Multiple choice

Which of the following is the causative agent of swamp cancer (especially in horses)?

  1. Conidiobolus coronatus

  2. Pythium insidiosum

  3. Basidiobolus ranarum

  4. Apophysomyces elegans

  5. Shizophyllum
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B Correct answer
Explanation

Pythium insidiosum is the causative agent of swamp cancer (especially in horses), mainly in wet tropical environments. Infections are characterised by tumour-like masses, which develop mostly on the legs.

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