Biological Control of Parasites in Veterinary Medicine (original) (raw)

Abstract

The capacity of microfungi known as ‘nematophagous fungi’ to reduce the numbers of parasitic nematodes is anything but a new subject. However, the research into the actual development of these fungi for biological control purposes and their practical application in veterinary medicine has made inroads only during the last two decades. This chapter intends to shed light on those inroads, focusing on the application of biological control of parasites of veterinary importance. Examples of parasite-destroying fungi other than nematophagous ones are also mentioned in the chapter. The four functional categories of nematophagous fungi are nematode-trapping, endoparasitic, egg- and cyst-parasitic fungi, and toxin-producing fungi. Although species of all categories have shown capabilities to act as biological control agents at different levels, the first group has been more extensively studied for that purpose to this date. However, the field for using the second and third groups remains wid...

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