A novel report on the emerging and zoonotic neurotropic fungus Trichosporon japonicum in the brain tissue of the endangered Brazilian guitarfish (Pseudobatos horkelii) off the southeastern coast of Brazil

Abstract Yeast infections have gained significant attention in the field of marine biology in recent years. Among the broad diversity of marine organisms affected by these infections, elasmobranchs (sharks and rays) have emerged as highly susceptible, due to climate change effects, such as increasin...

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Main Authors: Maria Carolina Peixoto-Rodrigues, Gisela Lara da Costa, Tatiane Nobre Pinto, Daniel Adesse, Manoel Marques Evangelista Oliveira, Rachel Ann Hauser-Davis
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2023-11-01
Series:BMC Microbiology
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12866-023-03128-w