<sec><title>INTRODUCTION:</title> Angiostrongylus vasorum is a nematode that parasitizes molluscs, dogs, and even man. </sec><sec><title>METHODS:</title> The objective was to evaluate the predatory activity of the conidia of two fungal isolates of Duddington...

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Main Authors: Fabio Ribeiro Braga, Juliana Milani Araujo, Jackson Victor de Araújo, Filippe Elias de Freitas Soares, Alexandre de Oliveira Tavela, Luiza Neme Frassy, Walter dos Santos Lima, Lanuze Rose Mozzer
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical (SBMT) 2013-01-01
Series:Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical
Subjects:
Nematophagous fungi
Duddingtonia flagrans
Angiostrongylus vasorum
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0037-86822013000100108
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Summary:<sec><title>INTRODUCTION:</title> Angiostrongylus vasorum is a nematode that parasitizes molluscs, dogs, and even man. </sec><sec><title>METHODS:</title> The objective was to evaluate the predatory activity of the conidia of two fungal isolates of Duddingtonia flagrans (AC001 and CG722) on first-stage larvae (L1) of A. vasorum in laboratory conditions. </sec><sec><title>RESULTS:</title> At the end of the experiment, there were significant reductions (p<0.01) of 74.5% and 63.2%, on average, in the A. vasorum L1 recovered in the AC001 and CG722 treatment conditions, respectively. </sec><sec><title>CONCLUSIONS:</title> The two isolates of fungi were efficient in the capture and destruction of A. vasorum L1.</sec>
ISSN:0037-8682
1678-9849

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