Novel inactivation of the causative fungal pathogen of white-nose syndrome with methoxsalen plus ultraviolet A or B radiation.

Autor: Hartman CJ; Department of Biological Sciences, Northern Kentucky University, Highland Heights, Kentucky, United States of America., Mester JC; Department of Biological Sciences, Northern Kentucky University, Highland Heights, Kentucky, United States of America., Hare PM; Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Northern Kentucky University, Highland Heights, Kentucky, United States of America., Cohen AI; Department of Biological Sciences, Northern Kentucky University, Highland Heights, Kentucky, United States of America.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: PloS one [PLoS One] 2020 Sep 11; Vol. 15 (9), pp. e0239001. Date of Electronic Publication: 2020 Sep 11 (Print Publication: 2020).
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0239001
Abstrakt: White-nose syndrome is a fungal disease responsible for the rapid decline of North American bat populations. This study addressed a novel method for inactivating Pseudogymnoascus destructans, the causative agent of WNS, using ultraviolet A (UVA) or B (UVB) radiation in combination with methoxsalen, a photosensitizer from the furanocoumarin family of compounds. Fungal spore suspensions were diluted in micromolar concentrations of methoxsalen (50-500 μM), then exposed to fixed doses of UVA radiation (500-5000 mJ/cm2), followed by plating on germination media. These plates were examined for two to four weeks for evidence of spore germination or inactivation, along with resultant growth or inhibition of P. destructans colonies. Pretreatment of fungal spores with low doses of methoxsalen resulted in a UVA dose-dependent inactivation of the P. destructans spores. All doses of methoxsalen paired with 500 mJ/cm2 of UVA led to an approximate two-log10 (~99%) reduction in spore viability, and when paired with 1000 mJ/cm2, a four-log10 or greater (>99.99%) reduction in spore viability was observed. Additionally, actively growing P. destructans colonies treated directly with methoxsalen and either UVA or UVB radiation demonstrated UV dose-dependent inhibition and termination of colony growth. This novel approach of using a photosensitizer in combination with UV radiation to control fungal growth may have broad, practical application in the future.
Competing Interests: The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.
Databáze: MEDLINE
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