The mycobiota composition in eight Romanian representative poultry and swine farms

摘要

Although significant studies have been conducted, only few reported comparatively in one study,the fungal structure on poultry and swine units. The investigation describes the fungal species relativeabundance in a longitudinal up dated survey, in four poultry and four swine units. The aim of the studywas to characterize the mycobiota and those strains with known pathogenic importance to animal andhuman health, presented comparatively in 250 samples of feed, air, water, bedding, floor and surface.Results revealed a diverse mycoflora, the isolation describing a filamentous fungi and yeast mosaic:Aspergillus, Penicillium, Mucor, Absidia, Rhizopus, Alternaria, Ulocladium, Cladosporium, Fusariumand respectively Rhodotorula and Candida. From a total of 544 fungi strains, 231 (42.5%) wererepresented by Aspergillus spp, 158 (29.1%) and Candida spp, 72 (13.4%), fact that permitted toascertain that these fungi were the most frequently and possible involved in the animal pathologies inunits. Concluding, the study suggests that contamination of animals breeding environment isn’t due to asingle source, confirming high diversity of environmental fungal isolates. The isolation and identificationmethodology presented could be, from our perspective, a helpful tool to understand and imagine the mostappropriate and coherent steps in future antifungal strategies.