| dermatophytosis caused by trichophyton mentagrophytes in the southern chamois (rupicapra pyrenaica) in the eastern pyrenees. | two free-ranging southern chamois (rupicapra pyrenaica) - one 4-year-old male and one 3-year-old male - were diagnosed with clinical dermatophytosis in the french and spanish eastern pyrenees respectively. skin samples were collected for microbiological studies, trichophyton mentagrophytes being isolated and identified in both animals. the first chamois was found dead at the base of a cliff, and presented with alopecia and scaling on the dorsum and left forelimb. the second chamois showed grey-y ... | 2007 | 17803516 |