In vitro interaction of Brazilian strains of the nematode-trapping fungi Arthrobotrys spp. on Panagrellus sp. and Cooperia punctata.
In vitro tests were carried out to verify the activity of 26 Brazilian isolates of predatory fungi of the genus Arthrobotrys on a free-living nematode (Panagrellus sp.) and on infective larvae of Cooperia punctata, a parasitic gastrointestinal nematode of cattle. The results showed that the free-living nematode Panagrellus sp. was the most preyed upon, compared to C. punctata, for all the fungal treatments. Also, variable predatory capacity was observed for different fungal isolates belonging to the same genus when applied to different nematode species.
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Departamento de Parasitologia, Instituto de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, 31270-901 Belo Horizonte, MG, Brasil. Alessandragomes@homenet.com.br
Vasconcellos
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Ramos
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Guimarães
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Yatsuda
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Vieira-Bressan
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D000818:Animals; D002417:Cattle; D007814:Larva; D003904:Mitosporic Fungi / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000472:pathogenicity*; D009348:Nematoda / Q000382:microbiology*; D010572:Pest Control, Biological; D013045:Species Specificity