Phaeohyphomycosis resulting in obstructive tracheitis in three green sea turtles Chelonia mydas stranded along the Florida coast.
Dis Aquat Organ
; 113(3): 257-62, 2015 Apr 08.
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| ID: mdl-25850403
ABSTRACT
Three wild immature green sea turtles Chelonia mydas were found alive but lethargic on the shores of the Indian River Lagoon and Gulf of Mexico in Florida, USA, and subsequently died. Necropsy findings in all 3 turtles included partial occlusion of the trachea by a mass comprised of granulomatous inflammation. Pigmented fungal hyphae were observed within the lesion by histology and were characterized by culture and sequencing of the internal transcribed spacer 2 domain of the rRNA gene and D1/D2 region of the fungal 28s gene. The dematiaceous fungus species Veronaea botryosa was isolated from the tracheal mass in 2 cases, and genetic sequence of V. botryosa was detected by polymerase chain reaction in all 3 cases. Genetic sequencing and fungal cultures also detected other dematiaceous fungi, including a Cladosporium sp., an Ochroconis sp., and a Cochliobolus sp. These cases are the first report of phaeohyphomycosis caused by V. botryosa in wild marine animals.
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Coleções:
01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Traqueíte
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Tartarugas
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Feoifomicose
Limite:
Animals
País/Região como assunto:
America do norte
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Dis Aquat Organ
Assunto da revista:
BIOLOGIA
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MEDICINA VETERINARIA
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MICROBIOLOGIA
Ano de publicação:
2015
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Estados Unidos