Abstract
Lacazia loboi, a cutaneous fungus, is found in humans and dolphins from transitional tropical (Florida) and tropical (South America) regions. We report 2 cases of lobomycosis in stranded bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) and 1 case of lobomycosis-like disease in 1 free-swimming, pelagic, offshore bottlenose dolphin from North Carolina, where no cases have previously been observed.
Publication types
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Case Reports
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Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.
MeSH terms
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Animals
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Bottle-Nosed Dolphin / microbiology*
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Communicable Diseases, Emerging / microbiology
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Communicable Diseases, Emerging / pathology
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Communicable Diseases, Emerging / veterinary*
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DNA, Fungal / genetics
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Dermatomycoses / microbiology
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Dermatomycoses / pathology
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Dermatomycoses / veterinary*
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Ecosystem
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Male
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North Carolina
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Onygenales / genetics
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Onygenales / isolation & purification
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Onygenales / pathogenicity*