title: New filamentous fungus Sagenomella chlamydospora responsible for a disseminated infection in a dog.
abstract: A filamentous fungus that caused a fatal systemic infection in a dog has been identified as the new species Sagenomella chlamydospora. When the case was initially reported, the fungus was identified as Paecilomyces sp. This study emphasizes how difficult can be the identification of the causative agent of an infection when an uncommon microorganism is involved. This is the first time that this genus has been involved in animal infections, including humans.
authors.affiliation: Unitat de Microbiologia, Facultat de Medicina i Ciències de la Salut, Universitat Rovira i Virgili, 43201 Reus, Spain. jgd@fmcs.urv.es
authors.forename: Josepa
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Gené
authors.forename: José L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Blanco
authors.forename: Josep
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Cano
authors.forename: Marta E
authors.initials: ME
authors.lastname: García
authors.forename: Josep
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Guarro
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D004271:DNA, Fungal / Q000032:analysis; D004283:Dog Diseases / Q000382:microbiology*; D004285:Dogs; D032641:Eurotiales / Q000145:classification* / Q000235:genetics / Q000254:growth & development / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000648:ultrastructure; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D016533:Mycological Typing Techniques; D009181:Mycoses / Q000382:microbiology / Q000662:veterinary*; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA; D013172:Spores, Fungal / Q000648:ultrastructure
chemical_list: D004271:DNA, Fungal