Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical (Dec 2008)

Efeito do fungo Paecilomyces lilacinus sobre ovos de Taenia saginata Effect of the fungus Paecilomyces lilacinus on Taenia saginata eggs

  • Fabio Ribeiro Braga,
  • Jackson Victor de Araújo,
  • Juliana Milani Araujo,
  • Rogério Oliva Carvalho,
  • André Ricardo Silva

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1590/S0037-86822008000600026
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 41, no. 6
pp. 686 – 688

Abstract

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Com o objetivo de demonstrar a eficácia do fungo Paecilomyces lilacinus sobre ovos de Taenia saginata em condições laboratoriais, foi montado ensaio em placas de Petri com agar - água 2%. Houve atividade ovicida (pWith the aim of demonstrating the effectiveness of the fungus Paecilomyces lilacinus on Taenia saginata eggs under laboratory conditions, a trial was set up in Petri dishes with water-agar 2%. There was ovicidal activity (p < 0.05) in relation to the control group on the tenth day of interaction and an internal colonization rate of 25.5% in the eggs.

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