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A single fungal strain was the unexpected cause of a mass aspergillosis outbreak in the world’s largest and only flightless parrot

Kākāpō are a critically endangered species of parrots restricted to a few islands off the coast of New Zealand. Kākāpō are very closely monitored, especially during nesting seasons. In 2019, during a highly successful nesting season, an outbreak of aspergillosis affected 21 individuals and led to th...

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Autores principales: Winter, David J., Weir, Bevan S., Glare, Travis, Rhodes, Johanna, Perrott, John, Fisher, Matthew C., Stajich, Jason E., Digby, Andrew, Dearden, Peter K., Cox, Murray P.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier 2022
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9668684/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36404926
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.isci.2022.105470