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Sequela de injeção de silicone em lábio inferior: correção cirúrgica pela técnica do biquíni modificada

Rev. bras. cir. plást; 29 (1), 2014
Pacientes portadores de sequelas devido a injeções de substâncias inabsorvíveis tem se tornado cada vez mais frequentes. O silicone injetável ou polidimetilsiloxano fluido é um polímero manufaturado que contém silicone elementar. As complicações consequentes ao uso desta substância podem ser p...

Phyllomedusa bicolor skin secretion and the Kambô ritual

The ritual of Kambô or Sapo is a type of voluntary envenomation. During this purification ritual a shaman healer, from various South American countries, deliberately burns the right shoulder with a glowing stick from a fireplace. Excretions of Phyllomedusa bicolor (or Giant Leaf Frog, Kambô or Sapo) ar...

Infiltrated plaques resulting from an injury caused by the common octopus (Octopus vulgaris): a case report

Several species of octopus are considered venomous due to toxins present in the glands connected to their "beak", which may be associated with hunt and kill of prey. Herein, we report an accident involving a common octopus (Octopus vulgaris) that injured an instructor during a practical biology lesson an...

Antibacterial activity of the Antarctic bacterium Janthinobacterium sp: SMN 33. 6 against multi-resistant Gram-negative bacteria

Electron. j. biotechnol; 17 (1), 2014
Background The increment of resistant strains to commonly used antibiotics in clinical practices places in evidence the urgent need to search for new compounds with antibacterial activity. The adaptations that Antarctic microorganisms have developed, due to the extreme environment that they inhabit, prom...

Production and characterization of algae extract from Chlamydomonas reinhardtii

Electron. j. biotechnol; 17 (1), 2014
Background: Algae offer many advantages as biofuel sources including: high growth rates, high lipid content, the ability to grow on non-agricultural land, and the genetic versatility to improve strains rapidly and produce co-products. Research is ongoing to make algae biofuels a more financially attracti...

Characterization and properties of the biosurfactant produced by Candida lipolytica UCP 0988

Electron. j. biotechnol; 17 (1), 2014
Background: Biotechnological processes are costly, especially for the production of biosurfactants. The successful production of a biosurfactant is dependent on the development of processes using low cost raw materials. Considering the importance of the characteristics of a biosurfactant to facilitate it...

Characterization of residual oils for biodiesel production

Electron. j. biotechnol; 17 (1), 2014
Background: Residual oils were characterized according to their physicochemical properties, i.e. acidity, iodine value, peroxide value and saponification number, to evaluate the degradation level and viability for biodiesel production. Results: The methyl esters of fatty acids (FAME) from samples of resi...

Comparison of different methods for total RNA extraction from sclerotia of Rhizoctonia solani

Electron. j. biotechnol; 17 (1), 2014
Background Rhizoctonia solani (teleomorph: Thanatephorus cucumeris) is one of the most important pathogens of rice (Oryza sativa L.) that causes severe yield losses in all rice-growing regions. Sclerotia, formed from the aggregation of hyphae, are important structures in the life cycles of R. solani and ...