Endogenous Endophthalmitis Caused by Prototheca Microalga in Birman Cat, Spain
Year: 2024
Type: article
Abstract: We identified Prototheca spp. microalga in ocular samples of a cat in Spain with nontreatable endogenous endophthalmitis. Within 2 years, the eye lesions progressively worsened and neurologic signs appeared, suggesting systemic spread of the infection. On multitarget sequence analysis, the feline pathogen could not be assigned to any known Prototheca species.
Source: Emerging infectious diseases
Authors: Laura Jimenez-Ramos, Ana Ripolles-Garcia, Gianvito Lanave, Francesco Pellegrini, Miriam Caro-Suarez, Almudena Latre-Moreno, Marta Ferruz-Fernandez, Maria Luisa Palmero-Colado, Vanessa Carballes-Perez, Antonio Melendez-Lazo, Carolina Naranjo, Fernando Laguna, Vito Martella, Manuel Villagrasa
Institution: University of Bari Aldo Moro
Language: English
Subfield: Infectious Diseases
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W4405537589