Prototheca zopfii

Prototheca zopfii
Photomicrograph depicting the histopathology associated with protothecosis in a dog due to Prototheca zopfii
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Clade: Viridiplantae
Division: Chlorophyta
Class: Trebouxiophyceae
Order: Chlorellales
Family: Chlorellaceae
Genus: Prototheca
Species:
P. zopfii
Binomial name
Prototheca zopfii
W.Krüger

Prototheca zopfii is an ubiquitous achlorophyllic (without chlorophyll) green alga.[1] It is a known cause of mastitis in cattle.

  1. ^ Ueno, R., Urano, N. and Suzuki, M. (2003). Microbiol. Lett., 223:275-280.