Araújo Jackson Victor de, Fonseca Júlia Dos Santos, Barbosa Beatriz Bacelar, Valverde Helbert Ananias, Santos Huarrisson Azevedo, Braga Fabio Ribeiro
Department of Veterinary Medicine, Federal University of Viçosa-UFV, Viçosa 36570-900, MG, Brazil.
Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, Federal Rural University of Rio de Janeiro-UFRRJ, Seropédica 23890-000, RJ, Brazil.
Pathogens. 2024 Aug 30;13(9):741. doi: 10.3390/pathogens13090741.
Nematophagous, or helminthophagous fungi of the genera , , , , , and , have been used over the years in in vitro and in vivo experiments to control helminth parasites that are potentially zoonotic. These fungi have shown efficacy against the following helminth genera: , , , , , , , and . The results obtained from these experiments, together with studies on soil contamination, suggest the viability of their use as a sustainable and effective strategy to reduce environmental contamination by these zoonotic parasites. Therefore, the aim of this review was to address the role of helminthophagous fungi in the biological control of potentially zoonotic helminths. To this end, we describe (1) a brief history of helminthophagous fungi; (2) a discussion of some potentially zoonotic intestinal parasites; (3) the importance of helminthophagous fungi in the control of nematodes, cestodes, and trematodes; and (4) the potential of helminthophagous fungi as a practical and sustainable strategy.
多年来，丝孢菌属、节丛孢属、被毛孢属、单顶孢属、隔指孢属和弯颈霉属的食线虫或食蠕虫真菌已用于体外和体内实验，以控制具有潜在人畜共患病风险的蠕虫寄生虫。这些真菌已显示出对以下蠕虫属有效：毛圆线虫属、类圆线虫属、仰口线虫属、钩虫属、蛔虫属、鞭虫属、绦虫属和吸虫属。从这些实验中获得的结果，连同对土壤污染的研究，表明它们作为一种可持续且有效的策略来减少这些人畜共患寄生虫对环境污染的可行性。因此，本综述的目的是探讨食蠕虫真菌在潜在人畜共患蠕虫生物防治中的作用。为此，我们描述了：（1）食蠕虫真菌的简史；（2）对一些潜在人畜共患肠道寄生虫的讨论；（3）食蠕虫真菌在控制线虫、绦虫和吸虫方面的重要性；以及（4）食蠕虫真菌作为一种实用且可持续策略的潜力。
