@article{edb4d7fa7efd473d887e242c7137f18b,
title = "Cryptococcus bacillisporus causing cryptococcoma of the beak of an African grey parrot (Psittacus erithacus), Portugal",
abstract = "We report a severe case of rhinothecal cryptococcoma in a 13-year-old female African Grey Parrot (Psittacus erithacus). The bird was born and bred in captivity in Portugal. The beak was deformed and showed several round soft masses, and microscopic examination revealed the presence of cells suggestive for Cryptococcus. Phenotypic and molecular analyses identified the obtained yeast culture as C. bacillisporus (AFLP5/VGIII). By phylogenetic analysis the parrot strain clustered with clinical C. bacillisporus strains from Mexico.",
keywords = "AFLP5/VGIII, African grey parrot, Cryptococcus bacillisporus, Psittacus erithacus",
author = "Carolina Silva and Carles Juan-Sall{\'e}s and Joana Mendes and Ana Mendes and Mariana Ruivo and Abad, {Juan L.} and Ferry Hagen and Colom, {Maria F.}",
note = "Funding Information: The authors would like to thank the owners of the parrot for their help in providing photos and information about the animal throughout the disease process, as well as the professional English language review by Pablo Flores, a professional English translator. Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} 2021 The Authors",
year = "2021",
month = dec,
doi = "10.1016/j.mmcr.2021.08.006",
language = "English",
volume = "34",
pages = "8--12",
journal = "Medical Mycology Case Reports",
issn = "2211-7539",
publisher = "Elsevier B.V.",
}