Endogenous Endophthalmitis Caused by <i>Prototheca</i> Microalga in Birman Cat, Spain
We identified Prototheca spp. microalga in ocular samples of a cat in Spain with nontreatable endogenous endophthalmitis. Within 2 years, the eye lesions progressively worsened and neurologic signs appeared, suggesting systemic spread of the infection. On multitarget sequence analysis, the feline pathogen could not be assigned to any known Prototheca species.
Authors
- Ana Ripolles‐Garcia (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7132-2491)
- Gianvito Lanave (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4614-677X)
- Manuel Villagrasa
- Francesco Pellegrini (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0026-8472)
- Vito Martella (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5740-6947)
- Fernando Ballester Laguna (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2456-0630)
- Laura Jimenez‐Ramos
- Miriam Caro‐Suarez
- Almudena Latre‐Moreno
- Carolina Naranjo
- Marta Ferruz‐Fernandez
- Antonio Melendez-Lazo
- Maria Luisa Palmero-Colado
- Vanessa Carballes-Perez
Publication Details
- Journal
- Emerging infectious diseases
- Published
- 2024-12-18
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3201/eid3101.241198
- Primary Topic
- Ocular Infections and Treatments
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00