TY - JOUR
T1 - Disseminated mycotic infection caused by Colletotrichum acutatum in a Kemp's ridley sea turtle (Lepidochelys kempi)
AU - Manire, Charles A.
AU - Rhinehart, Howard L.
AU - Sutton, Deanna A.
AU - Thompson, Elizabeth H.
AU - Rinaldi, Michael G.
AU - Buck, John D.
AU - Jacobson, Elliott
PY - 2002/11/1
Y1 - 2002/11/1
N2 - Colletotrichum acutatum is a cosmopolitan plant pathogen with a wide host range. While the organism's phytopathogenic potential has been well documented, it has never been reported as an etiologic agent of disease in either animals or humans. In this case, a juvenile Kemp's ridley sea turtle, Lepidochelys kempi, probably with immune compromise following cold stunning (extended hypothermia), developed a disseminated mycotic infection in the lungs and kidneys. Prophylactic treatment with oral itraconazole did not prevent or cure the infection. This report of a Colletotrichum acutatum infection in an animal extends the range of disease caused by this organism beyond that of a phytopathogen.
AB - Colletotrichum acutatum is a cosmopolitan plant pathogen with a wide host range. While the organism's phytopathogenic potential has been well documented, it has never been reported as an etiologic agent of disease in either animals or humans. In this case, a juvenile Kemp's ridley sea turtle, Lepidochelys kempi, probably with immune compromise following cold stunning (extended hypothermia), developed a disseminated mycotic infection in the lungs and kidneys. Prophylactic treatment with oral itraconazole did not prevent or cure the infection. This report of a Colletotrichum acutatum infection in an animal extends the range of disease caused by this organism beyond that of a phytopathogen.
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U2 - 10.1128/JCM.40.11.4273-4280.2002
DO - 10.1128/JCM.40.11.4273-4280.2002
M3 - Article
C2 - 12409409
AN - SCOPUS:0036840240
VL - 40
SP - 4273
EP - 4280
JO - Journal of Clinical Microbiology
JF - Journal of Clinical Microbiology
SN - 0095-1137
IS - 11
ER -