Cerebral Phaeohyphomycosis due to Cladophialophora bantiana in a Huacaya Alpaca (Vicugna pacos)

Journal of Comparative Pathology

Volumn 145, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 410-413

  Frank, C ^a   Vemulapalli, R ^a   Lin, T ^a  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Alpaca; Cerebral phaeohyphomycosis; Cladophialophora bantiana

Indexed keywords

RIBOSOME RNA;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; ARTIODACTYLA; AUTOPSY; BRAIN INJURY; BRAIN MALFORMATION; CLADOPHIALOPHORA BANTIANA; FUNGUS; FUNGUS HYPHAE; GRANULAR CELL; GRANULOMATOSIS; GRAY MATTER; MALE; MENINGOENCEPHALITIS; MICROSCOPY; NERVE FIBER GROWTH; NONHUMAN; NUCLEIC ACID SEQUENCE BASED AMPLIFICATION; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHAEOHYPHOMYCOSIS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WHITE MATTER;

ANIMALS; ASCOMYCOTA; BRAIN; CAMELIDS, NEW WORLD; DNA, FUNGAL; DNA, RIBOSOMAL; GYRUS CINGULI; HYPHAE; MALE; MENINGITIS, FUNGAL; MENINGOENCEPHALITIS; OPPORTUNISTIC INFECTIONS; RIBOTYPING;

ANIMALIA; CAMELIDAE; CLADOPHIALOPHORA BANTIANA; LAMA PACOS; VICUGNA PACOS;

EID: 80054993672     PISSN: 00219975     EISSN: 15323129     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcpa.2011.02.003     Document Type: Article

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