Investigation of Candida, Malassezia and Mold of Dogs in Kaohsiung Area

• Main Authors: Chung, Sheng-Chang, 鍾勝昌
• Other Authors: Wu, Hung-Yi
• Format: Others
• Language: zh-TW
• Published: 2018
• Online Access: http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/a64tb4

碩士 === 國立屏東科技大學 === 獸醫學系所 === 106 === The symptoms of dermatitis and otomycosis for dogs occurs frequently all year round, although the conditions do not result with immediate fatality, such experience would driven the dogs to suffer quality of life, affects with owners’ emotions and relationships with their dogs. Pathogenic yeast and mold include Malassezia spp., Candida spp., Microsporum spp., Trichophyton spp., Epidermophyton floccosum and Aspergillus spp.. In this study, we will collect the 240 samples of ear infection in dogs and detect by polymerase chain reaction (PCR). The purpose of this research was to Malassezia spp., Candida spp. and mold appear in different months (especially during the rainy season), different breeds (Schnauzer, Poodles, Maltese, mixed breeding Canis and Catus, etc.), ages and area for appearance investigation and analysis. We set up the PCR test of Malassezia spp., Candida spp. and mold to investigate. The result shows that the dogs infected by Candida spp. are the highest risky samples and the peak period of Malassezia spp., Candida spp. and mold. We also discover the highest occurrence in summer, the high proportion occurrence in old dog, in suburbs.