Chantrey, Julian C 
ORCID: 0000-0002-4801-7034, Borman, Andrew M, Johnson, Elizabeth M and Kipar, Anja ORCID: 0000-0001-7289-3459
(2006)
<i>Emmonsia crescens</i> infection in a British water vole (<i>Arvicola terrestris</i>).
MEDICAL MYCOLOGY, 44 (4).
pp. 375-378.
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Abstract
Emmonsia crescens, a dimorphic fungus of the order Onygenales, is primarily a pathogen of lower animals and rarely humans. Inhaled conidia of E. crescens fail to germinate in the lungs, and instead simply enlarge in lung tissue to become giant adiaspores. We present here the case of fatal Emmonsia crescens infection in a wild-caught British water vole (Arvicola terrestris). Histopathological examination of the animal, which died in captivity, revealed a multifocally extensive granulomatous reaction containing oval adiaspores scattered irregularly throughout the lungs. Mycological examination of fungus cultured from lung tissue and PCR amplification and sequencing of rDNA gene fragments of the cultured organism confirmed the diagnosis of massive infection by E. crescens.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Additional Information: | ## TULIP Type: Articles/Papers (Journal) ## |
| Uncontrolled Keywords: | Emmonsia crescens, water vole, adiaspores, infection |
| Depositing User: | Symplectic Admin |
| Date Deposited: | 11 Apr 2016 09:36 |
| Last Modified: | 14 Mar 2024 20:40 |
| DOI: | 10.1080/13693780500354222 |
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| URI: | https://livrepository.liverpool.ac.uk/id/eprint/3000112 |
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