Prevalence of yeast-like fungi and evaluation of several virulence factors from feral pigeons in Seoul, Korea

Letters in Applied Microbiology

Volumn 52, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 367-371

  Jang, Y H ^a   Lee, S J ^a   Lee, J H ^b   Chae, H S ^b   Kim, S H ^b   Choe, N H ^a  

^a Konkuk University   (South Korea)

^b Seoul National University Boramae Hospital   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Candida glabrata; Faecal sample; Feral pigeon; Virulence factor; Yeast like fungi

Indexed keywords

CANDIDA;

ALBICANS; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CANDIDA GLABRATA; CRYPTOCOCCUS NEOFORMANS; FAECAL SAMPLES; FERAL PIGEON; POTENTIAL CAPACITY; PUBLIC PLACES; VIRULENCE FACTORS; YEAST-LIKE FUNGUS;

YEAST;

MELANIN; PROTEINASE; VIRULENCE FACTOR;

BIRD; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FECAL PELLET; PATHOGEN; VIRULENCE; YEAST;

ARTICLE; CANDIDA; CANDIDA FAMATA; CANDIDA GLABRATA; CRYPTOCOCCUS; CRYPTOCOCCUS ALBIDUS; CRYPTOCOCCUS LAURENTII; FECES; KOREA; NONHUMAN; PIGEON; PREVALENCE; VIRULENCE;

SEOUL [SOUTH KOREA]; SOUTH KOREA;

CANDIDA ALBICANS; CANDIDA GLABRATA; COLUMBA; CRYPTOCOCCUS ALBIDUS; CRYPTOCOCCUS LAURENTII; DEBARYOMYCES HANSENII; FILOBASIDIELLA NEOFORMANS; FUNGI;

EID: 79952524795     PISSN: 02668254     EISSN: 1472765X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1472-765X.2011.03009.x     Document Type: Article

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