Ricardo de Oliveira Barbosa Bitencourt

Ricardo de Oliveira Barbosa Bitencourt


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Academic Career Length

4Years (2023-Present)

(Calculated once Scilit publication data is synced: current year − year of first publication + 1)

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28 March 2023 in Insects
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RBRicardo de Oliveira Barbosa Bitencourt
Ricardo de Oliveira Barbosa Bitencourt
JMJacenir Reis dos Santos Mallet
Jacenir Reis dos Santos Mallet
Carl LowenbergerCarl Lowenberger
Carl Lowenberger
Adriana VenturaAdriana Ventura
Adriana Ventura
PGPatricia Golo
Patricia Golo
IAIsabele Angelo
Isabele Angelo
We assessed the effect of the entomopathogenic fungus Metarhizium anisopliae against Aedes aegypti. Conidia of M. anisopliae strains CG 489, CG 153, and IBCB 481 were grown in Adamek medium under different conditions to improve blastospore production. Mosquito larvae were exposed to blastospores or conidia of the three fungal strains at 1 × 107 propagules mL−1. M. anisopliae IBCB 481 and CG 153 reduced larval survival by 100%, whereas CG 489 decreased survival by about 50%. Blastospores of M. anisopliae IBCB 481 had better results in lowering larval survival. M. anisopliae CG 489 and CG 153 reduced larval survival similarly. For histopathology (HP) and scanning electron microscopy (SEM), larvae were exposed to M. anisopliae CG 153 for 24 h or 48 h. SEM confirmed the presence of fungi in the digestive tract, while HP confirmed that propagules reached the hemocoel via the midgut, damaged the peritrophic matrix, caused rupture and atrophy of the intestinal mucosa, caused cytoplasmic disorganization of the enterocytes, and degraded the brush border. Furthermore, we report for the first time the potential of M. anisopliae IBCB 481 to kill Ae. aegypti larvae and methods to improve the production of blastospores.

20 September 2024 in Journal of Insect Physiology
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RBRicardo de Oliveira Barbosa Bitencourt
Ricardo de Oliveira Barbosa Bitencourt
HSHuarrisson Azevedo Santos
Huarrisson Azevedo Santos
NSNicolas Salcedo-Porras
Nicolas Salcedo-Porras
CLCarl Lowenberger
Carl Lowenberger
NSNathália Alves de Senne
Nathália Alves de Senne
IAIsabele da Costa Angelo
Isabele da Costa Angelo