1. Aspergillus versicolor, a New Causative Agent of Canine Disseminated Aspergillosis
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Erin M. Quist, Sarah Griffin, Michael Zhang, Wayne V. Corapi, and Shuping Zhang
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Male ,Radiography, Abdominal ,Microbiology (medical) ,Pathology ,medicine.medical_specialty ,Mycology ,Case Reports ,Aspergillosis ,Dogs ,DNA, Ribosomal Spacer ,medicine ,Animals ,Aspergillus terreus ,Dog Diseases ,Internal transcribed spacer ,DNA, Fungal ,Ribosomal DNA ,Microscopy ,Pyelonephritis ,biology ,Histocytochemistry ,business.industry ,Osteomyelitis ,Fungal genetics ,Sequence Analysis, DNA ,medicine.disease ,biology.organism_classification ,Disseminated aspergillosis ,Aspergillus ,Aspergillus versicolor ,Radiography, Thoracic ,business ,Spondylitis - Abstract
Disseminated aspergillosis in dogs has been associated with Aspergillus terreus or A. deflectus infection. We report a case of disseminated A. versicolor infection presenting as diskospondylitis, osteomyelitis, and pyelonephritis. The diagnosis was made based on clinical, radiographic, and pathological findings. The etiologic agent was identified by fungal culture and internal transcribed spacer (ITS) ribosomal DNA (rDNA) sequencing. This is the first description of canine aspergillosis caused by A. versicolor .
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- 2012
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