Infection with Pythium flevoense in a harbour porpoise (Phocoena phocoena) as a novel cause of dermatitis in marine mammals

Infection with Pythium flevoense in a harbour porpoise (Phocoena phocoena) as a novel cause of dermatitis in marine mammals

Abstract The oomycete Pythium flevoense was diagnosed as the cause of dermatitis in a young adult female harbour porpoise (Phocoena phocoena) that had been trapped in a pound net in a temperate saltwater environment. Disease from Pythium sp. infection—pythiosis—is infrequently diagnosed in humans, h...

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Main Authors: Edwin J. B. Veldhuis Kroeze, Cornelis E. van Elk, Marco W. G. van de Bildt, Peter R. W. A. van Run, Geoffrey Foster, Nissrine Abou-Chakra, Rasmus Krøger Hare, Thijs Kuiken
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2023-11-01
Series:Veterinary Research
Subjects:
Novel pathogen
oomycete
Pythium flevoense
marine mammal
cetacean
harbour porpoise
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s13567-023-01226-1

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s13567-023-01226-1

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