Estudo da mcrobiota fúngica gastrintestinal de morcegos (Mammalia, Chiroptera) da região noroeste do estado de São Paulo: Potencial zoonótico
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2012-12-01
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Bats are hosts of a rich diversity of microorganisms. Many studies indicate a close link between bats and fungi with pathogenic potential, especially for living in environments such as caves, caverns and hollow trees, favorable to the maintenance and spread of fungi. The objective was to study the gastrointestinal mycoflora of bats. Of the 98 samples belonging to 11 species of bats coming from 15 studied cities, 20% of the species were Carollia perspicillata, 19% Artibeus lituratus, 17% Molossus rufus, 13% Glossophaga soricina, 9% Nyctinomops macrotis, 8% Molossus molossus, 7% Desmodus rotundus, 2% Lasiurus ega and 1% Eptesicus furinalis, Myotis nigricans and Tadarida brasiliensis. The genus Aspergillus sp. was isolated from 29% of the samples, followed by 6% Microsporum sp. and Penicillium sp. 4% Trichophyton sp. and zygomycetes and 2% Fusarium sp. Of yeast species, 14% were from Rhodotorula sp., 10% Candida sp. and 2% Cryptococcus sp., 22% of isolates remained unidentified. All 82 cultures of organs were negative for Histoplasma capsulatum. There was a statistically significant association between the results of microbiological culture and bat species (p < 0.05). We conclude that the bats can act as disperser agents of fungi with pathogenic potential, although other studies should be performed to establish strategies to identify the main factors correlated with the growth and spread of microorganisms in nature and implication of bats in the epidemiological cycle.
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Anthropozoonoses, Bats, Molds, São Paulo state, Yeasts, Ajellomyces capsulatus, Artibeus lituratus, Aspergillus, Aspergillus sp., Candida, Carollia perspicillata, Chiroptera, Cryptococcus sp., Desmodus rotundus, Eptesicus furinalis, Fungi, Fusarium, Fusarium sp., Glossophaga soricina, Lasiurus ega, Mammalia, Microsporum, Molossus molossus, Molossus rufus, Myotis nigricans, Nyctinomops macrotis, Penicillium, Penicillium sp., Rhodotorula (Erythrobasidium clade), Tadarida brasiliensis, Trichophyton, Zygomycetes
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Brazilian Journal of Veterinary Research and Animal Science, v. 49, n. 2, p. 146-152, 2012.