Megabacteria In Birds. At necropsy of treated birds no megabacteria were observed in smears and tissue sections. Viewed at 1000 x magnification the megabacteria can be more easily seen.
Megabacteria are found in the proventriculus acid stomach. Post treatment the droppings should be re-examined for megabacteria. The United States was in 1982 but it has been a chronic problem outside the US in England Australia Germany and Japan.
Megabacteria have been identified in the following types of birds so far.
This nasty disease looks an awful lot like PDD. This nasty disease looks an awful lot like PDD. Megabacteriosis is a condition affecting many psittacine and non-psittacine birds. The third and most accurate way to diagnose Megabacteria is to present the bird for necropsy to an avian.