Case report of a new pathogenic variant of Aspergillus fumigatus isolated from Hipposideros cervinus (Chiroptera: Hipposideridae) in Sarawak, Malaysia

S.S Jaya Seelan,F.A Anwarali

doi:10.11609/jott.o2084.190-1

Abstract

First record of new Aspergillus fumigatus variant (UNIMAS F009) was reported from the ears of bats at Kubah National Park, Borneo, Malaysia. Morphological characterization of this isolate showed some differences in terms of their growth rate, colony color, size of conidia and pigmentation on different media.

Highlights

Seelan et al (2008) found six species of Aspergillus isolated from 13 individuals of both insectivorous and frugivorous bats
Out of 23 individual bats observed, 13 (56.5%) were identified as hosts for 17 fungus isolates, including A. restrictus, A. fumigatus, A. clavatus, A. japonicus, A. niger and A. sydowii
On physical examination of one insectivorous bat Hipposideros cervinus (Fawn Round Leaf Bat), it was noted that the bat had lesions near the ear openings, with a powdery surface on the skin parts

Summary

Introduction

Seelan et al (2008) found six species of Aspergillus isolated from 13 individuals of both insectivorous and frugivorous bats. Out of 23 individual bats observed, 13 (56.5%) were identified as hosts for 17 fungus isolates, including A. restrictus, A. fumigatus, A. clavatus, A. japonicus, A. niger and A. sydowii. We would like to thank Associate Professor Dr M.T. Abdullah from UNIMAS for sharing his insight on the ecology of bats in Borneo and all team members of TTU and Faculty of Resource Science and Technology, UNIMAS for their field assistance.

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