The first case of onychomycosis in a koala (Phascolarctos cinereus) due to atypical isolates of Microsporum gypseum, a diagnostic challenge

• Main Authors: Hossein Mirhendi (Author), Yayoi Nishiyama (Author), Ali Rezaei-Matehkolaei (Author), Kazuo Satoh (Author), Koichi Makimura (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, 2016-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background and Purpose: Superficial mycotic infections have been only poorly described in koalas and there are no reliable mycologically confirmed data regarding clinical isolation of dermatophytes in this animal. We report an 11-yearold female koala, kept in a zoo in Toky...