- Pathogen:
- Candida spp.
- Precautions:
- Standard
- Diagnosis:
- Biopsy or postmortem tissue samples and milk samples are suitable for culture. C. albicans identification: Characteristic colonies yielding budding yeast cells. Growth on media containing cycloheximide. Biochemical profile, Germ tube production, Chlamydospore production in cornmeal agar.
- Pathogen Information:
- Eukaryotic, unicellular, round or oval organisms. More than 200 species, but C. albicans most often implicated in animal disease.
- Epidemiology:
- Opportunistic infections occur sporadically.
- Associated Syndromes:
- Mycotic stomatitis, Gastro-oesophageal ulcers, Rumenitis, Enteritis, Cutaneous lesions, Thrush, Abortion, Mastitis, Pyometra, Ocular lesions, Disseminated disease.
- Additional Information:
- Resource: Quinn, P. J., et al. Concise Review of Veterinary Microbiology, John Wiley & Sons, Incorporated, 2015.