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Integument Mycobiota of Wild European Hedgehogs (Erinaceus europaeus) from Catalonia, Spain
Joint Authors
Calvo, M. A.
Obón, E.
Arosemena, E. L.
Adelantado, C.
Molina-López, R. A.
Darwich, L.
Source
Issue
Vol. 2012, Issue 2012 (31 Dec. 2012), pp.1-5, 5 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2012-09-25
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
5
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
There are some reports about the risk of manipulating wild hedgehogs since they can be reservoirs of potential zoonotic agents like dermatophytes.
The aim of this study was to describe the integument mycobiota, with special attention to dermatophytes of wild European hedgehogs.
Samples from spines and fur were cultured separately in Sabouraud dextrose agar (SDA) with antibiotic and dermatophyte test medium (DTM) plates.
Nineteen different fungal genera were isolated from 91 cultures of 102 hedgehogs.
The most prevalent genera were Cladosporium (79.1%), Penicillium (74.7%), Alternaria (64.8%), and Rhizopus (63.7%).
A lower prevalence of Aspergillus (P=0,035; χ2=8,633) and Arthrinium (P=0,043; χ2=8,173) was isolated during the spring time and higher frequencies of Fusarium (P=0,015; χ2=10,533) during the autumn.
The prevalence of Acremonium was significantly higher in young animals (70%, 26/37) than in adults (30%, 11/37) (P=0,019; χ2=5,915).
Moreover, the majority of the saprophytic species that grew at the SDA culture were also detected at the DTM.
Finally, no cases of ringworm were diagnosed and no dermatophytes spp.
were isolated.
Concluding, this study provides the first description of fungal mycobiota of the integument of wild European hedgehogs in Spain, showing a large number of saprophytic species and the absence of dermatophytes.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Molina-López, R. A.& Adelantado, C.& Arosemena, E. L.& Obón, E.& Darwich, L.& Calvo, M. A.. 2012. Integument Mycobiota of Wild European Hedgehogs (Erinaceus europaeus) from Catalonia, Spain. ISRN Microbiology،Vol. 2012, no. 2012, pp.1-5.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Molina-López, R. A.…[et al.]. Integument Mycobiota of Wild European Hedgehogs (Erinaceus europaeus) from Catalonia, Spain. ISRN Microbiology No. 2012 (2012), pp.1-5.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Molina-López, R. A.& Adelantado, C.& Arosemena, E. L.& Obón, E.& Darwich, L.& Calvo, M. A.. Integument Mycobiota of Wild European Hedgehogs (Erinaceus europaeus) from Catalonia, Spain. ISRN Microbiology. 2012. Vol. 2012, no. 2012, pp.1-5.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-489052
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-489052