The genus Prototheca consists of achlorophyllic algae that are ubiquitous in the
environment and animal intestines. However, this organism has forfeited its photosynthetic …

Prototheca microalgae were only recognized as pathogens of both humans and animals in
the 1960s; however, since then, these microbes have been drawing increasing interest in …

In 2014, ISHAM formed a new working group:“Medical Phycology: Protothecosis and
Chlorellosis.” The purpose of this working group is to help facilitate collaboration and …

Species of the genus Prototheca are achlorophyllous algae and ubiquitous in nature, and so
far, six species have been listed in this genus: Prototheca wickerhamii, Prototheca zopfii …

Acinetobacter (A.) baumannii has emerged as a difficult-to-treat nosocomial bacterial human
pathogen. A. baumannii is to be dealt with under the “One Health” approach, and its …

Protothecosis is a potential zoonosis related to bovine mastitis. In several countries, a higher
incidence of protothecal bovine mastitis that is being recorded and the resistance of …

Prototheca spp. is a frequent cause of bovine mastitis and is highly resistant to commonly
used disinfectants. This study aimed to:(1) evaluate the antimicrobial activity of …

Few published cases of feline protothecosis exist; all of these were restricted to the skin and
speciation of the causative organism revealed an infection with Prototheca wickerhamii in …

We evaluated the use of MALDI-TOF MS for the identification of 3 major, dairy-associated
Prototheca species, namely, Prototheca bovis (formerly P. zopfii genotype 2), P. blaschkeae …

Purpose To examine a series of 14 cases of canine ocular protothecosis from archived
cases from the Comparative Ocular Pathology Laboratory of Wisconsin (COPLOW), and …