Disseminated Mucor indicus infection in a marmoset (Callithrix sp.)

J Med Primatol. 2023 Jun;52(3):190-193. doi: 10.1111/jmp.12634. Epub 2023 Feb 6.

Abstract

Mucormycosis is rarely described in Platyrrhines. Herein, we describe the pathologic and molecular features of a gastric and hepatic infection by Mucor indicus in a marmoset (Callithrix sp.).

Keywords: fungus; mucormycosis; platyrrhine; primate; zygomycetes.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Callithrix*
  • Mucor
  • Mucormycosis* / diagnosis
  • Mucormycosis* / veterinary

Supplementary concepts

  • Mucor indicus