The immune mechanisms of defence against fungal infections are numerous, and range
from protective mechanisms that were present early in evolution (innate immunity) to …

Globally, millions of animals are rescued and rehabilitated by wildlife carers each year.
Information gathered in this process is useful for uncovering threats to native wildlife …

The Candida genus is composed by yeast that commensally live as part of human and
animal microbiota. In the last years, C. parapsilosis complex, composed by the cryptic …

The exposure to antimicrobial pharmaceuticals as environmental contaminants can exert
direct and indirect detrimental effects on health of wildlife. Fungal infections pose a major …

Cockatiels are the world's second most popular psittacine pet bird, but no data
characterizing their gastrointestinal microbiota have been found. Thus, the aim of this work …

Although interest in the relationship between birds and microorganisms is increasing, few
studies have compared nest microbial assemblages in wild passerines to determine …

Due to poisoning and decline in the food resources of Eurasian vultures, there has been a
rise in the number of Griffon (Gyps fulvus) and Cinereous vultures (Aegypius monachus) …

Vultures have evolved adaptive mechanisms to prevent infections associated with their
scavenging lifestyle. However, food-borne exposure to antimicrobial pharmaceuticals can …

Simple Summary The microbiomes of birds are not yet widely understood, although they are
increasingly being studied. After the successful medical management of a suspected …

This paper reports the isolation of Rhodotorula mucilaginosa from skin lesions in a Southern
sea lion (Otaria flavescens). The microorganism was isolated from cutaneous lesions …