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2016-01-01

Richness, cellulolytic activity,and fungicide susceptibility of fungi from a bird biological collection

Riqueza, actividad celulolítica y susceptibilidad a fungicidas de hongos de una colección biológica de aves

Palabras clave:

bird collection, cellulolytic activity, fungi, fungicides, museum, actividad celulolítica, colección de aves, fungicidas, hongos, museo. (en)
Actividad celulolitica, colección de aves, fungicidas, hongos, museo (es)

Autores/as

  • Henry Arenas-Castro Universidad de Antioquia
  • Sergio Andrés Muñoz-Gomez Universidad de Antioquia
  • Melissa Uribe-Acosta Universidad de Antioquia
  • Lorena Castaño-Castaño Universidad de Antioquia
  • Pilar Ximena Lizarazo Medina Universidad de Antioquia

Biological collections in natural history museums serve important purposes to the scientific community and the general public, however, their value and utility might be diminished by biodeterioration. We studied a biological collection that represents more than sixty years of avifauna sampling of Colombia, the country with the highest bird diversity. An initial inspection of the collection showed that the general appearance of some specimens was compromised by mold-like growth on their surfaces. We aimed at (i) identifying the taxonomic affiliation of these fungi, (ii) evaluating their cellulolytic activity, and (iii) probing chemical agents that could be utilized to control their growth. The most common fungi genera were Aspergillus, Penicillium, Chaetomium, and Trichophyton, most of which can degrade cellulose. Zinc chloride and salicylic acid showed to be effective fungicides. Based on this, we propose some actions to control the fungi-pest in this biological collection of birds.

Las colecciones biológicas en los museos de historia natural juegan un papel importante tanto para la comunidad científica como para el público en general. Sin embargo, su valor y utilidad pueden verse afectados por la biodeterioración de sus ejemplares. Se estudio una colección biológica de aves que representa más de sesenta años de esfuerzo de muestreo de la avifauna del país más rico en aves. Una inspección inicial mostró que la apariencia general de algunos de los especímenes de la colección se encontraba afectada por hongos. Los objetivos de este estudio fueron (i) identificar la afiliación taxonómica de los hongos, (ii) determinar la actividad celulolítica y (iii) probar agentes químicos que puedan ser utilizados para controlar su desarrollo. Los géneros de hongos más comunes fueron Aspergillus, Penicillium, Chaetomium y Trichophyton, de los cuales la mayoría presentan la capacidad de degradar celulosa. Adicionalmente, el cloruro de zinc y el ácido salicílico actuaron como fungicidas efectivos. De acuerdo con en estos resultados proponemos algunas acciones para controlar la contaminación por hongos en la colección de aves.

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