Bengoa A, Briones V, López M B, Payá M J
Departamento de Patología Animal II, Facultad de Veterinaria, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Spain.
Avian Dis. 1994 Oct-Dec;38(4):922-7.
A case of localized beak infection by Penicillium cyclopium in a macaw (Ara ararauna) is described. A necrotic lesion, with destruction of the corneous layer, was localized in the upper zone of the beak. Diagnosis was carried out on samples of the affected zone by direct microscopic observation, routine fungal culturing techniques, and scanning electron microscopy. Results were consistent: P. cyclopium was the only microorganism associated with the lesion site. No previous reports concerning this type of beak pathology have been found in the literature.
描述了一只金刚鹦鹉（Ara ararauna）发生的由环纹青霉引起的局部喙感染病例。一个坏死性病变，伴有角质层破坏，位于喙的上部区域。通过直接显微镜观察、常规真菌培养技术和扫描电子显微镜对病变部位的样本进行诊断。结果一致：环纹青霉是与病变部位相关的唯一微生物。文献中未发现关于这种类型喙部病理学的先前报道。
