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- Title
Detection of mucormycosis caused by Apophysomyces elegans in a Lesser Long-nosed Bat (Leptonycteris yerbabuenae) in Central Mexico.
- Authors
López-Romero, Teresa; Ramírez-Bravo, O. Eric; Camargo-Rivera, E. Evangelina; Jiménez-García, Daniel; Bernal-Mendoza, Héctor; Marques, Roberta
- Abstract
We describe a case of mucormycosis in a Lesser Long-nosed Bat (Leptonycterisyerbabuenae) 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.
- Subjects
PUEBLA (Mexico : State); MEXICO; MUCORMYCOSIS; BATS; DIAGNOSIS; AUTOPSY; PATHOGENIC microorganisms; ZOONOSES
- Publication
Neotropical Biology & Conservation, 2021, Vol 16, Issue 4, p493
- ISSN
1809-9939
- Publication type
Case Study
- DOI
10.3897/neotropical.16.e73365