Exposure of Toxocara canis eggs to Purpureocillium lilacinum as a biocontrol strategy: an experimental model evaluation
Abstract Purpureocillium lilacinum is a nematophagous fungus used in biological control against some parasites, including Toxocara canis. This study researched the infectivity of embryonated T. canis eggs after exposure to the fungus P. lilacinum. T. canis eggs were exposed to P. lilacinum for 15 or...
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| author | Fernando de Souza Maia Filho Anelise de Oliveira da Silva Fonseca Júlia de Souza Silveira Valente Cristiane Telles Baptista Andrios da Silva Moreira Sônia de Avila Botton Luciana Pötter Daniela Isabel Brayer Pereira |
| author_facet | Fernando de Souza Maia Filho Anelise de Oliveira da Silva Fonseca Júlia de Souza Silveira Valente Cristiane Telles Baptista Andrios da Silva Moreira Sônia de Avila Botton Luciana Pötter Daniela Isabel Brayer Pereira |
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| description | Abstract Purpureocillium lilacinum is a nematophagous fungus used in biological control against some parasites, including Toxocara canis. This study researched the infectivity of embryonated T. canis eggs after exposure to the fungus P. lilacinum. T. canis eggs were exposed to P. lilacinum for 15 or 30 days and subsequently administered to Swiss mice (n=20). Control group consisted of mice who received T. canis embryonated eggs without fungal exposure. Forty-eight hours after infection, heart, lung, and liver from animals of each group were collected to assess larval recovery. The organs of mice that received embryonated eggs exposed to the fungus showed a lower average larval recovery (P<0.05) suggesting that exposure of T. canis eggs to P. lilacinum was able to reduce experimental infection. Under the evaluated conditions, the interaction time between the fungus and the parasite eggs was not a significant factor in larvae recovery. P. lilacinum may be considered a promising T. canis biological control agent. However, further studies are needed to determine a protocol for the use of this fungus as a biological control agent. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-aeab74f0f8ea4126968a79ec022e498a2022-12-21T22:38:38ZengColégio Brasileiro de Parasitologia VeterinariaRevista Brasileira de Parasitologia Veterinária1984-29612019-03-01281919610.1590/s1984-29612019007S1984-29612019000100091Exposure of Toxocara canis eggs to Purpureocillium lilacinum as a biocontrol strategy: an experimental model evaluationFernando de Souza Maia FilhoAnelise de Oliveira da Silva FonsecaJúlia de Souza Silveira ValenteCristiane Telles BaptistaAndrios da Silva MoreiraSônia de Avila BottonLuciana PötterDaniela Isabel Brayer PereiraAbstract Purpureocillium lilacinum is a nematophagous fungus used in biological control against some parasites, including Toxocara canis. This study researched the infectivity of embryonated T. canis eggs after exposure to the fungus P. lilacinum. T. canis eggs were exposed to P. lilacinum for 15 or 30 days and subsequently administered to Swiss mice (n=20). Control group consisted of mice who received T. canis embryonated eggs without fungal exposure. Forty-eight hours after infection, heart, lung, and liver from animals of each group were collected to assess larval recovery. The organs of mice that received embryonated eggs exposed to the fungus showed a lower average larval recovery (P<0.05) suggesting that exposure of T. canis eggs to P. lilacinum was able to reduce experimental infection. Under the evaluated conditions, the interaction time between the fungus and the parasite eggs was not a significant factor in larvae recovery. P. lilacinum may be considered a promising T. canis biological control agent. However, further studies are needed to determine a protocol for the use of this fungus as a biological control agent.http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1984-29612019000100091&lng=en&tlng=enGeohelminthsovicidal fungipublic healthenvironmental healthbiological control |
| spellingShingle | Fernando de Souza Maia Filho Anelise de Oliveira da Silva Fonseca Júlia de Souza Silveira Valente Cristiane Telles Baptista Andrios da Silva Moreira Sônia de Avila Botton Luciana Pötter Daniela Isabel Brayer Pereira Exposure of Toxocara canis eggs to Purpureocillium lilacinum as a biocontrol strategy: an experimental model evaluation Revista Brasileira de Parasitologia Veterinária Geohelminths ovicidal fungi public health environmental health biological control |
| title | Exposure of Toxocara canis eggs to Purpureocillium lilacinum as a biocontrol strategy: an experimental model evaluation |
| title_full | Exposure of Toxocara canis eggs to Purpureocillium lilacinum as a biocontrol strategy: an experimental model evaluation |
| title_fullStr | Exposure of Toxocara canis eggs to Purpureocillium lilacinum as a biocontrol strategy: an experimental model evaluation |
| title_full_unstemmed | Exposure of Toxocara canis eggs to Purpureocillium lilacinum as a biocontrol strategy: an experimental model evaluation |
| title_short | Exposure of Toxocara canis eggs to Purpureocillium lilacinum as a biocontrol strategy: an experimental model evaluation |
| title_sort | exposure of toxocara canis eggs to purpureocillium lilacinum as a biocontrol strategy an experimental model evaluation |
| topic | Geohelminths ovicidal fungi public health environmental health biological control |
| url | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1984-29612019000100091&lng=en&tlng=en |
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