Case Report. A disseminated infection due to Chrysosporium queenslandicum in a garter snake (Thamnophis)

A male garter snake (Thamnophis) from a private terrarium was spontaneously and simultaneously infected with Chrysosporium queenslandicum and Geotrichum candidum. The autopsy revealed disseminated mycotic alterations in skin, lungs and liver. Chrysosporium queenslandicum grew well at 28 °C, the opti...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Mycoses 1999-01, Vol.42 (1-2), p.107-110
Hauptverfasser:	Vissiennon, Th, Schüppel, K.-F., Ullrich, Evelin, Kuijpers, Angelina F. A.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Animal mycoses Animals Biological and medical sciences Chrysosporium - isolation & purification Chrysosporium queenslandicum Geotrichosis - veterinary Geotrichum Infectious diseases Male Medical sciences Mycoses Mycoses - microbiology Mycoses - veterinary Snakes - microbiology Thamnophis
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Zusammenfassung:	A male garter snake (Thamnophis) from a private terrarium was spontaneously and simultaneously infected with Chrysosporium queenslandicum and Geotrichum candidum. The autopsy revealed disseminated mycotic alterations in skin, lungs and liver. Chrysosporium queenslandicum grew well at 28 °C, the optimal temperature of the animal. This is the first description of a Chrysosporium queenslandicum infection in a garter snake.
ISSN:	0933-7407 1439-0507
DOI:	10.1046/j.1439-0507.1999.00409.x