Fungal flora of the hair coat of domestic golden hamster (Mesocricetus auratus) with and without skin lesions in Mashhad, Iran

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  • Javad Khoshnegah Department of Clinical Sciences, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad, Iran
  • Mahnaz Shariatzadeh Department of Pathobiology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad, Iran
  • Samaneh Eidi Department of Pathobiology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad, Iran
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The objective of this study was to investigate fungal flora of the hair coat of domestic golden hamsterswith and without skin lesions. Sixty hamsters were examined in the Small Animal Teaching Hospitalof the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, and Mashhad, Iran. Asteriletoothbrush was used for sample collection, from the entire body of the hamsters, all skin lesions werescraped as well with a scalpel. The mycological analysis was performed using direct microscopicexamination and culture media. The direct microscopic examination and culture results werenegative for dermatophytes. Of the 60 hamsters examined, 20 (33.3%) resulted in positive culturesfor yeast species; of which 11 (18.3%) were Malassezia spp., 8 (13.3%) Candida spp. and 1 (1.7%)Rhodotorula rubra. Rhizopus spp. (50%), Penicillium spp. (38.3%), Cladosporium spp. (23.3%),Aspergillus (A.) fumigatus (23.3%), A. flavus (20%) and Mucor spp. (13.3%) were the mostfrequently isolated saprophytes. It is concluded that the skin of hamsters, as that of other animals, iscontaminated by a variety of saprophytic fungi without concurrent skin lesions, some of which areopportunistic or allergens.

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عنوان ژورنال

دوره 1  شماره 1

صفحات  15- 20

تاریخ انتشار 2014-09-01

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