Photodynamic Inactivation of Conidia of the Fungi Metarhizium anisopliae and Aspergillus nidulans with Methylene Blue and Toluidine Blue

Autor(es)

Gonzales, Fernanda P. ^[1] ; da Silva, Sergio H. ^[1] ; Roberts, Donald. W. ^[2] ; Braga, Gilberto U. L. ^[1]

Afiliação do(s) autor(es)

^[1] Univ Sao Paulo, Fac Ciencias Farmaceut Ribeirao Preto, Dept Anal Clin Toxicol & Bromatol, BR-14049 Ribeirao Preto, SP - Brazil

^[2] Utah State Univ, Dept Biol, Logan, UT 84322 - USA

• Tipo de documento: Artigo Científico
• Fonte: Photochemistry and Photobiology; v. 86, n. 3, p. 653-661, MAY-JUN 2010.
• Citações Web of Science: 38

Resumo

Antimicrobial photodynamic treatment (PDT) is a promising method that can be used to control localized mycoses or kill fungi in the environment. A major objective of the current study was to compare the conidial photosensitization of two fungal species (Metarhizium anisopliae and Aspergillus nidulans) with methylene blue (MB) and toluidine blue (TBO) under different incubation and light conditions. Parameters examined were media, photosensitizer (PS) concentration and light source. PDT with MB and TBO resulted in an incomplete inactivation of the conidia of both fungal species. Conidial inactivation reached up to 99.7%, but none of the treatments was sufficient to achieve a 100% fungicidal effect using either MB or TBO. PDT delayed the germination of the surviving conidia. Washing the conidia to remove unbound PS before light exposure drastically reduced the photosensitization of A. nidulans. The reduction was much smaller in M. anisopliae conidia, indicating that the conidia of the two species interact differently with MB and TBO. Conidia of green and yellow M. anisopliae mutants were less affected by PDT than mutants with white and violet conidia. In contrast to what occurred in PBS, photosensitization of M. anisopliae and A. nidulans conidia was not observed when PDT was performed in potato dextrose media. (AU)

• Processo FAPESP: 03/07702-9 - Abordagens genômica e proteômica para a identificação de genes e de proteínas envolvidos na tolerância à radiação solar em fungos: aplicações para o desenvolvimento de fotossensibilizadores e para a obtenção de linhagens mais tolerantes à radiação UV
• Beneficiário: Gilberto Úbida Leite Braga
• Modalidade de apoio: Auxílio à Pesquisa - Jovens Pesquisadores