Evaluation of the possible role of ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) as mechanical vectors of nematodes and protists

Villani, Fabio; Morini, Maria Santina de Castro; Franco, Marco Antonio Díaz; Bueno, Odair Corrêa

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“…niger may act as mechanical vectors of eggs of Ascaris lumbricoides (VILLANI et al, 2008). Species of this genus were also sampled in Divinópolis, Minas Gerais State (SANTOS et al, 2009) and Palmas, Tocantins State (BRAGANÇA;LIMA, 2010).…”

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“…The surveys carried out in Brazil point the low occurrence of ants of this genus, more in hospitals as carriers of pathogenic bacteria, acting as a mechanical vector (ZARZUELA et al, 2002, LISE et al, 2006BICHO et al, 2007;. Furthermore, the presence of endosymbionts -cysts of Escherichia coliwas evidenced in the species C. rufipes (VILLANI et al, 2008). (GAZETA et al, 2007), Goiás (PESQUERO et al, 2008), Minas Gerais , FONSECA et al, 2010COSTA et al, 2006), Santa Catarina (LISE et al, 2006), and Rio Grande do Sul (BICHO et al, 2007), Mato Grosso do Sul (FERREIRA et al, 2008), and Ceará (PANTOJA et al, 2009).…”

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“…In Brazil, they are probably carriers of bacteria (LISE et al, 2006, FERRABOLI et al, 2007BICHO et al, Acta Scientiarum. Health Sciences Maringá, v. 33, n. 2, p. [203][204][205][206][207][208][209]2011 2007; MAIA et al, 2009;TEIXEIRA et al, 2009), fungi (PEREIRA; UENO, 2008;PANTOJA et al, 2009), endosymbiont bacteria, eggs of Ascaris, and cysts of protists (VILLANI et al, 2008).…”

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Ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) in five hospitals of Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul State, Brazil

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Mapping the potential risk of Escherichia coli leaching through soils of the Waikato River catchment, New Zealand

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A regional-scale map showing the potential risk of Escherichia coli leaching through soil on flat to rolling land was developed for the soils within the Waikato River catchment. Microbial breakthrough curves were developed for representative soils of the catchment that are commonly under dairy land use. These microbial breakthrough curves were generated under laboratory conditions using large, intact soil lysimeters irrigated with farm dairy effluent followed by continuous clean water irrigation. Some of the lysimeters were later used to monitor E. coli leaching under field conditions. The soils were rated as having a high, medium or low potential for leaching E. coli based on the microbial breakthrough curves or concentrations of E. coli in leachates from the field investigation. The potentials were correlated with the New Zealand Soil Classification to allow regionalisation to all soils within the Waikato River catchment. The catchment-scale map revealed that ~60% of the flat to rolling soils in Waikato are rated as having a low potential for leaching E. coli. These soils are typically Pumice or Allophanic Soils. The map can be used to raise the awareness of management of farm effluent irrigation to minimise microbial pathogen contamination of water bodies.

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Soil protists: a fertile frontier in soil biology research

Geisen

Mitchell

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Protists include all eukaryotes except plants, fungi and animals. They are an essential, yet often forgotten, component of the soil microbiome. Method developments have now furthered our understanding of the real taxonomic and functional diversity of soil protists. They occupy key roles in microbial foodwebs as consumers of bacteria, fungi and other small eukaryotes. As parasites of plants, animals and even of larger protists, they regulate populations and shape communities. Pathogenic forms play a major role in public health issues as human parasites, or act as agricultural pests. Predatory soil protists release nutrients enhancing plant growth. Soil protists are of key importance for our understanding of eukaryotic evolution and microbial biogeography. Soil protists are also useful in applied research as bioindicators of soil quality, as models in ecotoxicology and as potential biofertilizers and biocontrol agents. In this review, we provide an overview of the enormous morphological, taxonomical and functional diversity of soil protists, and discuss current challenges and opportunities in soil protistology. Research in soil biology would clearly benefit from incorporating more protistology alongside the study of bacteria, fungi and animals.

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Evaluation of the possible role of ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) as mechanical vectors of nematodes and protists

Abstract: Nematodes and protists can be transmitted to humans in many ways

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Ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) in five hospitals of Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul State, Brazil

Ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) in five hospitals of Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul State, Brazil

Mapping the potential risk of Escherichia coli leaching through soils of the Waikato River catchment, New Zealand

Soil protists: a fertile frontier in soil biology research

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