Dermatitis caused by Neosartorya hiratsukae infection in a hedgehog.
This case report describes the fungal dermatitis caused by Neosartorya hiratsukae infection in a household hedgehog confirmed by microscopic examination of conidiophores and DNA analyses including the internal transcribed spacer region, partial beta-tubulin, and the calmodulin gene. It is the first report of a natural N. hiratsukae infection in animals.
Han
Jae-Ik
JI
Department of Veterinary Medicine, Chungbuk National University, Cheongju, Republic of Korea.
Na
Ki-Jeong
KJ
D000818:Animals; D003881:Dermatomycoses / Q000382:microbiology / Q000662:veterinary*; D005800:Genes, Fungal / Q000235:genetics; D006364:Hedgehogs / Q000382:microbiology*; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D055326:Neosartorya / Q000235:genetics; D010802:Phylogeny