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Abstract
A total of 900 birds were collected from dead and alive chickens, turkeys and pigeons of different ages, breed and sexes. Samples taken from the crop scrapings and by crop swabs from alive chickens, intestinal niucosa and lungs were examined mycologically for the isolation of Candida organismis by direct plating on Sabouraud’s dextrose agar. Canclida organisms were identified by various confirmatory differential media and tests. Furtherly they were tested for pathogenicity in laboratory animals. The re—isolation purification and resolution of the organisms from the infected animals was proceeded. br The incidence of total recovery rate was found to be in chickens, Candida albicans 20,7% and ot}ei’ group of Candida species constitute 24.8%. In turkeys, Candida albicans was recovered in 17% and other Candida species 13%, while in pigeons, Candida albicans was recovered in br 8% and other Candida species 19%. br Detailed incidence revealed that Candida albicans which was incriminated as a cause of diseases in man and animals were recovered from different samples examined e.g. crop scrapings of dead chickens 18.8%, crop swabs of