{"database":"biostudies-literature","file_versions":[],"scores":null,"additional":{"omics_type":["Unknown"],"volume":["20(2)"],"submitter":["Mejia R"],"pubmed_abstract":["<h4>Background</h4>Soil-transmitted helminths (STHs) are among the most common global parasitic infections, represent a significant worldwide public health burden, and remain a source of considerable morbidity in Latin America. Nematophagous fungi (NF), such as Arthrobotrys oligospora, naturally inhabit many soil types and are known for their ability to trap and kill nematodes using specialized hyphal structures or secreted enzymes and metabolites. As they prey on different developmental stages of helminths in soil, they may represent an ecological factor influencing helminth persistence and transmission dynamics.<h4>Methods</h4>Using an in vitro test, Toxocara cati eggs were exposed to A. oligospora. By using a flotation, filtration, and bead-beating disruption technique, parasite and fun"],"journal":["PLoS neglected tropical diseases"],"pagination":["e0013990"],"full_dataset_link":["https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC12923129"],"repository":["biostudies-literature"],"pubmed_title":["Distribution of nematophagous fungi and soil-transmitted helminths in outdoor built environments across Latin America."],"pmcid":["PMC12923129"],"pubmed_authors":["Sabino EM","Cooper PJ","Flores ELM","Rivera MDC","Duran NM","Amorim CCO","Cimino R","Slatko B","Pineda C","Wetzel EJ","Fujiwara RT","Guzman JJ","Keegan KE","Llangari-Arizo LM","Geiger SM","Uzcategui NL","Almazan C","Mejia R","Diaz-Fernandez M","Lopez A","Ojeda L","Mejia ER","Aranda EM","Mejia LE","Benedetti SO","Juarez M","Romero-Sandoval N","Villanueva-Lizama LE","Guadalupe I","Cruz-Chan JV","Vargas PA","Kaur A"],"additional_accession":[]},"is_claimable":false,"name":"Distribution of nematophagous fungi and soil-transmitted helminths in outdoor built environments across Latin America.","description":"<h4>Background</h4>Soil-transmitted helminths (STHs) are among the most common global parasitic infections, represent a significant worldwide public health burden, and remain a source of considerable morbidity in Latin America. Nematophagous fungi (NF), such as Arthrobotrys oligospora, naturally inhabit many soil types and are known for their ability to trap and kill nematodes using specialized hyphal structures or secreted enzymes and metabolites. As they prey on different developmental stages of helminths in soil, they may represent an ecological factor influencing helminth persistence and transmission dynamics.<h4>Methods</h4>Using an in vitro test, Toxocara cati eggs were exposed to A. oligospora. By using a flotation, filtration, and bead-beating disruption technique, parasite and fun","dates":{"release":"2026-01-01T00:00:00Z","publication":"2026 Feb","modification":"2026-07-16T12:36:05.406Z","creation":"2026-07-09T10:54:09.528Z"},"accession":"S-EPMC12923129","cross_references":{"pubmed":["41701773"],"doi":["10.1371/journal.pntd.0013990"]}}