Adiaspiromycosis in south Australian hairy-nosed wombats (Lasiorhinus latifrons).
Spherical organisms, with an average diameter of about 22 microns, were detected in the lungs of adult and pouched young hairy-nosed wombats (Lasiorhinus latifrons). Although infections of up to 640 X 10(3) organisms per cubic centimeter were detected, their presence produced only limited pathological change. In-vitro growth was obtained at 30 C but not at 37 C or 40 C. However, at the higher temperatures, typical chlamydospore spherules were produced by colonies initially grown at 30 c. This report presents the first record of adiaspiromycosis in Australia and in wombats.
D000818:Animals; D001315:Australia; D002912:Chrysosporium / Q000254:growth & development / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D008168:Lung / Q000382:microbiology; D008172:Lung Diseases, Fungal / Q000382:microbiology / Q000662:veterinary*; D008394:Marsupialia; D003904:Mitosporic Fungi / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D013045:Species Specificity; D013172:Spores, Fungal / Q000254:growth & development / Q000302:isolation & purification