Multiple choice

Which among the following is a causative agent of swamp cancer, especially in horses?

  1. Conidiobolus coronatus

  2. Basidiobolus ranarum

  3. Apophysomyces elegans

  4. Pythium insidiosum

  5. Shizophyllum
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D 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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