Clinicopathologic findings associated with Lagenidium sp. infection in 6 dogs: Initial description of an emerging oomycosis

Journal of Veterinary Internal Medicine

Volumn 17, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 637-646

  Grooters, Amy M ^a   Hodgin, E Clay ^b   Bauer, Rudy W ^b   Detrisac, Carol J ^c   Znajda, Nadine R ^c   Thomas, Randall C ^c  

^a LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c University of Florida   (United States)

Author keywords

Aortic aneurysm; Canine; Cutaneous; Fungal; Lagenidiosis; Pythiosis; Vascular thrombosis

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CADAVER; CELL CULTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; DOG; DOG DISEASE; FEMALE; FUNGUS ISOLATION; GIANT CELL; IMMUNOBLOTTING; LYMPHADENOPATHY; MALE; MYCOSIS; NECROSIS; NONHUMAN; OOMYCETES; SKIN DISEASE; ZOOSPORE;

ANIMALS; ANTIGENS; BLOTTING, WESTERN; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; FEMALE; INFECTION; LAGENIDIUM; LYMPHATIC DISEASES; MALE; SKIN DISEASES, INFECTIOUS; THROMBOSIS;

CANIS FAMILIARIS; FUNGI; LAGENIDIUM; LAGENIDIUM GIGANTEUM; MAMMALIA; OOMYCETES; PYTHIUM; PYTHIUM INSIDIOSUM;

EID: 0141993050     PISSN: 08916640     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1892/0891-6640(2003)017<0637:CFAWSI>2.3.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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