1. Pythiosis in Africa.
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Rivierre, Christine, Laprie, Caroline, Guiard-Marigny, Olivier, Bergeaud, Patrick, Berthelemy, Madeleine, and Guillot, Jacques
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PYTHIUM , *DOG diseases , *ETIOLOGY of diseases , *PYTHIACEAE , *DIAGNOSIS of dog diseases , *ALGAE , *ANIMALS , *DOGS , *IMMUNITY , *INFECTION , *SKIN ulcers , *DIAGNOSIS - Abstract
We report the first case of pythiosis from Africa in an 8-month-old dog with a chronic and ulcerative cutaneous lesion. The etiologic agent belonged to the genus Pythium. Phylogenetic analysis placed the isolate in a sister group to the other P. insidiosum strains. However, the isolate may belong to a new Pythium species. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2005
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