Isolation of fungi in Musca domestica Linnaeus, 1758 (Diptera: Muscidae) captured at two natural breeding grounds in the municipality of Serop dica, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
The objective of this study was to isolate and identify fungal species found in natural association with adults of Musca domestica. The adult insects were collected from two natural breeding grounds: hog pens and an urban sanitary landfill. The isolated fungi were identified as: Aspergillus flavus (23.8%), A. niger var. niger (14.4%), Penicillium corylophilum (21.4%), P. fellutanum (11.9%), Cladosporium cladosporoides (4.7%), Fusarium sp. (4.7%), Alternaria alternata (11.9%), Curvularia brachyspora (2.4%), Mycelia sterilia (2.4%) and the Mucorales order (2.4%).
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Márcia de Senna Nunes
Mde S
Departamento de Parasitologia, Faculdade de Ciências Biológicas e da Saúde, Universidade Iguaçu, Nova Iguaçu, RJ, Brasil.
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Gisela Lara
GL
Bittencourt
Vânia Rita Elias Pinheiro
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D000818:Animals; D001938:Brazil; D005658:Fungi / Q000145:classification / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D006793:Houseflies / Q000382:microbiology*; D012621:Seasons