Neotropical Biology and Conservation (Nov 2021)

Detection of mucormycosis caused by Apophysomyces elegans in a Lesser Long-nosed Bat (Leptonycteris yerbabuenae) in Central Mexico

  • Teresa López-Romero,
  • O. Eric Ramírez-Bravo,
  • E. Evangelina Camargo-Rivera,
  • Daniel Jiménez-García,
  • Héctor Bernal-Mendoza,
  • Roberta Marques

DOI
https://doi.org/10.3897/neotropical.16.e73365
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 16, no. 4
pp. 493 – 499

Abstract

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We describe a case of mucormycosis in a Lesser Long-nosed Bat (Leptonycteris yerbabuenae) caused by Apophysomyces elegans in Puebla, Central Mexico. The diagnosis was supported by laboratory analysis and necropsy. We present the first report of the fungus in a wild host; therefore, we indicate that further studies are necessary to understand its infection cycle since this pathogen may indicate a risk of zoonotic, and anthropozoonotic diseases.