Neotropical Micodiversity of Mato Grosso, Central Region of Brazil: Ethnomicological Aspects and Systematic Research of the Literature
Diniz Pereira Leite Jr.
School of Dentistry, University of São Paulo (USP), São Paulo, SP, Brazil and Medicine School, Federal University of Mato Grosso (UFMT), Cuiabá, MT, Brazil and Faculdade Educare MT, Cuiabá, MT, Brazil.
Tomoko Tadano
Júlio Müller University Hospital, Federal University of Mato Grosso (UFMT), Cuiabá, MT, Brazil.
Ronaldo Sousa Pereira
Medicine School, Federal University of Mato Grosso (UFMT), Cuiabá, MT, Brazil.
Janaina Vasconcellos Ribeiro de Souza
Medicine School, Federal University of Mato Grosso (UFMT), Cuiabá, MT, Brazil.
Ana Caroline Akeme Yamamoto
Medicine School, Federal University of Mato Grosso (UFMT), Cuiabá, MT, Brazil.
Evelin Rodrigues Martins
Medicine School, São José do Rio Preto (FAMERP), São Paulo, SP, Brazil.
Sara de Almeida Alves Simões
Medicine School, Federal University of Mato Grosso (UFMT), Cuiabá, MT, Brazil.
Nathan Pereira Siqueira
Medicine School, Federal University of Mato Grosso (UFMT), Cuiabá, MT, Brazil.
Luiz de Pádua Queiroz Júnior
Medicine School, Federal University of Mato Grosso (UFMT), Cuiabá, MT, Brazil and Faculdade Educare MT, Cuiabá, MT, Brazil.
André Gasparetto
Department of Dentistry, State University of Maringá (UEM), Maringá, Brazil.
Francisco de Assis Baroni
Rural Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRRJ), Seropédica, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil.
Gisela Lara da Costa
Taxonomy, Biochemistry and Fungal Bioprospecting Laboratory (FIOCRUZ), Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil.
Márcia de Souza Carvalho Melhem
Federal University of Mato Grosso do Sul (UFMS), Campo Grande, MS, Brazil and Institute Adolfo Lutz (IAL), Secretary of Health, São Paulo, SP, Brazil.
Manoel Marques Evangelista de Oliveira
Taxonomy, Biochemistry and Fungal Bioprospecting Laboratory (FIOCRUZ), Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil.
Mahendra Pal
Narayan Consultancy on Veterinary Public Health and Microbiology, Gujarat, Índia.
Claudete Rodrigues Paula *
School of Dentistry, University of São Paulo (USP), São Paulo, SP, Brazil.
*Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Abstract
Introduction: The knowledge about fungal diversity in Mato Grosso, central Brazil records unknown and scattered information, some related to taxonomy, ecology and description of species listed for the geographic region, consisting of three main biomes: Cerrado, Amazon and Pantanal.
Aims: To present fungi related to the Mato Grosso region, aspects and species cataloged for central region of Brazil, reported through an extensive review of integrative scientific literature in publications in databases from 1979-2021.
Results: We identified 190 articles included in the review, of which 69 (36.3%) were highlighted, due to their fungal aspects for the Midwest region of Brazil, medical mycology shows a strong relationship in publications to pathogenic, mycelial and yeast fungi. The Cerrado of Mato Grosso is the main biome in the Brazilian Midwest, with the largest number of records, with 88.6% of the findings, followed by the Amazon biome with 8.6% and the Pantanal with 5.7%. The capital of Mato Grosso, Cuiabá (67.1%), contributes with most publications relevant to fungi for the Midwest region, showing a wealth and variety. The phylum Ascomycota (56%) had the highest number of records in research, the class of Eurotiomycetes (21.5%) had the highest number of records and the most expressive order was that of Onygenales (30%). Researches with human clinical material (66.3%) were the most representative.
Conclusion: Assessing the results presented in this study, we can observe that the medical and clinical mycology, including systemic fungi, mainly from the genera Cryptococcus, Candida and Paracoccidioides, were the most studied for the Mato Grosso region, as they present characteristics of pathogenic fungal entities that cause infections in immunocompetents and immunocompromised patients.
Keywords: Fungal Diversity, Brazilian Center-West, Fungal Pathogens, Mato Grosso Biomes, Savannah Mato Grosso