title: Ophidiomyces ophiodiicola dermatitis in eight free-ranging timber rattlesnakes (Crotalus horridus) from Massachusetts.
abstract: Eight free-ranging timber rattlesnakes (Crotalus horridus) from two geographically isolated Massachusetts populations were observed with skin lesions located primarily on the head but occasionally also on the lateral and ventral surfaces of the body. The snakes underwent health assessments that included physical examination, clinical pathology, full body radiographs, and full thickness biopsies of skin lesions. Each snake had fungal elements present histologically in tissue sections from skin lesions. Ophidiomyces ophiodiicola was identified from skin lesions using polymerase chain reaction in all eight snakes.
authors.forename: Michael P
authors.initials: MP
authors.lastname: McBride
authors.forename: Kimberlee B
authors.initials: KB
authors.lastname: Wojick
authors.forename: Timothy A
authors.initials: TA
authors.lastname: Georoff
authors.forename: Jason
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Kimbro
authors.forename: Michael M
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Garner
authors.forename: Xiaoling
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: April L
authors.initials: AL
authors.lastname: Childress
authors.forename: James F X
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: Wellehan
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000835:Animals, Wild; D001203:Ascomycota / Q000145:classification / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D017839:Crotalus / Q000382:microbiology*; D003881:Dermatomycoses / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000382:microbiology / Q000662:veterinary*; D008404:Massachusetts / Q000453:epidemiology; D010802:Phylogeny