title: Chicken dermatitis and loss of feathers from Candida albicans.
abstract: An epidemic of dermatitis affecting the skin of the back and thighs of chickens in Israel is described. The causal organism was shown to be Candida albicans.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002176:Candida albicans / Q000302:isolation & purification; D002179:Candidiasis, Cutaneous / Q000382:microbiology / Q000662:veterinary*; D002645:Chickens; D005241:Feathers; D005260:Female; D011201:Poultry Diseases / Q000382:microbiology; D012867:Skin / Q000382:microbiology