Polymicrobial abscess following ovariectomy in a mouse.

Victoria E EatonSamuel PettitAndrew ElkinsonKaren L HouseknechtTamara E KingMeghan May

Published in: BMC veterinary research (2019)

This is the first report of polymicrobial abscess in a rodent as a complication of ovariectomy, and the first description of a novel Gemella species for which we have proposed the epithet Gemella muriseptica. This presentation represents a potential complication of ovariectomy in laboratory animals.

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