Role of birds of prey as carriers and spreaders of Cryptococcus neoformans and other zoonotic yeasts

Medical Mycology

Volumn 44, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 485-492

  Cafarchia, C ^a   Romito, D ^a   Iatta, R ^a   Camarda, A ^a   Montagna, M T ^a   Otranto, D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARI   (Italy)

Author keywords

Birds of prey; Candida spp; Cryptococcus neoformans; Droppings; Yeasts

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AVIAN STOMACH; BIRD; CLOACA; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYPTOCOCCUS NEOFORMANS; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM; DISEASE CARRIER; FECES ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FUNGUS CULTURE; FUNGUS ISOLATION; MALE; NONHUMAN; PREY; YEAST;

ANIMALS; BIRD DISEASES; CARRIER STATE; CLOACA; CRYPTOCOCCOSIS; CRYPTOCOCCUS NEOFORMANS; FECES; RAPTORS; YEASTS;

AVES; BUTEO BUTEO; CANDIDA; CRYPTOCOCCUS NEOFORMANS VAR. GRUBII; FALCO TINNUNCULUS; FILOBASIDIELLA NEOFORMANS; FUNGI; RAPTORES;

EID: 33748627983     PISSN: 13693786     EISSN: 14602709     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13693780600735452     Document Type: Article

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