Purpuriocillium lilacinum infection in captive loggerhead sea turtle hatchlings

Clarisse Máximo Arpini
Yhuri Cardoso Nóbrega
Vinícius Davel Castheloge
Daniel Santos Neves
Carlos Eduardo Tadokoro
Gisela Lara da Costa
Manoel Marques Evangelista Oliveira
Marcelo Renan de Deus Santos

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Publication date

March 2019

DOI

10.1016/j.mmcr.2018.10.002

Publisher

Elsevier BV

Journal

Medical Mycology Case Reports

Abstract

This paper reports a case of Purpureocillium lilacinum infection in seven loggerhead sea turtle (Caretta caretta) hatchlings kept in an aquarium under inadequate condition. The fungus was isolated from skin and pulmonary lesions. Metilene blue and NaCl solutions, Schinus terebinthifolius and eucalyptus essential oils Minimum Inhibitory Concentrations were determined indicating new possibilities for treatment. Keywords: Caretta caretta, Disease, Mycosis, Husbandry, Treatmen

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Purpuriocillium lilacinum infection in captive loggerhead sea turtle hatchlings

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Purpuriocillium lilacinum infection in captive loggerhead sea turtle hatchlings

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