MICROSPORUM NANUM: FIRST RECORDED ISOLATION FROM ANIMALS IN THE UNITED STATES.
The first cases in the United States of swine infections caused by the fungus Microsporum nanum are reported. The infections occurred in a herd of Yorkshire swine in Pennsylvania. The dermatophyte, which readily produced experimental infections, was identified by isolation and studies in pure cultures.
D000818:Animals; D008864:Microsporum; D009181:Mycoses; D010414:Pennsylvania; D013552:Swine; D013553:Swine Diseases; D014481:United States
MICROSPORUM; MYCOSES; PENNSYLVANIA; SWINE DISEASES