Identification of pathogenic Aspergillus isolates from captive birds in Australia

Jessica J. Talbot; Paul Thompson; Larry Vogelnest; Vanessa R. Barrs

doi:10.1093/mmy/myx137

Identification of pathogenic Aspergillus isolates from captive birds in Australia

Jessica J. Talbot, Paul Thompson, Larry Vogelnest, Vanessa R. Barrs^*

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Abstract

Aspergillosis is a major cause of severe respiratory disease in birds. The prevalence of cryptic section Fumigati and other non-Aspergillus fumigatus species as causative agents is unknown. Species identity was determined in 30 isolates from affected birds from zoos, pet birds and poultry by PCR of the ITS1-5.8S-ITS2 and partial β-tubulin genes. The most prevalent isolate was A. fumigatus sens. str. in 87% (26) cases. Other Aspergillus species were identified in 13% (4) cases, including A. restrictus (1), A. flavus sens. str. (2), and A. nidulans-clade (1). This is the first report of A. restrictus causing avian disease. © The Author(s) 2017. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of The International Society for Human and Animal Mycology.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	1038-1041
Journal	Medical Mycology
Volume	56
Issue number	8
Online published	8 Dec 2017
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1093/mmy/myx137
Publication status	Published - Nov 2018
Externally published	Yes

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avian mycoses
Australia

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