| an outbreak of mycobacteriosis in gouldian finches caused by mycobacterium peregrinum. | an outbreak of mycobacteriosis was detected in an aviary containing gouldian finches (erythrura gouldiae) and golden shouldered parrots (psephotus chrysopterygius). affected birds developed granulomatous lesions, usually of the liver and intestine. mycobacterium peregrinum, a species of the mycobacterium fortuitum group, was cultured on pooled samples of intestinal tract from 31 euthanized finches. these rapid-growing mycobacteria are saprophytic organisms that are generally not associated with ... | 2006 | 16931368 |