Multiple choice

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

  1. Shizophyllum

  2. Pythium insidiosum

  3. Apophysomyces elegans

  4. Basidiobolus ranarum

  5. Conidiobolus coronatus
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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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