FUNGAL DERMATITIS IN CAPTIVE TOADS (Bufo americanus) AND ATTEMPTED THERAPY
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A collection of rescued toads (Bufo americanus) succumbed to a mixed fungal skin disease (Basidiobolus ranarum and Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis) after the introduction of one new animal. Basidiobolus dermatitis was recognized by histopathology and culture results. Various topical treatments were attempted. On retrospective examination of the tissue sections, organisms histologically similar to those of chytridiomycosis were demonstrated.
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تاریخ انتشار 2010