Chrysosporium guarroi sp. nov. a new emerging pathogen of pet green iguanas (Iguana iguana)

Medical Mycology

Volumn 48, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 365-372

  Abarca, M L ^a   Castella G ^a   Martorell, J ^a   Cabanes F J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Chrysosporium guarroi; Dermatomycosis; Iguanas; Pet; Reptiles

Indexed keywords

ALEURIOSPORE; ARTICLE; CHRYSOSPORIUM; CHRYSOSPORIUM GUARROI; DERMATOMYCOSIS; FUNGAL STRAIN; FUNGUS GROWTH; FUNGUS ISOLATION; LIZARD; MALE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; SESSILE SPECIES; SPAIN; TAXON; TEMPERATURE;

CHRYSOSPORIUM; IGUANA IGUANA; IGUANIA; REPTILIA;

EID: 76649108234     PISSN: 13693786     EISSN: 14602709     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/13693780903173401     Document Type: Article

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