Medycyna Wet. 63 (10), 1204-1206, 2007
Dzimira S., Nowak M., Brzana A., Łopuszyński W.
Case report of protothecosis in a dog
Prototheca species are ubiquitous, achlorophyllous unicellular algae. They have been found in water, sewage, slime flux of trees and soil and reportedly cause a rare mycosis-like systemic or local disease in a wide variety of mammals including humans, dogs, cats, pigs and cattle. In this article a case of canine heart protothecosis diagnosed histopathologicaly post mortem was described.
Keywords: Prototheca sp., dog