Molecular diagnosis of lobomycosis-like disease in a bottlenose dolphin in captivity

We report the diagnosis and molecular characterization of lobomycosis-like lesions in a captive bottlenose dolphin. The clinical picture and the absence of growth in conventional media resembled the features associated with Lacazia loboi. However sequencing of ribosomal DNA and further phylogenetic analyses showed a novel sequence more related to Paracoccidioides brasilensis than to L. loboi. Moreover, the morphology of the yeast cells differed from those L. loboi causing infections humans. These facts suggest that the dolphin lobomycosis-like lesions might have been be caused by different a different fungus clustered inside the order Onygenales. A successful treatment protocol based on topic and systemic terbinafine is also detailed. © 2012 ISHAM.

Bibliographic Details

Main Authors:	Esperón Fajardo, Fernando, García-Párraga, D., Belliére, E. N., Sánchez-Vizcaíno, J. M.
Format:	artículo biblioteca
Language:	English
Published:	Oxford University Press 2012
Subjects:	Lobomycosis, Onygenales, Bottlenose dolphin, Molecular diagnosis,
Online Access:	http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12792/1224 http://hdl.handle.net/10261/289333
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