title: [The excretion of Cryptococcus neoformans (Sanfelice) VUILLEMIN 1894 by pet birds].
abstract: A survey on taxonomy, diagnosis, distribution and pathogenicity of Cryptococcus neoformans is given. The investigation presented here concerns 1046 fecal samples of avian species, which can be kept in the living area of humans. All together only 15 strains have been isolated, 9 of which originated from the same breeder.
authors.affiliation: Institut für Geflügelkrankheiten, Ludwigs-Maximilians-Universit+AAt München.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Kösters
authors.forename: U
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Kauer
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Gerlach
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Grimm
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000829:Animals, Domestic; D001715:Bird Diseases / Q000469:parasitology*; D001717:Birds; D003453:Cryptococcosis / Q000469:parasitology / Q000662:veterinary*; D003455:Cryptococcus neoformans / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D005243:Feces / Q000469:parasitology*
vernacular_title: Zur Ausscheidung von Cryptococcus neoformans (Sanfelice) VUILLEMIN 1894 durch Stubenvögel.