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Samples were taken based on the absence of any reproductive complications using physical examinations. The samples were transferred to sterilised Stuart transport media and were then incubated in the Sabouraud dextrose agar with chloramphenicol at 32\u00b0C for 48\u00a0h. The identification of fungi and yeasts was confirmed by germ tube formation test, CHROM agar, urease testing and Corn meal agar medium with Tween 80.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      Fungal agents were isolated from 7 (25%) out of 28 male stray cats. Fungal isolates were obtained from the penis and prepuce of 4 (36%) and 7 (100%) male cats, respectively. The most commonly recovered species samples were\n                      <jats:italic>Candida krusei<\/jats:italic>\n                      (3.75%) and\n                      <jats:italic>Penicillum<\/jats:italic>\n                      spp. (6.86%) from the penis and prepuce of the cats, respectively. The external organs of male reproduction of cats were infected with 2\u20134 different fungal agents. Only 5 (45%) cats were infected with one fungus; however, in 6 (55%) cats, mixed fungal infections were isolated. Cats 3\u20134 years old had the highest fungal contamination in the prepuce region (4\/7), while the penis at this age had the least contamination (1\/4).\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>It is concluded that the external reproduction organs of male cats could be infected by different fungal agents.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1002\/vms3.1351","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2024,1,16]],"date-time":"2024-01-16T07:40:24Z","timestamp":1705390824000},"update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1002\/crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":1,"title":["Isolation and investigation of external reproduction tract mycoflora in healthy male cats"],"prefix":"10.1002","volume":"10","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-3673-2284","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Massoud Talebkhan","family":"Garoussi","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Faculty of Veterinary Medicine Department of Theriogenology University of Tehran  Tehran Iran"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Aghil","family":"Sharifzadeh","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Faculty of Veterinary Medicine Mycology Research Centre University of Tehran  Tehran Iran"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Mahssa","family":"Khodabakhsh","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Faculty of Veterinary Medicine Department of Internal Medicine University of Tehran  Tehran Iran"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Abdol Ali","family":"Malmasi","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Faculty of Veterinary Medicine Department of Internal Medicine University of Tehran  Tehran Iran"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"311","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2024,1,16]]},"reference":[{"key":"e_1_2_11_2_1","unstructured":"Ainsworth G. 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