Berger L, Speare R, Humphrey J
CSIRO Australian Animal Health Laboratory, Geelong, Victoria, Australia.
J Wildl Dis. 1997 Oct;33(4):903-7. doi: 10.7589/0090-3558-33.4.903.
Mucor amphibiorum is reported for the first time from a free-ranging native amphibian, a green tree frog (Litoria caerulea) from Queensland, Australia. The nasal cavity was largely replaced by granulomatous inflammatory tissue, and most internal organs had nodular granulomas. Typical mother and daughter sphaerules of M. amphibiorum occurred in these nodules which were due to granulomatous inflammation as well as areas of more active mixed inflammation with necrosis. Tissue homogenate from the spleen was inoculated into two cane toads (Bufo marinus), and one toad became infected with M. amphibiorum.
首次从澳大利亚昆士兰州的一只自由放养的本地两栖动物——绿树蛙(Litoria caerulea)身上发现了两栖毛霉。鼻腔大部分被肉芽肿性炎症组织取代,大多数内脏器官有结节状肉芽肿。在这些结节中出现了典型的两栖毛霉母子孢子囊,这是由肉芽肿性炎症以及伴有坏死的更活跃的混合炎症区域引起的。将脾脏组织匀浆接种到两只蔗蟾(Bufo marinus)体内,其中一只蔗蟾感染了两栖毛霉。