Chrysosporium guarroi sp. nov. a new emerging pathogen of pet green iguanas (Iguana iguana)

Abstract

Chrysosporium guarroi sp. nov. represented by five strains isolated from cases of dermatomycosis in pet green iguanas (Iguana iguana) in Spain, is described and illustrated. This taxon is characterized by its ability to grow at temperatures from 15 to 37°C and by the presence of arthroconidia and aleurioconidia. The latter are unicellular, smooth, pyriform or clavate, sessile or borne at the ends of narrow stalks. The analysis of the sequences of the D1/D2 and ITS regions confirm the separation of this new species from others of the genus Chrysosporium.

Keywords:

• Chrysosporium guarroi
• dermatomycosis
• pet
• iguanas
• reptiles

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Acknowledgements

We thank Centro Veterinario Zorrilla (Valladolid) and Centro Veterinario Los Sauces (Madrid) for some of the iguana skin samples provided for this investigation.

Research was supported by grant No 2005 SGR 00684 from the DURSI, Generalitat de Catalunya.

Declaration of interest: The authors report no conflicts of interest. The authors alone are responsible for the content and writing of the paper.

This paper was first published online on Early Online on 01 February 2010.