New filamentous fungus Sagenomella chlamydospora responsible for a disseminated infection in a dog.
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.
Gené
Josepa
J
Unitat de Microbiologia, Facultat de Medicina i Ciències de la Salut, Universitat Rovira i Virgili, 43201 Reus, Spain. jgd@fmcs.urv.es
Blanco
José L
JL
Cano
Josep
J
García
Marta E
ME
Guarro
Josep
J
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
D004271:DNA, Fungal