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Ninety-seven swallow droppings were evaluated and 498 yeast-like colonies were isolated and identified as Rhodotorula spp. (62.8%), Candida spp. (28.5%)and C. neoformans (8.7%). Cryptococcus neoformans was isolated from 5\/97 (5.2%) of collected samples. Min-Max colony forming units (CFU) per one gram for the positive samples were 3-10 C. neoformans colonies. The total mean CFU per one gram for the positive samples was 4.8. The results of this study demonstrate that excreta of swallow may harbor different species of potentially pathogenic yeasts, mainly C. neoformans, and may be capable of disseminating these fungi in the environment.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.1590\/s0036-46652011000300002","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2011,7,7]],"date-time":"2011-07-07T18:04:41Z","timestamp":1310061881000},"page":"125-127","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":20,"title":["Cryptococcus neoformans isolation from swallow (Hirundo rustica) excreta in Iran"],"prefix":"10.1590","volume":"53","author":[{"given":"Mohammad T.","family":"Hedayati","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Iran"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Sabah","family":"Mayahi","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, 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