Ophidiomyces ophiodiicola on a captive black racer (Coluber Constrictor) and a garter snake (Thamnophis Sirtalis) in Pennsylvania

Mana Ohkura; Jeremy J. Worley; James E. Hughes-Hallett; Jenny S. Fisher; Brenda C. Love; Anne E Arnold; Marc Joel Orbach

doi:10.1638/2015-0123.1

Ophidiomyces ophiodiicola on a captive black racer (Coluber Constrictor) and a garter snake (Thamnophis Sirtalis) in Pennsylvania

Mana Ohkura, Jeremy J. Worley, James E. Hughes-Hallett, Jenny S. Fisher, Brenda C. Love, Anne E Arnold, Marc Joel Orbach

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Abstract

Two snakes were presented to the Pennsylvania State University Animal Diagnostic Laboratory with one suffering from external lesions where the scales were raised and discolored, and the other with oral lesions and swelling extending to the left eye, which was opaque. Histopathological analysis revealed multifocal granulomas containing fungal hyphae. Morphological and DNA sequence analyses revealed both suffered from infection by Ophidiomyces ophiodiicola, an emerging pathogen of snakes. This is the first report of this disease in Pennsylvania.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	341-346
Number of pages	6
Journal	Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine
Volume	47
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1638/2015-0123.1
State	Published - Mar 1 2016

Keywords

Aleuriospores
Arthrospores
Molecular phylogenetics
Ophidiomyces ophiodiicola
Snakes

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Animal Science and Zoology
General Veterinary

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Ophidiomyces ophiodiicola on a captive black racer (Coluber Constrictor) and a garter snake (Thamnophis Sirtalis) in Pennsylvania

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