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Sutton, D. A., Marín, Y., Thompson, E. H., Wickes, B. L., Fu, J., & García, D., et al. (2012). Isolation and characterization of a new fungal genus and species, aphanoascella galapagosensis, from carapace keratitis of a galapagos tortoise (chelonoidis nigra microphyes). Medical Mycology, (epub. ahead of print).
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| Resource type: Journal Article DOI: 10.3109/13693786.2012.701767 BibTeX citation key: Sutton2012 View all bibliographic details  |
Categories: General Keywords: Chelonoidis, Chelonoidis nigra, Pilze = fungal infections, Schildkröten = turtles + tortoises, Testudinidae, Veterinärmedizin = veterinary medicine Creators: Fu, García, Guarro, Maar, Marín, Sutton, Swinford, Thompson, Wickes Collection: Medical Mycology |
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Testudinidae Geochelone nigra microphyes A new fungal genus and species, Aphanoascella galapagosensis, recovered from carapace keratitis in a Galapagos tortoise residing in a south Texas zoological collection, is characterized and described. The presence of a pale peridium composed of textura epidermoidea surrounded by scarce Hülle cell-like chlamydospores, and the characteristic reticulate ascospores with an equatorial rim separates it from other genera within the Onygenales. The phylogenetic tree inferred from the analysis of D1/D2 sequences demonstrates that this fungus represents a new lineage within that order. As D1/D2 and ITS sequence data also shows a further separation of Aphanoascus spp. into two monophyletic groups, we propose to retain the generic name Keratinophyton for species whose ascospores are pitted and display a conspicuous equatorial rim, and thereby propose new combinations in this genus for four Aphanoascus species.
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