The role of pacas of captivity as a potential reservoir of zoonotic fungi in Acre, Western Amazon, Brazil

Authors

  • Tallison Filipe Lima de Oliveira Parque Ambiental Chico Mendes, Rio Branco – AC, Brazil
  • Tamyres Izarelly Barbosa da Silva Universidade Federal do Acre, Rio Branco – AC, Brazil https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2179-5055
  • Vania Maria França Ribeiro Universidade Federal do Acre, Rio Branco – AC, Brazil
  • Girclyhanne da Costa Costa Universidade Federal do Acre, Rio Branco – AC, Brazil
  • Jhonatan Henrique Lima da Rocha Universidade Federal do Acre, Rio Branco – AC, Brazil
  • Marcos Bruno Zacarias Campelo Universidade Federal do Acre, Rio Branco – AC, Brazil
  • Breno Kalyl Freitas Nascimento Universidade Federal do Acre, Rio Branco – AC, Brazil
  • Sandra Albuquerque Lima Ribeiro Universidade Federal do Acre, Rio Branco – AC, Brazil

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.11606/issn.1678-4456.bjvras.2023.203984

Keywords:

Wild rodent, Candida, Microsporum, Trichophyton, One Health

Abstract

Wild animals can be natural reservoirs of different microorganisms, essential for monitoring these pathogens for the generation of knowledge and creation of tools aimed at programs for the prevention and control of infectious diseases, including zoonoses. The objective was to report the fungal diversity in the skin of pacas in captivity in Acre, Western Amazon, Brazil. Twenty-six animals were evaluated, from which skin samples were collected by superficial scraping, hair avulsion, and sterile plastic brush. The samples were seeded on Mycosel agar, and the phenotypic characteristics of the colonies were analyzed. In 80.8% of the samples, different fungi were isolated, from the genera Candida, Microsporum, and Trichophyton, among others. This is the first description of the identification of fungi in the skin of pacas and suggests that these animals can be considered essential reservoirs of saprophytic or pathogenic microorganisms with zoonotic potential in the Western Amazon.

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2023-08-21

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Oliveira TFL de, Silva TIB da, Ribeiro VMF, Costa G da C, Rocha JHL da, Nascimento BKF, et al. The role of pacas of captivity as a potential reservoir of zoonotic fungi in Acre, Western Amazon, Brazil. Braz. J. Vet. Res. Anim. Sci. [Internet]. 2023 Aug. 21 [cited 2025 Apr. 4];60:e203984. Available from: https://revistas.usp.br/bjvras/article/view/203984