Screening of different sample types associated with sheep and cattle for the presence of nematophagous fungi in China

• Published in: Journal of basic microbiology Vol. 56; no. 3; pp. 214 - 228
• Main Authors: Cai, Kui-Zheng, Liu, Jun-Lin, Liu, Wei, Wang, Bo-Bo, Xu, Qiang, Sun, Long-Jie, Chen, Ming-Yue, Zhao, Ming-Wang, Wu, Jia-Yan, Li, Xiao-Shan, Yang, Jing, Wei, Shuan, Chen, Chun-Rong, Ma, Zhong-Ren, Xu, Chun-Lan, Wang, Feng, Hu, Qian-Lin, Fang, Wen-Xiu, Zheng, Tian-Hui, Wang, Yue-Ying, Zhu, Wen-Long, Li, Dan, Li, Qing, Zhang, Chao, Cai, Bing, Wang, Fan, Yang, Zai-Yun, Liu, Yan-Qiu
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Germany Blackwell Publishing Ltd 01.03.2016
• Subjects: Animals; Arthrobotrys; Arthrobotrys musiformis; Arthrobotrys oligospora; barns; Biodiversity; biological control; Cattle; Cattle Diseases - parasitology; Cattle Diseases - prevention & control; China; climatic zones; composts; Dactylella; Digestive System - microbiology; Digestive System - parasitology; Duddingtonia flagrans; Endoparasitic fungi; feces; Feces - microbiology; Feces - parasitology; Fungi - classification; Fungi - isolation & purification; Harposporium; Harposporium arcuatum; Monacrosporium; monsoon season; Nematoda; Nematoda - microbiology; Nematode Infections - microbiology; Nematode Infections - prevention & control; Nematode Infections - veterinary; Nematode-trapping fungi; Nematophagous fungi; pastures; Pest Control, Biological - methods; screening; Sheep; Sheep Diseases - parasitology; Sheep Diseases - prevention & control; soil; China; Nematophagous fungi; Sheep; Endoparasitic fungi; Cattle; Nematode-trapping fungi

A total of 1502 samples, including feces of sheep (793) and cattle (348), pasture soil (118), dung compost (147) and barn soil (96), were examined between October 2012 and August 2014 to discover potential strains of nematophagous fungi for the biological control of livestock‐parasitic nematodes. Th...