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Trichophyton verrucosum, commonly known as the cattle ringworm fungus, is a dermatophyte largely responsible for fungal skin disease in cattle, but is also a common cause of ringworm in donkeys, dogs, goat, sheep, and horses. [1]
Mud fever, also known as scratches or pastern dermatitis, is a group of diseases of horses causing irritation and dermatitis in the lower limbs of horses. Often caused by a mixture of bacteria, typically Dermatophilus congolensis and Staphylococcus spp., mud fever can also be caused by fungal organisms (dermatophytes).
Malassezia equina is a fungus first isolated in horses, which can cause opportunistic infections in animals. [1] Its type strain is MA146=CBS 9969. This species will not grow without any lipid supplementation. It grows slowly and forms small colonies (average diameter 1.3 millimetres (0.051 in)).
The fungi spread in a centrifugal pattern in the stratum corneum, which is the outermost keratinized layer of the skin. [3] For nail infections, the growth initiates through the lateral or superficial nail plates, then continues throughout the nail. [3] For hair infections, fungal invasion begins at the hair shaft. [3]
Destructive skin lesion on a dog caused by P. insidiosum Pythium hyphae. Pythiosis is a rare and deadly tropical disease caused by the oomycete Pythium insidiosum. Long regarded as being caused by a fungus, the causative agent was not discovered until 1987. It occurs most commonly in horses, dogs, and humans, with isolated cases in other large ...
Epizootic lymphangitis is a contagious lymphangitis disease of horses and mules caused by the fungus Histoplasma farciminosum. [1] Cattle are also susceptible, but more resistant to the disease than equids. See also glanders and equine lymphangitis.
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