Nematophagous fungi in fresh feces of cattle in the Mata region of Minas Gerais state, Brazil.
Vet Parasitol
; 82(3): 217-20, 1999 Apr 12.
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| ID: mdl-10348101
ABSTRACT
The capacity to survive gut passage is one of the desirable characteristics for nematophagous fungi to be considered potential biological control agents of gastrointestinal nematodes of livestock. From April 1995 to April 1996, a pool of 10 cow fecal samples and 10 individual samples of feces from heifers, which were raised under partial (cows) or total (heifers) confinement in the Mata Region of Minas Gerais State, Brazil, were examined monthly for the presence of nematophagous fungi. A total of 10 isolates was found in the survey. Eight isolates were recovered from the pooled samples of cow feces and two from the individual samples of heifers. Fungi were present in the cow feces during the dry months of August (two isolates of Arthrobotrys oligospora and one Monacrosporium eudermatum) and September (one isolate of Harposporium lilliputanum and one of M. gephyropagum). Fungi were also recovered at the beginning and middle of the rainy season one isolate of A. musiformis in October, and one isolate of M. gampsosporum and one unidentified fungus which produced septate hyphae and adhesive buds in December. In the individual samples collected from heifers, fungi were present only in the months of September (end of dry season) and March (end of rainy season). One isolate each of H. lilliputanum and A. oligospora were found, respectively. Additional studies to further characterize these isolates should be encouraged.
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Colección:
01-internacional
Base de datos:
MEDLINE
Contexto en salud:
2_ODS3
Problema de salud:
2_enfermedades_transmissibles
Asunto principal:
Tricostrongiloidiasis
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Enfermedades de los Bovinos
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Control Biológico de Vectores
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Hongos Mitospóricos
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Heces
Límite:
Animals
País/Región como asunto:
America do sul
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Brasil
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Vet Parasitol
Año:
1999
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Brasil