title: In vitro predatory activity of conidia of fungal isolates of the Duddingtonia flagrans on Angiostrongylus vasorum first-stage larvae.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Angiostrongylus vasorum is a nematode that parasitizes molluscs, dogs, and even man.
  
  
  METHODS
  The objective was to evaluate the predatory activity of the conidia of two fungal isolates of Duddingtonia flagrans (AC001 and CG722) on first-stage larvae (L1) of A. vasorum in laboratory conditions.
  
  
  RESULTS
  At the end of the experiment, there were significant reductions (p<0.01) of 74.5% and 63.2%, on average, in the A. vasorum L1 recovered in the AC001 and CG722 treatment conditions, respectively.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The two isolates of fungi were efficient in the capture and destruction of A. vasorum L1.
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Veterinária, Universidade Federal de Viçosa, Viçosa, MG, Brazil. 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: Jackson Victor de
authors.initials: JV
authors.lastname: Araújo
authors.forename: Filippe Elias de Freitas
authors.initials: FE
authors.lastname: Soares
authors.forename: Alexandre de Oliveira
authors.initials: Ade O
authors.lastname: Tavela
authors.forename: Luiza Neme
authors.initials: LN
authors.lastname: Frassy
authors.forename: Walter dos Santos
authors.initials: Wdos S
authors.lastname: Lima
authors.forename: Lanuze Rose
authors.initials: LR
authors.lastname: Mozzer
mesh_terms: D000801:Angiostrongylus / Q000382:microbiology*; D000818:Animals; D004285:Dogs; D059586:Duddingtonia / Q000145:classification / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000502:physiology*; D007814:Larva / Q000382:microbiology; D010572:Pest Control, Biological; D013997:Time Factors