title: Isolation and sequence-based identification of Oxyporus corticola from a dog with generalized lymphadenopathy.
abstract: The present case report describes isolation of the fungus Oxyporus corticola from multiple lymphocutaneous tissues of a Beagle dog. Until recently, this fungus had not been reported in the human or veterinary medical literature as a cause of animal disease. A single previous report also involved infection in a German Shepherd Dog, a breed with reported increased susceptibility to disseminated fungal infection and dysfunctional immune response. Isolates were non-sporulating and required molecular identification methods for prompt differentiation from other fungal pathogens. Risk factors for infection with O. corticola are unknown.
authors.affiliation: Leesburg Veterinary Internal Medicine at The LifeCentre, 165 Fort Evans Road NE, Leesburg, VA 20176, USA. Dr.SMiller@Verizon.net
authors.forename: Sybille A
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Miller
authors.forename: Lois
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Roth-Johnson
authors.forename: Stephen A
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Kania
authors.forename: David A
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: Bemis
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001487:Basidiomycota / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D004271:DNA, Fungal / Q000235:genetics; D004283:Dog Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000382:microbiology*; D004285:Dogs; D005260:Female; D008206:Lymphatic Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000382:microbiology / Q000662:veterinary*; D009181:Mycoses / Q000235:genetics / Q000382:microbiology / Q000662:veterinary*; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA / Q000662:veterinary
chemical_list: D004271:DNA, Fungal