Weber A, Schäfer R
Landesuntersuchungsamt für das Gesundheitswesen Nordbayern, Nürnberg.
Berl Munch Tierarztl Wochenschr. 1991 Dec 1;104(12):419-21.
With help of Guizotia creatinine agar (syn. bird seed agar) Cryptococcus (Cr.) neoformans var. neoformans was isolated from 71 (7.7%) of 925 investigated droppings of birds kept within human living area. Cr. neoformans was detected in droppings of 1.2% from 164 psittacines, in droppings of 1.7% from 118 budgerigars and in droppings of 18.4% from (carrier) pigeons. This yeast was not isolated from droppings of 13 small parrots, 10 eclectus parrots, 13 rosellas, 21 cockatiels, 6 Polytelidus sp., 32 Cacatua sp., 13 Carduelis sp., 5 waxbills, 5 starlings, 120 chicken, 9 turkeys, 2 geese, 2 Turdus sp., 1 duck and 1 gull.
借助桂佐蒂肌酐琼脂（同义词：鸟籽琼脂），从人类居住区内饲养的925份鸟类粪便样本中，分离出新型隐球菌新型变种71份（占7.7%）。在164份鹦鹉粪便样本中，新型隐球菌的检出率为1.2%；在118份虎皮鹦鹉粪便样本中，检出率为1.7%；在（携带病菌的）鸽子粪便样本中，检出率为18.4%。未从13只小鹦鹉、10只折衷鹦鹉、13只玫瑰鹦鹉、21只鸡尾鹦鹉、6只多斑鹦鹉、32只凤头鹦鹉、13只黄雀、5只梅花雀、5只椋鸟、120只鸡、9只火鸡、2只鹅、2只鸫、1只鸭和1只海鸥的粪便样本中分离出这种酵母菌。
