Prototheca Infection: A Descriptive Study
Open Forum Infectious Diseases, 2023 Abstract Prototheca is a microalgae known to cause infections in humans, with protothecosis most commonly presenting as olecranon bursitis or localized soft tissue infection. Disseminated disease can be seen in immunocompromised patients.
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Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology, 2022 The Prototheca alga is the only chlorophyte known to be involved in a series of clinically relevant opportunistic infections in humans and animals, namely, protothecosis. Most pathogenic cases in humans are caused by Prototheca wickerhamii.
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Prototheca zopfii genotype 2 disseminated infection in a dog with neurological signs [PDF]
, 2017 Prototheca zopfii is an alga that can cause disease in animals and humans. Here, we reported a case of systemic protothecosis in a 2-year-old female Boxer. The animal exhibited tetraparesis and vertical nystagmus.
Argenta, Fernando Froner +7 more
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3-Bromopyruvate as an Alternative Option for the Treatment of Protothecosis
Frontiers in Pharmacology, 2018 Protothecosis is an unusual infection of both humans and animals caused by opportunistically pathogenic microalgae of the genus Prototheca. Until now, no standardized treatment protocols exist for the protothecal disease, boosted by a remarkable ...
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Obstructive Hydrocephalus and Cardiomyopathy Secondary to Disseminated Protothecosis in a Boxer Dog. [PDF]
Case Rep Vet MedCanine protothecosis is a rare disease caused by saprophytic unicellular achlorophyllous aerobic algae that are ubiquitous in the environment. We report a novel case of neurological and cardiological manifestations associated with disseminated protothecosis.
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The non-photosynthetic, pathogenic green alga Helicosporidium sp. has retained a modified, functional plastid genome [PDF]
, 2004 A fragment of the Helicosporidium sp. (Chlorophyta: Trebouxiophyceae) plastid genome has been sequenced. The genome architecture was compared to that of both a non-photosynthetic relative (Prototheca wickerhamii) and a photosynthetic relative (Chlorella ...
Boucias, Drion G., Tartar, Aurelien
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Simple new test for rapid differentiation of Prototheca wickerhamii from Prototheca zopfii [PDF]
Journal of Clinical Microbiology, 1983 A simple new test to differentiate Prototheca wickerhamii from Prototheca zopfii by determining susceptibility to clotrimazole is described. A 50-micrograms clotrimazole disk provides a rapid and reliable means of distinguishing P. wickerhamii from P. zopfii.
M J, Casal, J, Gutierrez
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Identification of Prototheca zopfii from Bovine Mastitis
Iranian Journal of Public Health, 2012 Background: The aim of this study was identification of the epidemiology of Prototheca zopfii species from the milk samples of dairy cattle in Isfahan, central Iran.
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Comparison of plastid 16S rDNA (rrn16) genes from Helicosporidium spp.: evidence supporting the reclassification of Helicosporidia as green algae (Chlorophyta) [PDF]
, 2003 The Helicosporidia are invertebrate pathogens that have recently been identified as non-photosynthetic green algae (Chlorophyta). In order to confirm the algal nature of the genus Helicosporidium, the presence of a retained chloroplast genome in ...
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Ciência Rural, 1999 Algas do gênero Prototheca têm sido relacionadas como agente etiológico na ocorrência de mastite bovina, entretanto, nenhum caso foi relatado no estado do Paraná.
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