Purpuriocillium lilacinum infection in captive loggerhead sea turtle hatchlings

Publication date: Available online 25 October 2018Source: Medical Mycology Case ReportsAuthor(s): 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 SantosAbstractThis 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.

Source: Medical Mycology Case Reports - October 25, 2018 Category: Biology Source Type: research