PMID- 31656526
OWN - NLM
STAT- PubMed-not-MEDLINE
LR  - 20220411
IS  - 1728-1997 (Print)
IS  - 2252-0589 (Electronic)
IS  - 2252-0589 (Linking)
VI  - 20
IP  - 3
DP  - 2019 Summer
TI  - Molecular identification of non-Cryptococcus yeasts associated with pigeon 
      droppings in Shiraz, Southern Iran.
PG  - 204-208
AB  - BACKGROUND: Birds are considered as a reservoir for pathogenic and non-pathogenic 
      fungi. Pigeon droppings have the potential for spreading these fungi to the 
      environment. Cryptococcus species are important fungi associated with pigeon 
      droppings. In this regard, there are many types of yeast associated with guano 
      that is important for human and animal health. AIMS: The main objective of this 
      study is the identification of non-Cryptococcus yeasts isolated from pigeon 
      dropping in Shiraz, Southern Iran. METHODS: A total of 100 unknown yeasts, which 
      were previously screened and identified as non-Cryptococcus from pigeon guano 
      through the conventional methods, were used in this study. Identification of the 
      isolates was performed based on conventional methods and DNA sequence analysis of 
      internal transcribed spacer (ITS) rDNA gene region. The sequence results were 
      deposited in NCBI database using the Basic Local Alignment Search Tool (BLAST). 
      RESULTS: A total of 16 species belonging to 7 genera were identified as Candida 
      spp. 51% (8 species), Rhodotorula sp. 24%, Trichosporon spp. 21% (3 species), 
      Rhodosporidium 2%, Saccharomyces 1%, Rhizoctonia 1%, and Meyerozyma 1%. The 
      predominant isolates were Rhodotorula rubra (24%), Candida famata (20%), and 
      Trichosporon asahii (13%). The other species were Rhodosporidium kratochvilovae 2 
      (2%), Saccharomyces cerevisiae 1 (1%), Rhizoctonia solani 1 (1%), and Meyerozyma 
      caribbica 1 (1%). CONCLUSION: Pigeon excreta examined in this study were 
      associated with several kinds of opportunistic yeasts which could cause diseases 
      in prone human and animals.
FAU - Pakshir, K
AU  - Pakshir K
AD  - Department of Parasitology and Mycology, Basic Sciences in Infectious Diseases 
      Research Center, School of Medicine, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, 
      Shiraz, Iran.
FAU - Zareshahrabadi, Z
AU  - Zareshahrabadi Z
AD  - MSc in Medical Mycology, Department of Parasitology and Mycology, School of 
      Medicine, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran.
FAU - Zomorodian, K
AU  - Zomorodian K
AD  - Department of Parasitology and Mycology, Basic Sciences in Infectious Diseases 
      Research Center, School of Medicine, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, 
      Shiraz, Iran.
FAU - Ansari, S
AU  - Ansari S
AD  - Department of Parasitology and Mycology, School of Medicine, Shahid Beheshti 
      University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
FAU - Nouraei, H
AU  - Nouraei H
AD  - MSc in Medical Mycology, Department of Parasitology and Mycology, School of 
      Medicine, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran.
FAU - Gharavi, A
AU  - Gharavi A
AD  - BSc in Microbiology, Department of Parasitology and Mycology, Basic Sciences in 
      Infectious Diseases Research Center, School of Medicine, Shiraz University of 
      Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran.
LA  - eng
PT  - Journal Article
PL  - Iran
TA  - Iran J Vet Res
JT  - Iranian journal of veterinary research
JID - 101660030
PMC - PMC6811705
OTO - NOTNLM
OT  - Candida
OT  - DNA sequence
OT  - Non-Cryptococcus
OT  - Pigeon
COIS- The authors report no conflicts of interest.
EDAT- 2019/10/28 06:00
MHDA- 2019/10/28 06:01
PMCR- 2019/06/01
CRDT- 2019/10/29 06:00
PHST- 2019/10/29 06:00 [entrez]
PHST- 2019/10/28 06:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 2019/10/28 06:01 [medline]
PHST- 2019/06/01 00:00 [pmc-release]
AID - ijvr-20-204 [pii]
PST - ppublish
SO  - Iran J Vet Res. 2019 Summer;20(3):204-208.