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The presence of parasitic structures in sandy soil samples from beaches located along the north coast of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil

Biosci. j. (Online); 39 (), 2023
Beaches are a source of parasite contamination because protozoan cysts and helminth eggs and larvae can remain viable in sandy soils for months. Parasitic infections are mainly related to hygiene conditions, health, and environmental education, and can affect the life quality of the population. Therefore...

Parasitic contamination in the soil of beaches from Mosqueiro Island, Pará State, Brazil

Objective: We aimed to evaluate the prevalence of intestinal parasitic in the soil of three beaches of Mosqueiro Island, located in the State of Pará, Brazil, as well as to compare the frequency of helminths and protozoa, pathogenic and non-pathogenic parasites according to the beaches analyzed. Methods...

Increasing the Productive Potential of an Ultisol using Cover Crops and Organic and Mineral Fertilization

Braz. arch. biol. technol; 63 (spe), 2020
Abstract The occupation of sandy soils in Brazil has occurred with poor adoption of management technology, which has caused its degradation. The recovery of organic matter, particularly when growing annual plants and cover crops, with mulch residue allows the maintenance of the productive potential of th...

Establecimiento y evaluación de dos métodos de pre tratamiento de muestras de suelo para la extracción de ADN para el estudio de la diversidad bacteriana

Con-ciencia (La Paz); 5 (1), 2017
La necesidad de ampliar los conocimientos respecto a los mecanismos bioquímicos y fisiológicos desarrollados por los microorganismos presentes en suelos requiere de una descripción completa de la diversidad microbiana, para lo cual en las últimas décadas se han desarrollado diferentes técnicas mole...