Isolation, Identification and Molecular Typing of Cryptococcus neoformans from Pigeon Droppings and Other Environmental Sources in Tripoli, Libya.

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Isolation, Identification and Molecular Typing of Cryptococcus neoformans from Pigeon Droppings and Other Environmental Sources in Tripoli, Libya.

Mycopathologia - 1 Aug 2016

Ellabib Mohamed S, Aboshkiwa Mohamed A, Husien Walid M, D'Amicis Roberta, Cogliati Massimo

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Cryptococcus neoformans and C. gattii are the major cause of fungal meningitis, a potentially lethal mycosis. Since pigeon excreta and other environmental sources can be considered a significant environmental reservoir of this species in urban areas, 100 samples of pigeon excreta and 420 samples from Eucalyptus camaldulensis and Olea europaea (olive tree) around the city of Tripoli, Libya, were collected. C....

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Animals
Columbidae
Cryptococcus neoformans
Environmental Microbiology
Feces
Genes, Mating Type, Fungal
Genotype
Libya
Molecular Typing
Mycological Typing Techniques

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PMID: 26943725
DOI: 10.1007/s11046-016-9996-4

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