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*'''''C. albicans'''''
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*'''''White-grey lesions in mouth, oesophagus and crop'''''
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*'''''Thickened crop wall'''''
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*'''''Yellow-white necrotic material in crop'''''
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*'''''Thrush in humans'''''
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*'''''Metritis, pyometra and vaginitis in mares'''''
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*'''''Genital candidiosis in stallions'''''
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*'''''Bovine mastitis'''''
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*'''''Porcine stomach ulcers'''''
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*'''''Skin scrapings in 20% KOH for microscopy'''''
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*'''''Lactophenol Cotton Blue and stained by Gram or Methylene Blue stain'''''
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*'''''Grows on Blood agar and Sabouraud's Dextrose agar'''''
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*'''''Gram positive, oval, thin-walled budding cells with hyphal fragments'''''
 
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==<font color="purple">Cryptococcosis</font>==
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|<big>'''What are the three important species of ''Candida'' in animal infections?'''
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*'''''C. albicans'''''
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Candidosis

Question Answer Article
What are the three important species of Candida in animal infections?
  • C. albicans
  • C. tropicalis
  • C. pelliculosa
Link to Answer Article
What are the clinical signs of a sour crop infection?
  • White-grey lesions in mouth, oesophagus and crop
  • Thickened crop wall
  • Yellow-white necrotic material in crop
Link to Answer Article
What other conditions are Candida spp. implicated in?
  • Thrush in humans
  • Metritis, pyometra and vaginitis in mares
  • Genital candidiosis in stallions
  • Bovine mastitis
  • Porcine stomach ulcers
Link to Answer Article
How would you demonstrate a Candida infection?
  • Skin scrapings in 20% KOH for microscopy
  • Lactophenol Cotton Blue and stained by Gram or Methylene Blue stain
  • Grows on Blood agar and Sabouraud's Dextrose agar
  • Gram positive, oval, thin-walled budding cells with hyphal fragments
Link to Answer Article


Cryptococcosis

Question Answer Article
What are the three important species of Candida in animal infections?
  • C. albicans
  • C. tropicalis
  • C. pelliculosa
Link to Answer Article