Figures & data
Figure 1. In situ appearance of the swollen and mottled liver (L) of a kakapo after infection with E. rhusiopathiae. Adjacent is the heart (H) and abdominal and subcutaneous fat deposits (F). Scale bar = 2 cm.
Figure 2. Photomicrograph of a Gram-stained section of liver of a kakapo after infection with E. rhusiopathiae, showing the cytoplasm of Kupffer cells (K) and endothelial cells (E) distended with large, Gram-positive, pleomorphic bacterial rods. Adjacent hepatocytes (H) are unaffected. Scale bar = 15 µm.
Figure 3. Photomicrograph of a Gram-stained section of kidney of a kakapo after infection with E. rhusiopathiae, showing moderate early interstitial nephritis with peri-glomerular mononuclear cell infiltration (N). Scale bar = 10 µm.