Examination of rodents (Rodentia) for emmonsiosis in the Czech Republic, Israel and Africa.

SVOBODOVÁ, Petra, Milan PEJČOCH, Marta HEROLDOVÁ, T. PAVLÍČEK, E. NEVO, Radim ŠUMBERA and Zdeněk HUBÁLEK. Examination of rodents (Rodentia) for emmonsiosis in the Czech Republic, Israel and Africa. Czech Mycology. Praha, 2009, vol. 61, No 1, p. 99-106. ISSN 1211-0981.

Basic information

• Original name: Examination of rodents (Rodentia) for emmonsiosis in the Czech Republic, Israel and Africa.
• Name in Czech: Vyšetření hlodavců (Rodentia) na emmonsiózu v Česku, Izaeli a Africe.
• Authors: SVOBODOVÁ, Petra (203 Czech Republic), Milan PEJČOCH (203 Czech Republic, belonging to the institution), Marta HEROLDOVÁ (203 Czech Republic), T. PAVLÍČEK (376 Israel), E. NEVO (376 Israel), Radim ŠUMBERA (203 Czech Republic) and Zdeněk HUBÁLEK (203 Czech Republic, guarantor, belonging to the institution).
• Edition: Czech Mycology, Praha, 2009, 1211-0981.

Other information

• Original language: English
• Type of outcome: Article in a journal
• Field of Study: 10600 1.6 Biological sciences
• Country of publisher: Czech Republic
• Confidentiality degree: is not subject to a state or trade secret
• RIV identification code: RIV/00216224:14310/09:00051386
• Organization unit: Faculty of Science
• Keywords (in Czech): Emmonsia; adiasporomycosis; adiaspiromycosis
• Keywords in English: Emmonsia; adiasporomycosis; adiaspiromycosis
• Tags: IK, rivok
• Tags: International impact, Reviewed

Abstract

Lung tissue of 156 rodents (genera Apodemus, Myodes, Microtus, and Muscardinus) from the Czech Republic, 29 rodents of the species Spalax ehrenbergi from Israel and 106 rodent specimens from Africa (genera Heliophobius, Mastomys, Acomys, Aethomys, Saccostomus, Tatera, Mus, Cryptomys, Dasymys, Dendromus, Grammomys, and Steatomys) were examined for presence of adiaspores of the fungal genus Emmonsia. In the Czech Republic, nine (5.8 %) animals revealed adiaspores of E. crescens. The positive samples were found in rodents sampled in three of the five Czech areas studied. Out of six species of the Czech rodents, three species were positive: Apodemus flavicollis, Myodes glareolus and Microtus agrestis. A. flavicollis was the most frequently infected species, whereas A. sylvaticus, Microtus subterraneus and Muscardinus avellanarius were negative. Adiaspores were recorded in five females and four males. A significant preference of the fungus for the host sex was not observed. Tissue samples of rodents from Africa and Israel were all negative.

Abstract (in Czech)

Byla vyšetřována plicní tkáň 156 hlodavců (rody Apodemus, Myodes, Microtus, Muscardinus) z České republiky, 29 hlodavců palax ehrenbergi z Izraele a 106 z Afriky (rody Heliophobius, Mastomys, Acomys, Aethomys, Saccostomus, Tatera, Mus, Cryptomys, Dasymys, Dendromus, Grammomys, Steatomys) na přítomnost adiaspor mikromycetů rodu Emmonsia. V Česku bylo pozitivních 9 (5,8 %) zvířat, u nichž byly prokázány adiaspory druhu E. crescens. Pozitivní vzorky byly zjištěny u hlodavců ve třech z pěti studovaných oblastí. Bylo vyšetřeno šest druhů hlodavců, tři druhy byly pozitivní: Apodemus flavicollis, Myodes glareolus a Microtus agrestis; největší prevalence infekce byla u druhu A. flavicollis. Druhy Apodemus sylvaticus,Microtus subterraneus a Muscardinus avellanarius byly negativní. Adiaspory byly zaznamenány u pěti samečků a čtyř samiček hlodavců; průkazná preference houby k pohlaví hostitele nebyla zjištěna. Vzorky tkáně hlodavců z Afriky a Izraele byly negativní.