Isolation of Microsporum gypseum from the haircoat of health wild felids kept in captivity in Brazil

Brazilian Journal of Microbiology

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 148-152

  Bentubo, Henri Donnarumma Levy ^a,c   Fedullo, Daniel Luzes ^b   Corrêa, Sandra Helena Ramiro ^b   Teixeira, Rodrigo Hidalgo Friciello ^b   Coutinho, Selene Dall'Acqua ^a  

^a PAULISTA UNIVERSITY   (Brazil)

^b Veterinary Division   (Brazil)

^c NONE   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Dermatophytes; Dermatophytosis; Microsporum gypseum; Wild felids

Indexed keywords

ACINONYX JUBATUS; ACREMONIUM (ASCOMYCOTA); ANIMALIA; ARTHRODERMA GYPSEUM; ARTHRODERMATACEAE; ASPERGILLUS; CHRYSOSPORIUM; CLADOSPORIUM; DASYURUS; FELIDAE; FELIS CATUS; FUNGI; HERPAILURUS; HERPAILURUS YAGUARONDI; LEOPARDUS; LEOPARDUS PARDALIS; LEOPARDUS TIGRINUS; LEOPARDUS WIEDII; ONCIFELIS COLOCOLO; PANTHERA LEO; PANTHERA ONCA; PANTHERA PARDUS; PANTHERA TIGRIS; PENICILLIUM; PUMA CONCOLOR; SCOPULARIOPSIS; UNCIA UNCIA;

EID: 33646942189     PISSN: 15178382     EISSN: 16784405     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S1517-83822006000200010     Document Type: Article

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