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The fungal flora of zoo animals' ears
1Israel Reference Laboratory for Medical Mycology, Israel Institute for Biological Research, Ness Ziona.
Mycoses
|January 1, 1994
Abstract:
The mycotic flora of the ears of zoo animals was investigated in a large zoological garden in Germany. Malassezia pachydermatis was isolated from the following animals: big ant-eater, brown bear, common wombat, Eurasian badger, Indian elephant, Mangaliza pig and wide-mouthed rhinoceros. Aspergillus and Penicillium species, yeasts and zygomycetes were also isolated from some animals.