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RESEARCH PRODUCT

Yeasts in Birds

Nicola FrancescaGiancarlo MoschettiAntonio Alfonzo

subject

0301 basic medicineEcological niche03 medical and health sciences030104 developmental biologyEcologyEcology (disciplines)030106 microbiologyBiologyAdaptationPersistence (computer science)

description

Wild animals, particularly birds, play a relevant role in disseminating microscopic organisms, including yeasts and filamentous fungi. The ecology of yeasts associated with birds has been studied mainly for the urban avifauna, and little is known about yeasts associated with wild birds including migratory species. Recent findings on the adaptation and persistence of yeasts in animals suggest that birds can play an important role in the ecology and distribution of yeasts.

yearjournalcountryeditionlanguage
2017-01-01
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-62683-3_14