Keratinophilic fungi from the feathers of Emu (Dromaius novaehollandiae) in Maharastra India

Deshmukh, Sunil K.; Dwivedi, Neeraj; Verekar, Shilpa A.

doi:10.1016/j.mycmed.2021.101133

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“…Together with Microsporum fulvum and related teleomorphs, it has been isolated from Apteryx australis , Alectura lathami , Psittaciformes and Passeriformes [ 6 ]. Other records refer to domestic birds; M. gypseum was cultured from G. gallus domesticus and emu in India [ 19 , 21 ], and from 35% of examined domestic birds in Nigeria [ 25 ]. In our study the dermatophyte was obtained from two Ph.…”

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“…Data from the literature refer to a prevalence ranging from 2.2% in poultry from Germany [10] to 76.6% from terrestrial species from Antilles [3]. Differences in keratinophilic fungi depending on geographic area have been reported [6] and are confirmed by the higher prevalence found in India [18][19][20][21].…”

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“…(21), Chrysosporium keratinophilum(20), Trichophyton terrestre (12,) Microsporum gypseum (7), Sepedonium sp. (3), Chrysosporium pannorum (3), Myriodontium sp.…”

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Survey of Keratinophilic Fungi from Feathers of Birds in Tuscany

Nardoni

Mancianti

2021

Biology

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Although keratinophilic fungi on avian feathers have been widely described, data from European literature are quite lacking regarding Mediterranean countries. The aim of the present study was therefore to evaluate the occurrence of fungal species on feathers of different avian species in Italy. A total of 378 feather samples from both aquatic (n = 254) and terrestrial birds (n = 124), for a total of 30 bird species, were cultured for keratinophilic fungi. Fungal isolates were recognized by their macro- and micro-scopical morphology, and results were corroborated by PCR and sequencing. Keratinophilic fungi belonging to 11 different species (Scopulariopsis brevicaulis, Chrysosporium keratinophilum, Trichophyton terrestre, Microsporum gypseum, Sepedonium sp., Chrysosporium pannorum, Myriodontium sp., Chrysosporium tropicum, Chrysosporium pruinosum, Chrysosporium luteum and Aphanoascus fulvescens) were isolated from 71 animals (18.8%). The frequency of isolation of keratinophilic species from terrestrial birds was significantly higher in waterfowl. Migratory birds in Italy have been proven to carry pathogenic fungi such as dermatophytes, (A. platyrhyncos, A. crecca, E. rubecula), besides saprophytic species.

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