested polymerase chain reaction (PCR) and genetic sequencing the Mycolicibacterium fortuitum complex was diagnosed with 99.54% of nucleotide similarity. This mycobacterial species was already pointed out as an important nosocomial pathogen and more studies are necessary to explore their zoonotic potential.
摘要：
翡翠树鸟（Corallusbatesii）是在亚马逊盆地森林栖息地中原位出现的树木。分枝杆菌物种可以感染爬行动物，但是仅在非原位Python区域的粪便样品中鉴定出了偶然分枝杆菌，并且在仍是分枝杆菌属的一部分时，从原位鬣蜥的肉芽肿性病变中分离出来。本文旨在报告在人类护理下的女性Corallusbatesii中的分枝杆菌感染病例。这只动物表现出冷漠和两个月的厌食症，被发现死亡。尸检显示除了多灶性外，还存在气管和肺结节，细菌,肉芽肿性肺炎.Fite-Faraco组织化学染色后,免疫组织化学，半巢式聚合酶链反应（PCR）和遗传测序诊断为阳性分枝杆菌复合物的核苷酸相似性为99.54％。这种分枝杆菌物种已经被指出为重要的医院病原体，需要更多的研究来探索它们的人畜共患潜力。
