Malassezia spp detected at the edge of the eye of a white-eyed parakeet (Aratinga leucophthalma, statius muller, 1776) - a case report

Malassezia spp detected at the edge of the eye of a white-eyed parakeet (Aratinga leucophthalma, statius muller, 1776) - a case report

The white-eyed parakeet (Aratinga leucophthalma), also known in Brazil as "periquitão-maracanã," "aratinga-de-bando," "araguaí" and "maritaca," belongs to the family Psittacidae. The fungal genus Malassezia, which lives on the surface of the skin and mucosae o...

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Main Authors: Silvia Cassimiro Brasão, Dayane Olímpia Gomes, Gabriela Bim Ramos, Andreia Zago Ciuffa, Liliane Rangel Nascimento, Anna Monteiro Correia Lima, André Luiz Quagliatto Santos
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade Federal de Uberlândia 2015-06-01
Series:Bioscience Journal
Subjects:
psittacidae
fungo
imunodepressão
Online Access:http://www.seer.ufu.br/index.php/biosciencejournal/article/view/26182

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