title: [Destruction of Strongyloides venezuelensis infective larvae by fungi Duddingtonia flagrans, Arthrobotrys robusta and Monacrosporium sinense].
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Strongyloides venezuelensis has been used as a model for studying human strongyloidosis.
  
  
  METHODS
  This study aimed to compare the ability of predatory nematophagous fungi Duddingtonia flagrans (AC001), Arthrobotrys robusta (I-31) and Monacrosporium sinense (SF53) and on infective larvae (L3) of Strongyloides venezuelensis in laboratory conditions on 2% water-agar medium.
  
  
  RESULTS
  At the end of the experiment, the percentage reductions of Strongyloides venezuelensi L3 were: 93% (AC001), 77.2% (I-31) and 65.2% (SF53).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The nematophagous fungi were able to capture and destroy the L3 in vitro and can be used as biological controllers of Strongyloides venezuelensi.
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: Juliana Milani
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Araujo
authors.forename: André Ricardo e
authors.initials: AR
authors.lastname: Silva
authors.forename: Jackson Victor de
authors.initials: JV
authors.lastname: Araújo
authors.forename: Rogério Oliva
authors.initials: RO
authors.lastname: Carvalho
authors.forename: Alexandre de Oliveira
authors.initials: Ade O
authors.lastname: Tavela
authors.forename: Manoel Eduardo da
authors.initials: ME
authors.lastname: Silva
authors.forename: Fernanda Mara
authors.initials: FM
authors.lastname: Fernandes
authors.forename: Alan Lane de
authors.initials: AL
authors.lastname: Melo
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001203:Ascomycota / Q000145:classification / Q000502:physiology*; D007814:Larva / Q000382:microbiology; D010572:Pest Control, Biological / Q000379:methods*; D013321:Strongyloides / Q000382:microbiology*