scholarly journals Cutaneous mycobiota of boid snakes kept in captivity

2019 ◽  
Vol 71 (4) ◽  
pp. 1093-1099
Author(s):  
B.C. Freire ◽  
V.C. Garcia ◽  
A.E. Quadrini ◽  
H.D.L. Bentubo
Keyword(s):  
Filamentous Fungi ◽  
Fungal Infections ◽  
Dermatological Diseases ◽  
Penicillium Sp ◽  
Boa Constrictor ◽  
In Captivity ◽  
Constrictor Constrictor ◽  
Aspergillus Sp ◽  
Fungal Genus

ABSTRACT Boids are large, constrictor snakes that feed mostly on mammals, reptiles, and birds. These animals are commonly raised as pets, and their improper handling can favor the emergence of fungal infections, which can lead to dermatological diseases that are undiagnosed in nature. Here, we isolate and identify the filamentous fungi that compose the mycobiota of the scales of boid snakes kept in captivity at the Biological Museum of the Butantan Institute. Thirty individuals of four species were evaluated: four Eunectes murinus, twelve Boa constrictor constrictor, seven Corallus hortulanus, and seven Epicrates crassus. Microbiological samples were collected by rubbing small square carpets on the snake scales. We isolated five genera of fungi: Penicillium sp. (30%), Aspergillus sp. (25%), Mucor sp. (25%), Acremonium sp. (10%), and Scopulariopsis sp. (10%). Approximately half of the snakes evaluated had filamentous fungi on the scales, but only 12% of the individuals were colonized by more than one fungal genus. We found no dermatophytes in the evaluated species. Our results provide an overview of the fungal mycobiota of the population of boids kept in the Biological Museum, allowing the identification of possible pathogens.

Hexavalent chromium removal in vitro and from industrial wastes, using chromate-resistant strains of filamentous fungi indigenous to contaminated wastes

2006 ◽  
Vol 52 (9) ◽  
pp. 809-815 ◽  
Author(s):  
Francisco Javier Acevedo-Aguilar ◽  
Angeles Edith Espino-Saldaña ◽  
Ireri Lizzuli Leon-Rodriguez ◽  
Ma. Elena Rivera-Cano ◽  
Mario Avila-Rodriguez ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Filamentous Fungi ◽  
Hexavalent Chromium ◽  
Growth Medium ◽  
Reduction Process ◽  
Industrial Wastes ◽  
Complete Disappearance ◽  
Total Chromium ◽  
Penicillium Sp ◽  
Aspergillus Sp

Two chromate-resistant filamentous fungi, strains H13 and Ed8, were selected from seven independent fungal isolates indigenous to Cr(VI)-contaminated soil because of their ability to decrease hexavalent chromium levels in the growth medium. Morphophysiological studies identified strain H13 as a Penicillium sp. isolate and Ed8 as an Aspergillus sp. isolate. When incubated in minimal medium with glucose as a carbon source and in the presence of 50 µg/mL Cr(VI), these strains caused complete disappearance of Cr(VI) in the growth medium after about 72 h of incubation. Total chromium concentration in growth medium was constant during culture growth, and no accumulation of chromium in fungal biomass was observed. Quantitative determinations of oxidized and reduced chromium species during the reduction process revealed stoichiometric conversion of Cr(VI) to Cr(III). A decrease in Cr(VI) levels from industrial wastes was also induced by Ed8 or H13 biomass. These results indicate that chromate-resistant filamentous fungi with Cr(VI)-reducing capability could be useful for the removal of Cr(VI) contamination.Key words: Cr(VI) reduction, Cr(VI) resistance, filamentous fungi, Aspergillus sp., Penicillium sp., industrial wastes.

scholarly journals  The occurrence of moulds in fermented raw meat products

2011 ◽  
Vol 20 (No. 3) ◽  
pp. 89-94 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. Mižáková ◽  
M. Pipová ◽  
P. Turek
Keyword(s):  
Filamentous Fungi ◽  
Meat Products ◽  
Black Pepper ◽  
Raw Material ◽  
Raw Meat ◽  
Garlic Powder ◽  
Penicillium Sp ◽  
Toxic Metabolites ◽  
Food Borne ◽  
Aspergillus Sp

The consumption of food contaminated with moulds (microscopic filamentous fungi) and their toxic metabolites results in the development of food-borne mycotoxicosis. The spores of moulds are ubiquitously spread in the environment and can be detected everywhere. In this study, the presence of various moulds was determined in pork and beef used as a raw material, in salami emulsions, as well as in five kinds of fermented raw meat products. Penicillium sp., Acremonium sp., Mucor sp., Cladosporium sp., and Aspergillus sp. were the most frequently isolated genera of moulds. Flavourings added to meat during the production of fermented raw meat products were heavily contaminated with moulds. The widest spectrum and the highest counts of microscopic filamentous fungi were observed in the following spices: milled black pepper, nutmeg, garlic powder and crushed caraway. The level of contamination depended upon the season, being higher in the summer months.  

scholarly journals Filamentous fungi occurrence on Molossus molossus (Pallas, 1766) (Chiroptera: Molossidae) present in an Atlantic Forest remnant in Southern Brazil

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
B. G. Furtado ◽  
G. D. Savi ◽  
E. Angioletto ◽  
F. Carvalho
Keyword(s):  
Filamentous Fungi ◽  
Atlantic Forest ◽  
Culture Media ◽  
Opportunistic Species ◽  
Penicillium Sp ◽  
Forest Remnant ◽  
Conservation Projects ◽  
Aspergillus Sp ◽  
Molossus Molossus ◽  
Rostral Region

Abstract The bats usually inhabit shelters with favorable conditions for fungal proliferation, including pathogenic and opportunistic species. The fungal diversity present on bats is little known and the studies are scarce in Brazil, which only a work has been performed in Cerrado and Pantanal biomes. Therefore, the objective of this study was evaluating the occurrence of filamentous fungi on the rostral region of Molossus molossus in an Atlantic Forest remnant of Brazil. The bats were captured with mist nets installed outside a shelter located in the municipality of Treviso, (28°29'23”S and 49°31'23”W), south region of state Santa Catarina. With a swab sterile moistened in saline solution, samples from the rostral region were obtained from all captured M. molossus individuals. The samples were taken to the laboratory for analysis and isolation in different culture media, followed of identification of fungal through the microculture technique. In total, 15 individuals were captured, which five fungal genus and 19 taxa were identified. Among the taxa registered, Aspergillioides sp.2, (47%), Penicillium sp.1 (33%), Chrysonilia sp. (33%), Cladosporium sp. (27%) were classified as little constant. In terms of abundance, Penicillium sp.1 (34%), Aspergillioides sp.2 (21%) and Aspergillus sp.2 (11%) were the most abundant in the samples. The results showed the occurrence of high diversity fungal in the rostral region of M. molossus in the Atlantic Forest, which is higher than observed in others Brazilian biomes. Some fungal genera found may harbor pathogenic and opportunistic species that need to be identified for preventing potential disease well as for bat conservation projects.

scholarly journals JAMUR DI PERALATAN neonATAL InTenSIve CARe unIT

2016 ◽  
Vol 20 (3) ◽  
pp. 216
Author(s):  
Ariani Said ◽  
Irda Handayani ◽  
Nurhayana Sennang
Keyword(s):  
Intensive Care Unit ◽  
Intensive Care ◽  
Neonatal Intensive Care Unit ◽  
Neonatal Intensive Care ◽  
Fungal Infections ◽  
Blue Staining ◽  
Streptomyces Sp ◽  
Candida Sp ◽  
Penicillium Sp ◽  
Aspergillus Sp

Fungus is the one of the micro organisms that causes nosocomial infections. Fungal infections are becoming more frequent occurred from the irrational use of broad spectrum antibiotics, steroids, cytostatica drugs, and chronic disease, and malignancy, babies with low birth weight and patients with decreased immunity. Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) is a room with specialized treatment, care and equipment to treat infants with high risk. The purpose of this study was to know by identification of the fungus species on the instrument at the NICU of dr. Wahidin Sudirohusodo hospital, Makassar at June 2011. The study design was a cross sectional one. The samples are the incubators and the Continuous Positive Airway Pressure (CPAP) at the NICU of dr. Wahidin Sudirohusodo hospital. The sampling was done by rubbing swab on the incubator and CPAP. The identification of the fungus were carried out with lacto phenol cotton blue staining performed at the Central Public Health Laboratory, Makassar. The Streptomyces sp and Penicillium sp were identified at four incubators, Candida sp was identified at one incubator and so was the Aspergillus sp identified; The fungus that identified at the CPAP was only Penicillium sp. Based on this study it can be concluded that Penicillium sp, Streptomyces sp, Aspergillus sp, as well as Candida sp were found at all incubators and only Penicillium sp was found at CPAP.

scholarly journals Identification of fungi species in the onychomycosis of institutionalized elderly

2013 ◽  
Vol 88 (3) ◽  
pp. 377-380 ◽  
Author(s):  
Cidia Vasconcellos ◽  
Carolina Queiroz Moreira Pereira ◽  
Marta Cristina Souza ◽  
Andrea Pelegrini ◽  
Roseli Santos Freitas ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Filamentous Fungi ◽  
Fungal Infections ◽  
Trichophyton Mentagrophytes ◽  
Candida Guilliermondii ◽  
Etiologic Agent ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Microsporum Gypseum ◽  
Institutionalized Elderly ◽  
Identification Of Fungi ◽  
Aspergillus Sp

BACKGROUND: Superficial fungal infections are caused by dermatophytes, yeasts or filamentous fungi. They are correlated to the etiologic agent, the level of integrity of the host immune response, the site of the lesion and also the injured tissue. OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this study is to isolate and to identify onychomycosis agents in institutionalized elderly (60 years old +). METHODS: The identification of the fungi relied upon the combined results of mycological examination, culture isolation and micro cultures observation under light microscopy from nail and interdigital scales, which were collected from 35 elderly with a clinical suspicion of onychomycosis and a control group (9 elderly with healthy interdigital space and nails). Both groups were institutionalized in two nursing homes in Sao Bernardo do Campo, SP, Brazil. RESULTS: The nail scrapings showed 51.40% positivity. Of these, dermatophytes were found in 44.40% isolates, 27.78% identified as Trichophyton rubrum and 5.56% each as Trichophyton tonsurans, Trichophyton mentagrophytes and Microsporum gypseum. The second more conspicuous group showed 38.89% yeasts: 16.67% Candida guilliermondii, 11.11% Candida parapsilosis, 5.56% Candida glabrata, and 5.56% Trichosporon asahii. A third group displayed 16.70% filamentous fungi, like Fusarium sp, Aspergillus sp and Neoscytalidium sp (5.56% each). The interdigital scrapings presented a positivity rate of 14.29%. The agents were coincident with the fungi that caused the onychomycosis. In the control group, Candida guilliermondii was found at interdigital space in one person. CONCLUSION: Employing a combination of those identification methods, we found no difference between the etiology of the institutionalized elderly onychomycosis from that reported in the literature for the general population.

DESEMPENHO AGRONÔMICO E QUALIDADE SANITÁRIA DE GRÃOS DE MILHO, EM FUNÇÃO DA APLICAÇÃO FOLIAR DE FUNGICIDAS

2018 ◽  
Vol 20 (2) ◽  
pp. 74-90
Author(s):  
José Roberto Chaves Neto ◽  
Renato Carnellosso Guerra ◽  
Ricardo Boscaini ◽  
Nívea Raquel Ledur ◽  
Maurivan Travessini ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Rio Grande ◽  
Rio Grande Do Sul ◽  
Penicillium Sp ◽  
Fusarium Sp ◽  
Aspergillus Sp

O controle das podridões das espigas e grãos de milho é realizado principalmente com a aplicação de fungicidas químicos em todas as regiões produtoras do Rio Grande do Sul. O presente trabalho teve como objetivo avaliar a influência da aplicação foliar de fungicidas na incidência de grãos ardidos e de fungos dos gêneros Penicillium sp., Fusarium sp. e Aspergillus sp. em grãos de milho. O experimento foi conduzido na safra agrícola 2014/15, em Cruz Alta, RS. O delineamento experimental utilizado foi o de blocos casualizados (DBC), com 4 tratamentos (3 com aplicação de fungicidas e 1 testemunha sem aplicação) em 4 repetições. Os tratamentos basearam-se nas aplicações dos fungicidas Piraclostrobina + epoxiconazol (380 mL ha-1), Picoxistrobina + ciproconazole (300 mL ha-1) e Azoxistrobina + benzovindiflupir (150 g ha-1). As variáveis analisadas foram: percentagem de grãos ardidos, massa de mil grãos e rendimento de grãos. Houve efeito da aplicação de fungicidas sobre toas as variáveis avaliadas. Os componentes de produção assim como a incidência de grãos ardidos e de fungos fitopatogênicos, em grãos de milho são influenciados pela aplicação via foliar de fungicidas no estádio fenológico V8 da cultura do milho.

Biotransformation of Coumarins by Filamentous Fungi: An Alternative Way for Achievement of Bioactive Analogs

2019 ◽  
Vol 16 (6) ◽  
pp. 568-577 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jainara Santos do Nascimento ◽  
João Carlos Silva Conceição ◽  
Eliane de Oliveira Silva
Keyword(s):  
Filamentous Fungi ◽  
Chemical Reactions ◽  
Biological Activities ◽  
Chemical Transformations ◽  
Chemical Structures ◽  
Pattern Structures ◽  
Pharmacological Interest ◽  
Aspergillus Sp ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Related Compounds

Coumarins are natural 1,2-benzopyrones, present in remarkable amounts as secondary metabolites in edible and medicinal plants. The low yield in the coumarins isolation from natural sources, along with the difficulties faced by the total synthesis, make them attractive for biotechnological studies. The current literature contains several reports on the biotransformation of coumarins by fungi, which can generate chemical analogs with high selectivity, using mild and eco-friendly conditions. Prompted by the enormous pharmacological interest in the coumarin-related compounds, their alimentary and chemical applications, this review covers the biotransformation of coumarins by filamentous fungi. The chemical structures of the analogs were presented and compared with those from the pattern structures. The main chemical reactions catalyzed the insertion of functional groups, and the impact on the biological activities caused by the chemical transformations were discussed. Several chemical reactions can be catalyzed by filamentous fungi in the coumarin scores, mainly lactone ring opening, C3-C4 reduction and hydroxylation. Chunninghamella sp. and Aspergillus sp. are the most common fungi used in these transformations. Concerning the substrates, the biotransformation of pyranocoumarins is a rarer process. Sometimes, the bioactivities were improved by the chemical modifications and coincidences with the mammalian metabolism were pointed out.

scholarly journals Doença do corpúsculo de inclusão e espondilite por Salmonella sp. em uma Boa constrictor constrictor

2017 ◽  
Vol 37 (9) ◽  
pp. 984-990 ◽  
Author(s):  
Isabela Hardt ◽  
Maylla G. Gava ◽  
Jeanne S. Paz ◽  
Eduardo L.F. Silva ◽  
Tayse D. Souza ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Boa Constrictor ◽  
Constrictor Constrictor

RESUMO: Doença do corpúsculo de inclusão (IBD) é uma enfermidade caracterizada por corpúsculos intracitoplasmáticos em diversos tecidos, principalmente no sistema nervoso central, responsável pelos principais sinais clínicos atribuídos à doença que acomete Boas e Phytons de cativeiro; essa enfermidade tem sido uma preocupação mundial devido à alta morbidade e mortalidade. O diagnóstico é feito pela visualização dos corpúsculos causados por um Arenavírus modificado. Salmonella sp. pertence à microflora de animais de sangue frio e quente, e é um patógeno oportunista que pode causar quadros gastrointestinais ou septicêmicos. Em répteis a Salmonella sp. é a bactéria com maior frequência de citações em espondilites e osteomielites. Relata-se um caso de uma jiboia (Boa constrictor constrictor) que apresentava restrição de movimento e múltiplos granulomas dorsais nas vértebras; à radiografia evidenciaram-se regiões fraturadas. Após meses de tratamentos sem melhora clínica e o aparecimento de novas lesões o animal ficou prostrado, anoréxico, caquético e desenvolveu opistótono; optou-se pela eutanásia. À necropsia verificaram-se, nas vértebras, múltiplos focos dorsais com aumento de volume que variava de 1,7cm à 3,8cm. Ao corte as vértebras eram deformadas e exibiam conteúdo caseoso focal próximo ao canal medular, este foi coletado para microbiologia onde se identificou Salmonella sp. À microscopia as vértebras tinham um infiltrado inflamatório multifocal moderado de macrófagos e heterofilos. Algumas áreas possuíam grande quantidade de granulomas com calcificação central e inúmeras células gigantes; outros mostravam áreas de osteomalácia e fibrose. Em raros focos havia fratura do corpo vertebral e compressão da medula espinhal com leve infiltrado inflamatório invadindo o canal medular. No pulmão, principalmente no epitélio brônquico, por vezes até dentro de linfócitos do tecido linfoide bronco-associado, no intestino, fígado, vesícula biliar, nos rins e no encéfalo foram encontradas diversas estruturas eosinofílicas intracitoplasmáticas arredondadas que variavam de 1 a 10 μm. Essas estruturas acompanhavam ou não inflamações mononucleares. Os achados são compatíveis com IBD e espondilite por salmonelose. A IBD é uma enfermidade frequente em serpentes de cativeiro, de importância mundial, que provavelmente é subdiagnosticada no Brasil. Essa doença causa imunossupressão que favorece ao desenvolvimento de outras enfermidades, e é tipicamente associada a outras doenças como a espondilite encontrada no caso.

scholarly journals Microrganismos associados a frutos de diferentes cultivares de noz Pecan

2008 ◽  
Vol 32 (2) ◽  
pp. 659-662 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nádia Izumi Terabe ◽  
Cristiane Moreno Martins ◽  
Martin Homechin
Keyword(s):  
Penicillium Sp ◽  
Fusarium Sp ◽  
Cladosporium Caryigenum ◽  
Aspergillus Sp

O conhecimento do comportamento natural da nogueira Pecan às principais doenças é de suma importância para o estabelecimento do planejamento da implantação da cultura. O controle fitossanitário e tratos culturais devem ser realizados de modo a não comprometerem a qualidade do produto final, as amêndoas. Foram avaliadas nozes produzidas na safra de 2005 e oriundas de Uraí-PR, pelas cultivares Burkett, Frotscher e Moneymaker, para identificar e quantificar os microrganismos associados à amêndoas e cascas dos frutos, bem como observar diferenças entre organismos colonizadores das cultivares. Os frutos foram avaliados na pós-colheita, aos trinta dias de armazenamento em ambiente, através da metodologia do papel de filtro, sendo submetidos ou não à assepsia superficial. O fungo Cladosporium caryigenum, promotor da rancificação das amêndoas foi observado, em amêndoas e cascas, nas cultivares Burkett, Frotscher e Moneymaker; Fusarium sp., foi encontrado em porcentuais elevados, tanto em amêndoas quanto em cascas das três cultivares estudadas; Cephalothecium roseum, causador do mofo róseo em amêndoas, na cultivar Frotscher. Aspergillus sp. e Penicillium sp., causadores de emboloramento e produtores de aflotoxinas foram observados em porcentuais representativos, em amêndoas da cultivar Frotscher e em amêndoas e cascas das cultivares Frotscher, Burkett e Moneymaker, respectivamente. Os maiores porcentuais de perda do rendimento foram observados na cultivar Burkett, por causa da incidência de Colletotrichum sp., causador da antracnose em amêndoas, que acarreta escurecimento e deterioração do produto final, levando-o ao descarte.

scholarly journals Actividad antifúngica de propóleos obtenidos en tres provincias de Cuba sobre hongos contaminantes en cultivo de tejidos vegetales

2014 ◽  
Vol 23 (6) ◽  
pp. 3-9
Author(s):  
René Dionisio Cupull-Santana ◽  
Remigio Cortés-Rodríguez ◽  
Ervelio Eliseo Olazábal-Manso ◽  
Carlos Alberto Hernández Medina
Keyword(s):  
Apis Mellifera ◽  
Penicillium Sp ◽  
Trichoderma Sp ◽  
Fusarium Sp ◽  
Aspergillus Sp

La investigación se realizó con el objetivo de evaluar las características fisicoquímicas y la actividad antifúngica de propóleos de Apis mellifera, provenientes de las provincias de Villa Clara, Cienfuegos y Sancti Spíritus, Cuba. Se utilizó el método de recolección por raspado y se estableció el contenido de cera, ceniza, material insoluble y resina de los propóleos crudos. Además, se evaluó la actividad antimicrobiana in vitro frente a los hongos Aspergillus sp., Penicillium sp., Fusarium sp., Trichoderma sp., Colletotrichum sp. y Monilia sp.; los extractos presentaron alta actividad antifúngica en un amplio rango de concentraciones; además, los parámetros fisicoquímicos presentaron valores semejantes y dentro de los establecidos por regulaciones internacionales.

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