OCCURRENCE OF CRYPTOCOCCUS NEOFORMANS IN THAILAND

Eight strains of C. neoformans were isolated from 43 specimens collected from bird habitats in three widely separated geographic areas in Thailand. The organism was recovered from soil contaminated with pigeon droppings, soil contaminated with cuckoo droppings, and from pigeon nests. These isolation...

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Published in:American journal of epidemiology 1968-03, Vol.87 (2), p.318-322
Main Authors: TAYLOR, ROBERT L., DUANGMANI, CHIRAPHUN
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Animals
Birds
Columbidae
Cryptococcosis - epidemiology
Cryptococcus - isolation & purification
Disease Reservoirs
Mice
Soil Microbiology
Thailand
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Summary:Eight strains of C. neoformans were isolated from 43 specimens collected from bird habitats in three widely separated geographic areas in Thailand. The organism was recovered from soil contaminated with pigeon droppings, soil contaminated with cuckoo droppings, and from pigeon nests. These isolations represent the first recovery of this organism from natural substrates in Southeast Asia and illustrate the affinity of the organism for avian habitats.
ISSN:0002-9262
1476-6256
DOI:10.1093/oxfordjournals.aje.a120822