Filamentous fungi vectored by ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) in a public hospital in north-eastern Brazil

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dc.contributor.authorAquino, R. S S
dc.contributor.authorSilveira, S. S.
dc.contributor.authorPessoa, W. F B
dc.contributor.authorRodrigues, A. [UNESP]
dc.contributor.authorAndrioli, J. L.
dc.contributor.authorDelabie, J. H C
dc.contributor.authorFontana, R.
dc.contributor.institutionSanta Cruz State University
dc.contributor.institutionUniversidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp)
dc.contributor.institutionCEPLAC
dc.date.accessioned2014-05-27T11:28:34Z
dc.date.available2014-05-27T11:28:34Z
dc.date.issued2013-03-01
dc.description.abstractBackground: The increase in opportunistic fungal infections has led to the search for putative sources of contamination in hospital environments. Aim: Ants in a public hospital in Itabuna, north-eastern Brazil were examined for carriage of filamentous fungi. Methods: During a year-long survey, ants from different hospital areas were sampled. Preference was given to locations where it was possible to observe ants actively foraging. The fungi found on the ants' integument were cultured and identified. Findings: A total of 106 ant workers belonging to 12 species in 11 genera were collected. A total of 47 fungal strains was isolated from 40% of the ants (. N = 42). We found 16 fungal species in 13 genera associated with the ant workers. The prevalent fungal genera were . Aspergillus, . Purpureocillium and . Fusarium. The ants . Tapinoma melanocephalum, . Paratrechina longicornis and . Pheidole megacephala were associated with six fungal genera; and four genera of fungi were associated with . Solenopsis saevissima workers. Fungal diversity was higher in the following hospital areas: nursery, hospital beds, breastmilk bank and paediatrics. Conclusion: Ants act as carriers of soil and airborne fungal species, and ant control in hospital areas is necessary to prevent the dissemination of such micro-organisms. © 2012 The Healthcare Infection Society.en
dc.description.affiliationDepartment of Biological Sciences Santa Cruz State University, Ilhéus, BA
dc.description.affiliationDepartment of Biochemistry and Microbiology São Paulo State University, Rio Claro, SP
dc.description.affiliationLaboratory of Myrmecology CEPLAC, Itabuna, BA
dc.description.affiliationDepartment of Agrarian and Environmental Sciences Santa Cruz State University, Ilhéus, BA
dc.description.affiliationUnespDepartment of Biochemistry and Microbiology São Paulo State University, Rio Claro, SP
dc.format.extent200-204
dc.identifierhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jhin.2012.11.022
dc.identifier.citationJournal of Hospital Infection, v. 83, n. 3, p. 200-204, 2013.
dc.identifier.doi10.1016/j.jhin.2012.11.022
dc.identifier.issn0195-6701
dc.identifier.issn1532-2939
dc.identifier.orcid0000-0002-4164-9362
dc.identifier.scopus2-s2.0-84874234608
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11449/74673
dc.identifier.wosWOS:000315160300005
dc.language.isoeng
dc.relation.ispartofJournal of Hospital Infection
dc.relation.ispartofjcr3.354
dc.relation.ispartofsjr1,660
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dc.sourceScopus
dc.subjectFungi
dc.subjectNosocomial infection
dc.subjectPublic health
dc.subjectUrban ant
dc.subjectant
dc.subjectaspergillosis
dc.subjectAspergillus
dc.subjectAspergillus flavus
dc.subjectBrazil
dc.subjectCunninghamella
dc.subjectforaging
dc.subjectfungus
dc.subjectfusariosis
dc.subjectFusarium
dc.subjecthospital bed
dc.subjecthospital infection
dc.subjecthuman
dc.subjectMucor
dc.subjectmycosis
dc.subjectnonhuman
dc.subjectParatrechina longicornis
dc.subjectPheidole megacephala
dc.subjectpublic hospital
dc.subjectPurpureocillium
dc.subjectRhodotorula
dc.subjectSolenopsis
dc.subjectTapinoma melanocephalum
dc.subjectAnimals
dc.subjectAnts
dc.subjectHospitals, Public
dc.subjectInsect Vectors
dc.titleFilamentous fungi vectored by ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) in a public hospital in north-eastern Brazilen
dc.typeArtigo
dcterms.licensehttp://www.elsevier.com/about/open-access/open-access-policies/article-posting-policy
unesp.author.lattes8538509657578022[4]
unesp.author.orcid0000-0002-4164-9362[4]
unesp.campusUniversidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp), Instituto de Biociências, Rio Claropt

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