1. Sporothrix humicola (Ascomycota: Ophiostomatales) – A soil-borne fungus with pathogenic potential in the eastern quoll (Dasyurus viverrinus)
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Kerstin Kaerger, Christina Geiger, Grit Walther, Anne Nesseler, Nicole Schauerte, Oliver Kurzai, and Tobias Eisenberg
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0301 basic medicine ,Dermatomycosis ,Eastern quoll ,030231 tropical medicine ,030106 microbiology ,Zoology ,Case Report ,Fungus ,Microbiology ,03 medical and health sciences ,0302 clinical medicine ,Ophiostomatales ,Dasyurus viverrinus ,MALDI-TOF MS ,Medicine ,Quoll ,Clade ,lcsh:QH301-705.5 ,lcsh:R5-920 ,biology ,Ascomycota ,business.industry ,Sporothrix ,biology.organism_classification ,Infectious Diseases ,lcsh:Biology (General) ,Sporothrix humicola ,lcsh:Medicine (General) ,business ,Dimorphic fungus - Abstract
The genus Sporothrix contains both species pathogenic to humans and animals as well as environmental fungi. S. humicola, a member of the latter S. pallida clade, has previously been reported only from soil. We have isolated this dimorphic fungus from multiple cutaneous lesions in two endangered marsupials native to Tasmania. Clinical appearance resembled cutaneous sporotrichosis, highlighting the principle pathogenic potential. Identification was based on partial ITS, β-tubulin and calmodulin gene sequencing. Keywords: Sporothrix humicola, Eastern quoll, Dasyurus viverrinus, Dermatomycosis, MALDI-TOF MS
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- 2019
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