Aeromonas hydrophila isolation from Holland lop (Oryctolagus cuniculus) rabbits

Five dead Holland lop breed rabbits bought from a pet shop and reared in a garden were presented to our laboratory with diarrhea and mortality as symptoms. Aeromonas hydrophila was isolated from the internal organs and fecal samples of these rabbits and the case is presented.

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