BIBLIOGRAPHY FOR BACTERIAL INFECTIONS
General References
Boot, R. & Walvoort, H.C. (1986) Opportunistic infections in hysterectomy-derived, barrier-maintained guinea pigs. Laboratory Animals 20:51-56.
Brabb, T., Newsome, D., Burich, A., & Hanes, M.
(2012) Infectious diseases. In: The Laboratory Rabbit, Guinea Pig, Hamster, and Other Rodents (eds. M. A. Suckow, K. A. Stevens, & R. P. Wilson), pp. 637-683. Elsievier, London.Ganaway, J.R. (1976) Bacterial, mycoplasma, and rickettsial diseases. In: The Biology of the Guinea Pig (eds. J.E. Wagner& P.J. Manning), pp. 121-135. Academic Press, New York.
Harkness, J.E., Murray, K.A., & Wagner, J.E. (2002) Biology and diseases of guinea pigs. In: Laboratory Animal Medicine (eds. J.G. Fox, L.C. Anderson, F.M. Loew, & F.W. Quimby), pp. 203-246. Academic Press, New York.
Rigby, C. (1976) Natural infections of guinea-pigs. Laboratory Animals 10:119-142.
Bordetella bronchiseptica Infection
Baskerville, M., Baskerville, A., & Wood, M. (1982) A study of chronic pneumonia in a guinea pig colony with enzootic Bor- detella bronchiseptica infection. Laboratory Animals 16:290-296.
Bemis, D.A. & Wilson, S.A. (1985) Influence of potential virulence determinants on Bordetella bronchiseptica-induced ciliostasis. Infection and Immunity 50:35-42.
Ganaway, J.R., et al. (1965) Prevention of acute Bordetella bronchi- septica pneumonia in a guinea pig colony. Laboratory Animal Care 15:156-162.
Nakagawa, M., Muto, T., Yoda, H., Nakano, T., & Imaizumi, K. (1971) Experimental Bordetella bronchiseptica infection in guinea pigs. Japanese Journal of Veterinary Science 33:53-60.
Sinka, D.P. & Sleight, S.D. (1968) Bilateral pyosalpinx in guinea pig. Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association 153:830-831.
Traham, C.J. (1987) Airborne-induced experimental Bordetella bronchiseptica pneumonia in strain 13 guinea pigs.
Laboratory Animals 21:226-232.Yoda, H., Nakagawa, M., Muto, T., & Imaizumi, K. (1972) Development of resistance to reinfection of Bordetella bronchiseptica in guinea pigs recovered from natural infection. Japanese Journal of Veterinary Science 34:191-196.
Brachyspira spp. Infection
Helie, P. (2000) Intestinal spirochetosis in a guinea pig with colorectal prolapse. Canadian Veterinary Journal 41:134.
McLeod, C.G., Stookey, J.L., Harrington, D.G., & White, J.D. (1977) Intestinal Tyzzer's disease and spirochetosis in a guinea pig. Veterinary Pathology 14:229-235.
Muniappa, N., Mathiesen, M.R., & Duhamel, G.E. (1997) Laboratory identification and enteropathogenicity testing of Serpulina pilisicoli associated with porcine colonic spirochetosis. Journal of Veterinary Diagnostic Investigation 9:165-171.
Vanrobaeys, M., de Herdt, P., Ducatelle, R., Devriese, L.A., Charlier, G., & Haesebrouck, F. (1998) Typhlitis caused by intestinal Sepulina-like bacteria in domestic guinea pigs (Cavia porcellus). Journal of Clinical Microbiology 36:690-694.
Zwicker, G.M., Dagle, G.E., & Adee, R.R. (1978) Naturally occurring Tyzzer's disease and intestinal spirochetosis in guinea pigs. Laboratory Animal Science 28:193-198.
Campylobacter spp. Infection
Batza, H.J., Rubsamen, S., & Schliesser, T. (1983) Occurrence of Campylobacter fetus subsp. jejuni in mice and guinea pigs from experimental animal establishments. Zentralblatt fur Veterinar- medizin B 30:455-461.
Meanger, J.D. & Marshall, R.B. (1989) Campylobacter jejuni infection within a laboratory animal production unit. Laboratory Animals 23:126-132.
Chlamydophila caviae Infection
Barron, A.L., White, H.J., Rank, R.G., & Soloff, B.L. (1979) Target tissue associated with genital infection of female guinea pigs by the chlamydial agent of guinea pig inclusion conjunctivitis. Journal of Infectious Diseases 139:60-68.
Deeb, B.J., DiGiacomo, R.F., & Wang, S.P. (1989) Guinea pig inclusion conjunctivitis (GPIC) in a commercial colony.
Laboratory Animals 23:103-106.Lutz-Wohlgroth, L., Becker, A., Brugnera, E., Huat, Z.L., Zimmermann, D., Grimm, F., Haessig, M., Greub, G., Kaps, S., Spiess, B., Pospischil, A., & Vaughan, L. (2006) Chlamydiales in guinea pigs and their zoonotic potential. Journal of Veterinary Medicine A: Physiology, Pathology and Clinical Medicine 53:185-193.
Mount, D.T., Bigazzi, P.E., & Barron, A.L. (1972) Infection of genital tract and transmission of ocular infection to newborns by the agent of guinea pig inclusion conjunctivitis. Infection and Immunity 5:921-926.
Murray, E.S. (1964) Guinea pig inclusion conjunctivitis virus. I. Isolation and identification as a member of the psittacosislymphogranuloma-trachoma group. Journal of Infectious Diseases 114:1-12.
Pantchev, A., Sting, R., Bauerfeind, R., Tyczka, J., & Sachse, K. (2010) Detection of all Chlamydophila and Chlamydia spp. of veterinary interest using species-specific real-time PCR assays. Comparative Immunology, Microbiology and Infectious Diseases 33:473-484.
Strik, N.I., Alleman, A.R., & Wellehan, J.F. (2005) Conjunctival swab cytology from a guinea pig: It's elementary! Veterinary Clinical Pathology 34:169-171.
Citrobacter freundii Infection
Ocholi, R.A., Chima, J.C., Uche, E.M., & Oyetunde, I.L. (1988) An epizootic of Citrobacter freundii in a guinea pig colony: short communication. Laboratory Animals 22:335-336.
Clostridium difficile and Clostridium perfringens Enterotoxemia
Boot, R., Angulo, A.F., & Walvoort, H.C. (1989) Clostridium difficile- associated typhlitis in specific pathogen free guinea pigs in the absence of antimicrobial treatment. Laboratory Animals 23:203-207.
Eyssen, H., De Somer, P., & Van Dijck, P. 1957. Further studies on antibiotic toxicity of guinea pigs. Antibiotics and Chemotherapy 7:55-64.
Farrar, W.E. & Kent, T.H. (1965) Enteritis and coliform bacteremia in guinea pigs given penicillin. American Journal of Pathology 47:629-642.
Feldman, S.H., Songer, J.G., Bueschel, D., Weisbroth, S.P., & Weis- broth, S.H. (1997) Multifocal necrotizing enteritis with hepatic and splenic infarction associated with Clostridium perfringens type A in a guinea pig raised in a conventional environment. Laboratory Animal Science 47:540-544.
Keel, M.K. & Sanger, J.G. (2006) The comparative pathology of Clostridium difficile-associated disease. Veterinary Pathology 43:225-240.
Lowe, B.R., Fox, J.G., & Bartlett, J.G. (1980) Clostridium difficile- associated cecitis in guinea pigs exposed to penicillin. American Journal of Veterinary Research 41:1277-1279.
Maddon, D.L., Horton, R.E., & McCullough, N.B. (1970) Spontaneous infection in ex-germ-free guinea pigs due to Clostridium perfringens. Laboratory Animal Care 20:454-455.
Rehg, J. & Pakes, S.P. (1981) Clostridium difficile antitoxin neutralization and penicillin-associated colitis. Laboratory Animal Science 31:156-160.
Young, J.D., Hurst, W.J., White, W.J., & Lang, C.M. (1987) An evaluation of ampicillin pharmacokinetics and toxicity in guinea pigs. Laboratory Animal Science 37:652-656.
Clostridium piliforme Infection: Tyzzer's Disease
Boot, R. & Walvoort, H.C. (1984) Vertical transmission of Bacillus piliformis infection (Tyzzer's disease) in a guinea pig: case report. Laboratory Animals 18:195-199.
McLeod, C.G., Stookey, J.L., Harrington, D.G., & White, J.D. (1977) Intestinal Tyzzer's disease and spirochetosis in a guinea pig. Veterinary Pathology 14:229-235.
Waggie, K.S., Thornburg, L.P., Grove, K.J., & Wagner, J.E. (1987) Lesions of experimentally induced Tyzzer's disease in Syrian hamsters, guinea pigs, mice and rats. Laboratory Animals 21:155-160.
Zwicker, G.M., Dagle, G.E., & Adee, R.R. (1978) Naturally occurring Tyzzer's disease and spirochetosis in guinea pigs. Laboratory Animal Science 28:193-198.
Corynebacterium spp. Infection
Hawkins, M.G., Ruby, A.L., Drazenovich, T.L., & Westropp, J.L.
(2009) Composition and characteristics of urinary calculi from guinea pigs. Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association 234:214-220.Klebsiella pneumoniae Infection
Branch, A. (1927) Spontaneous infections of guinea pigs. Pneumococcus, Friedlander bacillus and pseudotuberculosis (Eberthella caviae). Journal of Infectious Diseases 40:533-548.
Dennig, H.K. & Eidmann, E. (1960) Klebsielleninfektionen bein meerschweinchen. Berliner Tierarztliche Wochensschrift 73: 273-274.
Perkins, R.G. (1901) Report of a laboratory epizootic among guinea pigs associated with gaseous emphysema of the liver, spleen and kidneys due to Bacillus mucosus capsulatus. Journal of Experimental Medicine 5:389-396.
Lawsonia intracellularis Infection
Elwell, M.R., Chapman, A.L., & Frenkel, J.K. (1981) Duodenal hyperplasia in a guinea pig. Veterinary Pathology 18:136-139.
Muto, T., Noguchi, Y., Suzuki, K., & Zaw, K.M. (1983) Adenomatous intestinal hyperplasia in guinea pigs associated with Campylobacter-like bacteria. Japanese Journal of Medical Science and Biology 36:337-342.
Leptospira spp. Infection
Blood, B.D., Szyfres, B., & Moya, V. (1963) Natural Leptospira pomona infection in the pampas cavy. Public Health Reports 78:537-542.
Mason, N. (1937) Leptospiral jaundice occurring naturally in guinea pigs. Lancet 232:564-565.
Zhang, Y., Lou, X.-L., Yang, H.-L., Guo, X.-Y., He, P., & Jiang, X.-C. (2012) Establishment of a leptospirosis model in guinea pigs using an epicutaneous inoculations route. BMC Infectious Diseases 12:20.
Listeria monocytogenes Infection
Chukwu, C.O., Ogo, N.I., Antiabong, J.F., Muhammad, M.J., Ogbonna, C.I., & Chukwukere, S.C. (2006) Epidemiological evidence of listeriosis in guinea pigs fed with cabbage (Brassica oleracea) in Nigeria. Animal Production Research Advances 2:248-252.
Colgin, L.M., Nielsen, R.E., Tucker, F.S., & Okerberg, C.V. (1995) Case report of listerial keratoconjunctivitis in hairless guinea pigs.
Laboratory Animal Science 45:435-436.Dustoor, M., Croft, W., Fulton, A., & Blazkovec, A. (1977) Bacteriological and histopathological evaluation of guinea pigs after infection with Listeria monocytogenes. Infection and Immunity 15:916-924.
Ferreira, H.H., Zlotowski, P., Watanabe, T.T.N., Gomes, D.C., Cardoso, M.R.I., & Driemeier, D. (2011) Natural infection by Listeria monocytogenes in guinea pigs (Cavia porcellus). Ciencia Rural 41:682-685.
Irvin, E.A., Williams, D., Voss, K.A., & Smith, M.A. (2008) Listeria monocytogenes infection in pregnant guinea pigs is associated with maternal liver necrosis, a decrease in maternal serum TNF- alpha concentrations, and an increase in placental apoptosis. Reproductive Toxicology 26:123-129.
Melton-Witt, J.A., Rafelski, S.M., Portnoy, D.A., & Bakardjiev, A.I. (2012) Oral infection with signature-tagged Listeria monocytogenes reveals organ-specific growth and dissemination routes in guinea pigs. Infection and Immunity 80:720-732.
Mycobacterium spp. Infection
Vink, H.H. (1955) Spontaneous tuberculosis in the guinea pig. Antonie Van Leeuwenhoek 21:446-448.
Mycoplasma spp. Infection
Hill, A.C. (1971) Mycoplasma caviae, a new species. Journal of General Microbiology 65:109-113.
Hill, A. (1971) The isolation of two further species of mycoplasma from guinea pigs. Veterinary Record 83:225.
Hill, A. (1984) Mycoplasma cavipharyngis, a new species isolated from the nasopharynx of guinea pigs. Journal of General Microbiology 130:3183-3188.
Hill, A.C. (1992) Acholeplasma cavigenitalium sp. nov., isolated from the vagina of guinea pigs. International Journal of Systematic Bacteriology 42:589-592.
Johansson, K.E., Tully, J.G., Bolske, G., & Pettersson, B. (1999) Mycoplasma cavipharyngis and Mycoplasma fastidiosum, the closest relatives to Eperythrozoon spp. and Haemobartonella spp. FEMS Microbiology Letters 174:321-326.
Juhr, N.C. & Obi, S. (1970) Uterusinfektionen beim Meerschwein- chen. Zeitschrift fur Versuchstierkunde 12:383-387.
Stalheim, O.H. & Matthews, P.J. (1975) Mycoplasmosis in specificpathogen-free and conventional guinea pigs. Laboratory Animal Science 25:70-73.
Pseudomonas spp. Infection
Bostrum, R.E., Huckins, J.G., Kroe, D.J., Lawson, N.S., Martin, J.E., Ferrell, J.F., & Whitney, R.A., Jr. (1969) A typical fatal pulmonary botryomycosis in two guinea pigs due to Pseudomonas aeruginosa. Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association 115:1195-1199.
Salmonella spp. Infection
Iijima, O.T., Saito, M., Nakayama, K., Kobayashi, S., Matsuno, K., & Nakagawa, M. (1987) Epizootiological studies of Salmonella typhimurium infection in guinea pigs. Jikken Dobutsu 36:39-49.
Moore, B. (1957) Observations pointing to the conjunctiva as the portal of entry in Salmonella infection of guinea pigs. Journal of Hygiene (London) 55:414-433.
Nelson, J.B. & Smith, T. (1927) Studies on paratyphoid infection in guinea pigs: I. Report of a natural outbreak of paratyphoid in a guinea pig population. Journal of Experimental Medicine 45:353-363.
Olfert, E.D., Ward, G.E., & Stevenson, D. (1976) Salmonella typhi- murium infection in guinea pigs: observations on monitoring and control. Laboratory Animal Science 26:78-80.
Onyekaba, C.O. (1983) Clinical salmonellosis in a guinea pig colony caused by a new Salmonella serotype S. ochiogu. Laboratory Animals 17:213-216.
Staphylococcus aureus Infection
Blackmore, D.K. & Francis, R.A. (1970) The apparent transmission of staphylococci of human origin to laboratory animals. Journal of Comparative Pathology 80:645-651.
Ishihara, C. (1980) An exfoliative skin disease in guinea pigs due to Staphylococcus aureus. Laboratory Animal Science 30:552-557.
Markham, N.P. & Markham, J.G. 1966. Staphylococci in man and animals: distribution and characteristics of strains. Journal of Comparative Pathology 76:49-56.
Taylor, J.L., Wagner, J.E., Owens, D.R., & Stuhlman, R.A. (1971) Chronic pododermatitis in guinea pigs: a case report. Laboratory Animal Science 21:944-945.
Streptobacillus moniliformis Infection
Aldred, P., Hill, A.C., & Young, C. (1974) The isolation of Strepto- bacillus moniliformis from cervical abscesses of guinea pigs. Laboratory Animals 8:275-277.
Kirchner, B.K., Lake, S.G., & Wightman, S.R. (1992) Isolation of Streptobacillus moniliformis from a guinea pig with granulomatous pneumonia. Laboratory Animal Science 42:519-521.
Streptococcus equi subsp. Zooepidemicus Infection
Fraunfelter, F.C., Schmidt, R.E., Beattie, R.J., & Garner, F.M. (1971) Lancefield type C streptococcal infections in strain 2 guinea pigs. Laboratory Animals 5:1-13.
Mayora, J., Soave, O., & Doak, R. (1978) Prevention of cervical lymphadenitis in guinea pigs by vaccination. Laboratory Animal Science 28:686-690.
Murphy, J.C., Ackerman, J.I., Marini, R.P., & Fox, J.G. (1991) Cervical lymphadenitis in guinea pigs: infection via intact ocular and nasal mucosa by Streptococcus zooepidemicus. Laboratory Animal Science 41:251-254.
Olson, L.D., Schueler, R.L., Riley, G.M., & Morehouse, L.G. (1976) Experimental induction of cervical lymphadenitis in guinea pigs with group C Streptococci. Laboratory Animals 10:223-231.
Rae, V. (1936) Epizootic streptococcal myocarditis in guinea pigs. Journal of Infectious Diseases 59:236-241.
Streptococcus pneumoniae Infection
Branch, A. (1927) Spontaneous infection in guinea pigs: Pneumococcus, Friedlander bacillus and pseudotuberculosis. Journal of Infectious Diseases 40:533-548.
Homburger, F., Wilcox, C. Barnes, M.W., & Finland, M. (1945) An epizootic of Pneumococcus type 19 infections in guinea pigs. Science 102:449-450.
Keyhani, M. & Naghshineh, R. (1974) Spontaneous epizootic of pneumococcus infection in guinea pigs. Laboratory Animals 8:47-49.
Parker, G.A., Russel, R.J., & De Paoli, A. (1977) Extrapulmonary lesions of Streptococcus pneumoniae infection in guinea pigs. Veterinary Pathology 14:332-337.
Petrie, G.F. (1933) The pneumococcal disease of the guinea pig. Veterinary Journal 89:25-30.
Witt, W.M., Hubbard, G.B., & Fanton, J.W. (1988) Streptococcus pneumoniae arthritis and osteomyelitis with vitamin C deficiency in guinea pigs. Laboratory Animal Science 38:192-194.
Streptococcus spp. Infection
Adams, M.R., Hawkins, P., & Schrire, L. (1986) An unusual outbreak of a streptococcal infection in a colony of guinea pigs. Animal Technology 37:105-108.
Okewole, P.A., Odeyemi, P.S., Oladunmade, M.A., Ajagbonna, B.O., Onah, J., & Spencer, T. (1991) An outbreak of Streptococcus pyogenes infection associated with calcium oxalate urolithiasis in guinea pigs (Cavia porcellus). Laboratory Animals 25:184-186.
Yersinia enterocolitica Infection
Obwolo, M.J. (1977) The pathology of experimental yersiniosis in guinea pigs. Journal of Comparative Pathology 87:213-221.
Miscellaneous Bacterial Infection
Boot, R. & Walvoort, H.C. (1986) Otitis media in guinea pigs: pathology and bacteriology. Laboratory Animals 20:242-248.
Kinkler, R.J., Jr., Wagner, J.E., Doyle, R.E., & Owens, D.R. (1976) Bacterial mastitis in guinea pigs. Laboratory Animal Science 26:214-217.
Kohn, D.F. (1974) Bacterial otitis media in the guinea pig. Laboratory Animals 24:823-825.
Wagner, J.E., Owens, D.R., Kusewitt, D.F., & Corley, E.A. (1976) Otitis media in guinea pigs. Laboratory Animal Science 26:902-907.