Chlorella Infection in a Sheep in Mexico and Minireview of Published Reports from Humans and Domestic Animals

Authors :: Luis E. Rodríguez-Tovar
Alfonso Lopez
Alicia M. Nevárez-Garza
Rafael Ramírez-Romero
Source :: Mycopathologia. 169:461-466
Publication Year :: 2010
Publisher :: Springer Science and Business Media LLC, 2010.
Abstract: Algal infections are rare in humans and domestic animals. Prototheca spp. and Chlorella spp. are among the most commonly reported. Herein, we present a brief review on Chlorella spp. infections and related pathologies and discuss this information including a natural case in a sheep in Mexico with a disseminated form of the disease.

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