title: Phaeohyphomycosis caused by Alternaria alternata in a mare.
abstract: A phaeohyphomycotic infection caused by Alternaria alternata is reported in a 5-month-old Spanish mare. The diagnosis was made by direct microscopic examination and by repeated isolation of the fungus in culture. This is the first documented case to be reported in Spain.
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Patología y Producciones Animales (Microbiologia), Facultad de Veterinaria, Universidad Autónoma de Barcelona, Spain.
authors.forename: F J
authors.initials: FJ
authors.lastname: Cabañes
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Abarca
authors.forename: M R
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Bragulat
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Bruguera
mesh_terms: D000528:Alternaria / Q000187:drug effects / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D000818:Animals; D005260:Female; D006734:Horse Diseases / Q000382:microbiology*; D006736:Horses; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests; D003904:Mitosporic Fungi / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D009181:Mycoses / Q000382:microbiology / Q000662:veterinary*; D013030:Spain