Open AccessAspergillus versicolor, a New Causative Agent of Canine Disseminated Aspergillosis
Author(s) -
Shuping Zhang,
Wayne V. Corapi,
Erin M. Quist,
Sarah Griffin,
Michael Zhang
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
journal of clinical microbiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.349
H-Index - 255
eISSN - 1070-633X
pISSN - 0095-1137
DOI - 10.1128/jcm.05388-11
Subject(s) - aspergillosis , aspergillus versicolor , microbiology and biotechnology , aspergillus , echinocandins , biology , medicine , immunology , amphotericin b , antifungal , caspofungin
Disseminated aspergillosis in dogs has been associated with Aspergillus terreus or A. deflectus infection. We report a case of disseminated A. versicolor infection presenting as diskospondylitis, osteomyelitis, and pyelonephritis. The diagnosis was made based on clinical, radiographic, and pathological findings. The etiologic agent was identified by fungal culture and internal transcribed spacer (ITS) ribosomal DNA (rDNA) sequencing. This is the first description of canine aspergillosis caused by A. versicolor.
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