Journal
ECOHEALTH
Volume 13, Issue 2, Pages 328-338Publisher
SPRINGER
DOI: 10.1007/s10393-015-1090-8
Keywords
yeasts; azole resistance; virulence factors; sirenians
Funding
- Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Cientifico e Tecnologico (CNPq) [474563/2013-8, 307606/2013-9, 443167/2014-1]
- Cordenacao de Aperfeicoamento de Pessoal de Nivel Superior (CAPES)
- Petrobras
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This work aimed at evaluating the antifungal susceptibility and production of virulence factors by Candida spp. isolated from sirenians in Brazil. The isolates (n = 105) were recovered from the natural cavities of Amazonian and West Indian manatees and were tested for the susceptibility to amphotericin B, itraconazole, and fluconazole and for the production of phospholipases, proteases, and biofilm. The minimum inhibitory concentrations (MICs) for amphotericin B ranged from 0.03 to 1 A mu g/mL, and no resistant isolates were detected. Itraconazole and fluconazole MICs ranged from 0.03 to 16 A mu g/mL and from 0.125 to 64 A mu g/mL, respectively, and 35.2% (37/105) of the isolates were resistant to at least one of these azole drugs. Concerning the production of virulence factors, phospholipase activity was observed in 67.6% (71/105) of the isolates, while protease activity and biofilm production were detected in 50.5% (53/105) and 32.4% (34/105) of the isolates, respectively. Since the natural cavities of manatees are colonized by resistant and virulent strains of Candida spp., these animals can act as sources of resistance and virulence genes for the environment, conspecifics and other animal species, demonstrating the potential environmental impacts associated with their release back into their natural habitat.
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