Isolation of Scopulariopsis brevicaulis from Wistar Rats

Authors : Özlem ŞAHAN YAPICIER, Mehmet KAYA, Zeki EROL, Dilek ÖZTÜRK

Pages : 196-200

Doi:10.35864/evmd.768818

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Publication Date : 2020-12-31

Article Type : Other Papers

Abstract :Scopulariopsis brevicaulis is a saprophytic fungus that has wide geographic distribution. This study describes a case of hair loss and skin lesions observed in male and female Wistar rats in Turkey due to Scopulariopsis brevicaulis infection. Skin scrapings and hair samples from three male and two female albino Wistar rats were provided by the Experimental Animal Production and Experimental Research Center of Mehmet Akif Ersoy University to the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Department of Microbiology laboratory in Burdur for analysis in July 2019. Microbiological methods were used for species identification and Scopulariopsis brevicaulis was isolated from all of the samples. The rats completely recovered without treatment and had no recurrence of clinical signs at 1 month post-sampling. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first report of S. brevicaulis causing an infection in Wistar rats in Turkey.
Keywords : Laboratory animals, mycological examination, saprophyte, Scopulariopsis sp