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| Sonne,Luciana; Oliveira,Eduardo Conceição de; Argenta,Fernando Froner; Monteggia,Rafael Souza; Ferreiro,Laerte; Rösler,Uwe; Kershaw,Olivia; Driemeier,David. |
| ABSTRACT: Prototheca zopfii is an alga that can cause disease in animals and humans. Here, we reported a case of systemic protothecosis in a 2-year-old female Boxer. The animal exhibited tetraparesis and vertical nystagmus. It died two weeks after the onset of clinical signs and was necropsied. At gross examination, whitish areas were identified in the heart. Oval or round structures were observed by microscopic examination, some of which formed morula-like structures compatible with algae in the heart, skeletal muscle, and brain. Growth of Prototheca sp. was observed in the heart after culture at 37°C on Sabouraud agar medium with chloramphenicol. Immunohistochemical analysis of the heart and brain using an anti-Prototheca zopfii polyclonal antibody... |
| Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: Canine; Disseminated protothecosis; Prototheca zopfii genotype 2. |
| Ano: 2017 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0103-84782017000800551 |
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