First isolation of Prototheca bovis from a bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus)

To our knowledge, this is the first report of Prototheca sp. isolated from the digestive tract of a dolphin. A captive-born female bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus) weighing 165 kg that was housed at Enoshima Aquarium presented with a slightly elevated body temperature and candida-like yeasts...

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Published in:	Medical Mycology Case Reports
Main Authors:	Chika Shirakata, Kanon Tsurumi, Koichi Makimura, Rui Kano
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Elsevier 2025-12-01
Subjects:	Algaecid effect Anti-fungal drugs Bottlenose dolphin Susceptibility Prototheca bovis
Online Access:	http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2211753925000557