Date: 26 November 2013
Pulmonary aspergillosis (K&E) (parrot C). Tissue from an individually housed and recently purchased, 6 month old African grey parrot found dead in the cage. Necropsy examination revealed focal necrosis of the left lung. This section stained by haematoxylin and eosin reveals septate fungal hyphae within the lung parenchyma. Similar hyphae were located in the walls and lumen of parabronchi, and within the walls of pulmonary blood vessels.
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© Dr. Michael Day, University of Bristol
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Sclerotial strains produce bright yellow, floccose mycelia. Sclerotial strains produce small numbers of large, fused sclerotial bodies in discrete pockets hidden within the mycelium.
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Aspergillus alliaceus. No branching was observed in A. alliaceus conidiophores. Sclerotial strains typically produce large numbers of exposed, uniformly-shaped sclerotia across the mycelial surface.
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Aspergillus alliaceus – Sclerotial. A. alliaceus strains produce flat, pale mycelia that darken as the culture ages.Sclerotial strains typically produce large numbers of exposed, uniformly-shaped sclerotia across the mycelial surface.
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A. alliaceus strains produce flat, pale mycelia that darken as the culture ages.Sclerotial strains typically produce large numbers of exposed, uniformly-shaped sclerotia across the mycelial surface.
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