Diversity, Virulence Factors, and Antifungal Susceptibility Patterns of Pathogenic and Opportunistic Yeast Species in Rock Pigeon (Columba livia ) Fecal Droppings in Western Saudi Arabia
Kategoria artykułu: original-paper
Data publikacji: 05 gru 2019
Zakres stron: 493 - 504
Otrzymano: 19 cze 2019
Przyjęty: 29 wrz 2019
DOI: https://doi.org/10.33073/pjm-2019-049
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© 2019 Hussein H. Abulreesh et al., published by Sciendo
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Bird fecal matter is considered a potential source of pathogenic microbes such as yeast species that contaminate the environment. Therefore, it needs to be scrutinized to assess potential environmental health risks. The aim of this study was to investigate the diversity of the yeasts in pigeon fecal droppings, their antifungal susceptibility patterns, and virulence factors. We used culturing techniques to detect the yeasts in pigeon fecal droppings. The isolates were then characterized based on colony morphologies, microscopic examinations, and biochemical reactions. The molecular identification of all yeast isolates was performed by sequencing of the amplified ITS gene. Genes encoding virulence factors