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Occurrence of Azole Resistant and Melanin Producing Cryptococcus Neoformans in Wild Birds Kept in a Zoological Garden
Banerjee, A., Singh, A.D., Batabyal...
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Abstract
Birds kept in zoological gardens and aviaries are aesthetically pleasing but may act as pollinators for pathogenic fungi such as Cryptococcus neoformans. Occurrence of cryptococcosis in human is associated with exposure to the avian droppings. The preference of avian species as hosts has not been fully explored for C. neoformans. The present study was undertaken to detect the occurrence and antifungal susceptibility of C. neoformans in the excreta of wild birds kept in a zoological garden in India. A total of 161 pooled weathered dry and moist droppings were collected from apparently healthy caged wild birds during summer. The study detected occurrence (5.59%) of C. neoformans in blue and yellow macaw, chattering lory, pigeons, Chinese silver pheasant, kalij pheasant, ring necked pheasant and golden pheasant. All the isolates produced mucoid creamy colonies in Sabouraud’s dextrose agar (SDA) and Corn meal agar-Tween 80, and brown coloured colonies in bird seed agar. Negative staining with India ink showed characteristic encapsulated budding yeasts with blastoconidia. None of the isolates exhibited any growth in the Sabouraud’s dextrose agar with cycloheximide or produced urease. All of the isolates produced CNLAC1 outer gene in PCR. The MIC study revealed resistance to amphotericin B, ketoconazole, fluconazole, itraconazole, and flucytosine. Occurrence of C. neoformans in Chinese silver pheasant, kalij pheasant, ring necked pheasant, and golden pheasant has not been reported previously. The results are important from a public health point of view as the zoological garden is often situated in a crowded location and is frequently visited by children and the elderly.
Keywords
Cryptococcus; Macaw; Lory; Pheasant; Summer.
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Department of Veterinary Microbiology, West Bengal University of Animal and Fishery Sciences, 37, K. B. Sarani, Belgachia, Kolkata-700037, India. Department of Veterinary Public Health, West Bengal University of Animal and Fishery Sciences, 37, K. B. Sarani, Belgachia, Kolkata-700037, India.
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