A Novel Exophiala Species Associated With Disseminated Granulomatous Inflammation in a Captive Eastern Hellbender (Cryptobranchus alleganiensis alleganiensis)

A Novel Exophiala Species Associated With Disseminated Granulomatous Inflammation in a Captive Eastern Hellbender (Cryptobranchus alleganiensis alleganiensis)

The genus Exophiala is composed of ubiquitous, pigmented, saprotrophic fungi and includes both terrestrial and waterborne species. Though Exophiala species are generally considered opportunistic pathogens, exophialosis can be an important cause of morbidity and mortality in aquatic and semi-aquatic...

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Main Authors: Cynthia Hopf, Erin A. Graham, Connie F. C. Gibas, Carmita Sanders, James Mele, Hongxin Fan, Michael M. Garner, Nathan P. Wiederhold, Robert Ossiboff, Noha Abou-Madi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2020-01-01
Series:Frontiers in Veterinary Science
Subjects:
amphibian
chromoblastomycosis
chromomycosis
cryptobranchid
exophialosis
fungus
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fvets.2020.00025/full

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