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Assessment of genotyping markers in the molecular characterization of a population of clinical isolates of Fusarium in Colombia

Biomédica (Bogotá); 42 (1), 2022
Introduction: Fusarium is a very heterogeneous group of fungi, difficult to classify, with a wide range of living styles, acting as saprophytes, parasites of plants, or pathogens for humans and animals. Prevalence of clinical fusariosis and lack of effective treatments have increased the interest in the ...

Twins from different fathers: A heteropaternal superfecundation case report in Colombia

Biomédica (Bogotá); 40 (4), 2020
Abstract: Heteropaternal superfecundation is an extremely rare phenomenon that occurs when a second ova released during the same menstrual cycle is additionally fertilized by the sperm cells of a different man in separate sexual intercourse. In August, 2018, the Grupo de Genética de Poblaciones e Ident...

Use of molecular markers SSR and SCAR for identification of olive accessions

Biosci. j. (Online); 36 (4), 2020
Morphological and agronomical describers are traditionally used in plant characterization. However, the usage of these describers have some limitations such as susceptibility to abiotic and biotic stress and environmental factors. Furthermore, the describers are not stable over time and many can ...

Functional and genomic characterization of three novel cell lines derived from a metastatic gallbladder cancer tumor

Biol. Res; 53 (), 2020
BACKGROUND: Gallbladder cancer (GBC) is the most common tumor of the biliary tract. The incidence of GBC shows a large geographic variability, being particularly frequent in Native American populations. In Chile, GBC represents the second cause of cancer-related death among women. We describe here the es...

The effect of introduction of chicken manure on the biodiversity and performance of an anaerobic digester

Background: Ammonium stress is a prime limiting phenomenon that occurs during methane formation from poultry manure. It is caused by elevated ammonium nitrogen concentrations that result from substrate decomposition. The amounts of methane formed depend on the activity of methanogenic microbes. Results: ...

A case of sporotrichosis caused by different Sporothrix brasiliensis strains: mycological, molecular, and virulence analyses

Mem. Inst. Oswaldo Cruz; 114 (), 2019
BACKGROUND Sporotrichosis is a subcutaneous mycosis caused by dimorphic pathogenic fungi belonging to the Sporothrix genus. Pathogenic Sporothrix species typically produce melanin, which is known to be a virulence factor. OBJECTIVES The aim of this study was to perform phenotypic, genotypic, and virule...

Actuación del odontólogo legista en catástrofes: enseñanzas del protocolo de Interpol
Forensic dentist´s role in catastrophes: teaching of the Interpol protocol

Una catástrofe es un acontecimiento súbito y violento que genera múltiples víctimas requiriendo del abordaje de expertos en diferentes áreas del conocimiento técnico científico para lograr una identificación inequívoca. El rol del odontólogo legista como integrante de los equipos interdisciplin...

Feline sporotrichosis: associations between clinical-epidemiological profiles and phenotypic-genotypic characteristics of the etiological agents in the Rio de Janeiro epizootic area

Mem. Inst. Oswaldo Cruz; 113 (3), 2018
BACKGROUND Sporotrichosis is caused by species of the genus Sporothrix. From 1998 to 2015, 4,703 cats were diagnosed at the Fundação Oswaldo Cruz (Fiocruz), Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Even after the description of the Sporothrix species, the characterisation of feline isolates is not performed routinely. ...

Molecular characterization and genetic diversity of different genotypes of Oryza sativa and Oryza glaberrima

Background: Availability of related rice species is critical for rice breeding and improvement. Two distinct species of domesticated rice exist in the genus Oryza: Oryza sativa (Asian rice) and Oryza glaberrima (African rice). New rice for Africa (NERICA) is derived from interspecific crosses between the...

Testing the extraction of DNA from human teeth exposed to different chemical solutions

The aim of this study was to evaluate the extraction of dental DNA exposed to different chemical solutions. The sample was composed by 15 subjects, from which 5 samples of oral mucosal cells (reference population) and 15 teeth (experimental population) were collected. The experimental population was divi...