Cargando…

Preliminary Investigation about Aspergillus spp. Spread in Umbrian Avian Farms

Among the fungi responsible for deep mycosis, the genus Aspergillus plays a predominant role both in human and veterinary medicine. From a “One Health” perspective, infections by Aspergillus spp. often represent a public health problem linked to specific occupational categories that could have a gre...

Descripción completa

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Cruciani, Deborah, Crotti, Silvia, Maresca, Carmen, Pecorelli, Ivan, Verdini, Emanuela, Rodolfi, Marinella, Scoccia, Eleonora, Spina, Sara, Valentini, Andrea, Agnetti, Francesco
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: MDPI 2022
Materias:
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9698509/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36422034
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/jof8111213
_version_ 1784838836764803072
author Cruciani, Deborah
Crotti, Silvia
Maresca, Carmen
Pecorelli, Ivan
Verdini, Emanuela
Rodolfi, Marinella
Scoccia, Eleonora
Spina, Sara
Valentini, Andrea
Agnetti, Francesco
author_facet Cruciani, Deborah
Crotti, Silvia
Maresca, Carmen
Pecorelli, Ivan
Verdini, Emanuela
Rodolfi, Marinella
Scoccia, Eleonora
Spina, Sara
Valentini, Andrea
Agnetti, Francesco
author_sort Cruciani, Deborah
collection PubMed
description Among the fungi responsible for deep mycosis, the genus Aspergillus plays a predominant role both in human and veterinary medicine. From a “One Health” perspective, infections by Aspergillus spp. often represent a public health problem linked to specific occupational categories that could have a greater risk of inhaling spores and developing any respiratory disease. This preliminary investigation allowed to acquire information about the spread of Aspergillus spp. in avian livestock of the Umbria region (Central Italy), their sensitivity to antifungals, and the presence of mycotoxins in the considered farms. Environmental, feed, animal, and human samples were collected for mycological investigations; chemical analyses were also performed in feed samples. Moreover, prevalence estimated of the fungal isolates were provided for each individual farm sampled. Direct fungal identification was possible in 298 out of the 559 total samples; 162 of the samples were positive for Aspergillus spp. Mycotoxins were detected in 5 out of the 21 feed samples collected. All the aspergilli tested for antifungal susceptibility were resistant to fluconazole. The results obtained show how much the genus Aspergillus is widespread in the investigated farms; therefore, the poultry livestock represents a favorable environment for the maintenance and spread of fungal spores and their potential transmission to animals and humans.
format Online
Article
Text
id pubmed-9698509
institution National Center for Biotechnology Information
language English
publishDate 2022
publisher MDPI
record_format MEDLINE/PubMed
spelling pubmed-96985092022-11-26 Preliminary Investigation about Aspergillus spp. Spread in Umbrian Avian Farms Cruciani, Deborah Crotti, Silvia Maresca, Carmen Pecorelli, Ivan Verdini, Emanuela Rodolfi, Marinella Scoccia, Eleonora Spina, Sara Valentini, Andrea Agnetti, Francesco J Fungi (Basel) Article Among the fungi responsible for deep mycosis, the genus Aspergillus plays a predominant role both in human and veterinary medicine. From a “One Health” perspective, infections by Aspergillus spp. often represent a public health problem linked to specific occupational categories that could have a greater risk of inhaling spores and developing any respiratory disease. This preliminary investigation allowed to acquire information about the spread of Aspergillus spp. in avian livestock of the Umbria region (Central Italy), their sensitivity to antifungals, and the presence of mycotoxins in the considered farms. Environmental, feed, animal, and human samples were collected for mycological investigations; chemical analyses were also performed in feed samples. Moreover, prevalence estimated of the fungal isolates were provided for each individual farm sampled. Direct fungal identification was possible in 298 out of the 559 total samples; 162 of the samples were positive for Aspergillus spp. Mycotoxins were detected in 5 out of the 21 feed samples collected. All the aspergilli tested for antifungal susceptibility were resistant to fluconazole. The results obtained show how much the genus Aspergillus is widespread in the investigated farms; therefore, the poultry livestock represents a favorable environment for the maintenance and spread of fungal spores and their potential transmission to animals and humans. MDPI 2022-11-16 /pmc/articles/PMC9698509/ /pubmed/36422034 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/jof8111213 Text en © 2022 by the authors. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).
spellingShingle Article
Cruciani, Deborah
Crotti, Silvia
Maresca, Carmen
Pecorelli, Ivan
Verdini, Emanuela
Rodolfi, Marinella
Scoccia, Eleonora
Spina, Sara
Valentini, Andrea
Agnetti, Francesco
Preliminary Investigation about Aspergillus spp. Spread in Umbrian Avian Farms
title Preliminary Investigation about Aspergillus spp. Spread in Umbrian Avian Farms
title_full Preliminary Investigation about Aspergillus spp. Spread in Umbrian Avian Farms
title_fullStr Preliminary Investigation about Aspergillus spp. Spread in Umbrian Avian Farms
title_full_unstemmed Preliminary Investigation about Aspergillus spp. Spread in Umbrian Avian Farms
title_short Preliminary Investigation about Aspergillus spp. Spread in Umbrian Avian Farms
title_sort preliminary investigation about aspergillus spp. spread in umbrian avian farms
topic Article
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9698509/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36422034
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/jof8111213
work_keys_str_mv AT crucianideborah preliminaryinvestigationaboutaspergillussppspreadinumbrianavianfarms
AT crottisilvia preliminaryinvestigationaboutaspergillussppspreadinumbrianavianfarms
AT marescacarmen preliminaryinvestigationaboutaspergillussppspreadinumbrianavianfarms
AT pecorelliivan preliminaryinvestigationaboutaspergillussppspreadinumbrianavianfarms
AT verdiniemanuela preliminaryinvestigationaboutaspergillussppspreadinumbrianavianfarms
AT rodolfimarinella preliminaryinvestigationaboutaspergillussppspreadinumbrianavianfarms
AT scocciaeleonora preliminaryinvestigationaboutaspergillussppspreadinumbrianavianfarms
AT spinasara preliminaryinvestigationaboutaspergillussppspreadinumbrianavianfarms
AT valentiniandrea preliminaryinvestigationaboutaspergillussppspreadinumbrianavianfarms
AT agnettifrancesco preliminaryinvestigationaboutaspergillussppspreadinumbrianavianfarms