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Topic:Microsporum
Microsporum is a genus of fungi that can affect horses, leading to dermatological conditions such as ringworm. This fungus is characterized by its ability to invade keratinized tissues, including the skin, hair, and hooves of horses. Infection with Microsporum species results in circular lesions that may cause hair loss, scaling, and itching. These dermatophytes are contagious and can be transmitted through direct contact with infected animals or contaminated objects. Diagnosis often involves clinical examination and laboratory testing, such as fungal culture or microscopic identification. This page collates peer-reviewed research studies and scholarly articles that explore the epidemiology, pathogenesis, diagnosis, and management of Microsporum infections in equine populations.
Fungal microbiota from ocular conjuctiva of clinically healthy horses belonging to the military police cavalry of alagoas. Normal fungal conjunctiva microbiota of horses remains stable in healthy animals, free from ocular and/or systemic diseases which may, eventually, cause ocular alterations. The knowledge of the fungal microbiota is of great importance due to the reduced number of studies reported in the literature and also to the large occurrence of ocular alterations, mainly keratomycosis, in these animals. The aim of this study was to isolate and to identify the fungi present in the ocular conjunctiva of healthy horses belonging to the Military Police Cavalry of Alagoas. Samples from both conjunctival sacks ...
Saprophytic and keratinolytic fungi associated with animals hair from Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Hair samples from different animals collected from different sites in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia were examined for the presence of saprophytic and keratinolytic fungi. Fifty-one specimens were examined of which 19 were from rabbits, 13 from sheeps, 12 from camels and 7 from horses. Forty-eight species and one variety which belong to 24 genera were collected during this investigation. The most common genera were Aspergillus and Chrysosporium. In low frequency, members of the genera Thermoascus, Scopulariopsis, Alternaria, Penicillium, Rhizopus, Botryotrichum, Fusarium, Ulocladium and keratinophilic f...
Studies on fungal flora in hair from domestic and laboratory animals suspected of dermatophytosis. I. Dematophytes. Hairsamples of domestic and laboratory animals suspected of dermatophytosis were examined for the presence of dermatophytes. A nutritionally poor base-medium developed by the author was successfully used in the isolation and identification of dermatophytes. Casein-medium supplemented with vitamins and Sabouraud-liquid medium were used in special cases. Dermatophytes were isolated in 36 of 331 samples (10.9%). The dermatophytes recovered were Microsporum canis: 13 isolates from cat. 4 from dog. 1 from horse; Trichophyton mentagrophytes var. granulare: 3 isolates from dog, 3 from horse, 2 from g...
