Evaluation of pathogenic fungi occurrence in traumatogenic structures of freshwater fish.
| Autor: | Leme FC; Departamento de Dermatologia e Radioterapia, Faculdade de Medicina de Botucatu, Universidade Estadual Paulista, Botucatu, SP, Brasil., Negreiros MM, Koga FA, Bosco Sde M, Bagagli E, Haddad Junior V |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Zdroj: | Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical [Rev Soc Bras Med Trop] 2011 Mar-Apr; Vol. 44 (2), pp. 182-5. Date of Electronic Publication: 2011 Apr 01. |
| DOI: | 10.1590/s0037-86822011005000007 |
| Abstrakt: | Introduction: Fungal infections in human skin, such as sporotrichosis, can occur after fish induced trauma. This work aimed to identify fungi in freshwater fish that are pathogenic to humans. Methods: Extraction of dental arches from Serrassalmus maculatus (piranha) and Hoplias malabaricus (wolf fish), stings from Pimelodus maculatus (mandis catfish), dorsal fin rays from Plagioscion spp. (corvina) and Tilapia spp., for culture in Mycosel agar. Some cultures were submitted to DNA extraction for molecular identification by sequencing ITS-5.8S rDNA. Results: Cultures identified most yeast as Candida spp., while sequencing also permitted the identification of Phoma spp. and Yarrowia lipolytica. Conclusions: While the search for S. schenckii was negative, the presence of fungus of the genera Phoma and Candida revealed the pathogenic potential of this infection route. The genus Phoma is involved in certain forms of phaeohyphomycosis, a subcutaneous mycosis caused by dematiaceous fungi, with reports of infections in human organs and systems. Traumatizing structures of some freshwater fish present pathogenic fungi and this may be an important infection route that must be considered in some regions of Brazil, since there are a large number of a fisherman in constant contact with traumatogenic fish. |
| Databáze: | MEDLINE |
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