Molluscicidal Screening of <i>Hypocreales</i> Fungi from a Brazilian Cerrado Cave Against <i>Biomphalaria glabrata</i> Snails
Fungi play vital roles in ecosystems through parasitism, commensalism, and mutualism. Additionally, they are widely used in industry as bioactive compound producers and biological control agents. <i>Biomphalaria glabrata</i> is a freshwater snail often controlled with chemical molluscici...
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| author | Dominnyke Slater Santos Neves Cyntia Ayumi Yokota Harayashiki Pedro Henrique Félix de Oliveira Thiago Lopes Rocha Jadson Diogo Pereira Bezerra |
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| description | Fungi play vital roles in ecosystems through parasitism, commensalism, and mutualism. Additionally, they are widely used in industry as bioactive compound producers and biological control agents. <i>Biomphalaria glabrata</i> is a freshwater snail often controlled with chemical molluscicides. However, developing effective alternatives to these chemical treatments is essential. This study evaluated the molluscicidal potential of culture supernatant from <i>Hypocreales</i> fungi isolated from a cave in the Brazilian Cerrado against the <i>B</i>. <i>glabrata</i>. The isolates were identified based on morphological features and ITS rDNA sequences. Fifteen filtrates of <i>Hypocreales</i> fungi were obtained and tested both pure and in different dilutions (10% and 50%) against newly hatched snails during 96 h of exposure. The fungal isolates were identified as belonging to the genera of <i>Clonostachys</i> (1), <i>Cylindrocladiella</i> (1), <i>Fusarium</i> (1), <i>Gliocladiopsis</i> (1), <i>Keithomyces</i> (1), <i>Marquandomyces</i> (1), <i>Ovicillium</i> (1), <i>Pochonia</i> (1), <i>Purpureocillium</i> (1), <i>Sarcopodium</i> (1), <i>Sarocladium</i> (1), <i>Trichoderma</i> (3), and <i>Volutella</i> (1). The results showed 93.33% (14) of the fungal filtrates induced significant mortality, indicating their molluscicidal activity, with <i>Pochonia chlamydosporia</i> FCCUFG 100 and <i>Volutella aeria</i> FCCUFG 107 causing 100% mortality in all dilutions. These results reveal the potential of <i>Hypocreales</i> fungi from a Brazilian Cerrado cave as a promising approach for snail control. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-bd5546e2a0c1476aa4caf03d30e60a322025-08-20T01:48:46ZengMDPI AGJournal of Fungi2309-608X2025-02-0111317310.3390/jof11030173Molluscicidal Screening of <i>Hypocreales</i> Fungi from a Brazilian Cerrado Cave Against <i>Biomphalaria glabrata</i> SnailsDominnyke Slater Santos Neves0Cyntia Ayumi Yokota Harayashiki1Pedro Henrique Félix de Oliveira2Thiago Lopes Rocha3Jadson Diogo Pereira Bezerra4Programa de Pós-Graduação em Biologia da Relação Parasito-Hospedeiro (PPGBRPH), Instituto de Patologia Tropical e Saúde Pública, Universidade Federal de Goiás, Goiânia 74605-050, GO, BrazilLaboratório de Biotecnologia Ambiental e Ecotoxicologia, Departamento de Biociências e Tecnologia, Instituto de Patologia Tropical e Saúde Pública, Universidade Federal de Goiás, Goiânia 74605-050, GO, BrazilPrograma de Pós-Graduação em Biologia da Relação Parasito-Hospedeiro (PPGBRPH), Instituto de Patologia Tropical e Saúde Pública, Universidade Federal de Goiás, Goiânia 74605-050, GO, BrazilLaboratório de Biotecnologia Ambiental e Ecotoxicologia, Departamento de Biociências e Tecnologia, Instituto de Patologia Tropical e Saúde Pública, Universidade Federal de Goiás, Goiânia 74605-050, GO, BrazilPrograma de Pós-Graduação em Biologia da Relação Parasito-Hospedeiro (PPGBRPH), Instituto de Patologia Tropical e Saúde Pública, Universidade Federal de Goiás, Goiânia 74605-050, GO, BrazilFungi play vital roles in ecosystems through parasitism, commensalism, and mutualism. Additionally, they are widely used in industry as bioactive compound producers and biological control agents. <i>Biomphalaria glabrata</i> is a freshwater snail often controlled with chemical molluscicides. However, developing effective alternatives to these chemical treatments is essential. This study evaluated the molluscicidal potential of culture supernatant from <i>Hypocreales</i> fungi isolated from a cave in the Brazilian Cerrado against the <i>B</i>. <i>glabrata</i>. The isolates were identified based on morphological features and ITS rDNA sequences. Fifteen filtrates of <i>Hypocreales</i> fungi were obtained and tested both pure and in different dilutions (10% and 50%) against newly hatched snails during 96 h of exposure. The fungal isolates were identified as belonging to the genera of <i>Clonostachys</i> (1), <i>Cylindrocladiella</i> (1), <i>Fusarium</i> (1), <i>Gliocladiopsis</i> (1), <i>Keithomyces</i> (1), <i>Marquandomyces</i> (1), <i>Ovicillium</i> (1), <i>Pochonia</i> (1), <i>Purpureocillium</i> (1), <i>Sarcopodium</i> (1), <i>Sarocladium</i> (1), <i>Trichoderma</i> (3), and <i>Volutella</i> (1). The results showed 93.33% (14) of the fungal filtrates induced significant mortality, indicating their molluscicidal activity, with <i>Pochonia chlamydosporia</i> FCCUFG 100 and <i>Volutella aeria</i> FCCUFG 107 causing 100% mortality in all dilutions. These results reveal the potential of <i>Hypocreales</i> fungi from a Brazilian Cerrado cave as a promising approach for snail control.https://www.mdpi.com/2309-608X/11/3/173biotechnological potentialcave mycodiversityfungal bioprospectingfungal filtrategastropod control |
| spellingShingle | Dominnyke Slater Santos Neves Cyntia Ayumi Yokota Harayashiki Pedro Henrique Félix de Oliveira Thiago Lopes Rocha Jadson Diogo Pereira Bezerra Molluscicidal Screening of <i>Hypocreales</i> Fungi from a Brazilian Cerrado Cave Against <i>Biomphalaria glabrata</i> Snails Journal of Fungi biotechnological potential cave mycodiversity fungal bioprospecting fungal filtrate gastropod control |
| title | Molluscicidal Screening of <i>Hypocreales</i> Fungi from a Brazilian Cerrado Cave Against <i>Biomphalaria glabrata</i> Snails |
| title_full | Molluscicidal Screening of <i>Hypocreales</i> Fungi from a Brazilian Cerrado Cave Against <i>Biomphalaria glabrata</i> Snails |
| title_fullStr | Molluscicidal Screening of <i>Hypocreales</i> Fungi from a Brazilian Cerrado Cave Against <i>Biomphalaria glabrata</i> Snails |
| title_full_unstemmed | Molluscicidal Screening of <i>Hypocreales</i> Fungi from a Brazilian Cerrado Cave Against <i>Biomphalaria glabrata</i> Snails |
| title_short | Molluscicidal Screening of <i>Hypocreales</i> Fungi from a Brazilian Cerrado Cave Against <i>Biomphalaria glabrata</i> Snails |
| title_sort | molluscicidal screening of i hypocreales i fungi from a brazilian cerrado cave against i biomphalaria glabrata i snails |
| topic | biotechnological potential cave mycodiversity fungal bioprospecting fungal filtrate gastropod control |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2309-608X/11/3/173 |
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