title: [Presence of pathogenic yeasts in the feces of the semi-domesticated pigeon (Columba livia, Gmelin 1789, urban type) from the city of Turin].
abstract: The results of a survey on the presence of pathogenic yeasts in pigeon droppings collected in Turin, are shown. The study was carried out in 8 densely populated areas, where human-animal contact is highest. A total of 427 pigeon dropping samples, most of which fresh, were collected. 550 yeast colonies, clinically interesting or at least pathologically significant, were isolated by the identification routine methods. The yeasts belong to the following species: Candida albicans, C. humicola, C. krusei, C. guillermondii, C. lypolitica, C. lambica, C. parapsilosis, C. tropicalis, C. rugosa, C. zeylanoides, Cryptococcus albidus, C. laurentii, C. neoformans, Hansenula anomala, Geotrichum sp., Kloekera apiculata, Rhodotorula glutinis, R. rubra, Saccharomyces cerevisiae, Torulopsis candida, T. glabrata, Trichosporon beigelii, T. capitatum, T. cutaneum, T. pullulans.
authors.affiliation: Dipartimento di Patologia Animale, Università di Torino, Italia.
authors.forename: M G
authors.initials: MG
authors.lastname: Gallo
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Cabeli
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Vidotto
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D010856:Columbidae / Q000382:microbiology*; D004197:Disease Reservoirs; D004198:Disease Susceptibility; D005243:Feces / Q000382:microbiology; D006801:Humans; D007153:Immunologic Deficiency Syndromes / Q000150:complications; D007558:Italy; D009181:Mycoses / Q000635:transmission*; D009894:Opportunistic Infections / Q000635:transmission; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000150:complications; D014504:Urban Health; D015003:Yeasts / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D015047:Zoonoses / Q000635:transmission*
vernacular_title: Sulla presenza di lieviti patogeni nelle feci di colombo torraiuolo (Columba livia, Gmelin 1789, forma urbana) della città di Torino.