<i>Ophiodimyces ophiodiicola</i>, Etiologic Agent of Snake Fungal Disease, in Europe since Late 1950s
Francesco C. Origgi, Simone Roberto Rolando Pisano, Olivier Glaizot, Stefan Hertwig, Andreas Schmitz, Sylvain Ursenbacher
Abstract
The fungus Ophiodimyces ophiodiicola is the etiologic agent of snake fungal disease. Recent findings date US occurrence at least as far back as 1945. We analyzed 22 free-ranging snakes with gross lesions consistent with snake fungal disease from museum collections from Europe. We found 5 positive samples, the oldest collected in 1959.
Topics & Concepts
Fungal diseaseFungusDiseaseBiologyMedicineMicrobiologyPathologyBotanyVector-borne infectious diseasesTurtle Biology and ConservationAmphibian and Reptile Biology