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Mycoflora and Aflatoxins in Soil, Eggshells, and Failed Eggs of Chelonia mydas at Ras Al-Jinz, Oman

Abdulkadir Elshafie1, Saif N. Al-Bahry1, Abdulaziz Y. AlKindi1, Taher Ba-Omar1, and Ibrahim Mahmoud1

1Department of Biology, College of Science, Sultan Qaboos University PO Box 36, AlKhoud PC 123, Muscat Sultanate of Oman [ elshafie@squ.edu.om; snbahry@squ.edu.om; alkindy@squ.edu.om; taher@squ.edu.om; ibrahimy@squ.edu.om]



Systemic mycotic disease of captive crocodile hatchling (Crocodylus porosus) caused by Paecilomyces lilacinus

1988, Vol. 26, No. 4 , Pages 219-225 (doi:10.1080/02681218880000311)

M. Maslen, J. Whitehead, W.M. Forsyth, H. McCracken and A.D. Hocking

1Microbiological Diagnostic Unit, Department of Microbiology, University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria, Australia

2Department of Agriculture, Veterinary Research Institute, Parkville, Victoria, Australia

3Veterinary Department, The Royal Melbourne Zoological Gardens, Parkville, Victoria, Australia

4CSIRO Food Research Laboratory, Division of Food Research, North Ryde, New South Wales, Australia

The sudden death occurred of a captive Estuarine crocodile hatchling (Crocodylus porosus). On autopsy, granuloma-like lesions were seen in the liver, left lung and spleen, and branching, septate fungal hyphae were observed in sections of liver and spleen. The fungus isolated from the liver showed characteristics of both Paecilomyces lilacinus and Paecilomyces marquandii but was closer to the former species. This is apparently the first report of the isolation of this fungus from a reptile in Australia.



Toxicity and pathogenicity of Metarhizium anisopliae var. acridum (Deuteromycotina, Hyphomycetes) and fipronil to the fringe-toed lizard Acanthodactylus dumerili (Squamata: Lacertidae)

1. Ralf Peveling1,*,

2. Sy Amadou Demba2

Article first published online: 6 NOV 2009

DOI: 10.1002/etc.5620220704

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