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COVID-19 and Kidney: a narrative review

Abstract COVID-19 is a pandemic associated with systemic clinical manifestations. In this study, we aimed to present a narrative review on kidney involvement in COVID-19. Kidney involvement could be derived from direct cytopathic effects, immunological mechanisms, indirect effects on renal tissue through...

Phytonematodes infesting common bean fields in Brazil, and pathogenicity tests with Pratylenchus brachyurus

Arq. Inst. Biol; 88 (), 2021
Phytonematodes are among the main pathogens of the common bean. In general, control practices that aim to control these pathogens have not been regularly adopted in Brazil. The objectives of the present study were to evaluate the occurrence of phytonematodes in dry bean fields in Paraná and São Paulo s...

Host status of eucalypt species to Pratylenchus brachyurus and Meloidogyne incognita

Arq. Inst. Biol; 88 (), 2021
Plant parasitic nematodes are major threats to Brazilian and world agriculture. Among them, Pratylenchus brachyurus and Meloidogyne incognita stand out as major pests for several crops, including corn, cotton, soybean among others, which can be components of integrated crop-livestock-forestry systems (IC...

Comparison of microbiological quality between illegal and inspected salami

Arq. Inst. Biol; 88 (), 2021
The consumption of meat and meat products can pose consumers into risk due to the presence of biological hazards that can cause foodborne diseases. Thus, this study aimed to compare the microbiological quality of illegal and inspected salami sold in the state of São Paulo, Brazil. For this purpose, 80 s...

Effect of pH soil and irrigation regimes on management of potato scab

Arq. Inst. Biol; 88 (), 2021
Potato scab caused by different species of phytopathogenic Streptomyces is considered one of the main bacterial diseases of economic crop importance worldwide. Several studies are being carried out in order to control the disease, but until now, there is no efficient way to do this. Some management strat...

Storage of corn seeds infested by weevil

Arq. Inst. Biol; 88 (), 2021
Weevil is one of the main pests of stored corn. The adults feed on intact and broken seeds or bran, while the larvae develop by feeding on the inside of the seeds, resulting in a reduction in weight and physiological quality. The objective of this study was to evaluate the effects of Sitophilus zeamais i...

Pró-Fármacos dendriméricos potencialmente ativos em Malária e Tuberculose: Síntese e avaliação da atividade biológica

HIV/AIDS, tuberculose, malária e as doenças tropicais negligenciadas representam uma grande preocupação em Saúde em muitas regiões do mundo. Os fármacos disponíveis para o tratamento apresentam diversos problemas, tais como toxicidade e resistência ao parasita. Mesmo com esse triste panorama, o ...

Bacteriófagos com potencial aplicabilidade em tubos endotraqueaisavaliação das atividades antibacteriana e antibiofilme

O objetivo deste estudo foi isolar bacteriófagos com potencial aplicabilidade no controle de biofilme de Pseudomonas aeruginosa em tubos endotraqueais. Os bacteriófagos isolados foram expandidos, titulados e caracterizados quanto ao perfil genômico, morfologia, tipo de material genético, especificida...

Evolução da COVID-19 em Santa Catarina: decretos estaduais e indicadores epidemiológicos até agosto de 2020

Epidemiol. serv. saúde; 30 (4), 2021
Objetivo: Descrever a evolução dos decretos e indicadores relacionados à COVID-19 em Santa Catarina, Brasil, até agosto de 2020. Métodos: Estudo ecológico que analisou indicadores epidemiológicos e decretos estaduais sobre o distanciamento social. Os decretos foram agrupados em medidas de restri...

Gene expression of Paracoccidioides virulence factors after interaction with macrophages and fibroblasts

Mem. Inst. Oswaldo Cruz; 116 (), 2021
BACKGROUND Paracoccidioidomycosis (PCM) is a systemic mycosis with high prevalence in Latin America that is caused by thermodimorphic fungal species of the Paracoccidioides genus. OBJECTIVES In this study, we used quantitative polymerase chain reaction (qPCR) to investigate the expression of genes rel...