Chlorellosis

Chlorellosis is a disease caused by the infection of Chlorella, a type of microalgae containing large amount of chloroplasts. It is mainly found in sheep and cattle, while cases in humans, dogs, antelopes, beavers, camels and fish, were also reported.[1][2] Symptoms of Chlorellosis including focal cutaneous lesions, lymphadenitis, and peritonitis.[3]

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References

  1. ↑ Hart, J.; Mooney, L.; Arthur, I.; Inglis, T. J.; Murray, R. (2014). "First case of Chlorella wound infection in a human in Australia". New Microbes and New Infections. 2 (4): 132–133. doi:10.1002/nmi2.50. PMC 4184583. PMID 25356359.
  2. ↑ "Tomasz Jagielski, Zofia Bakuła, Jan Gawor, Kacper Maciszewski, Wolf-Henning Kusber, Mariusz Dyląg, Julita Nowakowska, Robert Gromadka, Anna Karnkowska, The genus Prototheca (Trebouxiophyceae, Chlorophyta) revisited: Implications from molecular taxonomic studies, Algal Research, Volume 43, 2019, 101639". Algal Research. 43: 101639. November 2019. doi:10.1016/j.algal.2019.101639. S2CID 202861119.
  3. ↑ Riet-Correa, Franklin; Carmo, Priscila Maria Silva do; Uzal, Francisco A. (2020). "Protothecosis and chlorellosis in sheep and goats: a review". Journal of Veterinary Diagnostic Investigation. 33 (2): 283–287. doi:10.1177/1040638720978781. ISSN 1040-6387. PMC 7953102. PMID 33319632.


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