Westerdykella spp
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Colony grown of Westerdykella on oatmeal agar with sea salts[1]
Westerdykella is a hardy saprophytic filamentous hyphal fungus from the family Sporomiaceae[2].
It is normally found in rotting vegetation and on coastal algal formation. Dogs are thought to be infected by contact with open sores[3][4].
Species which are pathogenic to dogs include:
- Westerdykella reniformis
Clinically affected dogs are rarely reported but a case of chronic azotemia has been reported in a dog with renal pyuria and filamental hyphae found on urine culture[5]. The dog subsequently developed hyperphosphatemia and diskospondylitis.
Treatment with itraconazole, terbinafine, posaconazole and amphotericin B were unsuccesful and renal failure eventually ensued five months later.
References
- ↑ Ebead GA et al (2012) Westerdykella reniformis sp. nov., producing the antibiotic metabolites melinacidin IV and chetracin B. IMA Fungus 3(2):189-201
- ↑ Srivastava PK et al (2012) Stimulatory effects of arsenic-tolerant soil fungi on plant growth promotion and soil properties. Microbes Environ 27(4):477-482
- ↑ Clum FM (1955) A new genus in Aspergillaceae. Mycologia 47:899–901
- ↑ Stolk AC (1955) Emericellopsis minima sp. nov. and Westerdykella ornata gen. nov., sp. nov. Transactions of British Mycological Society 38:419–424
- ↑ Armentano RA et al (2013) Disseminated mycotic infection caused by Westerdykella species in a German Shepherd dog. J Am Vet Med Assoc 242(3):381-387
