Chrysosporium anamorph of Nannizziopsis vriesii associated with fatal cutaneous mycoses in the salt-water crocodile ( Crocodylus porosus )

Abstract

The Chrysosporium anamorph of Nannizziopsis vriesii, recently identiied as the cause of cutaneous infections in chameleons and brown tree snakes, was associated with skin infections and deaths in saltwater crocodile (Crocodylus porosus) hatchlings on two separate occasions 3 years apart. In all, 48 animals died from the infection. All hatchlings came from the same farm in northern Queensland, Australia.