Pityrosporum pachydermatis in a black bear (Ursus americanus).
Pityrosporum pachydermatis was repeatedly isolated from portions of alopecic tissue from the throax and ears of a black bear cub (Ursus americanus). Yeastlike cells morphologically identical with those of P. pachydermatis were observed in stained tissue sections. This is the first reported association of this yeast with a member of the family Ursidae.
D000818:Animals; D002335:Carnivora / Q000382:microbiology*; D003881:Dermatomycoses / Q000382:microbiology / Q000662:veterinary*; D005260:Female; D008290:Malassezia / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D001503:Ursidae / Q000382:microbiology*