Yeasts and filamentous fungi in psittacidae and birds of prey droppings in midwest region of Brazil: a potential hazard to human health
| Autor: | Claudete Rodrigues Paula, Diniz Pereira Leite-Jr, Doracilde Terumi Takahara, W B Simi, Rosane Christine Hahn, Hugo Dias Hoffmann-Santos |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2019 |
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030231 tropical medicine Zoology Risk Assessment jardim zoológico Buteogallus Feces 03 medical and health sciences Parrots 0302 clinical medicine aves lcsh:Botany Yeasts lcsh:Zoology Animals Humans lcsh:QL1-991 lcsh:Science lcsh:QH301-705.5 0303 health sciences Ara ararauna Spizaetus melanoleucus Raptors biology 030306 microbiology Brasil Fungi Ramphastos microbiota fúngicas Spizaetus ornatus zoological gardens biology.organism_classification lcsh:QK1-989 Amazona aestiva lcsh:Biology (General) Anodorhynchus hyacinthinus birds lcsh:Q Animals Zoo General Agricultural and Biological Sciences central western region região centro-oeste fungal microbiota Brazil Psittacidae |
| Zdroj: | Brazilian Journal of Biology v.79 n.3 2019 Brazilian Journal of Biology Instituto Internacional de Ecologia (IIE) instacron:IIE Brazilian Journal of Biology, Iss 0 (2018) |
| Popis: | Birds of prey and from Psittacidae family are host to fungal microbiota and play an important role in the epidemiology of zoonoses. Few studies in the literature have characterized mycelial and yeast fungi in the droppings of these birds and correlated the isolates with the zoonotic potential of the microorganisms. Droppings from 149 birds were evaluated and divided into two groups: captive: Rhea americana araneipes, Primolius maracana, Ara ararauna, Ara chloropterus, Anodorhynchus hyacinthinus, Amazona aestiva, Ara macao macao, Ramphastos toco, Sarcoramphus papa, Busarellus nigricollis, Bubo virginianus nacurutu, Buteogallus coronatus, Buteogallus urubitinga urubitinga, Spizaetus melanoleucus, Spizaetus ornatus ornatus, Buteo albonotatus, Geranoaetus albicaudatus albicaudatus, Rupornis magnirostris magnirostris and Harpia harpyja, and quarantined birds: Amazona aestiva and Eupsitulla aurea. The fungal isolates were identified according to macroscopic (gross colony appearance), micromorphological and biochemical characteristics. Among birds displayed in enclosures, Aspergillus niger (41.1%) and Candida kefyr (63.8%) were the fungi most frequently isolated in Harpia harpyja and Ramphastos toco, respectively. For quarantined birds, the following percentages were observed in Eupsittula aurea , (76.6%) C. krusei, (84.4%) C. kefyr and (15.2%) C. famata, while in Amazona aestiva, (76.2%) C. krusei was observed. These findings indicate potentially pathogenic species in the bird droppings assessed, which constitute a risk of exposure for keepers and individuals who visit the zoo. Birds of the Cerrado and Pantanal of Mato Grosso (Central Western region of Brazil) could act in the epidemiological chain of important zoonoses. |
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