FUNGAL FLORA OF ROSETTE QUILLS IN THE NORTH AMERICAN PORCUPINE (ERETHIZON DORSATUM) IN THE NORTHEASTERN UNITED STATES.

IF 0.7 4区农林科学 Q3 VETERINARY SCIENCES

Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine Pub Date : 2024-09-01 DOI:10.1638/2022-0103

Sara J Sokolik, Rebecca J Franklin-Guild, Sara Childs-Sanford

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Abstract

The North American (NA) porcupine (Erethizon dorsatum) is a rodent species with specialized hair structures called quills designed to detach and penetrate into tissues of any human or animal coming into contact with them. The objective of this study was to characterize the fungal flora of the quills in the region of the rosette in wild NA porcupines to further define health risks to NA porcupines and any animal coming into contact with the quills. A total of 17 adult NA porcupines were sampled, and fungal culture was performed. Fungal organisms were cultured from 15 (88.2%) of 17 samples. Thirty-three isolates of 10 different fungal genera were cultured. The most frequently isolated fungi were Lodderomyces elongisporus (n = 7, 41.2%), Candida spp. (n = 3, 17.6%), and Penicillium spp. (n = 2, 11.8%). Eleven (64.7%) individuals grew multiple fungal organisms. In humans and animals quilled by porcupines, fungal culture should be considered in cases of infection, and if isolates resembling Candida spp. are isolated, matrix-assisted laser desorption-ionization time of flight or molecular methods are necessary to rule out L. elongisporus.

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美国东北部北美豪猪（ERETSIZON DORSATUM）冠状毛的真菌菌群。

北美豪猪（Erethizon dorsatum）是一种啮齿类动物，其专门的毛发结构被称为 "绒毛"，可脱落并渗入任何与之接触的人类或动物的组织中。本研究的目的是描述野生NA豪猪绒毛莲座区域真菌菌群的特征，以进一步确定NA豪猪和任何接触到绒毛的动物所面临的健康风险。共对17只成年NA豪猪进行了采样，并进行了真菌培养。17 个样本中有 15 个（88.2%）培养出真菌。共培养出 10 个不同真菌属的 33 个分离物。最常分离到的真菌是长孢霉（7 个，41.2%）、念珠菌属（3 个，17.6%）和青霉属（2 个，11.8%）。有 11 人（64.7%）生长出多种真菌。如果分离到类似念珠菌属的真菌，则有必要采用基质辅助激光解吸电离飞行时间或分子方法来排除长孢子菌。

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Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine 农林科学-兽医学

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1.70

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14.30%

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审稿时长

9-24 weeks

期刊介绍： The Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine (JZWM) is considered one of the major sources of information on the biology and veterinary aspects in the field. It stems from the founding premise of AAZV to share zoo animal medicine experiences. The Journal evolved from the long history of members producing case reports and the increased publication of free-ranging wildlife papers. The Journal accepts manuscripts of original research findings, case reports in the field of veterinary medicine dealing with captive and free-ranging wild animals, brief communications regarding clinical or research observations that may warrant publication. It also publishes and encourages submission of relevant editorials, reviews, special reports, clinical challenges, abstracts of selected articles and book reviews. The Journal is published quarterly, is peer reviewed, is indexed by the major abstracting services, and is international in scope and distribution. Areas of interest include clinical medicine, surgery, anatomy, radiology, physiology, reproduction, nutrition, parasitology, microbiology, immunology, pathology (including infectious diseases and clinical pathology), toxicology, pharmacology, and epidemiology.