Detection of mucormycosis caused by Apophysomyces elegans in a Lesser Long-nosed Bat (Leptonycteris yerbabuenae) in Central Mexico

By

López-Romero, Teresa
Ramírez Bravo, Osvaldo Eric
Camargo-Rivera, E Evangelina
Jiménez-García, Daniel
Bernal-Mendoza, Héctor
Marques, Roberta

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2021-11-15

Original Publication

Neotropical Biology and Conservation

Volume

16

Series / Issue

Issue: 4

Pages

493--499

Subjects

Chiroptera , Fungi , migrant species , Puebla , zoonosis

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

Brazil Universidade do Vale do Rio dos Sinos

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3897/neotropical.16.e73365

 

Abstract

We describe a case of mucormycosis in a Lesser Long-nosed Bat (Leptonycteris yerbabuenae) caused byApophysomyces elegansin Puebla, Central Mexico. The diagnosis was supported by laboratory analysis and necropsy. We present the first report of the fungus in a wild host; therefore, we indicate that further studies are necessary to understand its infection cycle since this pathogen may indicate a risk of zoonotic, and anthropozoonotic diseases.