This chapter focuses on presentation, etiopathogenesis, and pathology of mycoses in
reptiles. Fungal nomenclature is somewhat complex and is currently undergoing a major …

Infections with various bacteria, especially gram-negative aerobes, are a well-recognized
problem in captive cold-blooded animals with immunocompromised health status, or in …

Sources of infection for Trichophyton (T.) mentagrophytes—a zoophilic dermatophyte—
comprise pet rodents (guinea pigs, mice, rabbits) and sometimes cats. Human infections due …

A method exhibiting high sensitivity, specificity and rapidity to detect pathogenic
dermatophytes was developed using microsatellite-primed polymerase chain reaction …

Three molecular techniques random amplified polymorphic DNA (RAPD), inter-simple
sequence repeat (ISSR) and restriction fragment length polymorphism (RFLP) were …

Multiple organ invasion by keratinophilic fungi in the green iguana (Iguana iguana) has not
been previously reported. In this case, a 1-yr-old female green iguana presented with a …

Twelve Aspergillus spp. were isolated from the Egyptian soils and were studied
morphologically and microscopically. Isozyme profiles and random amplified polymorphic …

Part one of this series discussed husbandry. This article (part 2) covers clinical procedures
including sample collection, fluid therapy and anaesthesia and common presenting health …

Dermatophytes are a group of fungi with keratinophilic properties. They are able to invade
epidermis, especially stratum corneum, by production of proteolytic enzymes such as …

Dermatophytosis is a common contagious disease caused by fungi known as
dermatophytes. Dermatophytes belong to a group of organisms that are able to break down …