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Empyema caused by infection with Clostridium septicum in a patient with lung cancer

J. bras. pneumol; 44 (6), 2018

Paracoccidioidomycosis manifested by sarcoidosis-like cutaneous lesions and caused by Paracoccidioides brasiliensis sensu stricto (S1a)

An. bras. dermatol; 93 (6), 2018
Abstract: Molecular studies have shown more than one species of the genus Paracoccidioides to be the causal agent of paracoccidioidomycosis. Efforts have been made to correlate the identified species with epidemiological and clinical data of patients, aiming to determine the real meaning and impact of ne...

Multi-enzyme complex of white rot fungi in saccharification of lignocellulosic material

Braz. j. microbiol; 49 (4), 2018
ABSTRACT The multi-enzyme complex (crude extract) of white rot fungi Pleurotus ostreatus, Pleurotus eryngii, Trametes versicolor, Pycnosporus sanguineus and Phanerochaete chrysosporium were characterized, evaluated in the hydrolysis of pretreated pulps of sorghum straw and compared efficiency with commer...

Shigatoxigenic and atypical enteropathogenic Escherichia coli in fish for human consumption

Braz. j. microbiol; 49 (4), 2018
ABSTRACT Shigatoxigenic and enteropathogenic Escherichia coli with virulence and multidrug resistance profile were isolated from Nile tilapia. This study finding is of great importance to public health because they help understand this pathogen epidemiology in fish and demonstrate how these animals can t...

Coxiella burnetii e a febre Q no Brasil, uma questão de saúde pública

Resumo A Febre Q é uma zoonose de ampla distribuição mundial, apesar dos poucos relatos associados a sua ocorrência no Brasil. "Coxiella burnetii", agente etiológico da Febre Q, é um cocobacilo gram-negativo, parasita intracelular obrigatório da ordem Legionellales. O microrganismo geralmente est...

Efecto Antibacteriano de la Infusión de Orégano ( Origanum vulgare ) sobre el Crecimiento in Vitro de Streptococcus mutans, 2015

RESUMEN: El Streptococcus mutans es una de las principales bacterias que participa en el desarrollo de la caries dental, una enfermedad de alta prevalencia en la población mundial, y por ende un problema de salud pública. Hoy se intentan buscar alternativas para su prevención, una de ellas es la fitot...

Estudio in vitro del Efecto Antibacteriano de la Oleorresina de Copaifera reticulata y el Aceite Esencial de Origanum majoricum Frente a Streptococcus mutans y Enterococcus Faecalis Bacterias de Importancia en Patologías Orales

RESUMEN: El objetivo del estudio fue determinar el efecto antibacteriano in vitro de la oleorresina de Copaifera reticulata (C. reticulata) "copaiba" y del aceite esencial de Oreganum majoricum (O. majoricum) "orégano" frente a Streptococcus mutans (S. mutans) y Enterococcus faecalis (E. faecalis). Se d...

Phylogeny of the Trichogramma endosymbiont Wolbachia, an alpha-proteobacteria (Rickettsiae)

Braz. j. biol; 78 (3), 2018
Abstract Wolbachia (Hertig) endosymbionts are extensively studied in a wide range of organisms and are known to be transmitted through the egg cytoplasm to the offsping. Wolbachia may cause several types of reproductive modifications in arthropods. In Trichogramma species, parthenogenesis-inducing Wolbac...

Potential of endophytic fungi as biocontrol agents of Duponchelia fovealis (Zeller) (Lepidoptera: Crambidae)

Braz. j. biol; 78 (3), 2018
Abstract This study reports the first assessment of endophytic fungi isolated from strawberry leaves and selection of isolates for the control of Duponchelia fovealis, a new pest of strawberries. A total of 400 strawberry leaves of the cultivar 'Albion' were collected in four commercial farms. Leaves wer...