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Microsatellite typing of avian clinical and environmental isolates of Aspergillus fumigatus.
Avian pathology : journal of the W.V.P.A - 1 Feb 2011
Van Waeyenberghe Lieven, Pasmans Frank, Beernaert Lies A, Haesebrouck Freddy, Vercammen Francis, Verstappen Frank, Dorrestein Gerry M, Klaassen Corné H W, Martel An
Abstract excerpt
Aspergillosis is one of the most common causes of death in captive birds. Aspergillosis in birds is mainly caused by Aspergillus fumigatus, a ubiquitous and opportunistic saprophyte. Currently it is not known whether there is a link between the environmental isolates and/or human isolates of A. fumigatus and those responsible for aspergillosis in birds. Microsatellite typing was used to analyse 65 clinical avian...
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