It is the only method for etiologic diagnosis of some organisms such as Pneumocystis jiroveci (formerly Pneumocystis carinii),
Loboa loboi, and Rhinosporidium seeberi.
(4.) Haubold EM, Aronson JF, Cowwan DE Isolation of fungal rDNA from bottlenose dolphin skin infected with
Loboa loboi. Med Mycol.
Fungal morphology was consistent with
Loboa loboi. The lesion was completely excised with no subsequent recurrence.