Pythiosis in Africa.
We report the first case of pythiosis from Africa in an 8-month-old dog with a chronic and ulcerative cutaneous lesion. The etiologic agent belonged to the genus Pythium. Phylogenetic analysis placed the isolate in a sister group to the other P. insidiosum strains. However, the isolate may belong to a new Pythium species.
Rivierre
Christine
C
Clinique Vétérinaire de la Plage, Marseille, France.
Laprie
Caroline
C
Guiard-Marigny
Olivier
O
Bergeaud
Patrick
P
Berthelemy
Madeleine
M
Guillot
Jacques
J
D000818:Animals; D004283:Dog Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*; D004285:Dogs; D007239:Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000662:veterinary*; D008297:Male; D008302:Mali; D011775:Pythium / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D012883:Skin Ulcer / Q000382:microbiology / Q000662:veterinary*; D013045:Species Specificity