| disseminated phaeohyphomycosis in weedy seadragons (phyllopteryx taeniolatus) and leafy seadragons (phycodurus eques) caused by species of exophiala, including a novel species. | during the period from january 2002 to march 2007, infections by melanized fungi were identified with greater frequency in aquarium-maintained leafy seadragons (phycodurus eques) and weedy seadragons (phyllopteryx taeniolatus), pivotal species to the educational and environmental concerns of the aquarium industry and conservation groups. the objective of this study was to characterize the pathology and identify fungi associated with phaeohyphomycotic lesions in these species. samples from 14 wee ... | 2009 | 19139504 |
| Exophiala angulospora causes systemic inflammation in atlantic cod Gadus morhua. | Species of Exophiala are opportunistic fungal pathogens that may infect a broad range of warm- and cold-blooded animals, including salmonids and Atlantic cod. In the present study, we observed abnormal swimming behaviour and skin pigmentation and increased mortality in cod kept in an indoor tank. Necropsy revealed foci of different sizes with a greyish to brownish colour in internal organs of diseased fish. The foci consisted of ramifying darkly pigmented fungal hyphae surrounded by distinct lay ... | 2011 | 22132499 |
| exophiala angulospora causes systemic mycosis in atlantic halibut: a case report. | filamentous black yeasts from the genus exophiala are ubiquitous, opportunistic pathogens causing both superficial and systemic mycoses in warm- and cold-blooded animals. infections by black yeasts have been reported relatively frequently in a variety of captive and farmed freshwater and marine fishes. in november 2012, moribund and recently dead, farm-raised atlantic halibut hippoglossus hippoglossus were necropsied to determine the cause of death. histopathology revealed that three of seven fi ... | 2015 | 25496596 |