Aho R, Westerling B, Ajello L, Padhye A A, Samson R A
National Veterinary Institute, Helsinki, Finland.
J Med Vet Mycol. 1990;28(5):349-54.
A sudden fatal illness developed in a group of New World toucanets held captive in Finland. Necropsy studies on one of the birds revealed the presence of invasive, hyaline, septate, branched mycelium in the lungs, air sacs, liver and other tissues. In addition, conidiophores and conidial chains, typical of members of the genus Penicillium were present in the lungs and air sacs. Cultures yielded a mould which was subsequently identified as Penicillium griseofulvum. A critical review of the literature revealed that only seven other species of Penicillium have been convincingly documented as agents of penicilliosis on the basis of histologic and cultural findings.
芬兰一群圈养的新大陆小巨嘴鸟突然患上致命疾病。对其中一只鸟进行尸检研究发现，其肺部、气囊、肝脏和其他组织中存在侵入性、透明、有隔膜、分支的菌丝体。此外，肺部和气囊中存在青霉属成员特有的分生孢子梗和分生孢子链。培养物产生了一种霉菌，随后被鉴定为灰黄青霉。对文献的批判性回顾显示，根据组织学和培养结果，只有其他七种青霉属物种被令人信服地记录为青霉病的病原体。
