title: Pulmonary fungal infection caused by Neoscytalidium dimidiatum in a Risso's dolphin (Grampus griseus).
abstract: Neoscytalidium dimidiatum was isolated from two 12-18 cm abscesses in the lung and the mediastinal lymph nodes of a stranded Risso's dolphin (Grampus griseus). Histopathologic examination of samples of these organs revealed the presence of hyphae and sclerotic body-like fungal elements. Photobacterium damselae subsp. damselae was recovered from the dolphin's organs which also were found to contain numerous Monorygma grimaldii cysts. No histopathological signs of morbillivirus infection were seen. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first report of N. dimidiatum infection in a sea mammal.
authors.affiliation: Kimron Veterinary Institute, Bet Dagan, 50250 Israel. danielad@moag.gov.il
authors.forename: Daniel
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Elad
authors.forename: Danny
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Morick
authors.forename: Dan
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: David
authors.forename: Aviad
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Scheinin
authors.forename: Gilad
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Yamin
authors.forename: Shlomo
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Blum
authors.forename: Oz
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Goffman
mesh_terms: D000820:Animal Diseases / Q000382:microbiology; D000818:Animals; D004289:Dolphins / Q000382:microbiology*; D008169:Lung Abscess / Q000382:microbiology / Q000662:veterinary*; D008172:Lung Diseases, Fungal / Q000662:veterinary*; D008198:Lymph Nodes / Q000382:microbiology; D003904:Mitosporic Fungi / Q000302:isolation & purification* / Q000472:pathogenicity