Dual mycosis caused byAbsidia corymbifera and Candida tropicalisin a Japanese Black calf

Abstract

A male Japanese Black calf, five month old, was presented with history of chronic diarrhea. The calf was necropsied because the diarrhea was continued in spite of symptomatic treatments. Microscopically, chronic necrotizing granulomatous gastroenteritis with zygomycetes and systemic candidiasis were observed. Immunohistochemically, the fungi were positive for anti-Rhizomucor antibody in the abomasum and for anti-Candidaantibody in the kidney.Absidia corymbiferaandCandida tropicaliswere isolated from small intestine and kidney by fungal cultures, respectively. This report describes the dual mycosis caused byAbsidia corymbiferaandCandida tropicalisin a Japanese Black calf.