The Role of Helminthophagous Fungi in the Biological Control of Human and Zoonotic Intestinal Helminths
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Helminthophagous Fungi—A Historical Report
3. Intestinal Parasites Transmitted between Animals and Humans
3.1. Dogs and Cats
3.2. Swine and Cattle: Teniasis–Cysticercosis Complex
4. Helminthophagous Fungi vs. Nematodes of Human Importance and Zoonotic Nematodes
5. Helminthophagous Fungi vs. Human-Associated Platyhelminths
6. Exploring the Potential of Helminthophagous Fungus
7. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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References | Fungi | Nemathelminths |
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[33] | Arthrobotrys spp. | Ancylostoma duodenale |
[19,34] | Pochonia chlamydosporia | Ascaris lumbricoides |
[70] | Paecilomyces lilacinus | Toxocara canis |
[65] | Pochonia chlamydosporia | Enterobius vermicularis |
[22] | Monacrosporium thaumasium | Ancylostoma caninum |
[66] | Duddingtonia flagrans, M. thaumasium, M. sinense and A. robusta | Ancylostoma ceylanicum |
[7] | Duddingtonia flagrans, Monacrosporium thaumasium and Artrobotrys robusta | Strongyloides stercoralis |
[9] | Pochonia chlamydosporia and Paecilomyces lilacinus | Toxocara canis |
[8] | Pochonia chlamydosporia | Toxocara canis |
[67] | Monacrosporium thaumasium, Monacrosporium sinense and Arthrobotrys robusta, Arthrobotrys cladodes and Arthrobotrys conoides | Angiostrongylus cantonensis |
[23] | complex Trichoderma and Fusarium solani | Toxocara canis |
[68,71] | Duddingtonia flagrans | Ancylostoma caninum |
[69] | Mucor circinelloides and Duddingtonia flagrans | Toxocara canis, Toxascaris leonina, and Ancylostoma caninum |
References | Fungi | Platyhelminths |
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[16] | Paecilomyces lilacinus | Taenia saginata |
[17] | Duddingtonia flagrans, Monacrosporium sinense and Pochonia chlamydosporia | Schistosoma mansoni |
[18] | Duddingtonia flagrans, Monacrosporium sinense and Pochonia chlamydosporia | Fasciola hepatica |
[20] | Pochonia chlamydosporia, Duddingtonia flagrans and Monacrosporium thaumasium | Taenia saginata |
[21] | Pochonia chlamydosporia and Paecilomyces lilacinus | Taenia saginata |
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Araújo, J.V.d.; Fonseca, J.d.S.; Barbosa, B.B.; Valverde, H.A.; Santos, H.A.; Braga, F.R. The Role of Helminthophagous Fungi in the Biological Control of Human and Zoonotic Intestinal Helminths. Pathogens 2024, 13, 741. https://doi.org/10.3390/pathogens13090741
Araújo JVd, Fonseca JdS, Barbosa BB, Valverde HA, Santos HA, Braga FR. The Role of Helminthophagous Fungi in the Biological Control of Human and Zoonotic Intestinal Helminths. Pathogens. 2024; 13(9):741. https://doi.org/10.3390/pathogens13090741
Chicago/Turabian StyleAraújo, Jackson Victor de, Júlia dos Santos Fonseca, Beatriz Bacelar Barbosa, Helbert Ananias Valverde, Huarrisson Azevedo Santos, and Fabio Ribeiro Braga. 2024. "The Role of Helminthophagous Fungi in the Biological Control of Human and Zoonotic Intestinal Helminths" Pathogens 13, no. 9: 741. https://doi.org/10.3390/pathogens13090741