Isolation of Talaromyces marneffei from the Skin of an Egyptian Mongoose (Herpestes ichneumon) in Portugal

Matos, Ana CristinaAlves, D.Saraiva, SofiaSoares, Ana SofiaSoriano, TatianaFigueira, LuísFraga, FátimaMatos, ManuelaCoelho, Ana Cláudia2019-11-252019-11-252019Matos, A.C., Alves, D., Saraiva, S., Soares, A.S. Soriano, T., Figueira, L., Fraga, F., Matos, M., Coelho, A.C., 2019. Isolation of Talaromyces marneffei from the Skin of an Egyptian Mongoose (Herpestes ichneumon) in Portugal. Journal of Wildlife Diseases: January 2019, Vol. 55, No. 1, pp. 238-241http://hdl.handle.net/10400.11/6776We report a case of Talaromyces marneffei skin infection in an Egyptian mongoose ( Herpestes ichneumon) in Portugal. The isolated fungus was identified through its mycologic characteristics, morphology, and PCR amplification.engEgyptian mongooseCulturePCRTalaromyces marneffeiIsolation of Talaromyces marneffei from the Skin of an Egyptian Mongoose (Herpestes ichneumon) in Portugaljournal article10.7589/2017-02-037