Speare R, Thomas A D, O'Shea P, Shipton W A
Department of Biomedical and Tropical Veterinary Science, James Cook University, Townsville, Queensland, Australia.
J Wildl Dis. 1994 Jul;30(3):399-407. doi: 10.7589/0090-3558-30.3.399.
Mucor amphibiorum, a fungus previously found in captive amphibians in Europe and the platypus in Australia, was observed in free-ranging toads, Bufo marinus, in Australia. In tissues the fungus occurred as sphaerules 4.9 to 36.4 microns in diameter; hyphae were not formed. Some spharules developed two to 11 daughter sphaerules internally and these were released into tissues by dissolution of the outer wall. Infected toads were found at 11 sites from nine locations in northern and eastern Australia. The overall prevalence of infection in 3,518 toads was 0.71%. Mucor amphibiorum was isolated from soil at one location.
两栖毛霉，一种先前在欧洲圈养的两栖动物和澳大利亚的鸭嘴兽体内发现的真菌，在澳大利亚自由放养的甘蔗蟾蜍（Bufo marinus）中被观察到。在组织中，该真菌以直径4.9至36.4微米的球形体形式存在；未形成菌丝。一些球形体在内部发育出2至11个次生球形体，这些次生球形体通过外壁溶解释放到组织中。在澳大利亚北部和东部9个地点的11个位点发现了受感染的蟾蜍。在3518只蟾蜍中，总体感染率为0.71%。在一个地点的土壤中分离出了两栖毛霉。
