title: [Predatory activity of the nematophagous fungi Duddingtonia flagrans, Monacrosporium thaumasium and Arthrobotrys robusta on Strongyloides stercoralis infective larvae].
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Strongyloides stercoralis is a nematode that infects much of the population worldwide.
  
  
  METHODS
  This study aimed to compare the ability of predatory nematophagous fungi Duddingtonia flagrans (AC001), Monacrosporium thaumasium (NF34) and Arthrobotrys robusta (I-31) on infective larvae (L₃) of Strongyloides stercoralis in laboratory conditions on 2% water-agar.
  
  
  RESULTS
  At the end of the experiment, the percentage reductions in Strongyloides stercoralis L3 were 83.7% (AC001), 75.5% (NF34) and 73.2% (I-31).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The nematophagous fungi were able to capture and destroy the L3 in vitro and may be used as biological controls of Strongyloides stercoralis.
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Veterinária, Universidade Federal de Viçosa, Viçosa, MG. fabioribeirobraga@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Fabio Ribeiro
authors.initials: FR
authors.lastname: Braga
authors.forename: André Ricardo e
authors.initials: AR
authors.lastname: Silva
authors.forename: Juliana Milani
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Araújo
authors.forename: Rogério Oliva
authors.initials: RO
authors.lastname: Carvalho
authors.forename: Jackson Victor de
authors.initials: JV
authors.lastname: Araújo
authors.forename: Luiza Neme
authors.initials: LN
authors.lastname: Frassy
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001203:Ascomycota / Q000145:classification / Q000502:physiology*; D004285:Dogs; D007814:Larva / Q000382:microbiology; D003904:Mitosporic Fungi / Q000145:classification / Q000502:physiology*; D010572:Pest Control, Biological / Q000379:methods*; D017171:Strongyloides stercoralis / Q000254:growth & development / Q000382:microbiology*