Trichophyton benhamiae and T. mentagrophytes target guinea pigs in a mixed small animal stock

Theresa Bartosch; Agnes Frank; Candy Günther; Silke Uhrlaß; Tilo Heydel; Pietro Nenoff; Christoph Georg Baums; Wieland Schrödl

Medical Mycology Case Reports (Mar 2019)

Trichophyton benhamiae and T. mentagrophytes target guinea pigs in a mixed small animal stock

Theresa Bartosch,
Agnes Frank,
Candy Günther,
Silke Uhrlaß,
Tilo Heydel,
Pietro Nenoff,
Christoph Georg Baums,
Wieland Schrödl

Affiliations

Theresa Bartosch: Institute for Bacteriology and Mycology, Center for Infectious Diseases, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Leipzig, An den Tierkliniken 29, D-04103 Leipzig, Germany
Agnes Frank: Institute for Bacteriology and Mycology, Center for Infectious Diseases, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Leipzig, An den Tierkliniken 29, D-04103 Leipzig, Germany
Candy Günther: Institute for Bacteriology and Mycology, Center for Infectious Diseases, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Leipzig, An den Tierkliniken 29, D-04103 Leipzig, Germany
Silke Uhrlaß: Mycological Laboratory Mölbis, Mölbiser Hauptstraße 8, D-04571 Mölbis, Germany
Tilo Heydel: Institute for Bacteriology and Mycology, Center for Infectious Diseases, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Leipzig, An den Tierkliniken 29, D-04103 Leipzig, Germany
Pietro Nenoff: Mycological Laboratory Mölbis, Mölbiser Hauptstraße 8, D-04571 Mölbis, Germany
Christoph Georg Baums: Institute for Bacteriology and Mycology, Center for Infectious Diseases, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Leipzig, An den Tierkliniken 29, D-04103 Leipzig, Germany; Corresponding author.
Wieland Schrödl: Institute for Bacteriology and Mycology, Center for Infectious Diseases, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Leipzig, An den Tierkliniken 29, D-04103 Leipzig, Germany

Journal volume & issue: Vol. 23
pp. 37 – 42

Abstract

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Trichophyton benhamiae is an emerging zoonotic dermatophyte. We present a case of a small animal stock infected with two Trichophyton species. T. benhamiae was isolated from 15 out of 26 (58%) guinea pigs including two morphologically different phenotypes. Eight guinea pigs were infected with T. benhamiae and T. mentagrophytes simultaneously. The animals showed alopecia and crusts or no clinical signs at all. T. benhamiae was not detected in rats, rabbits and mice kept in the same stock. Keywords: Trichophyton benhamiae, Trichophyton mentagrophytes, Zoonotic dermatophytes, Guinea pig, Mass spectrometry

Published in Medical Mycology Case Reports

ISSN: 2211-7539 (Online)
Publisher: Elsevier
Country of publisher: Netherlands
LCC subjects: Medicine: Medicine (General); Science: Biology (General)
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