https://scholars.lib.ntu.edu.tw/handle/123456789/605986
標題: | Disseminated fungal infection and fungemia caused by trichosporon asahii in a captive plumed basilisk (Basiliscus plumifrons) | 作者: | Lo C Kang C.-L Sun P.-L PIN-HUAN YU Li W.-T. |
關鍵字: | Formalin-fixed paraffin-embedded (FFPE);Fungemia;Histopathology;Plumed basilisk (Basiliscus plumifrons);Polymerase chain reaction (PCR);Trichosporon asahii | 公開日期: | 2021 | 卷: | 7 | 期: | 12 | 來源出版物: | Journal of Fungi | 摘要: | Trichosporon spp. are heavily arthroconidiating fungi and widely distributed in nature. Due to the similar fungal morphology, confusion among Trichosporon spp., Geotrichum spp., and Nannizziopsis spp. in reptiles is apparent and cannot be overlooked. Although few reptile Trichosporon isolates have been examined using the newer speciation criteria, the information on Trichosporon asahii in reptiles is still scarce. In the present study, we report the case of disseminated fungal infection and fungemia caused by T. asahii in a captive plumed basilisk (Basiliscus plumifrons). Multiple 0.2–0.5 cm, irregularly shaped, ulcerative nodules on the left hind foot were observed. The animal died due to the non-responsiveness to treatment. A microscopic evaluation revealed the fungal infection that primarily affected the left hind foot and right lung lobe with fungal embolisms in the lung and liver. The molecular identification of the fungal species by the DNA sequences of the ITS regions and D1/D2 gene from the fungal culture and ITS regions, from formalin-fixed paraffin-embedded (FFPE) lung tissues, were completely matched to those of T. asahii. The current report describes the first confirmed case of disseminated fungal infection and fungemia caused by T. asahii in a captive plumed basilisk. ? 2021 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. |
URI: | https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85121765315&doi=10.3390%2fjof7121003&partnerID=40&md5=421b5acc1345fa0938be13282638307a https://scholars.lib.ntu.edu.tw/handle/123456789/605986 |
ISSN: | 2309608X | DOI: | 10.3390/jof7121003 |
顯示於: | 獸醫學系 |
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