Mycoflora of birds' nests in nest-boxes

Hubálek, Zdeněk; Balát, František; Toušková, I.; Vlk, J.

doi:10.1007/bf02057444

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“…Ch . tropicum is a well known highly keratinophilic and cosmopolitan species 2,4,8–19 . Moreover, the occurrence of the genus Chrysosporium exemplify by Ch .…”

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Keratinophilic fungi on feathers of common clinically healthy birds in Bahrain

Mandeel

Nardoni

Mancianti

2010

Mycoses

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The occurrence of keratinophilic fungi associated with feather samples from 10 bird species was investigated using Mycobiotic Agar(®) following the incubation at 25 ± 2°C for 4 weeks. A total of 225 feather samples were cultured, of which 157 (69.77%) were found to be positive. Altogether 184 fungal isolates represented by 11 species and grouped into five genera were recovered viz. Chrysosporium, Trichophyton, Arthroderma, Scopulariopsis and Sepedonium. Based on relative density values to rank species prevalence, the most common genus was Chrysosporium. Chrysosporium keratinophilum was the predominant species (54.34%) on most of the bird species, followed by Chrysosporium tropicum (17.93%). Relative densities of less than 10% were noticed with Chrysosporium merdarium (8.69%), followed by Scopulariosis spp. (7.06%). The lowest density of occurrence was depicted by Arthroderma tuberculatum (0.54%) and Sepedonium spp. (0.54%). Alexandrian parrots and chickens yielded the widest keratinophilic species diversity (6), followed by quail, duck and pigeons (5), while lovebirds showed the narrowest species diversity (1). The average number of species spectra and isolates per bird is 3.7 and 18.4, respectively. The study further showed that apparently healthy bird feathers can harbour a variety of fungi that may be considered as a source for transmitting potential pathogens of clinical importance.

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“…Ch . tropicum is a well known highly keratinophilic and cosmopolitan species 2,4,8–19 . Moreover, the occurrence of the genus Chrysosporium exemplify by Ch .…”

Section: Resultsmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Among the predominant keratinophiles genera associated with bird feathers are Chrysosporium (Ch. ), Geomyces, Malbranchea , Microsporum (Mic), Myriodontium, Sepedonium , Myceliophthora, Arthroderma (Art), Ctenomyces , Scopulariopsis, and Trichophyton 1,3–5,15–19 . Recently, Deshmukh et al.…”

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Keratinophilic fungi on feathers of common clinically healthy birds in Bahrain

Mandeel

Nardoni

Mancianti

2010

Mycoses

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“…Studies on the decomposition rate of nest material should be carried out more frequently and in various types of tree stands, which would enable researchers to determine the extent to which such data could be useful in studying the problem of old nest presence in nestboxes (see also Wesołowski & Stańska 2001). It should be noted that the decomposition rate of nest material in nestboxes is also unknown, though cellulolytic and keratinolytic fungi have been found in nestbox nests very frequently (Hubalek et al 1973).…”

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Effect of Old Nest Material on Nest Site Selection and Breeding Parameters in Secondary Hole Nesters — a Review

Mazgajski¹

2007

Acta Ornithologica

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“…Along with bacteria, complex communities of fungi exist within plumage and in nests (Apinis and Pugh 1967;Pugh and Evans 1970a, b;Pugh 1972;Hubálek et al 1973;Hubálek 1976Hubálek , 1978reviewed in Hubálek 2000). Many fungi produce antibacterial compounds and, thus, could directly influence the plumage bacterial community.…”

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VanderWerf

2005

Journal of Field Ornithology

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Mycoflora of birds' nests in nest-boxes

Cited by 29 publications

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Keratinophilic fungi on feathers of common clinically healthy birds in Bahrain

Keratinophilic fungi on feathers of common clinically healthy birds in Bahrain

Effect of Old Nest Material on Nest Site Selection and Breeding Parameters in Secondary Hole Nesters — a Review

‘Elepaio “anting” with a garlic snail and a Schinus fruit

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