Isolation of Cryptococcus neoformans from pigeon (Columbia livia droppings in northern Iran
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1Department of Medical Mycology, University of Tehran Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Iran.
Mycopathologia
|January 1, 1997
Abstract:
Nine hundred and eighty three specimens of pigeon droppings, collected in different regions of northern Iran, were examined. Of these samples, 175 (17.8%) were positive for Cryptococcus neoformans. All isolates obtained were C. neoformans var. neoformans. Most of these isolates of C. neoformans were from pigeon shelters. There were significant differences in isolation frequency between pigeon shelters and the other collection sites.

