title: Antimicrobial activity of Stomoxys calcitrans against Beauveria bassiana sensu lato isolates.
abstract: This study had the aims of evaluating the antimicrobial characteristics of Stomoxys calcitrans (Diptera: Muscidae) larvae against the fungal isolates CG138, CG228 and ESALQ986 of Beauveria bassiana sensu lato (Balsamo-Crivelli) Vuillemin, 1912 (Hypocreales: Cordycipitaceae). S. calcitrans eggs, larvae and pupae were exposed to these same isolates. Statistical analysis showed that the immature stages of S. calcitrans were not susceptible to the fungal isolates used, regardless of the exposure method. Diffusion test on solid culture medium reveled that macerated S. calcitrans larvae exposed to isolate CG138 reduced CG138 fungal development. The analysis of the chromatographic profiles indicated that the macerate or mucus of larvae of the control group and the groups exposed to the isolate CG138 presented different profiles. Reduced development of the isolate CG138 on the larvae cuticle was observed by means of scanning electron microscopy.
authors.affiliation: Fundação Instituto de Pesca do Estado do Rio de Janeiro, Cordeiro, RJ, BR.
authors.forename: Ana Paula Rodrigues de
authors.initials: AP
authors.lastname: Moraes
authors.affiliation: Instituto de Ciências Exatas, Universidade Federal Rural do Rio de Janeiro, Seropédica, RJ, BR.
authors.forename: Cristiane Martins Cardoso de
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Salles
authors.affiliation: Instituto de Veterinária, Universidade Federal Rural do Rio de Janeiro, Seropédica, RJ, BR.
authors.forename: Vânia Rita Elias Pinheiro
authors.initials: VR
authors.lastname: Bittencourt
authors.affiliation: Instituto de Veterinária, Universidade Federal Rural do Rio de Janeiro, Seropédica, RJ, BR.
authors.forename: Avelino José
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Bittencourt
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000935:Antifungal Agents / Q000494:pharmacology; D052982:Beauveria / Q000187:drug effects*; D045424:Complex Mixtures / Q000494:pharmacology*; D007814:Larva; D009117:Muscidae; D010572:Pest Control, Biological / Q000379:methods*
chemical_list: D000935:Antifungal Agents; D045424:Complex Mixtures