First isolation of the Stephanoascus ciferrii in feline otitis in Brazil

Ear infections in cats are uncommon, especially involving yeasts. This report describes the first isolation of the Stephanoascus ciferrii, teleomorph of the Candida genus, in a case of feline otitis in Brazil. The identification and characterization of Stephanoascus ciferrii were confirmed by the Vi...

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Published inBrazilian journal of microbiology Vol. 45; no. 3; pp. 1101 - 1103
Main Authors Gomes, Angelita dos Reis, Cabana, Ângela Leitzke, Osório, Luiza da Gama, Santin, Rosema, Schuch, Isabel Duarte, Serra, Emanoele Figueiredo, Nascente, Patrícia Silva, Meireles, Mário Carlos Araújo
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Brazil Springer Nature B.V 01.07.2014
Sociedade Brasileira de Microbiologia
Subjects
Animals
Brazil
Cat Diseases - microbiology
Cats
Ears & hearing
Infections
MICROBIOLOGY
Microscopy
Mycological Typing Techniques
Mycoses - microbiology
Mycoses - veterinary
Otitis - microbiology
Otitis - veterinary
Saccharomycetales - cytology
Saccharomycetales - growth & development
Saccharomycetales - isolation & purification
Saccharomycetales - metabolism
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Brazil
external otitis
Stephanoascus ciferrii
identification
mixed infection
cat
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Summary:Ear infections in cats are uncommon, especially involving yeasts. This report describes the first isolation of the Stephanoascus ciferrii, teleomorph of the Candida genus, in a case of feline otitis in Brazil. The identification and characterization of Stephanoascus ciferrii were confirmed by the Vitek2 System (BioMerieux ®).
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ISSN:1517-8382
1678-4405
1678-4405
DOI:10.1590/S1517-83822014000300045