Cloacal mycobiota in wild females of Caiman latirostris (Crocodylia: Alligatoridae)

Autores/as

  • Noelia Betiana Nuñez Otaño
  • Carlos Ignacio Piña
  • Thiago Portelinha
  • Angelica Margarita Arambarri

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.7550/rmb.32425

Palabras clave:

Broad-snouted caiman, filamentous fungi, wild reptiles, Yeasts, pathogens

Resumen

There are few reports of cloacal mycobiota on wild reptiles, and in particular, fungal presence and function
in Caiman latirostris remains unknown. Our objective was to describe the fungal community present in the cloaca of
wild female broad-snouted caimans during their reproductive season determine whether the number of fungi has some
relationship with the female’s corporeal condition. Fungi were found in 9 out of 13 cloacal samples and 14 species of
fungi were isolated and identified. Three of the species isolated had the highest occurrence values, and 2 of them are
pathogenic. In this case, body condition index had no relationship with fungal frequency; the fungi found in this study
may have originated from soil habitat and nest substrate that are in constant contact with the cloaca of the C. latirostris
females. The findings in this work support the theory that reptiles are facultative carriers of fungi or their spores.

 

Biografía del autor/a

Noelia Betiana Nuñez Otaño

Laboratorio Ecología Animal. CICyTTP - CONICET. Diamante - Entre Rios (Lugar principal de Trabajo)Laboratorio Hongos Imperfectos - Instituto Botanica Spegazzini - FCNyM. Universidad Nacional de La Plata.Becaria Doctoral (Beca otorgada por CONICET)

Carlos Ignacio Piña

Investigador Adjunto (CONICET) - Laboratorio Ecologia Animal. CICyTTP - CONICET.Profesor Cátedra Ecología (UNER - UAdER)DR. Biología.

Thiago Portelinha

Becario Doctoral (CONICET)Profesor Cátedra: Gestión Ambiental

Angelica Margarita Arambarri

Investigador Principal (CONICET)Profesor titular Cátedra Micología (FCNyM - UNLP)Dra. en Ciencias Naturales

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2013-06-26

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