Phenotypical characterization of Candida spp. isolated from crop of parrots (Amazona spp.);Caracterização fenotípica de Candida spp. isoladas de inglúvio de papagaios (Amazona spp.)

Pesquisa Veterinaria Brasileira

Volumn 29, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 452-456

  Vieira, Renata G ^a   Acqua Coutinho, Selene D ^a  

^a PAULISTA UNIVERSITY   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Amazona spp.; Candida spp.; Candidiasis; Crop; Ingluvitis; Parrots

Indexed keywords

AMAZONA; ANIMALIA; AVES; CANDIDA; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CANDIDA HUMICOLA; CANDIDA PARAPSILOSIS; PSITTACIDAE;

EID: 75349095202     PISSN: 0100736X     EISSN: 16785150     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0100-736X2009000600002     Document Type: Article

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