Abstract
A fungus isolated from a subcutaneous abscess of a cat was found to fit closely to the description of Banti's fungus, Torula bantiana Saccardo, which was reclassified by Borelli as Cladosporium bantianum (Sacc.) Borelli. The cat isolate was different from Cladosporium trichoides Emmons in conidial size, branching of conidial chains, and minimum, optimum, and maximum temperature for growth. Although the isolate was neurotropic in mice, the fungal morphology in mouse brain was clearly different from C. trichoides. From this study, it was apparent that C. bantianum (Sacc.) Borelli and C. trichoides Emmons should be regarded as two separate species. The 2 species were compared with C. carrionii Trejos.
Résumé
Un champignon isolé d'un abcès sous-cutané chez un chat ressemble de très près à la description du champignon de Banti, Torula bantiana Saccardo, qui a été reclassé par Borelli comme Cladosporium bantianum (Sacc.) Borelli. L'isolat du chat est différent de Cladosporium trichoides Emmons par la taille des conidies et les températures de croissance minima, optima et maxima. Il ressort de cette étude que le C. bantianum (Sacc.) Borelli et C. trichoides Emmons doivent être considérés comme deux espèces séparées. Ces deux espèces sont comparées à C. carrionii Trejos.