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Ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) as carriers of fungi in hospital environments : ...
Pantoja, Lydia Dayanne Maia; Moreira Filho, Renato Evando; Brito, E.H.S.; Aragão, T. B.; Brilhante, Raimunda Sâmia Nogueira; Cordeiro, Rossana de AguiarThe aim of this study was to evaluate the presence of Þlamentous fungi and yeasts on the external surface of ants at hospitals. From March 2007 to February 2008, 2,899 ants were evaluated in two public hospitals in the city of Fortaleza, Ceara ́ , in northeastern Brazil. The ants were attracted by nontoxic baits, distributed within critical and semicritical hospital areas. The fungi were identiÞed through macro...
Date: 2013
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