Abstract
We report 1 case of lobomycosis caused by Lacazia loboi in a fisherman and 1 case of lobomycosis-like disease in a bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus) along the coast of Venezuela. These findings suggest that the marine environment is a likely habitat for L. loboi and a reservoir for infection.
Publication types
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Case Reports
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Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
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 / transmission
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Communicable Diseases, Emerging / veterinary
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Dermatomycoses / microbiology*
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Dermatomycoses / pathology
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Dermatomycoses / transmission
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Dermatomycoses / veterinary*
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Disease Reservoirs / microbiology
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Ecosystem
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Humans
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Male
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Marine Biology
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Middle Aged
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Onygenales* / isolation & purification
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Onygenales* / pathogenicity
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Venezuela