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[[Image:Candida.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Candida - Copyright Professor Andrew N. Rycroft, BSc, PHD, C. Biol.F.I.Biol., FRCPath]]
[[Image:Candida in vivo.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Candida in vivo - Copyright Professor Andrew N. Rycroft, BSc, PHD, C. Biol.F.I.Biol., FRCPath]]
*''Candidia albicans'' is the most important species
**''C. tropicalis'' and ''C. pelliculosa'' are other important species
*World wide distribution
*Usually an endogenous mycoses
*Noramlly present on [[Skin - Anatomy & Physiology|skin]], [[Female Reproductive Tract -The Vagina/Vestibule - Anatomy & Physiology|vagina]] and in the [[Alimentary - Anatomy & Physiology|GI tract]]
*Immunocompromised animals may show symptoms
*Usually lesions on mucous membranes and at mucocutaneous junctions
*Many species have been implicated in bovine [[Mastitis|mastitis]]
*''C. albicans'' has been isolated in porcine stomach ulcers
*''C. rugosa'' has been implicated in pyometra in mares
*Infection of the [[Crop- Anatomy and Physiology|crop]], [[Crop- Anatomy and Physiology|oesophagus]] and [[The Avian Oral Cavity - Anatomy & Physiology|mouth]] occur in poultry and other birds leading to '''sour crop'''
**White-grey lesions in mouth which adhere loosly to the mucous membrane
**[[Crop- Anatomy and Physiology|Crop]] wall may be thickened
**[[Crop- Anatomy and Physiology|Crop]] wall may be covered by a yellow-white necrotic material
**Underlying tissue is inflammed
*Causes thrush in humans
*''C. albicans'' causes metritis and vaginitis in mares and genital candidiosis in stallions (and bulls)
*Skin scrapings in 20% KOH for microscopy
*Diphtheritic membranes, pus and fluids can be examined by Lactophenol Cotton Blue and stained by Gram or Methylene Blue stain
*Gram positive, oval, thin-walled budding cells with hyphal fragments
*Grow on Blood agar and Sabouraud's Dextrose agar producing soft, creamy colonies in 24-48 hours
*Grossly:
**Exudative, papular, pustular to ulcerative dermatitis
**Stomatitis and otitis externa may develop
*Microscopically:
**Spongiotic neutrophilic pustular inflammation
**Parakeratosis
**Ulcerations
**Superficial exudate containing organisms
*''Candida'' spp. in [[Mycotic skin infections - Pathology#Candidiasis|candidiasis]][[Category:Yeast-like Fungi]]
[[Image:Candida.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Candida - Copyright Professor Andrew N. Rycroft, BSc, PHD, C. Biol.F.I.Biol., FRCPath]]
[[Image:Candida in vivo.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Candida in vivo - Copyright Professor Andrew N. Rycroft, BSc, PHD, C. Biol.F.I.Biol., FRCPath]]
*''Candidia albicans'' is the most important species
**''C. tropicalis'' and ''C. pelliculosa'' are other important species
*World wide distribution
*Usually an endogenous mycoses
*Noramlly present on [[Skin - Anatomy & Physiology|skin]], [[Female Reproductive Tract -The Vagina/Vestibule - Anatomy & Physiology|vagina]] and in the [[Alimentary - Anatomy & Physiology|GI tract]]
*Immunocompromised animals may show symptoms
*Usually lesions on mucous membranes and at mucocutaneous junctions
*Many species have been implicated in bovine [[Mastitis|mastitis]]
*''C. albicans'' has been isolated in porcine stomach ulcers
*''C. rugosa'' has been implicated in pyometra in mares
*Infection of the [[Crop- Anatomy and Physiology|crop]], [[Crop- Anatomy and Physiology|oesophagus]] and [[The Avian Oral Cavity - Anatomy & Physiology|mouth]] occur in poultry and other birds leading to '''sour crop'''
**White-grey lesions in mouth which adhere loosly to the mucous membrane
**[[Crop- Anatomy and Physiology|Crop]] wall may be thickened
**[[Crop- Anatomy and Physiology|Crop]] wall may be covered by a yellow-white necrotic material
**Underlying tissue is inflammed
*Causes thrush in humans
*''C. albicans'' causes metritis and vaginitis in mares and genital candidiosis in stallions (and bulls)
*Skin scrapings in 20% KOH for microscopy
*Diphtheritic membranes, pus and fluids can be examined by Lactophenol Cotton Blue and stained by Gram or Methylene Blue stain
*Gram positive, oval, thin-walled budding cells with hyphal fragments
*Grow on Blood agar and Sabouraud's Dextrose agar producing soft, creamy colonies in 24-48 hours
*Grossly:
**Exudative, papular, pustular to ulcerative dermatitis
**Stomatitis and otitis externa may develop
*Microscopically:
**Spongiotic neutrophilic pustular inflammation
**Parakeratosis
**Ulcerations
**Superficial exudate containing organisms
*''Candida'' spp. in [[Mycotic skin infections - Pathology#Candidiasis|candidiasis]][[Category:Yeast-like Fungi]]