Lobomycosis in man and lobomycosis-like disease in bottlenose dolphin, Venezuela.
We report 1 case of lobomycosis caused by Lacazia loboi in a fisherman and 1 case of lobomycosis-like disease in a bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus) along the coast of Venezuela. These findings suggest that the marine environment is a likely habitat for L. loboi and a reservoir for infection.
Bermudez
Luis
L
Cetacean Research Center, Margarita, Venezuela.
Van Bressem
Marie-Françoise
MF
Reyes-Jaimes
Oscar
O
Sayegh
Alejandro J
AJ
Paniz-Mondolfi
Alberto E
AE
D000818:Animals; D050681:Bottle-Nosed Dolphin / Q000382:microbiology*; D021821:Communicable Diseases, Emerging / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology / Q000635:transmission / Q000662:veterinary; D003881:Dermatomycoses / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000473:pathology / Q000635:transmission / Q000662:veterinary*; D004197:Disease Reservoirs / Q000382:microbiology; D017753:Ecosystem; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008386:Marine Biology; D008875:Middle Aged; D020036:Onygenales / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000472:pathogenicity; D014687:Venezuela