Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Candida parapsilosis and Candida tropicalis infections in an Okhotsk snailfish (Liparis ochotensis).
- Journal:
- The Journal of veterinary medical science
- Year:
- 2018
- Authors:
- Haridy, Mohie et al.
- Affiliation:
- Department of Pathology & Clinical Pathology
Abstract
An Okhotsk snailfish (Liparis ochotensis) kept at Nagoya aquarium exhibited sudden death. Microscopically, the fish showed multiple granulomatous foci in the gills, liver and kidney. Multiple yeast-like organisms as well as pseudohyphal elements were observed within granulomatous lesions. Immunohistochemically, the hyphae were negative for both Asperigullus and Mucor spp., and a weak positive for Candida sp. The seminated-PCR product was consistent with Candida parapsilosis and C. tropicalis. This is the first record of disseminated mycotic granulomatous lesion due to C. parapsilosis and C. tropicalis infection in fish.
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