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Role of Nematophagous Fungi in Veterinary Parasitology
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Role of Nematophagous Fungi in Veterinary Parasitology

A special issue of Journal of Fungi (ISSN 2309-608X). This special issue belongs to the section "Fungal Pathogenesis and Disease Control".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (30 November 2024) | Viewed by 2816

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Prof. Dr. Fabio Ribeiro Braga

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Department of Veterinary Medicine, Universidade Vila Velha, Vila Velha 29102-920, Brazil
Interests: biological control; nematophagous fungi; enzymes; nanotechnology; veterinary parasitology
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Dr. Filippe Elias de Freitas Soares

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Department of Chemistry, Federal University of Lavras (UFLA), P.O. Box 3037, Lavras 37200-900, MG, Brazil
Interests: biological control; enzymes; latex; fungi; nematophagous fungi
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Prof. Dr. Vinicius Longo Ribeiro Vilela

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Department of Veterinary Medicine, Federal Institute of Paraíba (IFPB), Sousa 58814-000, Brazil
Interests: nematophagous fungi; veterinary parasitology; helminthology; animal parasitic diseases; biological control
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Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

Nematophagous fungi are a group of fungi that feed on nematodes, which are a type of small organism that can parasitise animals and plants. These fungi are cosmopolitan, e.g., are found in a variety of environments, including soils, plants, and water. They can be classified into three groups: nematode-trapping/predators, opportunistic or ovicidal endoparasites, and toxin-producing fungi and producers of special attack devices. In the medical-veterinary context, gastrointestinal parasitic nematodes are one of the main problems in animal husbandry worldwide. Treatment using synthetic anthelmintics is often costly and can lead to parasite resistance. Therefore, control alternatives are essential. The use of microbial biological control with nematophagous fungi is an approach that has been used with promising results.

In this Special Issue, we focus on the role of nematophagous fungi in veterinary parasitology. Reviews, original research, and communications will be welcome.

Prof. Dr. Fabio Ribeiro Braga
Dr. Filippe Elias de Freitas Soares
Prof. Dr. Vinicius Longo Ribeiro Vilela
Guest Editors

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Keywords

  • veterinary parasitology
  • nematophagous fungi
  • parasitoses
  • agricultural production
  • chemical anthelmintic drugs
  • productive decrease
  • animals domestics
  • one health

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Arthrobotrys mendozadegivensis sp. nov. (Fungi: Orbiliales) from Mexico: Predatory Activity and Nematocidal Activity of Its Liquid Culture Filtrates Against Haemonchus contortus (Nematoda: Trichostrongylidae)
by Enrique Gutiérrez-Medina, Pedro Mendoza-de Gives, Gustavo Pérez-Anzúrez, Antonio Colinas-Picazo, Génesis Andrea Bautista-García, Miguel Ángel Alonso-Díaz, Elke von Son-de Fernex and María Eugenia López-Arellano
J. Fungi 2024, 10(12), 888; https://doi.org/10.3390/jof10120888 - 22 Dec 2024
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During the isolation, identification, and assessment of nematode-trapping fungi (NTF) against nematodes, we discovered an unusual fungus in decaying wood from Morelos State, Mexico. This isolate exhibited some characteristics similar to those of the Arthrobotrys genus; however, we found that it did not [...] Read more.
During the isolation, identification, and assessment of nematode-trapping fungi (NTF) against nematodes, we discovered an unusual fungus in decaying wood from Morelos State, Mexico. This isolate exhibited some characteristics similar to those of the Arthrobotrys genus; however, we found that it did not match any previously reported species within this genus after conducting morphological and phylogenetic analyses using the ITS, TEF, and RPB2 regions. This new species displays conidiophores with two or three stems emerging from the same initial site and conidiophores with only a single stem and aerial thickened hyphae from which single conidiophores emerge, forming 3D adhesive nets. The conidia, which have one or two septa, range from obovoid to ellipsoidal, crowned by four to six conidia. This report provides evidence that this species has not been described before, and we hereby introduce it as a new species, naming it Arthrobotrys mendozadegivensis. This species displayed a predatory activity of 76.92%, and its liquid culture filtrates in Sweet Potato Dextrose Broth and Czapek–Dox Broth were effective in killing 40.90% and 34.91% of Haemonchus contortus larvae, respectively. This study provides information about a previously unreported species of nematophagous fungus, which is important for systematics and has potential biotechnological applications against nematodes that affect the livestock industry. Full article
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