Isolation of fungi in Musca domestica Linnaeus, 1758 (Diptera: Muscidae) captured at two natural breeding grounds in the municipality of Seropédica, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

The objective of this study was to isolate and identify fungal species found in natural association with adults of Musca domestica. The adult insects were collected from two natural breeding grounds: hog pens and an urban sanitary landfill. The isolated fungi were identified as: Aspergillus flavus (23.8%), A. niger var. niger (14.4%), Penicillium corylophilum (21.4%), P. fellutanum (11.9%), Cladosporium cladosporoides (4.7%), Fusarium sp. (4.7%), Alternaria alternata (11.9%), Curvularia brachyspora (2.4%), Mycelia sterilia (2.4%) and the Mucorales order (2.4%).

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Main Authors: Sales,Márcia de Senna Nunes, Costa,Gisela Lara da, Bittencourt,Vânia Rita Elias Pinheiro
Format: Digital revista
Language:English
Published: Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Ministério da Saúde 2002
Online Access:http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0074-02762002000800007
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