Disseminated phaeohyphomycosis in a beluga sturgeon (Huso huso)

Abstract

Sturgeon aquaculture is an emerging worldwide industry both for human consumption as well as for conservation. Several transmissible diseases limit this industry including mycosis by dematiaceous fungi such as Veronaea botryosa. This study reports the first diagnosis of phaeohyphomycosis in a beluga sturgeon (Huso huso) in Italy.