Catalog of mites associated with birds housed in the Acarological Collection of the Butantan Institute (IBSP)

• Grant number: 21/02295-4
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Scientific Initiation
• Start date: June 01, 2021
• End date: May 31, 2022
• Field of knowledge: Agronomical Sciences - Veterinary Medicine
• Principal Investigator: Fernando de Castro Jacinavicius
• Grantee: Júlia Carvalho Takatsu
• Host Institution: Instituto Butantan. Secretaria da Saúde (São Paulo - Estado). São Paulo , SP, Brazil

Abstract

Some groups of mites can be endoparasites or ectoparasites of domestic and wild birds. In Brazil, the most well-known species of mites are those of medical-veterinary importance. Besides ticks from the family Argasidae and Ixodidae, some species of Mesostigmata mites, such as Sternostoma tracheacolum (Rhinonissydae), Dermanyssus gallinae (Dermanyssidae), Ornithonyssus bursa, and Ornithonyssus sylviarium (Macronyssidae); some specimens of Trombidiformes, mainly the larvae of Trombiculidae sensu lato (Trombidiformes); and lastly, there are some species of Sarcoptiformes mites, such as Laminosioptes cysticola (Laminosioptidae) and Cytodites nudus (Cytoditidae), which are both endoparasites of the respiratory system of birds; or some species of the subfamily Knemidokoptinae (Epidermoptidae) that are involved in knemidocoptic mange. In addition to these mites that cause damage to their hosts, there are some species within the family Syringophilidae and the Superfamily Analgoidea, which are associated with bird feathers (feather mites), however apparently do not cause any damage to birds. Given the potential acarological diversity related to birds in the world, the number of birds in Brazilian territory, the scarcity of work on birds associated with birds in Brazil. The current project aims to identify and catalog the material deposited in the Acarological Collection Butantan Institute (IBSP), related to Brazil's birds.

Scientific publications

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(References retrieved automatically from Web of Science and SciELO through information on FAPESP grants and their corresponding numbers as mentioned in the publications by the authors)

BASSINI-SILVA, RICARDO; JACINAVICIUS, FERNANDO DE CASTRO; MUNOZ-LEAL, SEBASTIAN; MATURANO, RALPH; TAKATSU, JULIA CARVALHO; TOLESANO-PASCOLI, GRAZIELA VIRGINIA; ALQUEZAR, RENATA D.; LUGARINI, CAMILE; FERREIRA, ARIANE; MOREIRA-LIMA, LUCIANO; et al. Bacterial pathogens' screening in Brazilian chigger mites (Trombidiformes: Trombiculidae), with the first report of 'Candidatus Rickettsia colombianensi'-like in avian-associated chiggers. Archives of Microbiology, v. 205, n. 1, p. 8-pg., 2023-01-01. (17/01416-7, 21/02295-4, 19/19853-0, 18/24667-8, 20/11755-6)

BASSINI-SILVA, R.; TAKATSU, J. C.; PEINADO, L. C.; FAXINA, C.; MOREIRA-LIMA, L.; FISCHER, E.; HINGST-ZAHER, E.; SANTOS, J. C.; MORAES, G. J.; DOWLING, A. P. G.; et al. Mites (Mesostigmata: Melicharidae) associated with hummingbirds (Aves: Trochilidae) in Brazil. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ACAROLOGY, v. 47, n. 8, OCT 2021. (21/02295-4, 20/11755-6, 19/19853-0, 18/24667-8, 17/01416-7)

BASSINI-SILVA, RICARDO; TAKATSU, JULIA CARVALHO; BERMUDEZ, SERGIO E.; MIRANDA, ROBERTO J.; WELBOURN, CAL; OCHOA, RON; BARROS-BATTESTI, DARCI MORAES; JACINAVICIUS, FERNANDO DE CASTRO. checklist of chiggers (Trombidiformes: Trombiculidae and Leeuwenhoekiidae) of Panam. ACAROLOGIA, OCT 2021. (19/19853-0, 18/24667-8, 21/02295-4, 20/11755-6)

BASSINI-SILVA, RICARDO; CASTRO-SANTIAGO, ANA CAROLINA; CALCHI, ANA CLAUDIA; PERLES, LIVIA; TAKATSU, JULIA CARVALHO; ALENCAR, ISABEL D. C. C.; OCHOA, RONALD; DOWLING, ASHLEY P. G.; WERTHER, KARIN; ANDRE, MARCOS ROGERIO; et al. Sleeping with the enemy: case reports of Ornithonyssus bursa (Berlese, 1888) (Mesostigmata: Macronyssidae) causing human dermatitis in Brazil. Parasitology Research, v. 121, n. 9, p. 9-pg., 2022-07-08. (21/06758-9, 18/24667-8, 19/15150-4, 21/02295-4, 20/07826-5, 20/11755-6, 19/19853-0, 17/01416-7)