Extracts of Amazonian Fungi With Larvicidal Activities Against Aedes aegypti
The global increase in diseases transmitted by the vector , new and re-emerging, underscores the need for alternative and more effective methods of controlling mosquitoes. Our aim was to identify fungal strains from the Amazon rain forest that produce metabolites with larvicidal activity against . T...
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Published in | Frontiers in microbiology Vol. 12; p. 743246 |
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Main Authors | , , , , , , , |
Format | Journal Article |
Language | English |
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Switzerland
Frontiers Media S.A
10.12.2021
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Summary: | The global increase in diseases transmitted by the vector
, new and re-emerging, underscores the need for alternative and more effective methods of controlling mosquitoes. Our aim was to identify fungal strains from the Amazon rain forest that produce metabolites with larvicidal activity against
. Thirty-six fungal strains belonging to 23 different genera of fungi, isolated from water samples collected in the state of Amazonas, Brazil were cultivated. The liquid medium was separated from the mycelium by filtration. Medium fractions were extracted with ethyl acetate and isopropanol 9:1 volume:volume, and the mycelia with ethyl acetate and methanol 1:1. The extracts were vacuum dried and the larvicidal activity was evaluated in selective bioassays containing 500 μg/ml of the dried fungal extracts. Larval mortality was evaluated up to 72 h. None of the mycelium extracts showed larvicidal activity greater than 50% at 72 h. In contrast, 15 culture medium extracts had larvicidal activity equal to or greater than 50% and eight killed more than 90% of the larvae within 72 h. These eight extracts from fungi belonging to seven different genera (
, and
) were selected for the determination of LC
and LC
.
(1160) medium extracts presented the lowest LC
value (0.268 μg/ml) after 24 h exposure.
(1203) medium extracts presented the lowest value of LC
(2.928 μg/ml) at 24 h, the lowest values of LC
(0.108 μg/ml) and LC
(0.894 μg/ml) at 48 h and also at 72 h (LC
= 0.062 μg/ml and LC
= 0.476 μg/ml). Extracts from
(1160) and
(1203) showed potential for developing new, naturally derived products, to be applied in integrated vector management programs against
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Bibliography: | ObjectType-Article-1 SourceType-Scholarly Journals-1 ObjectType-Feature-2 content type line 23 In memoriam Edited by: Ahmed M. Abdel-Azeem, Suez Canal University, Egypt This article was submitted to Microbiotechnology, a section of the journal Frontiers in Microbiology Reviewed by: Muniaraj Mayilsamy, Vector Control Research Centre (ICMR), India; Aunchalee Thanwisai, Naresuan University, Thailand; Elsiddig Noureldin, Saudi Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Saudi Arabia |
ISSN: | 1664-302X 1664-302X |
DOI: | 10.3389/fmicb.2021.743246 |