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A Case of Prototheca zopfii Genotype 1 Infection in a Dog (Canis lupus familiaris).
Mycopathologia - 1 Oct 2018
Silveira Caroline S, Cesar Deborah, Keating M Kelly, DeLeon-Carnes Marlene, Armién Aníbal G, Luhers Martín, Riet-Correa Franklin, Giannitti Federico
Abstract excerpt
Protothecosis is a rare disease caused by environmental algae of the genus Prototheca. These are saprophytic, non-photosynthetic, aerobic, colorless algae that belong to the Chlorellaceae family. Seven different species have been described. Prototheca zopfii genotype 2 and P. wickerhamii are most commonly involved in pathogenic infections in humans and animals. The objective of this work is to describe, for the...
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