Purpuriocillium lilacinum infection in captive loggerhead sea turtle hatchlings

This paper reports a case of Purpureocillium lilacinum infection in seven loggerhead sea turtle (Caretta caretta) hatchlings kept in an aquarium under inadequate condition. The fungus was isolated from skin and pulmonary lesions. Metilene blue and NaCl solutions, Schinus terebinthifolius and eucalyp...

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Main Authors: Clarisse Máximo Arpini, Yhuri Cardoso Nóbrega, Vinícius Davel Castheloge, Daniel Santos Neves, Carlos Eduardo Tadokoro, Gisela Lara da Costa, Manoel Marques Evangelista Oliveira, Marcelo Renan de Deus Santos
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2019-03-01
Series:Medical Mycology Case Reports
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2211753918300575