Trichophyton benhamiae and T. mentagrophytes target guinea pigs in a mixed small animal stock
Trichophyton benhamiae is an emerging zoonotic dermatophyte. We present a case of a small animal stock infected with two Trichophyton species. T. benhamiae was isolated from 15 out of 26 (58%) guinea pigs including two morphologically different phenotypes. Eight guinea pigs were infected with T. ben...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2019-03-01
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Series: | Medical Mycology Case Reports |
Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2211753918301088 |