Ruiz A, Fromtling R A, Bulmer G S
Infect Immun. 1981 Feb;31(2):560-3. doi: 10.1128/iai.31.2.560-563.1981.
Pigeon droppings in a vacant tower were assayed for the number and size of viable cells of Cryptococcus neoformans. The dry, thinly scattered floor debris contained 2.6 x 10(6) viable cells per g--300 times more cells than were cultured from a large, compact pile of pigeon droppings (7.4 x 10(3) cells per g). Aerosols generated from floor debris containing pigeon droppings had an average of 360 viable cells in 31 liters of air; 27 of these cells (7.5%) were 1.1 to 3.3 micrometers in diameter and, therefore, capable of human lung deposition. Environmental factors which may influence the distribution, survival, and proliferation of C. neoformans in nature are discussed.
对一座空置塔楼中的鸽粪进行了新型隐球菌活细胞数量和大小的检测。干燥且稀疏散布的地面残渣每克含有2.6×10⁶个活细胞,是从一大堆紧实的鸽粪中培养出的细胞数量(每克7.4×10³个细胞)的300倍。含有鸽粪的地面残渣产生的气溶胶在31升空气中平均有360个活细胞;其中27个细胞(7.5%)直径为1.1至3.3微米,因此能够沉积在人肺部。文中讨论了可能影响新型隐球菌在自然界中的分布、存活和增殖的环境因素。