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Journal of Clinical Microbiology, September 2008, p. 3119-3123, Vol. 46, No. 9
0095-1137/08/$08.00+0     doi:10.1128/JCM.00737-08
Copyright © 2008, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.

Dermatitis Caused by Neosartorya hiratsukae Infection in a Hedgehog{triangledown}

Jae-Ik Han and Ki-Jeong Na*

Department of Veterinary Medicine, Chungbuk National University, Cheongju 361-763, Republic of Korea

Received 17 April 2008/ Returned for modification 16 June 2008/ Accepted 21 June 2008

This case report describes the fungal dermatitis caused by Neosartorya hiratsukae infection in a household hedgehog confirmed by microscopic examination of conidiophores and DNA analyses including the internal transcribed spacer region, partial β-tubulin, and the calmodulin gene. It is the first report of a natural N. hiratsukae infection in animals.

* Corresponding author. Mailing address: College of Veterinary Medicine, Chungbuk National University, Cheongju 361763, Republic of Korea. Phone: 82-43-261-3151. Fax: 82-43-261-3224. E-mail: sigol{at}cbnu.ac.kr

{triangledown} Published ahead of print on 2 July 2008.

Journal of Clinical Microbiology, September 2008, p. 3119-3123, Vol. 46, No. 9
0095-1137/08/$08.00+0     doi:10.1128/JCM.00737-08
Copyright © 2008, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.





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