Adiaspiromycosis in Tasmanian wombats?
The finding of small spherules in the lungs of two species of wombats from Tasmania is described. An histological examination of lung tissue caused adiaspiromycosis to be suspected and the etiological agent was thought to Chrysosporium parvum.
D000818:Animals; D001315:Australia; D008168:Lung / Q000382:microbiology*; D008394:Marsupialia / Q000382:microbiology*; D003904:Mitosporic Fungi / Q000166:cytology*; D009181:Mycoses / Q000382:microbiology / Q000662:veterinary*