Solange Xavier Santos

Universidade Estadual de Goiás | UEG · Campus Central

Como parte de um amplo projeto de divulgação e popularização da Ciência Micológica da Universidade Estadual de Goiás, apoiado pelo CNPq/MCTI no ensejo da XIX Semana Nacional de Ciência e Tecnologia, foi realizado um evento de imersão no universo dos fungos, na cidade turística de Pirenópolis, estado de Goiás. O evento foi promovido pela equipe do e...

Background Environmental perception involves the interpretation and interaction of individuals with their surroundings, influenced by cultural, social, and individual factors. Analyzing the environmental perception of children and adolescents contributes to fostering awareness and ethical behavior toward the environment. Indigenous communities, suc...

The natural occurrence of the fungus Beauveria bassiana is an indicator of environmental balance. When the agroforestry system naturally presents this entomopathogenic fungus on the banana weevil Cosmopolites sordidus, a pest insect in the banana crops, it reinforces the beneficial effects of this agroecosystem. Thus, this work reports the first na...

Corticioid and poroid fungi are widely known for wood decomposition which confers an important ecological role and biotechnological properties upon these species. Although being one of the most studied groups of fungi worldwide, data on diversity and geographic occurrence patterns in Brazil are insufficient, especially in poorly studied areas, incl...

Resumo: O presente estudo objetivou avaliar o uso de um livro paradidático, Guia Mangá de Estatística, como recurso didático em aulas de matemática. A proposta foi desenvolvida com 32 alunos de uma turma do 2º ano do Ensino Médio, envolvendo três aulas presenciais e um formulário eletrônico disponibilizado remotamente. A aplicação do recurso envolv...

This study was based on specimens collected on 15 field expeditions between 2007 and 2013 in the Parque Estadual da Serra de Caldas Novas (PESCAN), the first conservation unit decreed by the government of the State of Goiás and one of the most representative protected areas of the Brazilian Savanna (Cerrado biome). A list of 51 species composes thi...

Sphaerobolus (Geastrales: Sphaerobolaceae) is an interesting fungal genus known as artillery fungus due to its strategy to eject its mature peridiole, involving an osmotically powered eversion catapult mechanism. The peridiole can reach up to six meters towards light. Members of this genus are known to have a coprophilous or fimicolous habit in the...

We have never been as dependent on technology as we are now, a period in which we spent at least two pandemic years fully immersed in the technological reality, which was the solution to keeping in touch with each other. As a result, we understand how people communicate has undergone profound changes in recent years, becoming increasingly technolog...

Dung-inhabiting fungi are specialized to grow on dung. The coprophilous habit required these fungi to have physiological adaptations to survive on dung, so they developed a variety of metabolites to exploit the resource and tolerate intra and interspecific competition. These fungi are important cyclers of matter/energy in terrestrial ecosystems, bu...

Videos are audiovisual resources with broad social accessand commonly utilized in Science Teaching with several functionalities andin the last decade havebeenproduced to specific thematic exposition. The myxomycetes, a group of ameboid protists able to express various biological phenomenaand facilitate environmental concepts understanding, are amon...

Dung-inhabiting fungi play a key role in ecosystems by acting on decomposing dung and cycling non-absorbed nutrients during the digestion process. Due to the scarcity of studies focused on ecological aspects of dung fungi, little is known about how the type of diet and type of animal's digestive system determine the substrate type, modulate and str...

Resumo Recursos didáticos são materiais utilizados como auxílio no processo de ensino-aprendizagem pelo professor junto a seus alunos. Entre suas funções básicas, destacam-se a influência motivacional nos estudantes, a capacidade de atuar como mediador do conhecimento e, consequentemente, facilitador do processo de ensino-aprendizagem. Organismos m...

Eutrophication drives water contamination, and the primary responsible pollutant is phosphorus in hydric systems. Based on phosphatase (EC 3.1.3.2) capacity to convert organic phosphorus into inorganic compounds, the power of phosphatase production in four fungal isolates and the potential of these organisms trapped in polyurethane foams to remove...

Corticioid and poroid fungi are traditional morphological groups composed of ligninolytic species. Due to their efficiency in wood decomposition process, many species have great ecological importance, especially in nutrient cycling, as well as for their biotechnological properties. Nevertheless, knowledge about these fungi is scarce in many phytoge...

Comatricha alta was found in samples from a Cerrado ecosystem located in the State of Goiás, Brazil. This record was obtained as part of the study of the myxobiota from Chapada dos Veadeiros. Although it is known on five continents, until now its distribution in the Neotropics was restricted to Chile and Peru, this being the first finding for Brazi...

Comatricha alta was found in samples from a Cerrado ecosystem located in the State of Goiás, Brazil. This record was obtained as part of the study of the myxobiota from Chapada dos Veadeiros. Although it is known on five continents, until now its distribution in the Neotropics was restricted to Chile and Peru, this being the first finding for Brazi...

We report the first occurrence of the genus Gyrodontium Pat. from the Brazilian Cerrado based on our finding of G. sacchari (Spreng.) Hjortstam. This also represents the first record of the family Coniophoraceae from the Midwest Region of central Brazil. We identified the sample by morphological and phylogenetic analyses (ITS gene), and a voucher w...

This work records the first occurrences of Trichia affinis in the Brazilian Cerrado biome, expanding the geographic distribution of the species in the national territory. These records occurred in the Ecological Reserve of the State University of Goiás and in the Silvânia National Forest-areas of environmental preservation and scientific research,...

Novel species of fungi described in this study include those from various countries as follows: Argentina , Colletotrichum araujiae on leaves, stems and fruits of Araujia hortorum . Australia , Agaricus pateritonsus on soil, Curvularia fraserae on dying leaf of Bothriochloa insculpta , Curvularia millisiae from yellowing leaf tips of Cyperus aromat...

Acrogenospora stellata De la Peña-Lastra, A. Mateos & Quijada, sp. nov. Fungal Planet 1436 – Persoonia 49, 2022: 261– 350

Anteaglonium lusitanicum A. Mateos, S. De la Peña-Lastra & M. Serrano, sp. nov. on decaying wood of Prunus lusitanica subsp. lusitanica

Saccharomycetales are ascomycetic yeasts and, amongst them, the genus Blastobotrys has approximately 30 known species. Blastobotrys malaysiensis is a yeast species, described from cave samples, known until then only from Malaysia. In this study, we characterise a new strain and report the second occurrence record of this species. Here, Blastobotrys...

Until recently, no native mushroom was considered food in the Cerrado biome, while there are records of the occurrence of about 638 species of fungi so far, many of which have numerous undefined potentials, with the potential for food among them. Our work presents the nutritional aspects of two mushroom species found in an agroforestry system in th...

Eucalyptus species are among the most important forest crops in the world and can be affected by several pathogens, mainly by fungi of the genus Pestalotiopsis, which cause leaf spots. Studies aimed at the pathogenic characterization of Pestalotiopsis spp. from lesions of eucalyptus leaves in Brazil are still limited. The objective of this work was...

The utilization of microalgae and fungi on an industrial scale is a challenge for researchers. Based on the question “how fungi have contributed to microalgae research?,” we verified the scientific trends on microalgae-fungi consortia focused on biofuels production by searching for articles on the Web of Science and Scopus databases through the ter...

Based on morphological and phylogenetic evidence, a new species of ganodermatoid fungi is recorded and described from the Brazilian Cerrado. After the species was placed in Furtadoa, this genus name was declared an illegitimate homonym by the Index Fungorum and MycoBank databases, according to Art. 53.1 of the International Code of Nomenclature for...

Endophytic fungi colonize plants' interior tissues and organs, establishing a mutualistic relation without causing apparent harm. The biotechnological importance of these fungi has inspired research worldwide. Through scientometrics methods, it is possible to verify tendencies and gaps in different research area, collaborating with academic society...

Saccharomycetales are ascomycetic yeasts and among them the genus Blastobotrys has approximately 30 known species. Blastobotrys malaysiensis is a yeast species, described from cave samples, known until then only from Malaysia. In this study, we characterize a new strain and report the second occurrence record of this species. Here, Blastobotrys mal...

PERCEPTION ABOUT FUNGI AMONG ELEMENTARY STUDENTS This work aimed to verify the perceptions about fungi among elementary school students. Fifty students from 5th to 9th year in the private school system in the municipality of Porangatu, Goiás, participated in the study, who were asked to represent through a drawing what they knew about fungi, and o...

This conference poster highlight recent contributions to the knowledge of the coprophilous genus Poronia (Xylariaceae: Ascomycota) to Brazil, with new records and additions to its geographical extent for some species.

Este trabalho teve por objetivo apresentar as contribuições do Parque Zoológico de Goiânia (PZG) para o processo de alfabetização científica. É relatada uma experiência realizada com alunos do 5º ano do Ensino Fundamental de uma escola conveniada com a da rede estadual de educação de Goiás. A atividade foi conduzida em cinco etapas: uma roda de con...

Este trabalho teve como finalidade promover uma revisão histórica da evolução dos zoológicos no mundo, culminando com um levantamento qualiquantitativo das contribuições do Parque Zoológico de Goiânia (PZG) como espaço não formal de aprendizagem para o processo de alfabetização científica. Os dados foram obtidos através da revisão da literatura e d...

The entomopathogenic fungus Metarhizium anisopliae var. acridum has been studied in different countries as mycoinsecticide against grasshoppers. One of the utilization strategies considered is the association between entomopathogenic fungi and sublethal dosages of chemical insecticides compatible with the biological control agent. The effect of dif...

A multitude of plants from the Brazilian savanna are known for their medicinal properties. Many plants contain endophytic fungi, which lead to the production of bioactive compounds by both the fungi and their hosts. This study investigated the bioprospecting of endophytic fungi recovered from the leaves of Palicourea rigida, a native medicinal plan...

We investigated the ecological aspects of the myxobiota associated with both the mesophilic and gallery forests from a fragment of the Cerrado biome located in the municipality of Anápolis, Goiás, Brazil. Myxomycete assemblages were sampled in pre-established plots and compared using basic ecological calculations (α and β diversity, richness, abund...

During the study of the mycobiota of the Auguste Saint-Hilaire Forest, an area of the Cerrado biome in Goiânia, Goiás, Brazil, sporocarps of Badhamia gigantospora were collected. A sample was incorporated into the Herbarium collection of the Universidade Estadual de Goiás (HUEG). This rare species was previously reported only for Argentina, Ecuador...

Calvatia is a genus of gasteroid fungi, comprising about 47 species worldwide. In this paper we report the second worldwide occurrence of two poorly known species of Calvatia, recorded in the Cerrado biome of Brazil: C. oblongispora and C. nodulata. Detailed morphological descriptions and illustrations, including scanning electron micrographs of hy...

Fungi are important in several aspects of human life. In particular, to agriculture, pathogenic fungi are of great importance, as they are responsible for production losses of the most diverse types. Because of this, knowledge about pathogenic fungus is of extreme importance for farmers and professionals working in agricultural areas. Among farmers...

The low volume of information related to the interaction of Trichoderma fungi with seeds and seedlings represents a limitation to forest production, and it is important to carry out studies focusing on its effect on plant germinability and formation. The aim was to evaluate commercial products based on Trichoderma spp. in promoting growth of Jacara...

Background and Objective: The fungus Pestalotiopsis mangiferae causes a gray leaf spot, which can reduce fruit production. This work aimed to carry out the pathogenic and physiological characterization of Pestalotiopsis mangiferae. Materials and Methods: For the physiological evaluation, isolates were streaked on the Petri dishes containing PDA med...

The occurrence of myxomycetes is reported for the first time in the Brazilian Pantanal and on Attalea phalerata (acuri palm). The records are based on sporocarp collections made in the municipality of Poconé, State of Mato Grosso, in an area characterized by seasonal hydrological fluctuations and naturally open areas. We report six species: Arcyria...

Inonotus rickii (Pat.) Reid (Agaricomycetes: Hymenochaetaceae) is a poroid fungus characterized by the expressive production of chlamydospores, in vivo and in vitro , especially during its anamorphic stage. The species plays important ecological roles, standing out as a phytopathogen, affecting several species of ornamental and wild trees, mainly i...

After long periods of storage, plant pathogen isolates lose their sporulation capacity. The objective of this study was to evaluate re-isolation methodologies for recovering sporulation of Pestalotiopsis grandis-urophylla isolates after subjection to a long period of storage. Isolates of P. grandis-urophylla were kept for 14 months on Petri dishes...

The Biological Evolution (BE) represents a unifying theory of all areas of Biological Sciences. But this teaching is a concern not only in Brazil, but also in the world, due to conflicts with mistaken ideas and concepts, cognitively rooted in students. Aiming to develop subsidies to facilitate teaching and learning about BE, based on the Theory of...

Fimicolous organisms are those that can grow on dung. These substrates offer conditions that favour colonization by microorganisms, such as high nutrient and moisture content and an alkaline-neutral pH that is especially advantageous in arid/desertic regions. There are about 250 species of myxomycetes known from Brazil, which are distributed in all...

Ethnomycology is a branch of ethnoknowledge that describes the interaction between fungi and traditional communities over time. This study presents a scientometric analysis of global scientific production about Ethnomycology, based on a survey of articles indexed in Web of Science Core Collection database, between 1991 and 2019. The temporal distri...

In 2014 we published the first checklist of fungi sensu lato recorded on dung from Brazil, as a result of an effort to maintain an easily accessible database on the knowledge of the diversity of these fungi. In the last 10 years there has been a significant increase in the number of publications involving this ecological group, and we are presentin...

Mathematics has the principle of understanding and giving meaning to things, allowing man to solve problems of daily life, thus functioning as an essential instrument for the construction of knowledge in other areas. However, many students have difficulty learning mathematical concepts and their low performance in this discipline. This work investi...

O presente texto tem por objetivo apresentar o panorama e provocar uma reflexão sobre os resultados da aprendizagem de Matemática no Ensino Médio no Brasil e no estado de Goiás. Para isso, foi realizado um levantamento qualiquantiativo dos resultados das três avaliações em larga escala dos últimos 12 anos, o PISA (no âmbito internacional), o SAEB (...

Mycotaxon is pleased to add a new annotated species distribution list to our 142 previously posted free access fungae. The 22-page "Additions to a checklist of coprophilous fungi and other fungi recorded on dung from Brazil: an overview of a century of research" by Francisco J. Simões Calaça, Vanessa Basilio Tereza, and Solange Xavier-Santos may be...

Os fungos poroides são um grande grupo artificial inseridos na classe Agaricomycetes, filo Basidiomycota, conhecidos popularmente como orelhas-de-pau, que possuem como característica principal a presença de poros na superfície himenial (superfície onde são produzidos e liberados os esporos). O objetivo desse trabalho foi realizar um inventário taxo...

Additions to the knowledge of Ganodermataceae in brazilian Cerrado). As a cosmopolitan family, Ganodermataceae has as distinctive characteristic the presence of double-walled basidiospore: the inner wall thick and ornamented, and the outer wall smooth. Even with the increasing interest in this family, the species are still poorly known in different...

Myxomycetes (Amoebozoa) can be found on a wide range of substrates and among these, the dung of several animal species, primarily herbivorous, in which case they are considered fimicolous. Dung can be a favourable substrate for myxomycete due its relatively high content of water, nutrients and microorganisms. Despite efforts to study fimicolous myx...

In the survey of copromycodiversity from Brazil, we present the first records of the genus Agrocybe for the Cerrado biome, represented by the species A. pediades, found on cattle dung in the state of Goiás, central Brazil. We also present detailed morphological descriptions, illustrations, and comments about its distribution and the fimicolous habi...

We present a taxonomic inventory, including ecological aspects, of poroid fungi from the Floresta Nacional de Silvânia, a conservation unit representative of the Brazilian Savanna (Cerrado) biome. Basidioma collection was sampled randomly (active search), between 2005 to 2012, considering the conservation unit area, and occurred along or outside pr...

The advancement of digital media has encouraged people to stay connected all the time. Considering that adolescence is a phase of search for an identity and strongly influenced by the environment, the consequences of the adolescent relationship x media technologies in the educational process has been a cause for concern among parents and educators....

Myriostoma Desv. is a genus of gasteroid fungi, distinguished from the other star-shaped fungi by the basidioma morphology with multiple pedicels and multi-stomata endoperidium. Studies based on phylogenetic, morphological characteristics and geographical distribution allowed the delimitation of five species in the genus. In Brazil, it is represent...

The genus Chaetomium is a member of Chaetomiaceae (Sordariomycetes: Sordariales) with saprobic or parasitic species, growing on plant debris, dung, soil, and other substrates. We briefly described advances and status of Chaetomium on dung in recent years, based on both morphological and molecular characters. It is highlighted that the tipping point...

A myxomycetes species inventory was carried out in the Serra de Caldas Novas State Park (PESCAN), Goiás, Brazil to increase the knowledge of the myxobiota of the Central-West region and the Cerrado biome (brazilian Savanna), including ecological aspects. We found 18 species, distributed into nine genera and seven families. Among these occurrences,...

Scientific popularization publication on coprophilous fungi based on research conducted in Cerrado areas in Central Brazil.

Foram investigados aspectos ecológicos da comunidade de mixomicetos de diferentes fitofisionomias de duas unidades de conservação (UC) do Bioma Cerrado: a Floresta Nacional de Silvânia (FLONA), no município de Silvânia e a Reserva Ecológica da UEG (REC/UEG), em Anápolis, ambas no estado de Goiás, Brasil. Na primeira UC foram amostradas as fitofisio...

Chaetomium genus was established by Gustav Kunze in 1817. The total number of Chaetomium species described to date is about 163. Members of the genus Chaetomium are capable of colonizing various substrates and are well-known for their ability to degrade cellulose and to produce a variety of bioactive metabolites. More than 200 compounds have been r...

Resumo: A presente pesquisa propõe analisar metodologias de Ensino Aprendizagem de matemática voltadas para alunos com Síndrome de Down (SD) e evidenciar as metodologias que possam facilitar o ensino e a aprendizagem de matemática pelo aluno com essa síndrome SD. Nesse sentido, será realizada uma pesquisa bibliográfica descritiva, qualitativa e exp...

Resumo: O trabalho relata a aplicação de uma Sequência Didática, (SD) na perspectiva da aprendizagem significativa para uma turma do 5º ano. O objetivo foi promover o desenvolvimento de Educação Ambiental por meio de atividades interdisciplinares em sala de aula. A SD constou de sete encontros. Palavras chave: Saneamento básico, meio ambiente, apre...

The ways people get access to information are constantly in transition. With the Internet, a new world of possibilities was created, so the initial function of cellphones is, yet, to make/receive calls? Do scientists publicize to other scientists or to all people? In Brazil, we have good examples of divulgators. We need to turn ‘science makers’ int...

The purpose of the paper was to verify how the content involving decomposition and nutrient cycling is addressed in Secondary Education (SE) by the teacher and in the textbook. The first stage involved the participation of teachers from the public and private education network of Goiânia, Goiás, who answered a semi-structured questionnaire. In the...

Wastewater Treatment Plant (WWTP) generate pasty wastes, known biosolids, which can be toxic and recalcitrant, motivating studies aiming at their degradation. Filamentous fungi were investigated to degradation of biosolids from a WWTP in the Goiânia, Goiás, Brazil. All grew in the presence of biosolids, being inhibited by increase in concentration,...

Wastewater Treatment Plant (WWTP) generate pasty wastes, known biosolids, which can be toxic and recalcitrant, motivating studies aiming at their degradation. Filamentous fungi were investigated to degradation of biosolids from a WWTP in the Goiânia, Goiás, Brazil. All grew in the presence of biosolids, being inhibited by increase in concentration,...

Decomposição e ciclagem de nutrientes: uma análise da abordagem do livro didático e da prática docente no ensino médio ■ Decomposition and Nutrient Cycling: An Analysis of the Approach of Textbooks and of the Teaching Practice in Secondary Education ■ Descomposición y ciclaje de nutrientes: un análisis del abordaje del libro didáctico y de la práct...

The social context in which we are inserted is characterized by the rapidity and complexity of economic, technological and cultural changes, which require people who are better able to (re) adapt throughout their lives in this new knowledge society. Thus, the movement of young people and adults can be seen returning to the classroom for the opportu...

The civil calendar used today in Brazil, and almost throughout the world, is focused on information of days and months of the year that has our Western/Christian culture as a reference. Aiming to present some of the scientific, social, political, historical and even mythical aspects that thread it, bringing Astronomy as an area of knowledge capable...

Introduced in Brazil in 1988, to be produced as escargot, the African snail became an urban pest, posing serious risks to health and the environment. This work reports an experience in Environmental Education, which aimed to develop actions to raise awareness in the school community and surrounding the problems arising from this pest. The actors we...

The teaching of Natural Science needs to receive a close look at fundamental factors like university graduation and working conditions of teachers to achieve better results in learning process. This study analyzed the graduation and working conditions of Science teachers who work at elementary state public schools in Goiás. With desk research and s...

A inclusão do ensino de Ciências da Natureza na educação básica objetiva o pleno desenvolvimento do educando. Este trabalho, parte da dissertação de mestrado “Formação Docente e Ensino Aprendizagem de Ciências da Natureza nos anos finais do ensino fundamental” desenvolvida no Mestrado Profissional em Ensino de Ciências (UEG), no ano de 2016, com ob...

The Brazilian Cerrado is a highly diverse ecosystem, harboring a great variety of organisms; however, the mycodiversity is still poorly documented. In this study, we record for the first time the bolete Phlebopus beniensis from the Cerrado biome in the state of Goiás, located in Brazil's Central-West Region. Description, macroscopic images, line dr...

Considerando a importância dos estudos de bioprospecção de espécies de ambientes ameaçados, de grande riqueza biológica e endemismo, esse trabalho visou investigar o potencial biotecnológico de espécies fúngicas de diferentes hábitats de um fragmento de Cerrado. Os fungos foram isolados em cultura, algumas das quais selecionadas para a prospecção d...