Acta Vet. Brno 2021, 90: 301-305

https://doi.org/10.2754/avb202190030301

First report of infection by Debaryomyces spp. in Myotis velifer (cave myotis) in Mexico

Héctor Tamayo1,2, Miguel A. Domínguez2, Luz María Ramírez Acevedo3, Graciela E. González Pérez1, Margarita García-Luis1,2, Diego Pérez de la Rosa4, Miguel Briones-Salas1

1Instituto Politécnico Nacional (IPN), CIIDIR Unidad Oaxaca, Laboratorio de Vertebrados Terrestres, Municipio de Santa Cruz Xoxocotlán, Oaxaca, México
2Universidad Autónoma Benito Juárez de Oaxaca, Facultad de Medicina Veterinaria y Zootecnia, Laboratorio de Genética Molecular y Zoonosis, Oaxaca, México
3Laboratorio Clínico Veterinario Especialista en Patología Clínica “DxVet”, Oaxaca, México
4Centro Nacional de Servicios de Constatación en Salud Animal, Jiutepec, Morelos, México

Received January 23, 2021
Accepted August 31, 2021

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