Survival of arthroaleuriospore-producing fungi in mice

Arthroaleuriosporous fungi (Gymnoascaceae and related fungi) are frequently isolated from organs and tissues of wild rodents. Survival of several such species after inoculation into mice was investigated. Fifteen arthroaleuriosporous fungi were inoculated intraperitoneally into mice. These mice were...

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Veröffentlicht in:Medical mycology (Oxford) 1977, Vol.15 (3), p.243-249
1. Verfasser: Orr, G.F.
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Zusammenfassung:Arthroaleuriosporous fungi (Gymnoascaceae and related fungi) are frequently isolated from organs and tissues of wild rodents. Survival of several such species after inoculation into mice was investigated. Fifteen arthroaleuriosporous fungi were inoculated intraperitoneally into mice. These mice were sacrificed at varying periods after inoculation. Selected organs were cultured on an appropriate medium to determine the presence of the fungi originally inoculated into the mice. The survival time of the fungi varied from 21 to 49 days after inoculation. Thirteen of these fungi were recovered only from the liver, spleen and enterics. Two of the fungi, Coccidioides immitis and Malbranchea dendritica were also recovered from lung tissue. Two arthroaleuriosporous fungi were passed serially through mice: Auxarthron reticulatum (three passages) and Malbranchea dendritica (four passages). Recoveries from these passages exceeded 35 percent for each passage. Recoveries were made even when no gross abnormalities were observed. Except for C. immitis, no evidence of fungal elements, spores or pathologic change were observed for any of the other fungi in any of the tissue materials that were sectioned or stained. Fourteen of the arthroaleuriosporous fungi are apparently non-pathogenic since no pathologic changes were demonstrated even though the fungi survived for a considerable length of time after inoculation. Résumé Des champignons arthroaleuriosporés (Gymnoascaceae et champignons apparentés) sont fréquemment isolés d'organes et de tissus de rongeurs sauvages. On étudie la survie de plusieurs espèces de ces champignons. Quinze d'entre eux sont inoculés par voie intrapéritonéale chez la souris. Les animaux sont sacrifiés à des temps variables après l'inoculation. Des organes choisis sont mis en culture sur un milieu approprié de façon à déterminer la présence éventuelle des champignons inoculés à l'origine. Le temps de survie des champignons varie de 21 à 49 jours après l'inoculation. Treize de ces champignons sont retrouvés seulement à partir du foie, de la rate et des intestins. Deux des champignons, Coccidioides immitis et Malbranchea dendritica sont aussi retrouvés à partir du tissu pulmonaire. Deux champignons arthroaleuriosporés sont inoculés par passage en série à la souris; Auxarthron reticulatum (3 passages) et Malbranchea dendritica (4 passages). Les récupérations de ces passages sont supérieures à 35% de chaque passage. On retrouve les champignons, même lorsq
ISSN:1369-3786
1460-2709
DOI:10.1080/00362177785380061