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Evaluación de un proyecto de inversión para determinar hasta cuanto deben invertir los productores para diferenciar el chile habanero.

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Pérez Martín, Alberto Orlando

2012-01-01

El chile habanero es un cultivo básico para la península de Yucatán ya que se abre paso, en la industria agroalimentaria del mundo por su sabor y pungencia, además, que en torno a este producto giran innumerables actividades económicas del campo y de la industria por sus altos contenidos de capsaicinoides. El presente trabajo se desarrolló para determinar hasta cuánto deben invertir los productores del estado de Yucatán para diferenciar el chile habanero (capsicum chínense) de la forma trad...
Diagnóstico microbiológico y molecular de bacterias cariogénicas en mujeres embarazadas de la Región de La Araucanía, Chile

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Herrera G, Christian L; Pantoja F, Patricio; de La Maza, Tomás; Sanhueza C, Antonio; Salazar N, Luis A

2007-01-01

La caries dental es una enfermedad infecciosa, en la cual Streptococcus del grupo mutans, son los principales protagonistas. Aunque está ampliamente difundida la creencia de que el embarazo es perjudicial para la salud dental, el real efecto de esta condición sobre el desarrollo de caries aún no está claro. Considerando esta situación, el objetivo de nuestro trabajo fue evaluar los niveles de infección en mujeres embarazadas de la Región de La Araucanía (Chile) y diferenciar especies bacteria...
Aproximaciones conceptuales para diferenciar promoción de la salud de la prevención de la enfermedad

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Carda Vargas Mery Constanza

1998-12-01

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The purpose of this paper is to establish a conceptual difference between healt promotion and illness prevention by means of reconsidering health and illness concepts. Complexity and integrality of the human being and his relationships are starting points for our approach. Moreover, the human being is understood as one amongst other living beings that inhabit this planet (plants, animals, micro-organisms and others. Health and illness concepts involve some components which are almost never discussed in the existing definitions, such as:
- Time: timing plays a significant part in illness prevention.
- Relativity regarding health-illness processes.
- Life dynamics, including cycles that fluctuate from extensive satisfaction to pain.
- Difference, conflicts and problems acceptance in the course of health-illness processes.

Thereafter this approach differs from conceptualizations inspired by idealism, positivism/denial, linear or static standpoints that govern health or illness prevailing definitions. Through this approach, we inted to discriminate health promotion from illness prevention. Promotion is rather realted to health ensuring factors and prevention preferably related to illness or death hazards. This paper concludes with a recommendation: healt promotion and illness prevention should be part of the everyday routine.
El artículo tiene el propósito esencial de diferenciar conceptualmente la promoción de la salud de la prevención de la enfermedad con una visión integral y compleja. Esto implica también repensar los conceptos de salud y de enfermedad. Para lograr ese propósito desarrolla una propuesta novedosa a partir de concebir al ser humano como parte de esa población. Además enfatiza en la integralidad y complejidad del ser humano en sus dimensiones individual y social. Hace aportes no contemplados en todas las proposiciones teóricas y es el papel que juega el tiempo en los procesos de
Uso de bacterias sulfato-reductoras inmovilizadas para la precipitación de metales pesados

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Vicente, Mariana Soledad

2006-01-01

Los objetivos de la tesis son: utilizar bacterias sulfato-reductoras para la precipitación de metales pesados; caracterizar el crecimiento de bacterias del género Desulfovibrio en distintas condiciones de cultivo; caracterizar la precipitación de iones metálicos por bacterias del género Desulfovibrio en cultivos batch; caracterizar el crecimiento de bacterias del género Desulfovibrio inmovilizadas sobre diferentes soportes inerte; caracterizar la precipitación de iones metálicos con bacterias...
¿Migraña o epilepsia? Cómo identificar y diferenciar las epilepsias occipitales

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Andrés Castaño Parra

2005-02-01

Full Text Available Las epilepsias focales idiopáticas de la infancia constituyen el 30-35% de todas las epilepsias en el rango de edad de 2 a 10 años. La más frecuente de todas es la epilepsia benigna de la infancia con espigas centrotemporales, denominada también Rolándica. En segundo lugar se encuentran las epilepsias occipitales que, aunque son relativamente infrecuentes, se deben conocer para hacer el diagnóstico y diferenciarlas de otras entidades más frecuentes como la migraña con aura. Entre las epilepsias occipitales se deben diferenciar las formas .sintomáticas. (que tienen causas conocidas de las idiopáticas (genéticas. En las primeras se logra demostrar una lesión estructural en el sistema nervioso central (SNC que puede explicar la epilepsia. Las epilepsias idiopáticas occipitales benignas de la infancia se dividen de acuerdo con la edad de inicio, el cual puede ser temprano, conocida también como tipo Panayiotopoulos, o tardío, también denominada tipo Gastaut. Hay una tercera forma de epilepsia idiopática aún no aceptada por muchos autores, la cual es una combinación de las dos anteriores, con un patrón electroencefalográfico específico. La migraña con aura presenta algunas características que permiten al clínico diferenciarla de las epilepsias occipitales.
Para Buda pensar em Relações Internacionais

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Tiago Wolff Beckert

2010-10-01

Full Text Available Recentemente regiões profundamente influenciadas pela doutrina budista (Myanmar e Tibete enfrentaram fortes turbulências internas, que ecoaram no cenário internacional. Nesse sentido, o presente artigo busca demonstrar a correlação existente entre a religião budista e as manifestações ocorridas na Ásia, diferenciar, especificamente, os casos de Myanmar e Tibete e delinear as conseqüências que elas gerarão para as relações internacionais.
Genotipificación de Plasmodium falciparum por PCR múltiple por medio de los genes msp1, msp2 y glurp, en cuatro localidades de Colombia

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Sandra Milena Barrera

2010-12-01

Conclusiones. Nuestros resultados demuestran que el marcador molecular msp1 no proporciona información útil para diferenciar las poblaciones parasitarias de P. falciparum. El gen msp2 es apropiado para evaluar la diversidad genética, pero requiere ensayos más finos que permitan diferenciar claramente el polimorfismo de tamaño en las dos familias. Los resultados obtenidos con el gen glurp evidenciaron una gran diversidad genética en las poblaciones de P. falciparum que circulan en el país y sugieren que este gen puede ser útil para diferenciar nuevas infecciones de infecciones recurrentes o recrudecimientos.
USO DE PATRONES DE DIFRACCIÓN DE LUZ LÁSER Y ANÁLISIS DE IMAGENES PARA DIFERENCIACIÓN DE TRES TIPOS DE COLONIAS BACTERIANAS

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GLORIA ARANGO

2013-01-01

Full Text Available La diferenciación rápida de colonias bacterianas es esencial en muchos campos industriales, científicos y de salud humana y animal. Generalmente esa diferenciación se logra por técnicas microscópicas, bioquímicas o genéticas muy elaboradas que requieren tiempo y entrenamiento. En este estudio se utilizaron técnicas de análisis de imágenes sobre patrones de difracción de luz láser para evaluar su sensibilidad en la diferenciación de colonias bacterianas. Adicionalmente se estudió el efecto del tiempo de crecimiento de las colonias en la generación de estos patrones y se determinó la influencia de la cantidad de medio de cultivo en la difracción de luz láser. Los patrones de difracción del láser se obtuvieron sobre cultivos puros de cinco aislamientos bacterianos B1, B2, B3, B2Ca y B2Cb. En la primera prueba de diferenciación se utilizaron colonias de B2, B3, B2Ca. En el estudio del efecto del tiempo de crecimiento sobre patrones de difracción, las bacterias B1 y B2Cb con uno o dos días de crecimiento. Finalmente, el efecto de la cantidad de medio de cultivo en la difracción de la luz, se evaluó en una prueba en cajas petri con 10, 15 o 20 ml de medio de cultivo estéril sin colonias de bacterias. Mediante un análisis de escalado multidimensional realizado con los parámetros de textura extraídos de las imágenes de los patrones, se obtuvo un agrupamiento adecuado de los patrones asociados a las colonias de cada bacteria evaluada, lo cual indicó que las colonias bacterianas se pueden diferenciar por sus patrones de difracción. Adicionalmente se encontró que no hay variaciones significativas en los patrones de difracción obtenidos de dos aislamientos bacterianos en dos tiempos de crecimiento. El espesor del medio de cultivo afectó la difracción del haz de luz pues patrones obtenidos de cajas petri con 10 ml se separan completamente de los patrones obtenidos con 15 y 20 ml, aunque no hay diferencias entre los dos
Evaluation of Petrifilm™ method for enumerating aerobic bacteria in Crottin goat's cheese Evaluación de PetrifilmTM para la enumeración de bacterias aerobias en queso de cabra Crottin

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G.B. de Sousa

2005-12-01

Full Text Available The PetrifilmTM Aerobic Count Plate (ACP developed by 3M laboratories, is a ready-to-use culture medium system, useful for the enumeration of aerobic bacteria in food. PetrifilmTMwas compared with a standard method in several different food products with satisfactory results. However, many studies showed that bacterial counts in PetrifilmTM were significantly lower than those obtained with conventional methods in fermented food. The purpose of this study was to compare the PetrifilmTM method for enumerating aerobic bacteria with a conventional method (PCA in Crottin goat's cheese. Thirty samples were used for the colony count. The mean count and standard deviation were 7.18 ± 1.17 log CFU g-1 on PCA and 7.11 ± 1.05 log CFU g-1 on PetrifilmTM. Analysis of variance revealed no significant differences between both methods (t = 1.33, P = 0.193. The Pearson correlation coefficient (0.971, P=0.0001 indicated a strong linear relationship between the PetrifilmTM and the standard method. The results showed that PetrifilmTM is suitable and a convenient alternative to this standard method for the enumeration of aerobic flora in goat soft cheese.PetrifilmTM Aerobic Count Plate (ACP desarrollado por 3M es un sistema listo para usar, empleado para el recuento de bacterias aerobias en alimentos. PetrifilmTMfue comparado con los métodos estándar en diferentes productos alimenticios con resultados satisfactorios. Sin embargo, en alimentos fermentados, algunos estudios mostraron que el recuento de bacterias aerobias en PetrifilmTM fue significativamente menor que aquellos obtenidos con los métodos convencionales (PCA. El propósito de este estudio fue comparar el método PetrifilmTM para el recuento de bacterias aerobias con un método convencional en queso de cabra Crottin. Se usaron 30 muestras para el recuento de colonias. Las medias y desviaciones estándar fueron 7,18 ± 1,17 log UFC g-1 en PCA y 7,11 ± 1,05 log UFC g-1 en PetrifilmTM. El análisis de
Plan de empresa para empresa de servicios de ingeniería domótica

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Olano Razkin, Álvaro

2010-01-01

En un contexto de previsible aumento de la demanda de instalación y uso de servicios domóticos, este proyecto presenta el plan para la creación de una empresa de servicios de ingeniería domótica. En concreto, la nueva empresa que se proyecta pretende dar servicio a un segmento de la demanda poco desarrollado, y por tanto poco atendido, de la demanda. Este segmento está formado principalmente por pequeñas y medianas promotoras inmobiliarias decididas a diferenciar sus viviendas ...
Using the marker CD34 as tool to discriminate adenoma versus hepatocellular; Uso del marcador de CD34 como herramienta para discriminar adenoma versus hepatocarcinoma

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Mohs Alfaro, Monica

2011-07-01

The CD34 marker is used as immunohistochemistry technique to detect and differentiate between the hepatocellular adenoma of the hepatocellular carcinoma. The liver lesions are described. The hepatic angiogenesis is explained [Spanish] El marcador CD34 es usado como tecnica de inmunohistoquimica para detectar y diferenciar entre el adenoma hepatocelular del carcinoma hepatocelular. La lesiones en el higado son descritas. La angiogenesis hepatica es explicada.
Uso del AUDIT y el DAST-10 para la identificación de abuso de sustancias psicoactivas y alcohol en adolescentes

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EMILIA LUCIO GÓMEZ-MAQUEO

2009-01-01

Full Text Available Para detectar adolescentes en riesgo por abuso de sustancias psicoactivas y alcohol es necesario utilizar escalas de tamiza- je, para la canalización terapéutica eficaz. El DAST se ha utilizado para detectar abuso de sustancias psicoactivas; para el abuso de alcohol uno de los más usados es el AUDIT. Para evaluar la confiabilidad, validez y el poder de discriminación en población mexicana del DAST-10y el AUDIT, se realizó un muestreo aleatorio simple estratificado en un plantel de ba- chillerato de Ciudad de México. Ambas escalas se aplicaron a 915 alumnos. Los dos instrumentos resultaron válidos y confiables. Además, fueron sensibles en la identificación del riesgo en consumo de sustancias y alcohol al diferenciar niveles de riesgo entre hombres y mujeres.
Tratamientos eficaces para el Trastorno de Ansiedad Social

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Carolina Baeza Velasco

2007-01-01

Full Text Available www.neuropsicologia.cl 127 Tratamientos eficaces para el Trastorno de Ansiedad Social Efficient Treatments for Social Anxiety Disorder Carolina Baeza Velasco * Resumen El Trastorno de Ansiedad Social (TAS, también cono cido como Fobia Social, es reconocido hoy en día como una condición psiquiátri ca crónica e incapacitante. La alta prevalencia y la significancia clínica de la enferm edad, enfatizan la necesidad de reconocimiento temprano y de tratamiento eficaz. El objetivo de este trabajo es exponer los principales tratamientos existentes, poniendo a tención a las investigaciones y estudios meta-analíticos que intentan diferenciar los distin tos tipos de intervención en relación a su eficacia.
Consideraciones sobre el empleo de antisueros somáticos en la clasificación por serotipos de cepas de Pseudomonas aeruginosa

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Aniel Moya

2007-07-01

Full Text Available El lipopolisacárido (LPS de bacterias gramnegativas se emplea en el desarrollo de candidatos vacunales, como antígeno expuesto en la preparación o formando parte de esta para aumentar su poder inmunogénico. Sin embargo, esta estructura química de la membrana externa puede ser también utilizada para clasificar bacterias. Según el LPS, presente en la membrana externa bacteriana, Pseudomonas aeruginosa se puede clasificar en 20 tipos somáticos diferentes, clasificación muy útil para estudios epidemiológicos. P. aeruginosa expone sus LPS en la membrana de forma estable, pero ocurren cambios en el fenotipo del LPS bacteriano durante la infección, sucesos que dificultan su clasificación. En estos momentos, los estudios que se desarrollan en el Instituto Finlay necesitan del empleo de tecnologías modernas de clasificación y del diagnóstico molecular para poder establecer patrones más precisos de expresión de los LPS por métodos que junto a los ya existentes permitan diferenciar cepas bacterianas de la misma especie en cualquier tipo de infección.
Parámetros cinéticos como herramienta para la caracterización de aislados de Aspergillus sección Nigri

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María Silvina Sobrero

2013-12-01

Full Text Available Las especies de Aspergillus dentro de la sección Nigri son importantes en procesos biotecnológicos, así como en el biodeterioro. Bajos condiciones de cultivo controladas, la velocidad de crecimiento es una característica de las especies de hongos y algunos autores utilizan la medida del diámetro de las colonias como herramienta de identificación. El objetivo de este estudio fue determinar si la velocidad de crecimiento obtenida por la Microbiología Predictiva puede ser utilizada como herramienta para la caracterización de aspergilos negros. Se construyeron las curvas de crecimiento de 5 aislados de aspergilos negros obtenidos de alimentos y ambiente de industria láctea. Estos aislados, también fueron estudiados por sus características morfológicas y estudios de microscopía electrónica. Se identificaron como A. awamori, A. niger (2 aislados, A. foetidus y A. carbonarius. Las velocidades máximas de crecimiento en medio Agar Extracto de Malta a 25 ºC fueron: 3,51; 4,85; 4,52; 12,73; y 5,84 mm/día, respectivamente. A foetidus fue el único que presentó fase de latencia y alcanzó el mayor radio. Con la ayuda de la Microbiología Predictiva se pudieron separar A. awamori de A. foetidus, perolas diferencias no fueron significativas (p > 0,05 para los otros aislados. Los caracteres morfológicos permitieron diferenciar a A. carbonarius. Los datos cinéticos por sí solos no fueron suficientes para diferenciar especies cercanas.
Avaliação do antígeno SAG2a recombinante de Toxoplasma gondii como um potencial marcador diagnóstico para Toxoplasmose humana aguda

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Béla, Samantha Ribeiro

2007-01-01

Proteínas recombinantes têm sido utilizadas para o diagnóstico sorológico da infecção por Toxoplasma gondii para diferenciar entre as fases aguda e crônica da toxoplasmose. Neste estudo, foi avaliada a reatividade de anticorpos IgG e IgG1 através de imunoensaios em soros de pacientes com toxoplasmose aguda e crônica dirigidos contra dois antígenos recombinantes clonados e expressos em E. coli, SAG2A (molécula recombinante total) e SAG2A(DELTA) (molécula recombinante deletada do...
USO DEL AUDIT Y EL DAST-10 PARA LA IDENTIFICACIÓN DE ABUSO DE SUSTANCIAS PSICOACTIVAS Y ALCOHOL EN ADOLESCENTES

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MARISOL PÉREZ RAMOS

2009-08-01

Full Text Available Normal 0 21 false false false MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 Para detectar adolescentes en riesgo por abuso de sustancias psicoactivas y alcohol es necesario utilizar escalas de tamizaje, para la canalización terapéutica eficaz. El DAST-10 se ha utilizado para detectar abuso de sustancias psicoactivas; para el abuso de alcohol uno de los más usados es el AUDIT. Para evaluar la confiabilidad, validez y el poder de discriminación en población mexicana del DAST-10 y el AUDIT, se realizó un muestreo aleatorio simple estratificado en un plantel de bachillerato de Ciudad de México. Ambas escalas se aplicaron a 915 alumnos. Los dos instrumentos resultaron válidos y confiables. Además, fueron sensibles en la identificación del riesgo en consumo de sustancias y alcohol al diferenciar niveles de riesgo entre hombres y mujeres.
Estudio de la gamificación de una empresa para incentivar la motivación

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Ruiz Caballero, Ana

2016-01-01

La motivación en los empleados de una organización es un elemento clave a la hora de obtener un rendimiento adecuado que proporcione beneficio a la empresa. Para conseguir esta motivación, una de las técnicas más innovadoras que existen es la gamificación. En este proyecto se van a diferenciar dos partes. En la primera de ellas, que abarca los cinco primeros capítulos, se explicarán los conceptos y técnicas relacionadas con el mundo de la gamificación, mientras que en la segunda se realizará...
Aplicações da técnica de difusão por RM em cabeça e pescoço: um olhar além da anatomia

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Fabrício Guimarães Gonçalves

2011-10-01

Full Text Available DWI é uma técnica totalmente não invasiva que tem sido utilizada com sucesso por muitos anos em imagens do cérebro e recentemente incluída como parte da avaliação de outros sistemas, por exemplo, no abdome e pelve e na cabeça e pescoço. Apesar de a DWI e a medida dos valores de ADC serem capazes de fornecer informações de tipos histológicos específicos de tumores, a maioria dos centros de imagem ainda não os adotaram como parte da rotina na avaliação da cabeça e pescoço. A medida de ADC demonstrou ser útil para discriminar tipos específicos de tumores histológicos, especialmente para diferenciar lesões benignas sólidas de massas malignas, importante na avaliação de linfonodos cervicais, principalmente para diferenciar processos nodais benignos de malignos, para diferenciar as alterações pós-radioterapia de tumor residual e ter uso potencial para predizer sucesso terapêutico. Além disso, DWI/ADC parece ser um método mais seguro e mais acessível, considerando a ausência de radiação ionizante e ao maior custo do FDG-PET na localização de tumores e diferenciar massas benignas de malignas. Com todas essas vantagens e potencialidades, DWI/ADC certamente fará parte da rotina na avaliação por imagem da cabeça e pescoço.
Parámetros cinéticos como herramienta para la caracterización de aislados de Aspergillus sección Nigri

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María Silvina Sobrero

2013-12-01

Full Text Available Las especies de Aspergillus dentro de la sección Nigri son importantes en procesos biotecnológicos, así como en el biodeterioro. Bajos condiciones de cultivo controladas, la velocidad de crecimiento es una característica de las especies de hongos y algunos autores utilizan la medida del diámetro de las colonias como herramienta de identificación. El objetivo de este estudio fue determinar si la velocidad de crecimiento obtenida por la Microbiología Predictiva puede ser utilizada como herramienta para la caracterización de aspergilos negros. Se construyeron las curvas de crecimiento de 5 aislados de aspergilos negros obtenidos de alimentos y ambiente de industria láctea. Estos aislados, también fueron estudiados por sus características morfológicas y estudios de microscopía electrónica. Se identificaron como A. awamori, A. niger (2 aislados, A. foetidus y A. carbonarius. Las velocidades máximas de crecimiento en medio Agar Extracto de Malta a 25 ºC fueron: 3,51; 4,85; 4,52; 12,73; y 5,84 mm/día, respectivamente. A foetidus fue el único que presentó fase de latencia y alcanzó el mayor radio. Con la ayuda de la Microbiología Predictiva se pudieron separar A. awamori de A. foetidus, pero las diferencias no fueron significativas (p > 0,05 para los otros aislados. Los caracteres morfológicos permitieron diferenciar a A. carbonarius. Los datos cinéticos por sí solos no fueron suficientes para diferenciar especies cercanas.

Establecimiento de una reacción en cadena de la polimerasa para la detección de bacterias y hongos

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Héctor Javier Pérez-Cano

2014-04-01

Conclusiones: La técnica de la PCR es una herramienta muy importante para la detección de ADN de bacterias y hongos causantes de infecciones oculares. Permite amplificar el material genético del agente etiológico y facilita su observación, obteniéndose los resultados en menor tiempo que con las técnicas convencionales.
Evaluación de un proyecto de inversión usando opciones reales para diferenciar el aguacate

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Karina Valencia Sandoval

2016-01-01

Full Text Available El estudio se centra en la comparación de las ganancias obtenidas en el cultivo de aguacate (Persea americana Mill. cuando se le añade mayor valor agregado: destacando sus propiedades funcionales, se integra a esta comparación la volatilidad de los precios del fruto. Se centra en las entidades de mayor producción: Michoacán, Morelos, Nayarit, México, Jalisco, Puebla y Yucatán. La metodología se fundamenta tanto en evaluaciones tradicionales (VAN como en el uso de árboles binomiales y fórmulas de Black-Scholes. Como conclusión, los resultados muestran que la relación benefi- cio-costo incrementa cuando se diferencia el producto, lo que permite a los proyectos una mayor rentabilidad, incluso para aquellos que se descartaron desde un principio mediante la valoración tradicional del VAN.
ANIMALIZAR PARA DISTINGUIR. Narraciones y experiencias del conflicto político armado entre la Gente de centro

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Marco Alejandro Tobón

2010-01-01

Full Text Available En este artículo se pretende dar respuesta a dos preguntas. La primera: ¿De qué manera los uitoto, muinane, andoke y nonuya, autodenominados Gente de centro, construyen las diferencias culturales sobre sí mismos y las FARC y el ejército, que hacen presencia en su territorio? La segunda: ¿Qué recursos culturales emplean para tomar una posición como sujetos diferenciados no armados? Las distinciones entre los protagonistas de la guerra y las poblaciones del medio río Caquetá se erigen sobre nociones opuestas entre lo animal y lo humano, siendo guerrilla y ejército clasificados como "animales de monte" y la Gente de centro concebida a sí misma como humanidad verdadera. El autor insiste en nombrar esta clasificación cultural que "animaliza para diferenciar" como la política de la distinción.
Arquitecturas de comunicaciones para la computacióon algorítmica en poblaciones de bacterias multi-cepa

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Goñi Moreno, Angel

2011-01-01

Esta Tesis establece su desarrollo en el área interdisciplinar de la biología sintética y, más concretamente, la computación con bacterias. La unión entre la biología y las ciencias de la computación tiene su raíz a mediados del siglo XX, siendo la biología una importante fuente de inspiración para desarrollar diferentes paradigmas de cómputo en analogía directa a los seres vivos. Sin embargo, no ha sido hasta finales del mismo siglo y principios del XXI cuando el fujo de inspiración cambi...
"Aprende a cuidar a tus riñones y ellos cuidaran de ti". Programa de educación para la salud dirigido a pacientes con Insuficiencia Renal Crónica (IRC)

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Niso Andrade, Rebeca

2016-01-01

La Enfermedad renal crónica (ERC) es una enfermedad crónica que avanza progresivamente. Según la tasa de filtrado glomerular (TFG), se pueden diferenciar 5 estadios dentro de la enfermedad. En el estadio 5, ya es demasiado tarde para trabajar desde la prevención, ya que la TFG, y con ella la función renal, ha disminuido tanto que la supervivencia de los pacientes entra en juego y es necesario iniciar una terapia renal sustitutiva, diálisis o trasplante renal. Los estadios 3 y 4...
Immunohistochemical detection of the latent nuclear antigen-1 of the human herpesvirus type 8 to differentiate cutaneous epidemic Kaposi sarcoma and its histological simulators Detecção imuno-histoquímica do antígeno nuclear latente-1 do herpesvirus tipo 8 para diferenciar o sarcoma de Kaposi epidêmico cutâneo de seus simuladores histológicos

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Patricia Fonseca Pereira

2013-04-01

Full Text Available Kaposi's sarcoma is the most common neoplasia diagnosed in AIDS patients and the expression of the human herpesvirus-8 (HHV-8 latent nuclear antigen-1 has been useful for its histological diagnosis. The aim of this study is to confirm that immunohistochemistry is a valuable tool for differentiating KS from its simulators in skin biopsies of HIV patients. Immunohistochemical and histological analyses were performed in 49 Kaposi's sarcoma skin biopsies and 60 of its histological simulators. Positivity was present in the 49 Kaposi's sarcoma skin biopsies and no staining was observed in the 60 simulators analyzed, resulting in sensibility and specificity of 100%. HHV-8 immunohistochemical detection is an effective tool for diagnosing Kaposi's sarcoma, especially in early lesions in which neoplastic features are not evident. It also contributes to its histological differential diagnosis.O sarcoma de Kaposi é a neoplasia mais diagnosticada em pacientes com SIDA e a expressão do antígeno nuclear latente-1 do herpesvírus humano tipo-8 (HHV-8 tem se mostrado útil no seu diagnóstico histológico. O objetivo deste estudo é confirmar que o método imuno-histoquímico é uma ferramenta útil para diferenciar o sarcoma de Kaposi cutâneo de seus simuladores histológicos em pacientes HIV positivos. Análise histológica e imuno-histoquímica foram realizadas em 49 casos de sarcoma de Kaposi cutâneo e 60 casos de seus simuladores histológicos. Positividade à imuno-histoquímica para o antígeno nuclear latente 1 do HHV-8 foi observada nos 49 casos de sarcoma de Kaposi e nenhuma reação foi detectada nos 60 simuladores analisados, resultando em 100% de sensibilidade e especificidade. A detecção do HHV-8 por imuno-histoquímica é uma ferramenta útil para o diagnóstico de sarcoma de Kaposi, especialmente na lesão inicial cujo caráter neoplásico não é evidente, e contribui para seu diagnóstico diferencial histológico.
Método para obtenção de metáfases mitóticas de ostras para o estudo do cariótipo

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Rafael Alves

2010-04-01

Full Text Available http://dx.doi.org/10.5007/2175-7925.2010v23n1p111 Atualmente a maricultura está em expansão no litoral de Santa Catarina e Florianópolis é a maior cidade produtora de ostras do Brasil, sendo cultivada a ostra japonesa Crassostrea gigas (Thunberg, 1793. Sobre as ostras nativas há necessidade de muitos tipos de estudo, incluindo aqueles que auxiliem a elucidar a complexa questão sobre o número de espécies brasileiras do gênero Crassostrea. Os estudos taxonômicos de ostras têm se baseado, quase que exclusivamente, na morfologia das conchas de indivíduos recentes e fósseis, a qual nem sempre tem sido suficiente para diferenciar as espécies. Informações citogenéticas podem ser importantes, como características adicionais, para auxiliar na taxonomia. O objetivo deste trabalho foi experimentar e adequar metodologias tradicionalmente empregadas em citogenética animal para a obtenção de metáfases mitóticas para o estudo do cariótipo de ostras. Foram utilizados espécimes coletados na Praia da Ponta do Sambaqui – Florianópolis/SC/Brasil. O método mais eficaz foi a utilização de brânquias obtidas de animais tratados por 12h em solução de colchicina a 0,005% em água do mar, com tratamento hipotônico de 30min em solução de água deionizada 1:1. Apresenta-se um método que permite obter metáfases em quantidades maiores, com número pequeno de cromossomos sobrepostos e morfologia cromossômica bem definida para análise.
Actividad aminopetidásica ligada a membrana de bacterias GRAM-negativas : prueba de la P-nitroanilina para la estimación de la carga bacteriana de carne picada

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López Tomás, Luis Ángel

2004-01-01

La prueba de la p-nitroanilina se basa en la actividad aminopeptidásica de las bacterias gram negativas, responsables de la alteración de los productos conservados en refrigeración y capaces de transformar la l-alanina-p-nitroanilida (incolora) en p-nitroanilina (de color amarillo), detectable por espectrofotometría UV a 390 nm. En este trabajo se pone a punto la técnica de la p-nitroanilina para carnes picadas desarrollando un procedimiento que recupere suficientes bacterias y que elimine la...
Evaluación del potencial probiótico de bacterias ácido lácticas para reducir el colesterol in vitro

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Clementina Cueto

2012-01-01

Full Text Available El co nsumo diario de alimentos probióticos reduce los niveles de colesterol sérico en un 3%, valor significativo para la prevención de la hipercolesterolemia, factor de riesgo de enfermedad cardiovascular y causal de mortalidad. Algunas especies del género Lact obacillus , utilizadas en la industria alimentaria como probiótico, reducen el colesterol sérico por dos mecanismos, la adsorción de colesterol y producción de la enzima hidrolasa de sales biliares. El objetivo del estudio fue evaluar el potencial probiótic o de un grupo de bacterias lácticas aisladas de suero costeño. Se aislaron 53 cepas a partir de nueve muestras de suero costeño; el potencial probiótico de las bacterias se evaluó por tolerancia a pH 2.0, 0.3% de sales biliares y sensibilidad a vancomicina y cefoxitin. Se seleccionaron cinco microorganismos y se identificaron molecularmente, como Lactobacillus fermentum . La capacidad de adsorber el colesterol medida por el método de Kimoto, presentó disminución de 53.06 ± 2.69 μg.mL - 1 para la cepa K73 y 7. 23 ± 2.69 μg.mL - 1 para la cepa K75. Esas mismas cepas mostraron la mayor actividad total y específica de la enzima. Los resultados evidenciaron que no existe relación entre la producción de la enzima y la adsorción del colesterol. La cepa con mayor potenci al probiótico fue K73. La propiedad hipocolesterolémica de Lactobacillus fermentum , podría ser el inicio de la búsqueda de matrices alimentarias que permitan disminuir los niveles del colesterol sérico y adicionen valor agregado al producto.
Alternativas a la producción y mercadeo para la carne de conejo en Tlaxcala, México

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Rodrigo Olivares Pineda

2009-01-01

Full Text Available La cunicultura es una actividad importante en Tlaxcala, en comparación con otras entidades productoras, por lo que se elaboró un diagnóstico técnico-económico sobre ella. Además, se analizaron algunos de los canales de comercialización, para proponer estrategias que faciliten la venta de la carne. Se realizó un estudio técnico de las granjas, complementado con entrevistas semiestructuradas a criadores seleccionados aleatoriamente, a informantes clave de los eslabones de producción y comercialización y visitas periódicas a puntos de venta. Uno de los aspectos típicos de la cunicultura en Tlaxcala es el predominio de un sistema extensivo, combinado con características de otros como el semiintensivo y empresarial. Algunas alternativas para mejorar la comercialización de la carne de conejo son: incrementar la eficiencia en su acopio, generar centros de distribución y puntos de venta, emplear economías de escala y diferenciar el producto que se expende al consumidor.
SUSTRATOS FOLIARES PARA EL INCREMENTO DE BACTERIAS QUITINOLÍTICAS Y GLUCANOLÍTICAS EN LA FILOSFERA DE BANANO FOLIAR SUBSTRATES FOR INCREASING CHITINOLYTIC AND GLUCANOLYTIC BACTERIA ON PHYLLOSPHERE OF BANANA

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Lina María Salazar Peláez

2006-12-01

Full Text Available La Sigatoka Negra, causada por el hongo Mycosphaerella fijiensis Morelet, es considerada la enfermedad de mayor importancia económica para los cultivos de musáceas alimenticias. Su control, se fundamenta en la aplicación de fungicidas sintéticos, cuyo modo de acción viene siendo vulnerado por poblaciones del hongo. La presente investigación, ha explorado la posibilidad de desarrollar una estrategia de regulación biológica, basada en el estudio y manipulación de algunos de los factores bióticos y abióticos que interactúan en la filosfera de banano, con el objetivo de incrementar las poblaciones epifitas naturales de bacterias quitinolíticas y glucanolíticas, las cuales pueden afectar negativamente la germinación del patógeno. Con base en una fase previa a este estudio, en la cual se realizó una caracterización químico-microbiológica parcial de la filosfera de plantas de banano y plátano bajo condiciones del Urabá antioqueño (Colombia, se evaluaron 14 sustratos foliares, compuestos por quitina coloidal (QC [4 %], harina de cebada (HC [2,5 %] y urea (U [1 %], solas ó en combinación, los cuales siempre estuvieron acompañados de una solución mineral base y una solución adherente-dispersante. Aquellos sustratos a base de HC y U, produjeron los mayores incrementos en las poblaciones de bacterias líticas epifitas, con recuentos superiores a las 10.000 veces, con respecto a sus poblaciones iniciales sobre hojas de banano del cultivar Gran Enano, y de hasta 8,6 y 15 veces mayores para las bacterias quitinolíticas y glucanolíticas respectivamente, con relación a la población en el tratamiento sin sustratos foliares. Se discute la influencia de la precipitación sobre las poblaciones de dichas bacterias líticas y la necesidad de ajustar una formulación que mejore las posibilidades de control sobre la sigatoka negra.Black Sigatoka, caused by the fungus Mycosphaerella fijiensis Morelet, is considered the economically most
Clave para diferenciar los géneros de Palmae en la Amazonía a partir del aparato vegetativo --- complementada por una breve descripción de los géneros, la distribución geográfica y ecológica, y los nombres vernáculos más comunes

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Full Text Available CLE POUR DIFFERENCIER LES GENRES DE PALMAE EN AMAZONIE A PARTIR DE LAPPAREIL VEGETATIF COMPLETEE PAR UNE BREVE DESCRIPTION DES GENRES, LA DISTRIBUTION GEOGRAPHIQUE ET ECOLOGIQUE ET LES NOMS VERNACULAIRES LES PLUS COURANTS. Une clé de détermination des genres de palmiers de lAmazonie est proposée. Elle nutilise que des caractères végétatifs et sapplique aux plantules, juvéniles et adultes. 41 genres de palmiers sont traités. Une description sommaire de chaque genre est donnée avec des informations sur sa distribution géographique, son écologie, ses noms vernaculaires les plus communs. Se propone una clave analítica para diferenciar a partir de los caracteres vegetativos los géneros de palmeras de la cuenca amazónica. Esta clave se aplica tanto a las plántulas y juveniles como a los adultos. Se provee también una breve descripción de los 41 géneros considerados, con datos sobre la distribución geográfica, ecología, y nombres vernáculos. KEY FOR IDENTIFICATION OF AMAZONIAN PALM GENERA FROM VEGETATIVE CHARACTERS WITH A SUPPLEMENT INCLUDING SHORT DESCRIPTIONS OF GENERA, NOTES ON DISTRIBUTION AREAS AND ECOLOGY, AND THE MOST COMMON VERNACULAR NAMES. A key for identification of Amazonian palm genera from vegetative characters is proposed. It is applied to seedlings, juvenile and adult palms. 41 genera are treated. A short description of each genus with data on distribution, ecology, and vernacular names is given.
Acción COST Femicide Across Europe, un espacio de cooperación trasnacional para el estudio y el abordaje del feminicidio en Europa

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Belén Sanz-Barbero

2016-09-01

Full Text Available El feminicidio o asesinato de mujeres por razones de género es ya un reconocido problema de salud pública, además de una grave vulneración de los derechos humanos. Todavía se desconoce con exactitud su magnitud en el mundo, dadas las dificultades metodológicas para diferenciar estos asesinatos de otros homicidios de mujeres. El Programa de la Unión Europea «Redes de Cooperación Europea en Ciencia y Tecnología» puso en marcha en 2013 la Acción COST Femicide across Europe, abriendo un marco europeo óptimo para la cooperación transnacional entre personas expertas que aborden grandes retos sociales y de salud pública como el feminicidio. En esta nota de campo se describen sus principales objetivos, los grupos de expertos y expertas que lo conforman, y los resultados obtenidos a medio plazo con dicha experiencia.
Bacterias con alta tasa de mutación: los riesgos de una vida acelerada High mutation rate bacteria: Risks of a high-speed life

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JUAN CARLOS GALÁN

2006-03-01

Full Text Available El proceso evolutivo de un ser vivo se acelera cuanto mayor sea su capacidad para producir variabilidad genética, bien por mutación, bien por recombinación. Sin embargo, cuanto mayor sea esta capacidad, mayor también será el riesgo de acumular mutaciones del etéreas. La variabilidad genética es, por tanto, un proceso altamente regulado, de tal manera que las bacterias tienden a mantener una baja tasa de mutación. En diferentes poblaciones bacterianas analizadas hay siempre un porcentaje variable de cepas con una tasa de mutación superior a la frecuencia modal del resto de la población. Existe una relación directa entre la proporción de cepas que mutan y el grado de estrés del ambiente. Así, en los procesos infecciosos crónicos, en los que el tratamiento antibiótico es constante durante períodos prolongados, se observan los mayores porcentajes de bacterias que mutan, cercano al 50% de la población. Esta selección positiva de bacterias que mutan es debida al enorme potencial que presentan para desarrollar resistencia antibiótica (100 veces superior a una bacteria normal. Esta capacidad ha sido explotada, en algunos centros de investigación, como un modelo natural de evolución acelerada para predecir la facilidad con la que determinadas variantes resistentes pueden aparecer, saber qué posiciones serán las más susceptibles a los cambios y cuál será el costo para la bacteria. El laboratorio de microbiología debe hacer un esfuerzo por detectar estas cepas mutadoras antes de que desarrollen mecanismos de resistencia e induzcan el fracaso terapéutico.The potential of producing genetic variability, either by mutation or by recombination, is the driving force of evolution in a living organism. Genetic variability is a quite regulated process in which bacteria tend to maintain a low mutation rate. However, a variable proportion of bacteria with a higher mutation rate than that of the modal is always present in any population
Marcadores RAPD para la identificación del sexo en papaya (Carica papaya L. en Colombia

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Chaves-Bedoya Giovanni

2009-08-01

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La determinación del sexo en plantas de papaya es considerado un sistema intrigante, debido a que esta especie presenta tres sexos (macho, hembra y hermafrodita determinados por un locus multialélico. Además, esta especie no presenta cromosomas sexuales morfológicamente diferenciables. Los marcadores moleculares pueden asociarse a características de interés, como en el presente caso, al sexo en plántulas de papaya. Con el objetivo de identificar marcadores moleculares que permitan una rápida identificación del sexo en genotipos colombianos de plántulas de papaya, se aplicó la técnica RAPD (ampliación aleatoria de polimorfismos del ADN. El estudio encontró tres marcadores RAPD polimórficos, los cuales permitieron diferenciar los sexos de la papaya. Dos marcadores fueron específicos para plantas macho y hermafrodita, y un tercero para plantas hembra. Estos nuevos marcadores moleculares podrán ser beneficiosos en la determinación del sexo en genotipos colombianos de papaya.
Diálogos entre Kuhn y la psicología cognitiva: algunos aportes para pensar los procesos de aprendizaje y cambio conceptual

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Elizabeth Beatriz Ormart

2008-05-01

Full Text Available El propósito de este trabajo es mostrar la vinculación entre la obra de Kuhn y los desarrollos de la psicología cognitiva. Hemos podido diferenciar dos tipos de procesos cognitivos presentes en el modelo epistemológico de Kuhn e investigados por la psicología cognitiva. Uno es el proceso de adquisición de conceptos, propio del período de ciencia normal; el otro, es un cambio conceptual adecuado para explicar el período de revolución científica. En el primer grupo encontramos el trabajo de Eleonor Rosch acerca de los prototipos. En el segundo, ubicamos la teoría de Carey sobre el bootstrapping y de Nersessian de la modelización constructiva.
CONDICIONANTES DA COMPETITIVIDADE EMPRESARIAL

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José Luiz Contador

2010-03-01

Full Text Available Este trabalho examina teoricamente os fatores determinantes da competitividade do produto e do negócio, imprescindíveis à elaboração de estratégias competitivas que visam à obtenção e sustentação de vantagens competitivas. Esse tema é objeto tanto da área de marketing estratégico quanto da de estratégia empresarial. Nas duas áreas, há um ponto de consenso que afirma que a empresa deve diferenciar sua oferta para conquistar e manter vantagem competitiva. Mas, os estudos conduzidos por meio do modelo de Campos e Armas da Competição revelaram que a empresa pode diferenciar seu produto e/ou serviço de modo mais amplo, levando em consideração, na formulação da sua estratégia competitiva, também o campo da competição, quer do produto, quer dela própria. Assim, o objetivo deste artigo é evidenciar que, para a empresa ser competitiva, além de diferenciar seu produto e/ou seu serviço no sentido tradicional, ela precisa: 1 diferenciar seu produto incluindo a definição em quais campos vai competir em cada segmento; e 2 escolher as armas da competição que irá utilizar e definir a intensidade de cada arma. Para atingir tal objetivo, foram necessários vários conceitos do modelo de Campos e Armas da Competição: campo da competição, arma da competição, tese do modelo, configuração dos campos da competição, campo coadjuvante, produto coadjuvante e par produto-mercado. Como uma proposta inovadora sempre desperta dúvida, é mostrado o processo de validação do modelo de Campos e Armas da Competição e são discutidas sua universalidade, consistência e completude.
Plano de marketing : empresa HTH

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Carneiro, Marta Fernandes

2017-01-01

Este plano de marketing na empresa HTH, visa garantir a qualidade dos seus produtos; garantir a excelente relação com os seus clientes; lutar para conseguir ter uma boa oferta de preços, fator decisivo neste mercado; minimizar os tempos de entrega para se diferenciar da concorrência; e, melhorar a divulgação da empresa e dos seus produtos.
Educación ambiental para la sustentabilidad en la educación secundaria

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Calixto Flores, Raúl

2015-09-01

Full Text Available En este ensayo se analizan los programas de estudio del nivel medio básico de México en el campo de formación, exploración y comprensión del mundo natural y social, relacionado con la educación ambiental para la sustentabilidad y las implicaciones que se pueden derivar para la docencia (estos programas tienen un carácter nacional. En los programas de estudio analizados se encuentran elementos de la sustentabilidad débil, fuerte y súper fuerte. Estas categorías son propuestas por el especialista Eduardo Gudynas para diferenciar las distintas nociones de la sustentabilidad. En los resultados del análisis se observa el predominio de la sustentabilidad débil en los programas de estudio. La sustentabilidad débil se asocia más con las directrices del desarrollo sustentable que con las propuestas de la educación ambiental, por cuanto esta última propone aprovechar los recursos no sólo económicos sino también naturales con la intención de producir lo que la sociedad demanda. Esta visión ambiental, resalta la idea de cuidar los ecosistemas mediante la administración eficiente de los recursos. Como aporte del análisis realizado a los programas de estudio del nivel medio básico se destaca la importancia de incluir temas sociales y culturales en la docencia de la educación ambiental para la sustentabilidad. Esta perspectiva en la educación ambiental contribuye a la formación de una actitud crítica hacia los problemas ambientales, develando contradicciones sociales y construyendo alternativas comprometidas con el bien común.
Aislamiento de microorganismos para control biológico de Moniliophthora roreri

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Liliana Yanet Suárez Contreras

2013-12-01

Full Text Available Moniliophthora roreri es un hongo que causa la moniliasis, una enfermedad de la mazorca en el cultivo de cacao (Theobroma cacao, con pérdidas hasta del 60% de la cosecha. El control biológico utilizando microorganismos endófitos surge como una alternativa para el manejo de esta enfermedad. En la presente investigación se evaluaron microorganismos con potencial para control biológico de M. roreri en Norte de Santander, Colombia. Para el efecto, se aisló e identificó este fitopatógeno y se utilizaron protocolos de desinfección de los posibles microorganismos antagonistas con siembras por diluciones seriadas, selección de los géneros microbianos con mayor potencial antagónico y evaluación de las cepas por la prueba de plato dual para evaluar el efecto biocontrolador de los hongos y la antibiosis para bacterias. Se tomaron muestras en los municipios de Cúcuta, Sardinata, El Tarra, Tibú y El Zulia, de las cuales se aislaron 17 cepas del fitopatógeno y 20 entre hongos y bacterias. De éstas se seleccionaron cuatro cepas de hongos y tres de bacterias por su capacidad antagónica contra M. roreri. Los mejores porcentajes de inhibición de crecimiento radial (PICR se alcanzaron con Paecilomyces sp. (HC002 vs M. roreri, con una media de 80.72%, seguido del tratamiento con Paecilomyces sp. (HZ002 vs M. roreri con 79.45%. Se demostró que el hongo Paecilomyces sp. también tiene un alto potencial antagónico in vitro frente a M. roreri. Al evaluar la antibiosis de las bacterias aisladas, se encontró que Bacillus brevis (BZ005 fue la más efectiva en todos los sitios del estudio, con porcentajes superiores a 89%.

Pistas dermatoscópicas para diferenciar a tricotilomania da alopecia areata em placa

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Abraham,Leonardo Spagnol; Torres,Fernanda Nogueira; Azulay-Abulafia,Luna

2010-01-01

INTRODUÇÃO: Tricotilomania e alopecia areata em placa possuem características clínicas e dermatoscópicas semelhantes. OBSERVAÇÕES: O exame dermatoscópico da tricotilomania revela densidade capilar diminuída, cabelos fraturados em diferentes tamanhos, enovelados e vellus, tricoptilose, pontos amarelos com ou sem pontos pretos e ausência de cabelos em "ponto de exclamação". CONCLUSÃO: No contexto de alopecia em placa e cabelos fraturados, a ausência de "pontos de exclamação" sugere o diagnóstic...
A review on beneficial effects of rhizosphere bacteria on soil nutrient availability and plant nutrient uptake.

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Osorio Vega, Nelson Walter

2011-01-01

Este artículo se constituye en una revisión de los beneficios de bacterias rizosféricas sobre la nutrición vegetal. La interacción entre planta y bacterias solubilizadoras de fosfato es explicada en mayor detalle y usada como modelo para ilustrar el rol que algunas bacterias de la rizosfera juegan en la disponibilidad de nutrientes en el suelo. Las condiciones ambientales de la rizosfera también se discuten con detalle. Los beneficios de estas bacterias han sido obtenidos, y mejorados, en pre...
Guía para la identificación genérica de larvas de quironómidos (Diptera: Chironomidae de la Sabana de Bogotá. III subfamilias Tanypodinae, Podonominae y Diamesinae

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Ruiz Moreno Jeanet Liliana

2000-07-01

Full Text Available A diagnosis of larvae in the subfamilies Tanypodinae and Podonominae (Chironomidae is provided, based on macroscopic and microscopic characters. A key to the genera recorded in streams of the Sabana de Bogotá and surrounding mountains is presented. Additionally, diagnoses are given for the genera Podonomus and Parochlus of the subfamily Podonominae and the genus araheptagyia, of the subfamily Diamesinae.Se presentan diagnosis de las subfamilias Tanypodinae y Podonominae (Diptera: Chironomidael, incluyendo características macroscópicas que diferencian las larvas de la subfamilia y microscópicas que permiten diferenciar los géneros, que hasta el momento se han encontrado en las aguas corrientes de la sabana de Bogotá y sus montañas circundantes. Además, se presenta una clave para la identificación de los diez géneros registrados para la subfamilia Tanypodinae, así como una diagnosis de los géneros: Podonomus y Parochlus, de la subfamilia Podominae y el género Paraheptagyia, de la subfamilia Diamesinae.
EFECTO DE LA PROPORCIÓN CONCENTRADO / FORRAJE DE LA DIETA, SOBRE LAS POBLACIONES DE BACTERIAS UTILIZADORAS DE HIDRÓGENO DEL RUMEN

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Alcantar Díaz BE

2010-07-01

Full Text Available Las Archae metanogénicas, las bacterias Acetogénicas y Sulfato reductoras son los tres grupos últimos de microorganismos dentro de la cadena de degradación de los sustratos en el ecosistema del rumen y la manipulación del tamaño de estas poblaciones es benéfica para la maximización de la energía en el rumiante. Para evaluar el efecto de dietas con diferente proporción de forraje/concentrado, sobre el número de bacterias utilizadoras de hidrógeno en el rumen in vivo, 16 ovino machos fueron colocados en cajas metabólicas y se alimentaron con cuatro dietas a base forraje de maíz más con- centrado en las proporciones: C20, C40, C60 y C80. El concentrado fue a base de maíz molido, harina de soya y trigo. Se tomaron muestras de contenido del rumen cada dos horas durante 24 horas, para determinar número de bacterias, concentraciones de acetato, propionato, amonio y pH. El número de bacterias se determinó por el método del número más probable. El diseño en cuadro latino fue para evaluar el efecto del factor A=4 dietas, el factor B los tiempos de incubación, el factor C cuatro repeticiones y sus interacciones. La proporción forraje: concentrado de la dieta, muestra diferencia significativas (p<0.001 entre el número de bacterias metanogénicas y acetogénicas y sulfato reductoras. Las dietas C60 y C80, tienen el mayor número de bacterias acetogénicas. El efecto de la dieta y tiempo de fermentación, también presentó diferencias en los valores de acetato (p<0.0006, propionato (p< 0.0001, amonio (p<0.0001 y pH (p<0.0001. La manipulación de la proporción forraje: concentrado de la dieta usada en la alimentación de rumiantes es una estrategia para establecer determinado grupo de bacterias utilizadoras de hidrogeno y las propiedades del ambiente en el rumen.
Microbial diversity and metagenomic analysis of the rhizosphere of para grass (Urochloa mutica) growing under saline conditions

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Mukhtar, S.; Awan, H. A.; Maqbool, A.; Mehnaz, S.; Malik, K. A.

2016-01-01

Para grass is a salt tolerant plant, grown on salt affected soils of Punjab, Pakistan. The aim of this study was to investigate the distribution of culturable and non-culturable bacteria in the rhizosphere, rhizoplane and histoplane of para grass, growing under saline conditions. A total of seventy four, bacterial strains were isolated and characterized. Among these, thirty two from rhizosphere, twenty two from rhizoplane and twenty were from the histoplane. Cultureable bacteria were characterized by biochemical tests and 16S rRNA gene sequence analysis. Non-culturable bacteria were identified by PCR amplification of 16S rRNA gene, using metagenomic approach. Seventy seven percent bacterial isolates from rhizosphere and rhizoplane fractions were identified as member of Proteobacteria. Twenty five percent isolates of histoplane fraction were members of firmicutes while 68.75 percent were of Proteobacteria. Of total isolates, 50 percent could grow in nitrogen free medium and 21.67 percent on halophilic medium. Nitrogen fixers and halophilic bacteria were more abundant in the rhizosphere as compared to roots. 16S rRNA gene clone library analysis showed that out of 48 clones, 14 were uncultured, classified; eighteen un-cultured un-classified, while others related to 16 different known cultured groups of bacteria. Results for cultured and uncultured bacteria revealed a wide diversity of bacterial population present in the rhizosphere of para grass. (author)
Probiotic capacity of lactic acid bacteria isolated from chicha of molle

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Rodríguez Carrasco, Jhanina; García-Godos Alcázar, Paula

2017-01-01

La investigación tuvo como objetivos aislar e identificar bacterias lácticas (BAL), evaluar la capacidad probiótica in vitro e in vivo de bacterias lácticas aisladas de chicha de molle, para ello se muestreó chichas de molle elaboradas artesanalmente de las provincias de Huanta y Huamanga, aislando 55 cepas BAL e identificando a Lactobacillus plantarum, Lactobacillus maltaromicus y Leuconostoc mesenteroides en base a la coloración Gram, producción de gas, gluconato y fermentación de azúcares....
ETNOBOTÂNICA COMO FERRAMENTA PARA IDENTIFICAÇÃO DE INDICAÇÕES GEOGRÁFICAS E MARCAS COLETIVASEM COMUNIDADE DA REGIÃO SERRANA DO RIO DE JANEIRO

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Odara Horta Boscolo

2015-03-01

Full Text Available A Etnobotânica estuda as sociedades humanas e suas interações culturais e simbólicas com as plantas. Indicação Geográfica (IG é um tipo de proteção que reflete o esforço coletivo de defesa e gestão dos direitos de propriedade intelectual. Marca Coletiva (MC é utilizada para identificar produtos ou serviços provindos de membros de uma determinada entidade. As IG e as MC podem ser usadas como ferramentas estratégicas para diferenciar e proteger os ativos intangíveis por meio de produtos de propriedade intelectual gerados por comunidades locais no mercado, agregando valor a sua cultura e meio ambiente, oferecendo ao consumidor um sinal distintivo da sua tipicidade. A pesquisa etnobotânica foi realizada em uma comunidade rural no estado do Rio de Janeiro. Foi sugerida a possibilidade de proteção da Indicação Geográfica "Rio Bonito de Cima de Friburgo" para o inhame, seus métodos de produção e uma MC para a Oficina das Ervas. Estas proposições auxiliam na manutenção e criação de postos de trabalho como uma possibilidade de compartilhar os benefícios econômicos para toda a cadeia produtiva e indiretamente estimular outras atividades rentáveis, como o ecoturismo. Assim, etnobotânica destaca-se como uma ferramenta de pesquisa para indicar potenciais produtos e serviços que podem ser protegidos com IG ou MC e representa mais uma oportunidade de um retorno à comunidade pelo estudo realizado.
Analysis of Agromorphological Descriptors to Differentiate between Duke Cherry (Prunus x gondouinii (Poit. & TurpinRehd. and Its Progenitors: Sweet Cherry (Prunus avium L. and Sour Cherry (Prunus cerasus L. Análisis de Descriptores Agromorfológicos para Diferenciar entre Cerezo Duke (Prunus x gondouinii (Poit. & Turpin Rehd. y sus Progenitores: Cerezo (Prunus avium L. y Guindo (Prunus cerasus L.

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Rodrigo Pérez

2010-03-01

dos parámetros cuantitativos (acidez titulable y número de lenticelas y seis parámetros cualitativos (forma del lóbulo central y de los lóbulos laterales de las brácteas internas de los fascículos florales, forma de la hoja y de sus márgenes, nivel de pubescencia en el envés y tipo de sulcos en la testa seminal que, por si mismos, tienen valor diagnóstico diferencial para los taxones P. avium, P. cerasus y P. x gondouinii (Poit. & Turpin Rehd. Además, se identificaron cuatro descriptores cualitativos (coloración de los pétalos al final de la floración, tipo de estípulas foliares y forma y viabilidad de la semilla que se muestran útiles para diferenciar, de una forma rápida y sencilla, entre los guindos y el híbrido. Ninguno de estos parámetros ha sido usado previamente para discriminar entre cerezos, guindos y su híbrido.
Burkholderia tropica una bacteria con gran potencial parasu uso en la agricultura

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Hernando José Bolívar-Anillo

2016-01-01

Full Text Available El género Burkholderia con más de 90 especies reportadas hasta la fecha, se encuentra dividido en dos grupos mayores filogenéticamente distantes. El primer grupo se encuentra constituido por especies patógenas donde destacan los patógenos oportunistas referidos como el complejo Burkholderia cepacia (Bcc;el otro grupo está conformado por especies no patógenas con habilidades para la promoción del crecimiento vegetal y la rizoremediación. Burkholderia tropica es unabacteria con capacidad de fijar nitrógeno; aislada de la rizósfera, rizoplano, tallo y la raíz de plantas de maíz y caña de azúcar. Además de su capacidad diazotrofa, B. tropica presenta características que permiten catalogarla como una bacteria promotora del crecimiento vegetal, por su capacidad de producir sideróforos, solubilizar fosfatos, producir exo-heteropolisacáridos, además de utilizarse como biocontrol para algunos fitoparásitos, lo que la convierte en una bacteria prometedora para su aplicación en el sector agrícola.
Caracterización de infecciones por bacterias productoras de BLEE en un hospital de referencia nacional

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Paul J Tejada-Llacsa

2015-04-01

Full Text Available Introducción: La resistencia mediante la producción de betalactamasa de espectro extendido (BLEE es la resistencia microbiana más común y de importancia en salud pública. Objetivos: Describir las características de las infecciones por bacterias productoras de BLEE en un hospital de referencia nacional. Diseño: Estudio transversal descriptivo. Lugar: Hospital Nacional Daniel Alcides Carrión, Callao, Perú. Materiales: Registros de los cultivos de secreciones realizados en el Laboratorio de Microbiología del HNDAC en el año 2012. Métodos: Se analizó datos del paciente (edad, sexo y servicio del cual se recibió la muestra y datos de la muestra (fecha de obtención, el tipo de muestra, el microrganismo encontrado, el antibiograma detallado y su calificación como bacteria productora de BLEE. Principales medidas de resultados: Características de las infecciones por bacterias productoras de BLEE. Resultados: Se recolectó 3 149 muestras, 70,9% (2 235 fueron de mujeres; 29,4% fueron cultivos positivos para bacterias productoras de BLEE. Los servicios críticos obtuvieron la mayor prevalencia, y los meses donde se encontró mayor presencia fueron abril (34,7% y julio (34,7%. Tanto E. coli (72,4% como Klebsiella sp. (20% fueron las prevalentes. No se encontró resistencia para imipinem, tanto para E. coli como para Klebsiella sp. Conclusiones: La prevalencia fue similar a la de América Latina (34,6%. Se presenta más evidencias de una alta presencia en consulta externa y en mayores de 46 años; siendo así un problema de salud pública.
Propuesta de descriptores para Acca sellowiana (Berg. Burret

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María Puppo

2014-12-01

ocho descriptores cuantitativos (altura, diámetro y peso de fruto, peso de pulpa, espesor y resistencia de cáscara, distancia estigma-estambres y número de estambres para diferenciar individuos. Se encontraron 16 variables cuantitativas y 10 cualitativas discriminantes de las poblaciones estudiadas.
EFECTOS BENEFICOS DE BACTERIAS RIZOSFÉRICAS EN LA DISPONIBILIDAD DE NUTRIENTES EN EL SUELO Y LA ABSORCIÓN DE NUTRIENTES POR LAS PLANTAS A REVIEW ON BENEFICIAL EFFECTS OF RHIZOSPHERE BACTERIA ON SOIL NUTRIENT AVAILABILITY AND PLANT NUTRIENT UPTAKE

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Nelson Walter Osorio Vega

2007-06-01

Full Text Available Este artículo se constituye en una revisión de los beneficios de bacterias rizosféricas sobre la nutrición vegetal. La interacción entre planta y bacterias solubilizadoras de fosfato es explicada en mayor detalle y usada como modelo para ilustrar el rol que algunas bacterias de la rizosfera juegan en la disponibilidad de nutrientes en el suelo. Las condiciones ambientales de la rizosfera también se discuten con detalle. Los beneficios de estas bacterias han sido obtenidos, y mejorados, en presencia de hongos formadores de micorrizas. Algunos autores han acuñado el termino “micorrizosfera” para describir la parte del suelo afectada por estas interacciones. Las plantas pueden liberar carbohidratos, aminoácidos, lípidos y vitaminas, entre otros, a través de sus raíces y estimular con ello la actividad y el número de microorganismos del suelo que las rodea. Este volumen de suelo afectado por tales exudados, aproximadamente 2 mm desde la superficie de la raíz, es llamado rizosfera. Las bacterias rizosfericas participan en el ciclo geoquímico de nutrientes y determinan su disponibilidad para las plantas y la comunidad microbial del suelo. Por ejemplo, en la rizosfera algunas bacterias fijan N2 simbiótica o asociativamente, otras son importantes en la conversión del nitrógeno de compuestos orgánicos a formas inorgánicas (NH4+ y NO3- disponibles para las plantas. También es relevante la habilidad de algunas bacterias rizosféricas para disolver fosfatos insolubles (nativo y aplicado a través de ácidos orgánicos, mientras que otras son más activas en la liberación de fosfato de compuestos orgánicos mediante enzimas fosfatasas. Por otro lado, la disponibilidad del azufre, hierro, manganeso es afectada por reacciones bioquímicas de oxido-reducción llevadas a cabo por bacterias de la rizosfera. De la misma manera, agentes quelatantes liberados por estas bacterias controlan la disponibilidad y absorción de micronutrientes y
Transformación de Agrobacterium tumefaciens CEPA LBA4404 con el vector binario pNOV022, selección in vitro y caracterización molecular

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Janneth Fabiola Santos Rodríguez

2002-01-01

Full Text Available La caracterización molecular de la infección causada por Agrobacterium tumefaciensy el des-cubrimiento de que una parte del plásmido inductor de tumores (T-DNA es transferido algenoma de las plantas que infecta, han permitido utilizar esta bacteria como sistema detransformación vegetal. La utilización de esta tecnología ha permitido a los científicos resolverproblemas con relación a especies cultivables. En el presente trabajo se realizó la transfor-mación de las cepas LBA4404 de Agrobacterium tumefaciensy DH5a de Escherichia coli. Para tal finse utilizó la técnica de choque térmico incorporando el vector binario pNOV022, que contenía6868Resúmenes la construcción p35S-IP-t35S - pUBQ-PMI-tNos (promotor 35S del CaMV, inhibidor de protea-sas, terminador 35S del CaMV, promotor ubiquitina 3, fosfomanosa isomerasa y terminadorde la nopalinsintetasa. Igualmente se realizó selección de clones bacterianos transformados(basado en la resistencia a espectinomicina y/o estreptomicina y su caracterización molecularpor medio de PCR y un perfil de restricción. Este trabajo apuntó a producir un vector adecuadopara la transformación estable de papa criolla (Solanum phureja y de papa (Solanum tuberosum,un gen que confiere resistencia a insectos. Los resultados de las metodologías empleados evi-denciaron la introducción exitosa del plásmido recombinante en E. coliy A. tumefaciens. Si bienla eficiencia de transformación fue baja (0,032 x 10-8, los resultados de la PCR mostraron laamplificación de una secuencia de 500 pb del gen inhibidor de proteasa aislado a partir de lascepas transformadas. En cuanto al perfil de restricción los resultados no fueron los esperados,sin embargo, permiten diferenciar la cepa de A. tumefacienstransformada. Adicionalmente seestandarizó las condiciones de los medios de selección para diferenciar cepas transformadas.
Sensibilidad antibiótica de bacterias obtenidas de queratitis e infecciones intraoculares en la Fundación Oftalmológica de Santander (FOSCAL, Floridablanca, Colombia

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Virgilio Galvis

2014-04-01

Full Text Available Introducción. La resistencia bacteriana es crítica para la selección de los antibióticos en el tratamiento de las infecciones, por ello es vital conocer su estado actual en nuestro medio. Objetivo. Determinar la sensibilidad antibiótica bacteriana in vitro obtenida de los cultivos de queratitis e infecciones intraoculares. Materiales y métodos. Se llevó a cabo un estudio retrospectivo en la Fundación Oftalmológica de Santander (FOSCAL, entre junio de 2011 y enero de 2012. Resultados. Se examinaron 92 muestras. Se identificaron 110 bacterias, 27 hongos y 12 amebas de vida libre. Del total de bacterias Gram positivas, 1,1 %, 0 %, 1,1 %, 16,9 %, 29,3 % y 85 % fue resistente a imipenem, moxifloxacina, gatifloxacina, levofloxacina, ciprofloxacina y tobramicina, respectivamente, mientras que la resistencia a estos mismos fármacos se presentó, respectivamente, en 0 %, 8,3 %, 0 %, 0 %, 18,2 % y 27,3 % de las bacterias Gram negativas. Los porcentajes de resistencia de los estafilococos positivos para coagulasa resistentes a la meticilina fueron 0 %, 0 %, 0 %, 7 %, 17 % y 100 %, respectivamente, y los porcentajes de los estafilococos negativos para coagulasa resistentes a la meticilina fueron 3 %, 0 %, 0 %, 24 %, 44 % y 100 %, respectivamente. Los porcentajes de resistencia bacteriana globales (tanto para bacterias Gram positivas como para Gram negativas a imipenem, moxifloxacina, gatifloxacina, levofloxacina, ciprofloxacina y tobramicina fueron 1 %, 1 %, 1 %, 15,1 %, 28 % y 64,5 %, respectivamente. Conclusiones. Los niveles de resistencia bacteriana para imipenem, moxifloxacina y gatifloxacina fueron menores que para levofloxacina, ciprofloxacina y tobramicina. Los niveles de resistencia para la tobramicina fueron muy altos, lo que pone en duda su utilidad clínica en las infecciones oculares en nuestro medio.
Determinación y cuantificación de bacterias acidolácticas por PCR en tiempo real

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Vienvilay Phandanouvong L

2010-04-01

Full Text Available Objetivo. Establecer un ensayo de PCR-TR para determinar el tamaño poblacional y la composición de bacterias totales y de ácido lácticas, en particular las pertenecientes a los géneros Lactobacillus y Bifidobacterium. Materiales y métodos. La especificidad de los iniciadores fue verificada utilizando la técnica de PCR convencional. Diluciones de 101 a 10- 4 ng/μl de ADN fueron preparadas a partir de cada cultivo microbiano y utilizadas en las curvas de calibración. La temperatura de disociación y la eficiencia de cada reacción de PCR-TR se determinaron con el software del iQCycler (Bio Rad®, versión 3.1. Resultados. Los juegos de iniciadores utilizados resultaron específicos para cada grupo microbiano, sin detectar reacción cruzada. Las eficiencias de las reacciones de la PCR-TR para bacterias totales, acidolácticas, Lactobacillus y Bifidobacterium fueron 104.4%, 98.1%, 113.3% y 103.3%, respectivamente. Conclusiones. Al obtener reacciones específicas y eficiencias cercanas al 100%, es posible cuantificar las poblaciones bacterianas totales, acidolácticas, Lactobacillus y Bifidobacterium con una alta especificidad. Por lo tanto, la técnica de PCRTR puede utilizarse para monitorear cambios poblacionales bacterianos en ambientes como el tracto gastrointestinal de pollos de engorde, donde las bacterias acidolácticas, Lactobacillus y Bifidobacterium son habitantes comunes.
La investigación cualitativa y la investigación cuantitativa

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Velásquez Hernández, Ángel

2014-01-01

Se desarrolla la Perspectiva Metodológica Cualitativa y Cuantitativa en la Investigación Científica. Para analizar esta relación entre la perspectiva metodológicamente se enmarca dentro de los componentes principales que es la ciencia que es la metodología y lógicamente para comenzar una primera aproximación acerca del conocimiento científico que como todos sabemos nosotros podemos diferenciar cuando analizamos la ciencia mientras la ciencia como proceso identificaba lo que se conoce como Pro...
Del encierro al paraíso. Imaginarios dominantes en la escuela colombiana contemporánea: una mirada desde las escuelas de Bogotá

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Elsa María Bocanegra Acosta

2008-05-01

Full Text Available El presente es una síntesis de un estudio más amplio sobre l producción imaginaria en los modos de ser de las escuelas bogotanas a partir de diferenciar lo que se encuentra ya instalado como hecho real y concreto y lo que podría haber sido, en cuanto a lo que propone la discursividad del mismo objeto. Su objetivo fue poner en relación dos corrientes de estudio contemporáneo: los análisis del poder y sus arqueologías (Michel Foucault y los estudios de imaginarios (Armando Silva, donde se toman como objeto las percepciones sociales para comprender las improntas de la circulación de deseos expresada de modo colectivo. El principal aporte que se pretende es tejer argumentos de doble vía, poner en evidencia su mutua pertinencia y poner en diálogo estas dos corrientes del pensamiento para los análisis de la educación en las escuelas colombianas. En el aspecto metodológico se muestra la aplicación de distintas herramientas que van desde el uso de la estadística propia de las ciencias sociales, la elaboración de campos semánticos con los que trabajan los analistas del discurso y los análisis de imágenes y de retórica del lenguaje desarrolladas por las disciplinas hermenéuticas. Estas herramientas permitieron a la autora no sólo llegar al estudio espacial de la escuela, en cuanto a una continuidad de la arquitectura encerrada del antiguo hospicio, sino a establecer la relación con los discursos mismos elaborados sobre la escuela para verla en su doble percepción como lugar para la formación versus lugar para el aprendizaje.
Bionota: Bacterias promotoras de crecimiento de microalgas: una nueva aproximación en el tratamiento de aguas residuales Microalgae growth-promoting bacteria: A novel approach in wastewater treatment

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Bashan Yoav

2003-12-01

Full Text Available Las bacterias promotoras de crecimiento en plantas (PGPB del género Azospirillum son conocidas porque mejoran el crecimiento de numerosas cosechas agrícolas; sin embargo, el presente trabajo pretende extender el uso de estas bacterias a "bacterias promotoras de crecimiento de microalgas" (MPGB para aumentar la capacidad de las microalgas de eliminar nutrientes de aguas residuales. La inoculación deliberada de las microalgas Chlorella spp. con PGPB de origen terrestre no ha sido reportada con anterioridad, tal vez debido al origen diferente de estos dos microorganismos. Al inmovilizar de manera conjunta Chlorella vulgaris y Azospirillum brasilense Cd en esferas de alginato, se obtuvo como resultado un aumento significativo en varios parámetros de crecimiento de la microalga, como el peso fresco y seco, el número total de células, el tamaño de las colonias de microalgas dentro de la esfera, el número de organismos por colonia y la concentración de pigmentos. Además, aumentaron los lípidos y la variedad de ácidos grasos. La microalga combinada con la MGPB tiene una mayor capacidad de eliminar amonio y fósforo tanto en agua residual sintética como en agua residual doméstica. Actualmente se ha estado experimentando con otras PGPB (Flavobacterium sp. Azospirillum sp. y Azotobacter sp. para propósitos acuícolas; por ejemplo aumentar el crecimiento de fitoplancton utilizado en el cultivo de carpas y estabilizar cultivos masivos de microalgas marinas utilizadas como alimento para organismos marinos, todo esto con resultados promisorios. Si bien el efecto de las PGPB en microorganismos acuáticos aún no ha sido suficientemente explorado, proponemos que la co-inmovilización de microalgas y bacterias promotoras de crecimiento es un medio efectivo para aumentar la población microalgal y también su capacidad de limpiar aguas residuales. Palabras clave: PGPB; microalgas; biotratamiento de aguas residuales; co
Funcionamento diferencial de itens para avaliar a agressividade de universitários Differential items functioning to assess aggressiveness in college students

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Fermino Fernandes Sisto

2008-01-01

Full Text Available Nesta pesquisa buscou-se evidência de validade de construto relacionada ao funcionamento dos itens para diferenciar sexos em um instrumento de agressividade. Participaram 445 universitários, de ambos os sexos, dos cursos de Engenharia, Computação e Psicologia. A escala de agressividade composta por 81 itens foi aplicada coletivamente, em sala de aula, nos estudantes que consentiram em participar do estudo. Os itens do instrumento foram analisados por meio do modelo Rasch. Vinte e oito itens apresentaram funcionamento diferencial, sendo 15 condutas mais características de pessoas do sexo feminino e outras 13 mais características do masculino. Os índices de precisão foram de 0,99 para os itens e 0,86 para as pessoas. Conclui-se que a agressividade pode ser medida separadamente em razão do sexo.In this research evidences of construct validity were searched analyzing the differential functioning items related to aggressiveness. The participants were 445 college students of both genders, attending the courses of Engineering, Computing and Psychology. The scale of aggressiveness composed by 81 items was collectively applied, in the classroom, to the students who consented to participate in the study. The items of the instrument were studied by means of the Rasch model. Twenty-eight items presented differential functioning item, 15 were characterized as typical for females and 13 for males. The reliability coefficients were 0.99 to the items and 0.86 to the persons. It was concluded that the aggressiveness can be measured separately on the basis of gender.
La integración regional latinoamericana a partir de las oportunidades para el progreso (The Latin American regional integration based on its opportunities for progress

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Jhoner Perdomo

2016-12-01

Full Text Available El objetivo de un Estado debería ser la ampliación de oportunidades y capacidades para que la ciudadanía promueva resultados que permitan el desarrollo humano. En este sentido, los países se integran en bloques para fortalecer sus políticas, dar respuestas a las demandas sociales y mejorar la calidad de vida de sus habitantes. Por ello, la conformación de alianzas presume que quienes las conforman poseen elementos y objetivos en común. Se realiza un ejercicio a países de la región latinoamericana, mediante un análisis discriminante utilizando indicadores multidimensionales, cuyo objetivo es determinar cuáles son las condiciones que permiten diferenciar los respectivos convenios en la región, para nuestro análisis: MERCOSUR, ALBA y Alianza del Pacifico. | The goal of a state should be expanding opportunities and capabilities citizenship to promote results that enable human development. In this regard, countries integrate into blocks to strengthen their policies, to respond to social demands and improve the quality of life of its inhabitants. Therefore the formation of alliances presumes that those who make them possess elements and objectives in common. An exercise is performed to countries in the Latin American region, using the discriminant analysis using multidimensional indicators, which aims to determine what are the conditions that allow differentiating blocks in the region, for our analysis: MERCOSUR, ALBA and Pacific Alliance.

Nuevas herramientas para la clasificación taxonómica de los insectos vectores de leishmaniosis: utilidad de los genes mitocondriales

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Eduar E. Bejarano

2001-06-01

Full Text Available La controversia en torno a la posición taxonómica de los flebotomineos, debida en parte a dificultades morfológicas, ha evidenciado la necesidad de buscar nuevas herramientas que permitan no sólo establecer una clasificación más acorde con los procesos evolutivos que han experimentado estos insectos, sino también diferenciar los taxones que conforman los complejos de especies. Con la aparición de las técnicas de biología molecular, el estudio del genoma en insectos vectores de enfermedades se ha convertido en un paso importante en la resolución de muchos conflictos taxonómicos. Las caracteristicas del ADN mitocondrial, entre las que se destacan su rápida evolución y la facilidad con la que se puede aislar y manipular, han favorecido su elección como marcador molecular para estudios de taxonomía. Recientemente, el polimorfisrno de algunos genes mitocondriales comenzó a utilizarse para explorar las relaciones filogenéticas y evolutivas en especies de los géneros Lutzomyia y Phlebotomus. La presente revisión recopila la literatura disponible sobre los principales grupos de flebotomíneos estudiados, los genes mitocondriales más utilizados y su contribución a la clasificación de los vectores de leishmaniosis.
Identificación Molecular de Bacterias Productoras de Polihidroxialcanoatos en Subproductos de Lácteos y Caña de Azúcar / Molecular Identification of Polyhydroxyalkanoate-Producing Bacteria Isolated from Dairy and Sugarcane Residues

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Ana Carolina Cardona Echavarría

2013-12-01

Full Text Available Los polihidroxialcanoatos (PHAs son bioplásticostermoestables sintetizados por algunas bacterias, que losacumulan como reservas de carbono en forma de inclusiones citoplasmáticas. Estos compuestos se constituyen en una opción para la sustitución de polímeros sintéticos no biodegradables. En este trabajo se evaluó la presencia de bacterias productoras de PHAs en lactosueros derivados de la producción de quesos, y en melaza, cachaza y bagazo de caña de azúcar. El aislamiento bacteriano se realizó en medio mínimo de sales suplementadocon glucosa al 2% y 1 μL mL-1 de rojo Nilo (0,1%. Las colonias que presentaron fluorescencia a 340 nm en este medio, se evaluaron nuevamente mediante microscopía de fluorescenciacon azul Nilo. Aquellas cepas que resultaron positivas para ambaspruebas fueron consideradas como potenciales productoras de PHAs e identificadas por secuenciación de la región 16S del ADN ribosomal. Seguidamente se evaluó, en algunas de éstas, la presencia del gen phaC mediante PCR con cebadores específicos. Se detectaron 38 cepas productoras de PHAs, representando 18morfotipos bacterianos. Fueron identificadas en los sustratosde lactosuero cepas pertenecientes a los géneros Lactococcus, Klebsiella, Pseudomonas, Enterobacter y Enterococcus; mientras que en los subproductos de caña de azúcar se encontraron cepas de los géneros Bacillus, Enterobacter, Pantoea, Klebsiellay Gluconobacter. El gen phaC se detectó por PCR en 16 bacterias que presentaron los arreglos genéticos I y IV. Este trabajo abre la posibilidad de emplear las bacterias obtenidas en procesos alternativos, ambientalmente sostenibles y generadores de valoragregado, para la disposición final de subproductos y residuos agroindustriales. / Polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHAs are thermostable bioplastics produced by bacteria and stored as inclusion bodies to serve as a reserve carbon source. These compounds are a goodalternative to non-biodegradable synthetic plastics
ESTABILIDAD DE ALMACENAMIENTO DE ENSILADOS BIOLÓGICOS A PARTIR DE RESIDUOS DE PESCADO INOCULADOS CON BACTERIAS ÁCIDO-LÁCTICAS STORAGE STABILITY OF BIOLOGICAL SILAGE FROM FISH REMAINS ADDED WITH LACTIC ACID BACTERIA CULTURE

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Veloza Gómez Luis Carlos

2009-04-01

Full Text Available Se elaboraron cuatro muestras por triplicado de ensilados biológicos para alimentación animal a partir de residuos de pescado, utilizando melaza como fuente de carbohidratos para el crecimiento de cuatro cepas de bacterias ácido-lácticas (BAL aisladas de los mismos, sometidos a un tiempo de incubación de 72 horas y temperatura de 35 °C (±2 °C para acidificar el producto como método de conservación. A continuación los ensilados se almacenaron durante 180 días a temperatura ambiente para evaluar la estabilidad en anaquel, por medio de análisis químicos, composición química proximal, aminograma, recuentos microbiológicos y algunos de tipo organoléptico del producto terminado. Las cepas fueron eficientes en el proceso de fermentación, causando inhibición del crecimiento de microorganismos indeseables y aportando características organolépticas agradables. El ensilado elaborado con la cepa C14 provocó el descenso del pH en menos de 72 horas de incubación. Ninguno de los productos sufrió deterioro evidente durante el almacenamiento; presentaron porcentajes aceptables de proteína, grasa, cenizas, carbohidratos y aminoácidos, que hacen del producto una fuente utilizable en formulaciones de alimentos para animales.Four biological silages samples for animal feeding were made from fish remains in triplicate, using molasses like source of carbohydrate for the growth of four lactic acid bacteria (LAB strains isolated from those remains and incubated during 72 hours and temperature of 35°C (±2°C to acidify the product as preservation method. Then, the silages were storage for 180 days at room temperature to asses the shelf stability by conducting chemical, proximal chemical composition, amine assessment, microbiological counting and some sensory evaluation in final product. Bacteria cultures were efficient in fermentation process causing inhibition growth of undesirable bacteria and giving pleasant sensory characteristics. The
Estrés entre rejas: Los grandes felinos en cautividad

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Lobo Sánchez, Emilio; Outomuro López, Carolina; Pereira Regueira, María

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Los objetivos de este trabajo son los siguientes: - Conocer los factores desencadenantes de estrés en grandes felinos en cautividad. - Diferenciar los comportamientos anómalos derivados del diestrés. - Comprender los métodos para cuantificar el nivel de estrés. - Formas de disminuir el estrés mediante enriquecimiento ambiental. El estrés es un mecanismo de los seres vivos para responder ante una situación de amenaza y mantener su homeostasis, adaptándose así al estímulo estreso...
Effectiveness of Clinical Diagnosis in Lesions by HPV in Mouth. Useful Clinical Criteria

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Josué Roberto Bermeo Escalona; Blanca Silvia González López; Eva Ramón Gallegos; Hugo Mendieta Zerón

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La infección por virus del papiloma humano (vph) en boca se asocia con lesiones como hiperplasia epitelial multifocal (hem), verruga vulgar (vv) y condiloma acuminado (ca). En este sentido, se evaluó la eficacia del diagnóstico clínico en lesiones por vph en boca y se propusieron criterios útiles para su diagnóstico. Los resultados sugieren que la evaluación clínica no permite diferenciar las lesiones. Las variables clínicas encontradas para el diagnóstico de hem fueron edad y presencia de le...
Neurobiology of aggression and violence

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Ortega Escobar, Joaquín; Alcázar Córcoles, Miguel Ángel

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La neurobiología de la agresión y la violencia es de interés para la psicología jurídica porque buenaparte de la conducta delictiva tiene componentes violentos. En esta revisión se definen en primer lugarambos conceptos, para diferenciar a continuación los tipos de agresión (impulsiva vs. instrumental) queaparecen en la literatura científica y finalmente analizar las estructuras nerviosas que según los estudiossobre lesiones cerebrales o de neuroimagen están asociadas con la agresión. Esta re...
Evaluación genética de los salmónidos asturianos como recurso natural

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Abad García, David

2012-01-01

En este proyecto se analiza la estructura genética de los stocks utilizados para la repoblación de trucha común en el Principado de Asturias, pertenecientes a dos piscifactorías diferentes, con el fin de establecer si los repobladores cumplen con la normativa vigente sobre la liberación de individuos no autóctonos al medio natural, que está actualmente prohibida. Para ello se utiliza como marcador genético el gen del enzima lactato deshidrogenasa LDH-C, que permite diferenciar las poblaciones...
Anatomía, fisiología, componentes y alteraciones de la consciencia.

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Suárez González, Diego Eduardo

2017-01-01

En la actualidad se conoce muy poco sobre los mecanismos de la consciencia y cómo estos se ven afectados cuando se sufre daño cerebral. Esto despierta gran debate en la comunidad científica y por ello es importante marcar unas bases que sirvan como referencia tanto para el estudio de la consciencia como para el manejo de los pacientes con trastornos de la consciencia. El trabajo parte desde la premisa de que el lector sepa diferenciar y usar los términos que forman la consci...
Estandarizacion y evaluacion de un enzimoinmunoensayo para diagnostico y seroepidemiologia de triquinosis humana

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Emílio Coltorti

1987-12-01

Full Text Available Se estandarizó un enzimoinmunoensayo (EIE en fase sólida en el que se empleó un antígeno soluble total de T. spiralis y una dilución única de suero, y se evaluó la capacidad del sistema para detectar anticuerpos totales antitriquina con fines diagnósticos y seroepidemiológicos. Las curvas dosis respuesta mostraron que trabajando con una dilución de suero de 1:100 se obtenía una buena diferenciación entre sueros de indivíduos no infectados y pacientes de triquinosis con baja concentración de anticuerpos circulantes y la respuesta fue lineal entre valores de 0.15 y 0.64 unidades de densidad óptica (DO. El estúdio de 720 sueros de población general no infectada revelo una X k = 0.07 y una S = 0.03 unidades de DO. El 98,61% de esta población presentó valores de DO X k + 3S y X k + 4S y < X k + 5S. Se empleó un valor de DO = X k + 5S como nivel diagnóstico para estudiar 4 brotes de triquinosis humana, 80 sueros de pacientes de triquinosis con diferentes títulos en inmunofluorescencia indirecta (IFI y 20 sueros de pacientes de hidatidosis. El EIE propuesto permitió diferenciar en forma confiable y eficiente población infectada de no infectada y tuvo una buena correlación con la IFI. Todos los sueros de pacientes hidatídicos presentaron valores de DO < X k + 4S.
INDICADORES PRAGMATICOS DE LA GESTION DEL CONOCIMIENTO. Aplicación a PyMES Innovadoras

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Juan Carlos Vergara Silva

2003-07-01

Full Text Available Este proyecto de investigación presenta herramientas lingüísticas para cualificar la información innovativa que fluye en la pequeña y mediana empresa, haciéndola más competitiva. Además, estas herramientas ayudan a evaluar y diferenciar entre los datos, la información y el conocimiento en la nueva economía.
Bacterias halotolerantes/alcalofilas productoras de acido indol acético (AIA asociadas a Arthrospira platensis (Cyanophyceae

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Liliana Cecilia Gómez Gómez

2012-07-01

Full Text Available Título en ingles: Halotolerant alkalophilic and indolacetic acid producing acid producing bacteria associated with Arthrospira platensis (Cyanophyceae Resumen: Este trabajo tuvo como propósito contribuir al conocimiento de la interacción entre la cianobacteria alcalófila Arthrospira platensis y las bacterias que crecen asociadas a su mucilago. Se desarrolló un medio de cultivo heterotrófico en el cual se aislaron cinco cepas bacterianas asociadas a un monocultivo de A. platensis. Se determinó la capacidad de estas cinco cepas para producir ácido 3- indol acético (AIA. La tipificación molecular de los aislamientos bacterianos permitió identificarlos como Exiguobacterium aurantiacum str. DSM 20416, Xanthomonas sp. ML-122, Halomonas sp. Ap-5, Bacillus okhensis str. Kh10-101, Indibacter alkaliphilus, type str. LW1T; todas las cepas bacterianas obtenidas son halotolerantes, alcalófilas y productoras de AIA. Los resultados aportan evidencia para sugerir una interacción benéfica entre A. platensis y sus bacterias asociadas, quizá como estrategia evolutiva de cooperación para desarrollarse en un ambiente hipersalino. Palabras claves: Bacillus okhensis, Exiguobacterium aurantiacum, Halomonas sp., Indibacter alkaliphilus. Xanthomonas sp. Abstract: The aim of this study was contribute to knowledge over alkalophilic cianobacteryum Arthrospira platensis and their interaction with some associated bacteria growing in their mucilage. Heterotrophic culture medium was designed, in this medium were isolated five bacterial strains associated to single culture of A. platensis. It was measured the 3-indol acetic acid (IAA production by these bacterial strains. Molecular typing allowed identify these bacterial strains like Exiguobacterium aurantiacum str. DSM 20416, Xanthomonas sp. ML-122, Halomonas sp. Ap-5, Bacillus okhensis str. Kh10-101, Indibacter alkaliphilus, type str. LW1T; all these bacteria are halotolerant
CARACTERIZACIÓN MOLECULAR MEDIANTE rep-PCR DE AISLADOS NATIVOS DE Bacillus thuringiensis, OBTENIDOS DE MUESTRAS DE SUELO

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Fabián Galvis

2014-01-01

Full Text Available Bacillus thuringiensis es una bacteria Gram-positiva formadora de esporas, que produ - ce cristales parasporales de naturaleza proteica, tóxicos contra diferentes órdenes de insectos y biodegradables e inocuos para otras especies. Esta investigación empleó el modelo experimen - tal, que mediante técnicas de observación permi - tió, la identificación microbiológica y bioquímica de B. thuringiensis a partir de muestras de suelo de los municipios de Cúcuta, El Zulia, Los Patios, San Cayetano y Villa del Rosario, Norte de Santander, Colombia, y su posterior caracteri - zación con los marcadores moleculares Bc-Rep y MB1. Se identificaron microbiológica y bioquí - micamente 10 aislados como B. thuringiensis ; los resultados del análisis filogenético mostraron diferencias significativas en los agrupamientos obtenidos con los marcadores Bc-Rep y MB1. Con Bc-Rep se registró un índice de similaridad bajo (18%, mientras que con el marcador MB1 se obtuvo un índice mayor de similitud, 58%. En este trabajo se evidenció una gran variabilidad genética entre los aislados, que mostraron a los marcadores Bc-Rep y MB1 como altamente efectivos para diferenciar cepas estrechamente relacionadas, convirtiéndose en una herramienta genética de gran valor para estudios de identifi-cación y diversidad en B. thuringiensis.
Visibilidade do projeto de extensão para promoção da assistência perioperatória: ponto de vista multidisciplinar Visibilidad del proyecto de extensión para promoción de la atención perioperatoria: visión multidisciplinaria Visibility of the extension project for promotion of the perioperatory attendance: multidisciplinary’s vision

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Norma Valéria Dantas de Oliveira Souza

2008-06-01

Full Text Available Pesquisa qualitativa, cujo objeto foi a visibilidade do projeto de extensão "Orientando o Cliente em Situação Cirúrgica para Diferenciar o Cuidado" junto aos profissionais que compõem a equipe multidisciplinar de saúde. Objetivos: identificar o conhecimento da equipe multidisciplinar acerca das atividades desenvolvidas no projeto de extensão e analisar a relevância conferida pela equipe multidisciplinar acerca das atividades do projeto para a qualidade da assistência. Cenário: duas enfermarias cirúrgicas de um hospital universitário do Rio de Janeiro. As informações foram coletadas através de entrevista com 16 sujeitos. Após aplicar a análise de conteúdo, os resultados foram: a enfermagem e o serviço social conheciam as atividades do projeto, ao passo que médicos e nutricionistas desconheciam. Os sujeitos que conheciam o projeto conferiam-lhe relevância, pois propiciava bem-estar à clientela. Conclusão: o projeto tem visibilidade junto à equipe de enfermagem e serviço social, porém necessita traçar estratégias para alcançar visibilidade com médicos e nutricionistas.Investigación cualitativa, cuyo objeto fue la visibilidad del proyecto de extensión "Guiando el cliente en situación quirúrgica para diferenciar el cuidado" junto a los profesionales que integran el equipo multidisciplinario de salud. Objetivos: identificar el conocimiento del equipo multidisciplinario sobre las actividades desarolladas en el proyecto de extensión y analisar la importancia conferida por el equipo multidisciplinario sobre las actividades del proyecto para la calidad de la asistencia. Escenário: dos enfermerías quirúrgicas de un hospital universitario de Río de Janeiro. Fueron recopilados datos a través de una entrevista con 16 sujetos. Después de usar el analisis de contenido los resultados fueron: los profesionales del ofício de enfermera y servicio social conocian las actividades del proyecto, pero los medicos y los
Interacción bacteria-microalga en el ambiente marino y uso potencial en acuicultura Microalgae and bacteria interaction in the aquatic environment and their potential use in aquaculture

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CARLOS E. RIQUELME

2003-12-01

Full Text Available El presente estudio tiene como objetivo revisar el conocimiento generado sobre el rol que juegan las interacciones bacteria-microalga en ambientes marinos y dulceacuícolas, definiendo las posibles aplicaciones que puede tener el conocimiento de estas interacciones en el manejo de las aguas costeras y sistemas acuícolas. Los antecedentes proporcionados en este análisis permiten sugerir que bacterias y/o microalgas, constituyen una alternativa para el control de proliferaciones de bacterias y fitoplancton causantes de efectos dañinos en ambientes naturales y sistemas cerrados de cultivo. Además, las interacciones específicas entre bacteria-microalga permitiría la optimización de sistemas productivos en la industria acuícola. Sin embargo, los mecanismos de estas interacciones son pobremente entendidos. Futuras investigaciones debieran ser dirigidas a comprender el modo de acción de las interacciones bacteria-microalga a nivel molecularThe objective of this survey is to review the knowledge generated with respect to the role of bacteria-microalgae interaction play in marine and fresh environments, and to define the possible application of these microorganisms on the management of costal water and aquaculture systems. This review proposes that bacteria and/or microalgae are an alternative to control the proliferation of bacteria and phytoplankton that cause damages in natural environments or in closed culture systems. Also, the knowledge of specific interactions between bacteria and microalgae will allow the optimization of productive systems in aquaculture. However, until date the mechanisms involved in these interactions are poorly understood. Therefore, future investigations should be directed towards understanding the mode of action of such interactions at a molecular level
Como diferenciar uma marca num mercado pouco heterogéneo: inovação da Rip Curl

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Real, Isabel Corte

2011-01-01

Mestrado em Marketing A partir de uma paixão pessoal que é o surf, e um interesse cada vez maior pelas novas tecnologias e como elas estão a mudar tudo à nossa volta, surgiu a ideia de criar um projecto para uma marca de surf que tem investido muito em Portugal, percebendo o potencial que o nosso país tem com tantos quilómetros de costa. As conclusões retiradas do quadro teórico e de toda a envolvente externa e interna à Rip Curl permitem apresentar um plano inovador para a criação de u...
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Anaerobic bacteria are bacteria that do not live or grow when oxygen is present. In humans, these bacteria ... Brook I. Diseases caused by non-spore-forming anaerobic bacteria. In: Goldman L, Schafer AI, eds. Goldman-Cecil ...
Aplicação da técnica de REP - PCR no rastreamento de Staphylococcus aureus em sala de ordenha, para o monitoramento da qualidade do leite

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Lea Chapaval

2006-06-01

Full Text Available A identificação e classificação bacteriana são de suma importância no ambiente, na indústria, na medicina veterinária, na microbiologia e na ecologia microbiana. Um número de diferentes métodos genotípicos e fenotípicos estão sendo empregados para identificação e classificação microbiana. A técnica de REP-PCR é baseada no uso de primers sintetizados a partir de sequências repetidas de DNA, chamadas de palindrômicas extragênicas repetidas (REP, e têm sido descrita como um método o qual gera impressões digitais (fingerprints de DNA que podem diferenciar bactérias entre gêneros e espécies. Neste estudo, o método de fingerprint foi usado para Staphylococcus aureus com o objetivo de avaliar a higiene de ordenha em duas fazendas leiteiras. Foram obtidos vários fingerprints de todos os isolados coletados das diferentes fontes estudadas (mãos de ordenhadores, tetos das vacas, leite e ordenhadeira, e foram obtidos comportamentos muito similares das bandas indicando que os isolados podem ser relatados como clones epidemiológicos. Em nosso estudo, a técnica mostrou ser eficiente para a análise da similaridade entre indivíduos da mesma espécie, no caso, o Staphylococcus aureus, mostrando ser uma ferramenta útil para investigação de falhas no manejo e, em um controle mais eficiente para evitar e/ou diminuir a disseminação de microrganismos causadores de sérias enfermidades em humanos e em animais, que podem ser transmitidas através de produtos como o leite e seus derivados.
Indicadores de accesibilidad geográfica a los centros de atención primaria para la gestión de inequidades

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Diana De Pietri

2013-12-01

Full Text Available OBJETIVOS: Caracterizar los indicadores geográficos conforme a su utilidad para medir inequidades en el territorio; identificar y describir las áreas según sus grados de accesibilidad geográfica a los centros de atención primaria de salud (CAPS, y detectar poblaciones en riesgo desde la perspectiva del acceso a la atención primaria. MÉTODO: El análisis de accesibilidad espacial mediante sistemas de información geográfica (SIG requirió de tres aspectos: la población sin cobertura médica, la distribución de los CAPS y la red de transporte público que los conecta. RESULTADOS: La construcción de indicadores de demanda (real, potencial y diferencial y el análisis de los factores territoriales que intervienen en la movilidad de la población permitieron caracterizar los CAPS en relación a su entorno, contribuyendo al análisis, tanto en una perspectiva local como regional, y a la detección de diferentes zonas según niveles de conectividad a escala regional. CONCLUSIONES: Los indicadores construidos en el entorno SIG fueron de gran utilidad para el análisis de accesibilidad a los CAPS por la población vulnerable. La zonificación del territorio contribuyó a identificar inequidades al diferenciar áreas de demanda no satisfecha y la fragmentación de la conectividad espacial entre CAPS y transporte público.
Historia de la investigación en la simbiosis leguminosa-bacteria: una perspectiva didáctica

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Ramírez-Bahena, Marta Helena

2016-06-01

Full Text Available After cereals, legumes constitute the second most important family of crops for human and animal consumption. However, in contrast to the former, legumes are capable of growing in arid soils of low fertility, due to their ability to establish symbiotic associations with soil bacteria called rhizobia. These microorganisms form special organs in the roots of legumes called nodules, where atmospheric dinitrogen (N2 is transformed into ammonium that is exported to the plant for growth. Since their discovery in legume nodules until today, knowledge of the bacteria capable of establishing symbiosis with these plants has advanced in many aspects. Especially, advances in molecular techniques for bacterial identification and access to unexplored places have confirmed that the interaction of legumes with rhizobia is older, and that N2-fixing bacteria are more abundant and diverse, than considered previously. Here, we attempt to relate the history of an association whose development is key in the history of mankind as we know it now.Después de los cereales, las leguminosas constituyen la segunda familia en importancia para la alimentación humana y animal. Sin embargo, en contraste con ellos, las leguminosas son capaces de crecer en suelos áridos, de escasa fertilidad, lo que se debe a su capacidad para establecer asociaciones simbióticas con bacterias del suelo llamadas rhizobia. Estos microorganismos forman unos órganos especiales en las raíces de las leguminosas, los nódulos, donde el dinitrógeno (N2 atmosférico se transforma en amonio que se exporta a la planta para su crecimiento. Desde su descubrimiento en los nódulos de las leguminosas hasta nuestros días, el conocimiento de las bacterias capaces de establecer simbiosis con estas plantas ha avanzado en múltiples aspectos. Sobre todo, los avances en las técnicas moleculares de identificación bacteriana y el acceso a lugares inexplorados ha permitido confirmar que la interacción de las
Nuevo método para medir un inductor de proteínas recombinantes

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Fernández Castañé, Alfred

2012-01-01

El IPTG es un azúcar sintético análogo de la lactosa que se utiliza para la inducción de la producción de proteínas en la bacteria Escherichia coli. En la presente tesis doctoral se ha desarrollado por primera vez un método analítico para medir el IPTG en el medio de cultivo y dentro de las células que ha permitido estudiar el comportamiento de inducción en cultivos de alta densidad celular así como optimizar su dosis para obtener la máxima cantidad de producto.

La compatibilidad vegetativa: un método para diferenciar razas fisiológicas y formas especiales de Fusarium oxysporum Schlecht.

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Posada Buitrago Martha Lucia

1994-12-01

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La compatibilidad vegetativa fue estudiada en 15 aislamientos de Fusarium oxysporum, nueve procedentes de suelos de la Sabana de Bogotá (Colombia y los seis restantes pertenecientes a razas extranjeras. Para el análisis de compatibilidad vegetativa de aislamientos del patógeno, se utilizaron las pruebas de complementación entre mutantes nit, obtenidos en medio mínimo con clorato de potasio. Se identificaron seis grupos de compatibilidad vegetativa (VCG. El VCG1 se conformó con todos los aislamientos colombianos de la raza 2 de F. oxysporumt f sp. Díanthi el aislamiento 103 (de baja patogenicidad, el aislamiento de la raza 2 Italia y el618-9 (de mediana patogenicidad. Los aislamientos 3 y 4 de F. oxysporumf. sp.

Alternativas biotecnológicas para la producción de ácidos grasos

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Masson, L.

2006-09-01

Full Text Available Fish oils are the main sources of omega-3 (ω3 polyunsaturated acids (PUFA such as eicosapentaenoic (C20:5ω3 and docosahexaenoic (C22:6ω3 acids. World demand for ω3 PUFA shows an increasing trend mainly due to the growth of the aquaculture industry and also due to the increasing demand for specific PUFA used as food supplements. Bacteria, fungi, microalgae and thraustochytrids are biotechnological PUFA alternatives to fish oils. These sources are characterized by specific PUFA profiles whose productivity depends on strain and growth conditions. PUFA content in bacteria is low; microalgae synthesize mixtures of PUFA; fungi system productivity is low due to long fermentation times. In heterotrofic cultures of thraustochytrids high concentrations of PUFA can be obtained. Moreover, many strains are able to synthesize a single ω3 PUFA. The optimization of fermentation systems and the development of technology capable of large-scale production are needed in order to make these alternatives feasible.Actualmente, los aceites de pescado son la principal fuente de ácidos grasos poliinsaturados (AGPI del tipo omega-3 (ω3 como el ácido eicosapentaenoico (C20:5ω3 y el ácido docosahexaenoico (C22:6ω3. Se estima que en los próximos años la demanda por AGPI ω3 aumentará debido al crecimiento de la industria acuícola y al incremento en la demanda de AGPI específicos para la elaboración de suplementos alimenticios para humanos y animales. Fuentes alternativas para la producción de AGPI ω3 son bacterias, hongos, microalgas y thraustochytridos. La productividad de estos sistemas depende de las cepas y condiciones de fermentación. En general, las bacterias presentan bajas concentraciones de AGPI; las microalgas producen mezclas de AGPI; la productividad de los cultivos de hongos es baja debido a los largos tiempos de fermentación. A diferencia de éstos, los cultivos heterotróficos de thraustochytridos presentan altas concentraciones de AGPI

Manejo biológico de nematodos fitoparásitos con hongos y bacterias

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Ricardo Piedra Naranjo

2013-05-01

Full Text Available La agricultura actual demanda la reducción de plaguicidas químicos y la introducción de sistemas sostenibles con el uso de agentes de manejo biológico. La alternativa de usar hongos y bacterias para el manejo de nematodos fitoparásitos puede ser una opción biológica muy importante de actualidad. El manejo biológico de nematodos fitoparásitos es posible si se logra fomentar e investigar la utilización de hongos y bacterias que pueden estar en el suelo o, de lo contrario, reproducirse en laboratorios para uso comercial. En revisión de literatura se encontró varios organismos (hongos y bacterias que pueden ser utilizados por agricultores, y en algunos casos, ya están siendo aplicados. Entre los organismos encontrados, tenemos las bacterias Pasteuria penetrans, Pseudomonas (Burlkoldelia cepacia tipo Wisconsin. Algunos hongos como: Verticillium chlamydosporium. Arthtrobotrys y Monacrosporium, Catenaria spp, Drechmeria coniospora, Pleurotus ostreatus, Pleurotus spp. Fusarium solani, Cylindrocarpon cylindroides y Paecilomyces lilacinus, Verticillium lecanii, Arthrobotrys conoides, A. musiformis, A. robusta, Monoacrosporium ellipsosporum, Dactylaria thaumasia, Cylindrocarpon sp., Trichoderma harzianum, Dactylella brochophaga, Arthrobotrys oligospora y Arthrobotrys botryospora y Myrothecium verrucaria. Con este tipo de información, planteada desde el punto de vista en investigaciones agropecuarias, se podría tener posibilidades de utilizar nematicidas biológicos en el manejo de nematodos fitoparásitos, desarrollando un manejo integrado de plagas, donde se tendría la posibilidad de no usar de nematicidas químicos en un futuro, o por lo menos reducir sustancialmente su uso en nuestra agricultura y así mejorar la relación con el medio ambiente y el ser humano.

Lake Chapala, Mexico: lead distribution in water, sediment and bacteria; Escenarios de la distribucion de plomo en agua, sedimentos y bacterias del lago de Chapala, Mexico

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Hansen, Anne M. [Instituto Mexicano de Tecnologia del Agua, Jiutepec, Morelos (Mexico); Villa-Navia, Adriana [Interventor Ambiental de Occidental de Colombia, Inc. (Colombia); Afferden, Manfred van [Instituto Mexicano de Tecnologia del Agua, Jiutepec, Morelos (Mexico)

2006-04-15

To evaluate the distribution of lead in the natural resources of lake Chapala, the adsorption of this metal in bacteria was analyzed and, through published data and the application of a chemical equilibrium model, the risk associated with the consumption of fish and water was estimated. Adsorption experiments of lead in three bacterial strains and simulations of the distribution of lead in the water-sediment-bacteria system indicate that the distribution of lead in the lake depends on variations of water quality such as suspended solids, lead and biomass concentrations. Considering only the lead contained in the bottom sediments, the simulations suggest that concentrations do not exceed the limits nor the criteria for use and protection of water, sediments, and biota. Considering an additional source of lead that locally increases the concentration by a factor of ten, the amount of lead in water and sediments may exceed these limits. The bioaccumulation of lead in lake Chapala was evaluated through calculation of bioconcentration and biomagnification factors, using simulated and published data on lead in fish (Ayla Jay y Ford, 2001). The results indicate that lead may be concentrated 721 and 6,195 times in bacteria and fish, respectively. Furthermore, bioaccumulation of lead in the lake may occur mainly as bioconcentration in fish rather than biomagnification in the food chain. [Spanish] Para evaluar la distribucion de plomo en los recursos naturales en el lago de Chapala se analizo la adsorcion de este metal en bacterias y, mediante datos publicados en la literatura y modelacion numerica, se estimo el riesgo asociado al consumo de peces y agua. Experimentos de adsorcion en tres cepas de bacterias y simulaciones de la distribucion en un sistema agua-sedimentos-bacterias indican que la distribucion del plomo en el lago depende de variaciones en calidad del agua tales como solidos suspendidos totales, plomo total y biomasa. Considerando unicamente el plomo contenido

Informe: Taller de descripción de las diferencias entre Aynokas y parcela privada y muestreo preliminar de suelos para caracterizar los tipos de suelos

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Baylon, C.; Cóndor, Pedro

2008-01-01

La investigación tuvo como objetivos diferenciar los tipos de suelos según su manejo (parcela privada y aynokas) utilizando indicadores mas relevantes y muestrear suelos de la aynoka más representa de la comunidad. LTRA-4 (Practices and Strategies for Vulnerable Agro-Ecosystems)

COMPOSITION AND BACTERICIDAL ACTIVITY AGAINST BENEFICIAL AND PATHOGENIC BACTERIA OF OREGANO ESSENTIAL OILS FROM FOUR CHEMOTYPES OF Origanum AND Lippia GENUS

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L. Betancourt

2012-01-01

Full Text Available Diversos estudios demuestran la actividad antibacterial de distintos quimiotipos de aceites esenciales de orégano (OEO, carvacrol y timol, contra bacterias patógenas Gram positivas y Gram negativas, pero muy poca información está disponible sobre el efecto de los OEO en bacterias benéficas. El objetivo de este estudio fue comparar la composición y concentración mínima bactericida (CMB de OEO de quimiotipos del género Origanum: O. vulgare L. ssp. hirtum (OH, O. majorana (OM y O. vulgare L. (OL cultivados en Colombia, frente Lippia origanoides Kunth (LO nativo del Alto Pa-tía en Colombia y O. vulgare L. ssp. hirtum cultivado en Grecia (OG. Los OEO se ob-tuvieron por arrastre de vapor, la composición se determinó por cromatografía de gases acoplada a espectrometría de masas y la actividad antibacteriana mediante el método de dilución en caldo y cultivo en agar. Se evaluaron tres quimiotipos de OEO: OH y OG tipo-carvacrol, LO y OL tipo-timol y OM rico en compuestos sabinilo. Las variedades de orégano producidas bajo condiciones de invernadero a alta altitud mostraron un alto contenido de precursores. Un valor similar de concentración mínima bactericida contra Salmonella enteritidis (0.098 mg/mL fue observada para carvacrol, OH y LO. La más baja actividad bactericida contra las bacterias benéficas Lactobacillusacidophilusy Bifidobacterium breve fue observada para OM (6.25 mg/mL y LO (50 mg/mL, respectivamente. Estos resultados mostraron que LO, nativo de Colombia presentó un efecto antibacteriano comparable a OH y carvacrol contra enterobacterias patógenas y una baja actividad bactericida contra las bacterias benéficas. Estos resultados mostraron un efecto bactericida selectivo contra bacterias benéficas y patógenas de los quimiotiposOriganum ssp. y L. origanoides. Se comprobó un buen potencial de L. origanoides para uso como aditivo antimicrobiano para la salud humana y animal.

Characterization of Carbofuran Degrading Bacteria Obtained from Potato Cultivated Soils with Different Pesticide Application Records / Caracterización de Bacterias Degradadoras de Carbofuran Obtenidas de Suelos Bajo Cultivo de Papa y con Diferente Histor

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Castellanos Rozo José

2013-08-01

Full Text Available Abstract. Eighty-two bacterial isolates with potential Carbofurandegradation activity (Furadan®3SC were obtained from soilscultivated with the potato variety Unica (Solanum tuberosumin Silos, Norte de Santander (Colombia, with different recordsof pesticide application. The bacteria were selected for theirability to grow at 25 °C for 72 h in media containing 200 mgL-1 of analytical Carbofuran as the sole source of carbon and/or nitrogen. The results showed that ten isolates, 12% of those obtained, grew in the culture media. Eight of theses isolates were obtained from soils with a high pesticide exposure (eight years of application, and identified, by macroscopic, microscopic and biochemical characteristics, as Sphingomonas paucimobilis. The other two were obtained from soils with three years and one year of application and were identified as Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Yersinia pseudotuberculosis, respectively. Subsequently, these bacteria were tested for their ability of hydrolytic degradation of Carbofuran; the results show that the pesticide was degraded only by the isolates of Sphingomonas paucimobilis for 72 h. The results obtained in the in vitro tests show the bacterial metabolic capacity for the biodegradation of Carbofuran, highlighting the potential use of the bacteria for future field evaluation tests in places where residues of the pesticide may exist, as an alternative to control the impact that N-methyl carbamate pesticides have on the environment and human health. / Resumen. Ochenta y dos aislamientos bacterianos con actividad potencial de degradación de Carbofuran (Furadan®3SC, fueron obtenidos de suelos, cultivados con papa (Solanum tuberosum variedad Única, del municipio de Silos, Norte de Santander (Colombia con diferente historia de aplicación del plaguicida. Las bacterias fueron seleccionadas por su capacidad para crecer a 25 °C durante 72 h, en medios de cultivo conteniendo 200 mg L-1 de Carbofuran analítico como

Avaliação do uso de técnicas PIR-G/FT-IR para caracterização de elastômeros Evaluation of PIR-G/FT-IR techniques for characterization of elastomers

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Natália B. Sanches

2006-01-01

Full Text Available A técnica de pirólise gasosa, em bico de Bunsen, para análise por espectroscopia no infravermelho com transformada de Fourier (PIR-G/FT-IR foi aplicada a diferentes borrachas, incluindo algumas misturas. Foi observado que é possível diferenciar os tipos de elastômeros por meio de análise de produtos gasosos de pirólise, inclusive aqueles que apresentam espectros IR de pirolisados líquidos similares, como é o caso de CIIR e BIIR, NR/SBR e EPDM/SBR, SBR/BR e SBR.Pyrolysis and infrared spectroscopy (PIR-G/FT-IR were used for investigating gaseous products of rubber. The results show that this method was suitable to identify different elastomers and elastomer blends, including rubbers that present similar IR spectra of pyrolysed liquid products such as CIIR and BIIR, NR/SBR and EPDM/SBR, SBR/BR and SBR.

Quais os parÃ¢metros funcionais que permitem diferenciar asma grave de DPOC?

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Ricardo Marques Dias

2010-03-01

Full Text Available Resumo: Com o objectivo de identificar parÃ¢metros funcionais respiratÃ³rios que contribuam para o diagnÃ³stico diferencial entre asma e DPOC, estudÃ¡mos 20 asmÃ¡ticos e 30 bronquÃticos, com ou sem enfisema, com os exames usuais de funÃ§Ã£o pulmonar: espirografia, pletismografia e DLCO, prÃ© e pÃ³s-broncodilataÃ§Ã£o para os dois primeiros exames. Os grupos apresentam diferenÃ§as significativas na sua constituiÃ§Ã£o. Os asmÃ¡ticos sÃ£o mais jovens, mÃ©dia de 48 anos, contra 59 anos no grupo com DPOC, e o grupo Ã© constituÃdo predominantemente por mulheres, 65% contra 40%, respectivamente. Os exames funcionais pulmonares, realizados conforme as directrizes internacionais, mostram, pela espirografia, que os asmÃ¡ticos tÃªm obstruÃ§Ã£o mais intensa, VEF1/CVF de 59 versus 66 e maior resposta broncodilatadora pelo VEF1, quer em valor absoluto, quer por variaÃ§Ã£o percentual, do basal (% ou do valor previsto (%P. A DLCO mostra-se, em mÃ©dia, normal entre os asmÃ¡ticos, 103%P, e diminuÃda no grupo com DPOC, 69%P. Na pletismografia constatÃ¡mos que os asmÃ¡ticos tÃªm maior volume residual (%P e resistÃªncia de vias aÃ©reas. ConcluÃmos que vÃ¡rios parÃ¢metros funcionais diferenciam a asma da DPOC, como um grupo; na anÃ¡lise individual, a DLCO Ã© o parÃ¢metro que melhor discrimina as duas doenÃ§as, possuindo maior especificidade para o diagnÃ³stico de DPOC, seguida pelas variaÃ§Ãµes de VEF1Â na broncodilataÃ§Ã£o, com maior sensibilidade para o diagnÃ³stico de asma. Desta forma, estes dois exames sÃ£o destaque no diagnÃ³stico diferencial das doenÃ§as obstrutivas.Rev Port Pneumol 2010; XVI (2: 253-272 Abstract: The aim of this study was to identify the respiratory function parameters that help in the accurate diagnosis of asthma and COPD. We studied 20 asthma and 30 COPD patients who underwent lung function tests including spirometry and plethysmography

Estabilidad de almacenamiento de ensilados biológicos a partir de residuos de pescado inoculados con bacterias ácido-lácticas

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Holguín Hernández, Martha Stella; Caicedo Mesa, Luis Alfonso; Veloza Gómez, Luis Carlos

2010-01-01

Se elaboraron cuatro muestras por triplicado de ensilados biológicos para alimentación animal a partir de residuos de pescado, utilizando melaza como fuente de carbohidratos para el crecimiento de cuatro cepas de bacterias ácido-lácticas (BAL) aisladas de los mismos, sometidos a un tiempo de incubación de 72 horas y temperatura de 35 °C (±2 °C) para acidificar el producto como método de conservación. A continuación los ensilados se almacenaron durante 180 días a temperatura ambiente para eval...

Patógenos e indicadores microbiológicos de calidad del agua para consumo humano

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Sandra Ríos-Tobón

2017-05-01

Full Text Available Las mejoras en el suministro de agua son oportunidades para solucionar problemas de Salud Pública. De ahí la importancia de establecer modelos de evaluación y gestión integral que garanticen su calidad. Actualmente hay múltiples metodologías para detectar la contaminación microbiana del agua. Sin embargo, los elevados costos que representan, los tiempos de análisis y aislamiento en cultivo de microorganismos, han sido obstáculo para establecer la calidad microbiana del agua para consumo humano. El uso de microorganismos bioindicadores de calidad del agua disminuye los costos y facilita la implementación de medidas eficientes de tratamiento, control del agua y de enfermedades asociadas a su transmisión. El objetivo de la revisión fue describir los principales indicadores microbiológicos empleados para la evaluación del agua potable, como elementos clave para proponer un nuevo esquema de monitoreo en Colombia. Los resultados permiten considerar como bioindicadores, además de las bacterias y protozoos establecidos en la norma, algunos agentes microbianos como virus u otras bacterias y parásitos. Por otro lado indican la necesidad de establecer valores de referencia y definir los microorganismos a emplear con base en evaluaciones específicas de la situación microbiana del agua en monitoreos de validación, operación y verificación. Esta revisión aporta información importante para la actualización de la norma colombiana con base en el conocimiento de estándares internacionales, nacionales y locales.

Abortion: ethically inconclusive, Legally and politically feasible

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Eduardo Díaz Amado

2009-01-01

Full Text Available Tradicionalmente el aborto en Colombia ha sido un tema sensible y bastante controvertido en el escenario público. Aunque la Corte Constitucional descriminalizó el aborto en 2006 en tres circunstancias específi cas, la sociedad colombiana permanece polarizada alrededor de la moralidad del aborto. Sin embargo, esta decisión de la Corte es una oportunidad para ver como ética, política y derecho pueden ser en verdad combinados. De hecho, diferenciar cada campo y reconocer sus posibilidades puede ser la llave para convivir pacífi camente, incluso aunque en últimas los desacuerdos éticos no puedan resolverse completamente.

Las Poáceas del Parque Nacional Yanachaga-Chemillén (Oxapampa, Perú. Parte II: Pooideae, Centothecoideae, Arundinoideae, Chloridoideae y Panicoideae

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María I. La-Torre

2013-06-01

Full Text Available Se presenta la segunda parte de un estudio taxonómico de la Familia Poaceae del Parque Nacional Yanachaga-Chemillén y zonas aledañas (Oxapampa, Pasco, Perú. Se presentan 63 especies de Poáceas de las subfamilias Pooideae, Centothecoideae, Arundinoideae, Chloridoideae y Panicoideae, las cuales están incluidas en 37 géneros y 12 tribus. Se incluye una breve descripción de los géneros. Se ha elaborado claves para diferenciar los géneros y especies. Para cada especie se indica su ecología, distribución y el material estudiado.

Clinical discriminators between acute brain hemorrhage and infarction: a practical score for early patient identification Características clínicas diferenciais entre hemorragia e infarto cerebral: uma escala prática para identificação precoce do paciente

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Ayrton R. Massaro

2002-06-01

Full Text Available New treatments for acute stroke require a rapid triage system, which minimizes treatment delays and maximizes selection of eligible patients. Our aim was to create a score for assessing the probability of brain hemorrhage among patients with acute stroke based upon clinical information. Of 1805 patients in the Stroke Data Bank, 1273 had infarction (INF and 237 had parenchymatous hemorrhage (HEM verified by CT. INF and HEM discriminators were determined by logistic regression and used to create a score. ROC curve was used to choose the cut-point for predicting HEM (score Novas perspectivas no tratamento do acidente vascular cerebral (AVC requerem um método de triagem rápido para seleção dos pacientes. Nosso objetivo foi criar uma escala com informações clínicas simples para diferenciar hematoma intra-parenquimatoso (HEM entre os pacientes com AVC. Estudamos 1.273 pacientes com AVC isquêmico (INF e 237 com HEM do Stroke Data Bank. Variáveis independentes para o diagnóstico de INF e HEM foram determinadas pela análise de regressão logística e utilizadas para criar uma escala. Através da curva ROC foi escolhido o nível de corte para discriminar HEM (<= 2 , com sensibilidade de 76%, especificidade de 83%. Foi realizada validação externa utilizando os pacientes do estudo NOMASS. Embora o uso de uma escala de fácil aplicação pelas equipes de emergência não possa substituir os métodos de imagem na diferenciação entre INF e HEM para a indicação de trombolítico, a escala proposta pode ser útil para selecionar pacientes para estudos clínicos e tratamento pré-hospitalar, alertar técnicos de tomografia e as equipes médicas sobre a chegada de pacientes, contribuindo para reduzir atrasos cruciais no tratamento.

Índice espectral de vegetación para la caracterización simultánea de la floración y crecimiento vegetal

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Marcos Casiano

2018-04-01

Full Text Available Es importante caracterizar los patrones fenológicos de la floración y desarrollo del follaje en la vegetación con algún grado de caducidad, debido a su relación con el ciclo del carbono y del agua. Las técnicas de campo y el uso de fotografías digitales en torres de observación tienen alcances geográficos limitados, por lo que la tecnología de los sensores remotos es una opción costo-efectiva. En este trabajo se revisó un modelo fenológico floración-follaje de desarrollo previo y se presenta un nuevo modelo que incluye el uso de un índice de vegetación de floración y follaje (IVFF para caracterizar y diferenciar los patrones fenológicos. Para correlacionar el IVFF con la cobertura de la floración (CF en la vegetación, se desarrolló un experimento de validación que incluyó un arbusto de bajo porte, en el cual se colocaron diferentes coberturas (<15% de flores blancas. Los resultados mostraron que el IVFF se correlaciona linealmente con la cobertura de flores, y que la relación depende de la cobertura del follaje donde se colocan. El desarrollo propuesto permitió establecer correlaciones claras entre el IVFF y la cobertura floral de la vegetación con diferentes coberturas aéreas, por lo que fue significativamente eficaz, aún con porcentajes bajos de floración, imposibles de detectar con otras técnicas. En las estimaciones sólo se utilizan las bandas del rojo y el infrarrojo cercano, por lo que convierte al método propuesto en una herramienta asequible para la mayoría de las aplicaciones de sensores remotos.

Perspectivas para el desarrollo normativo de las indicaciones geográficas en la OMC

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Otero García-Castrillón, Carmen

2009-01-01

La presencia de las indicaciones geográficas en la presentación de los productos - fundamentalmente agrícolas o alimenticios así como vitivinícolas - permite al productor diferenciar el suyo frente a otros que no reúnen las mismas características y al consumidor elegir aquel que mejor satisface sus exigencias. El elemento diferenciador que destacan estas indicaciones reside en la asociación del producto a un espacio geográfico, ya sea un lugar concreto, una región o, excepcionalmente, un país...

Modelado matemático y simulación para mejorar la producción de butanol en la fermentación ABE

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Henao Siso, Lessa Victoria

2014-01-01

La fermentación ABE es un proceso biocatalítico que utiliza un microorganismo para procesar los hidratos de carbono y producir solventes como: la acetona, butanol y etanol. Tanto el Clostridium acetobutylicum como el Clostridium beijerinckii han demostrado ser bacterias útiles para la fermentación ABE y con ellas se han realizado esfuerzos para mejorar su producción, empleando diversos sustratos. Para ello se planeó obtener un modelo matemático de un proceso de fermentación ABE que actualment...

Auto- and heterotrophic nanoplankton and filamentous bacteria of Guanabara Bay (RJ, Brazil: estimates of cell/filament numbers versus carbon content

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Viviane Severiano Santos

2007-06-01

Full Text Available Variations of nanoplankton (2-20 µm and filamentous bacteria (diameter: 0.5-2.0 µm of Guanabara Bay (RJ, Brazil are presented, considering cell density and carbon content of auto- and heterotrophs. Our goal is to contribute to future modeling of local trophic dynamics. Subsurface water samples were taken weekly during the year 2000 at two sites: Urca (close to the entrance, more saline, eutrophic and Ramos (inner area, less saline, hypertrophic. Microscopic analysis was done by epifluorescence and cell density was converted to biomass through cell biovolume. Total nanoplankton was about 10(8 cells.l-1 in most samples (>57%, and total filamentous bacteria densities varied from 10(5 to 10(8 fil.l-1. Autotroph density was one order of magnitude higher at Ramos, both for nanoplankton (Md: 10(8cells.l-1 at Ramos and 10(7cells.l-1 at Urca and for filamentous bacteria (Md: 10(6 fil.l-1 at Ramos and 10(5 fil.l-1 at Urca. The same was observed for autotrophic biomass (Md: 10³µgC.l-1 at Ramos and 10¹µgC.l-1 at Urca for nanoplankton; Md: 28µgC.l-1 at Ramos and 1.4µgC.l-1 at Urca for filamentous bacteria. The relative contribution of autotrophs increased after conversion to biomass. Seasonal variation was conspicuous for filamentous bacteria at both sites and for nanoplankton only at Ramos, with maximum autotrophic abundances during the rainy period (spring-summer.Variações do nanoplâncton (2-20µm e bactérias filamentosas (diâmetro: 0.5-2.0 µm da Baía de Guanabara (RJ, Brasil são apresentadas, considerando densidade celular e biomassa de autótrofos e heterótrofos. A meta deste trabalho é contribuir para uma futura modelagem da dinâmica trófica neste sistema. Amostras subsuperficiais de água foram coletadas semanalmente durante um ano em dois pontos: Urca (próximo à entrada, mais salino, eutrófico e Ramos (no interior, menos salino, hipertrófico. Foi feita análise por microscopia de epifluorescência, com densidade celular

Localización in situ de heterocromatina -ADN satélite- en cromosomas humanos

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Emilio Yunis T.

1971-07-01

Full Text Available Se presenta un trabajo en base a la técnica de localización in situ de heterocromatina constitutiva de tipo repetitivo ADN satélite. Se discute su constancia y valor para diferenciar los pares de cromosomas del grupo D, G, A y cromosomas Y. Se insiste en la posible universalidad del procedimiento, confrontado con las restricciones que presenta la técnica de la fluorescencia con quinacrina, aparentemente limitada su positividad a primates superiores.

UTILIZAÇÃO DE ESCORE E DOSAGEM DE LACTATO NO LÍQUOR PARA DIAGNÓSTICO DIFERENCIAL ENTRE MENINGITE BACTERIANA E MENINGITE ASSÉPTICA

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Frederico Ribeiro Pires

Full Text Available RESUMO Objetivo: Avaliar o Escore para Meningite Bacteriana (EMB isolado e associado ao valor do lactato no líquor para diferenciar meningite bacteriana (MB e meningite asséptica (MA. Métodos: Foram selecionadas crianças com meningite atendidas em hospital terciário privado entre janeiro de 2011 e dezembro de 2014. Os dados foram obtidos na admissão. Utilizou-se o EMB com: coloração de Gram no líquor (2 pontos; neutrófilos no líquor ≥1.000 células/mm3 (1 ponto; proteína no líquor ≥80 mg/dL (1 ponto; neutrófilos no sangue periférico ≥10.000 células/mm3 (1 ponto; e convulsão durante/antes da chegada (1 ponto. Analisou-se também o lactato no líquor (elevado: ≥30 mg/dL. Avaliaram-se sensibilidade, especificidade e valor preditivo negativo de diversos valores de corte do EMB e do EMB associado ao lactato elevado para prever MB. Resultados: Dos 439 pacientes elegíveis, 94 não tinham todos os dados necessários para o escore, sendo 345 pacientes selecionados: 7 no grupo de MB e 338 no de MA. Como preditivos de MB, o EMB ≥1 mostrou sensibilidade de 100% (intervalo de confiança de 95% - IC95% 47,3-100, especificidade de 64,2% (58,8-100 e valor preditivo negativo de 100% (97,5-100, enquanto o EMB ≥2 ou EMB ≥1 associado a lactato liquórico ≥30 mg/dL mostrou sensibilidade de 100% (47,3-100, especificidade de 98,5% (96,6-99,5 e valor preditivo negativo de 100% (98,3-100. Conclusões: O EMB com 2 pontos associado à dosagem de lactato no líquor manteve a sensibilidade e o valor preditivo negativo, ao passo que aumentou a especificidade para identificar meningites bacterianas em relação à utilização do EMB com 1 ponto.

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The friendly bacteria within us Commensal bacteria of the intestine ...

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Balance of bacterial species in the gut · Immunosensory detection of intestinal bacteria · Pathogenic bacteria release interleukin-8 from HT-29 cells · Lactobacillus GG prevents the IL-8 release in response to pathogens · Effect of probiotic bacteria on chemokine response of epithelia to pathogens · PCR array studies in colon ...

ESTANDARIZACIÓN DE CONDICIONES PARA LA PRUEBA CUANTITATIVA DEL NMP CON BACTERIAS NITRIFICANTES Y DENITRIFICANTES USANDO COMO MATRIZ COMPOST

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N. Rodríguez-Moreno

2007-12-01

Full Text Available In order to standardize methodologies that allow to determine the concentration of nitrifying and denitrifyingbacteria in compost, bacteria growth was evaluated at two different concentrations of nitrogen substrate(NH 42 SO4 and KNO3, with and without calcium carbonate. Technique used was the most probablenumber (MPN, revealing the tubes by means Griess reagent (nitrite, Nessler reagent (ammonium, andthe zinc powder (nitrate. Four treatments for nitrifying and denitrifying bacteria were applied respectively,with concentrations of 0,5 or 0,33 g of (NH4 2SO4 and 0,5 or 2g of KNO3. Biomass production wasevaluated. No significant differences were evidenced in biomass of days14 th,15th and 16th for nitrifyingbacteria; however, 15 th day 115.88 MPN/g of compost was obtained for nitrifying bacteria, and 31.42MPN/g for denitrifying bacteria. Treatment 1 (0.5g of (NH42SO4 with 1g of CaCO3 in nitrifying and 0.5gof KNO3 with 5g of CaCO3 in denitrifying group represent the best biomass condition: 112.67 MPN/g and27.53 MPN/g of compost. 15 days were necessary for incubation because it is the time needed to activateenzymes regulating pH with addition of the CaCO3.

DISEÑO DE UN SISTEMA DE BIOFILTRACIÓN PARA LA REMOCIÓN DE ESTIRENO

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Jiménez, Esteban; Villegas, Ana María

2005-01-01

El presente trabajo se enfocó en desarrollar un proceso para la eliminación del gas estireno, un contaminante orgánico generador de malos olores en el aire. Se construyó un sistema de biofiltración en el cual se emplearon bacterias del tipo Pseudomona aeruginosa y Escherichia coli adheridas a un soporte de piedra pómez. Se contaminó aire con estireno en concentraciones por encima del estándar norteamericano (TLV 40 ppm, ACGIH 2002), para simular una atmósfera laboral de alto riesg...

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Schulz, HN; Jørgensen, BB

2001-01-01

A small number of prokaryotic species have a unique physiology or ecology related to their development of unusually large size. The biomass of bacteria varies over more than 10 orders of magnitude, from the 0.2 mum wide nanobacteria to the largest cells of the colorless sulfur bacteria......, Thiomargarita namibiensis, with a diameter of 750 mum. All bacteria, including those that swim around in the environment, obtain their food molecules by molecular diffusion. Only the fastest and largest swimmers known, Thiovulum majus, are able to significantly increase their food supply by motility...... and by actively creating an advective flow through the entire population. Diffusion limitation generally restricts the maximal size of prokaryotic cells and provides a selective advantage for mum-sized cells at the normally low substrate concentrations in the environment. The largest heterotrophic bacteria...

Potencial biofertilizante de bacterias diazótrofas aisladas de muestras de suelo rizosférico

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Laura Y Moreno

Full Text Available Las bacterias promotoras del crecimiento vegetal son capaces de adaptarse, colonizar y persistir en la rizosfera de la planta, lo cual favorece su crecimiento y desarrollo. En este trabajo se aislaron 32 cepas nativas de bacterias diazótrofas, a partir de muestras de suelo rizosférico de diferentes cultivos, identificadas mediante los medios de cultivo tradicionales y el sistema BBL CRYSTAL. La identificación bioquímica se realizó a través de la reacción en cadena de la polimerasa (PCR, del inglés Polymerase Chain Reaction. Nueve aislados se determinaron como Stenotrophomonas maltophilia y uno como Azotobacter vinelandii, de los cuales tres coincidieron en la identificación bioquímica y la molecular. Se realizó un ensayo en invernadero para evaluar el efecto fertilizante en plantas de maíz, según un diseño experimental de bloques al azar y nueve tratamientos, por triplicado: tratamiento 1: A. vinelandii ATCC 9046; tratamientos del 2 al 7 para los seis aislados; tratamiento 8 para fertilización química; y tratamiento 9 para suelo sin fertilización (testigo. Los aislados M8-10, M10-1 y M11-3, identificados como S. maltophilia por PCR, tuvieron mejores resultados en la emergencia de las plantas, el diámetro del tallo y la longitud de las hojas y los tallos. Finalmente se determinó que M10-1 mostró valores de emergencia y crecimiento de la planta por encima de la media y el límite superior, con respecto a los demás aislados y controles, lo cual lo convierte en un potencial biofertilizante.

RESISTENCIA A ANTIBIOTICOS DE BACTERIAS AISLADAS DE BIOPELÍCULAS EN UNA PLANTA DE ALIMENTOS

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María Vanegas L

2009-08-01

Full Text Available Objetivo. Evaluar la resistencia a antibióticos y la capacidad de formación de biopelículas de bacterias aisladas en una planta de producción de alimentos. Materiales y métodos. Se tomaron muestras de 3 zonas diferentes, en una planta procesadora de alimentos; en la lavadora de canastas, la mesa de producción y en la banda empacadora. Se aislaron e identificaron las bacterias presentes en cada una de las tres zonas y se determinó la capacidad formadora de biopelículas por medio de cuantificación celular. Asimismo se evaluó la resistencia de cada una de las bacterias aisladas frente a ocho diferentes antibióticos. Resultados. Se recuperaron 29 cepas, correspondientes a 13 géneros diferentes, los cuales fueron todos formadores de biopelículas. Se encontró que cerca del 50% de las bacterias aisladas fueron resistentes a antibióticos como la penicilina G y vancomicina. Adicionalmente se evidenció un alto grado de multirresistencia a los diferentes antibióticos. Conclusiones. La alta multirresistencia encontrada a antibióticos entre las bacterias analizadas podría ser un problema para salud pública ya que pueden ser transmitidas por alimentos. De igual manera es de gran importancia la capacidad de producción de biopelículas de la microbiota analizada así como la alta concentración de bacterias entéricas y ambientales, lo que sugiere deficiencia del programa de limpieza y desinfección de la planta.

Distribución Diferencial de Bacterias con Potencial Biocontrolador de Spongospora subterranea en Plantas de Papa (Solanum tuberosum cv. Diacol Capiro Differential Distrubution of Candidadate Biocontrol Bacteria against Spongospora subterranea in Potato Plants (Solanum tuberosum cv. Diacol Capiro

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Juliana Soler Arango

2012-06-01

Full Text Available Resumen. La búsqueda de microorganismos promisorios para biocontrol de patógenos de plantas en el suelo con frecuencia se ha orientado a la detección de productores de hormonas y enzimas líticas, condiciones asociadas a su capacidad para promover crecimiento vegetal. Sin embargo, el suelo es altamente variable en escalas pequeñas y se conoce poco sobre la distribución espacial de microorganismos que expresan esas funciones. Este estudio determinó la capacidad de producción de indoles totales y quitinasas en bacterias cultivables aisladas del interior de la raíz, la rizósfera, la superficie de los tubérculos o suelo de un cultivo de papa (Solanum tuberosum variedad Diacol Capiro. Las muestras se obtuvieron en un campo comercial en el municipio de la Unión en el departamento de Antioquia, Colombia, en plantas que presentaban síntomas de infección por Spongospora subterranea. Se encontró una producción diferencial de indoles o quitinasas según el sitio de aislamiento de las bacterias. No se encontró una alta producción de ambas actividades en un sólo aislamiento, la mayor producción de indoles totales y quitinasas se encontró en bacterias aisladas a partir de raíz y rizósfera, comparada con las aisladas de tubérculos y suelo. Estos resultados sugieren que en el suelo no es aleatoria la distribución de funciones deseables en controladores biológicos. Con estos resultados es posible orientar su búsqueda para optimizar el uso de recursos y el desarrollo de nuevos bioproductos.Abstract. Searching for promising microorganisms to biocontrol soil-borne plant pathogens has been often focused on producers of hormone and lytic enzymes, since these traits are linked to plant growth promotion. However, the environment from inner roots to bulk soil is quite variable, and little is known about the spatial distribution of microorganisms expressing these desirable traits. Using potato plants (Solanum tuberosum var. Diacol Capiro from a

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Schulz, HN; Jørgensen, BB

2001-01-01

A small number of prokaryotic species have a unique physiology or ecology related to their development of unusually large size. The biomass of bacteria varies over more than 10 orders of magnitude, from the 0.2 mum wide nanobacteria to the largest cells of the colorless sulfur bacteria...... and by actively creating an advective flow through the entire population. Diffusion limitation generally restricts the maximal size of prokaryotic cells and provides a selective advantage for mum-sized cells at the normally low substrate concentrations in the environment. The largest heterotrophic bacteria......, the 80 x 600 mum large Epulopiscium sp. from the gut of tropical fish, are presumably living in a very nutrient-rich medium. Many large bacteria contain numerous inclusions in the cells that reduce the volume of active cytoplasm. The most striking examples of competitive advantage from large cell size...

Validity and reliability of the Inductive Reasoning Test for Children - IRTC Validade e precisão do Teste de Raciocínio Indutivo para Crianças - TRIC

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Monalisa Muniz

2012-01-01

Full Text Available This study aimed to search for validity and reliability evidences for 'A and B Forms' of the Inductive Reasoning Test for Children - IRTC. A total of 417 students, both sexes, from 1st to 5th grade, between 6 and 11 years old participated of the study. 'A Form' was administered to 219 children and 'B Form' to 198. The investigation of the internal structure of both forms indicated that the correlations between the items may be explained by a single factor which is understood as inductive reasoning. Appropriate reliability by internal consistency was found, except for the 1st and 2nd grades, and regarding the latter, only on 'B Form'. The results also revealed the sensitivity of IRTC in showing differences in the performance of students attending early versus late grade levels. Despite the favorable data, after the reformulation of some items more research is needed, so that 'A and B Forms' are able to discriminate the performance of children in a greater number of grades.Esse estudo buscou evidências de validade e precisão para as Formas A e B do Teste de Raciocínio Indutivo para Crianças - TRIC. Participaram 417 alunos de 1ª a 5ª série, ambos os sexos e com idades entre 6 e 11 anos. A Forma A foi respondida por 219 crianças e a Forma B por 198. A investigação da estrutura interna das duas formas apontou que as correlações entre os itens podem ser explicadas por um único fator entendido como o raciocínio indutivo. As precisões por consistência interna encontradas foram adequadas, exceto para a primeira série e para a Forma B na segunda série. Os resultados também revelaram sensibilidade das formas do TRIC para diferenciar o desempenho entre as séries iniciais e finais. Apesar dos dados favoráveis, ainda são necessárias mais pesquisas para que as Formas A e B consigam discriminar o desempenho das crianças em um maior número de séries.

Lysogeny and mechanisms fagorresistencia native lactic bacteria present in wild and commercial

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Maciel, Natalia Elisabet; Maciel, Natalia Elisabet

2012-01-01

El objetivo de esta tesis fue ampliar el conocimiento sobre la interacción entre bacterias lácticas (BAL) constituyentes de fermentos lácticos con sus fagos específicos. Se estudió la difusión de la fagorresistencia de cepas autóctonas de Streptococcus thermophilus y Lactococcus lactis frente a fagos autóctonos. Además se verificaron los mecanismos de fagorresistencia dominantes para cada especie. Las cepas salvajes de Streptococcus thermophilus estudiadas, en su mayoría, mostraron una elevad...

LACTIC ACID BACTERIA WITH ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY AGAINST PATHOGENIC AGENT CAUSING OF BOVINE MASTITIS BACTERIAS ACIDO LACTICAS CON ACTIVIDAD ANTIMICROBIANA CONTRA PATÓGENOS CAUSANTES DE MASTITIS BOVINA OUT BACTÉRIAS LÁTICAS COM ATIVIDADE ANTIMICROBIANA CONTRA OUT PATÓGENOS DA MASTITE BOVINA

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LILIANA SERNA C

2011-06-01

Full Text Available The use of antibiotics to treat bovine mastitis, produces antibiotic residues in milk and decreased quality of dairy products. Lactic acid bacteria have been proposed as an alternative to avoid the use of antibiotics. This paper reports the antimicrobial activity against pathogens responsible of bovine mastitis, of 4 lactic acid strains isolated from cattle in a state of acidosis ruminal. It also evaluated the specific growth rate (m and antimicrobial activity of one of the strains, using two concentrations of carbon source (20 and 60 gl-1 in the commercial substrate MRS. The strains were biochemically identified as Lactobacillus acidophilus, Lactobacillus brevis, Lactobacillus fermen-tum and Weissella confusa. Weissella confusa showed the best antimicrobial activity against the major pathogens responsible of bovine mastitis. When has been used 60 gl-1 of total sugars in the fermentation substrate, was obtained diameter of inhibition of 31 mm for Staphylococcus aureus and 36 mm for Streptococcus agalactiae. The antimicrobial activity of Weissella confusa is superior antimicrobial activity reported by many other lactic acid bacteria, therefore Weissella confusa could potentially be used to prevent bovine mastitis.El uso de antibióticos para el tratamiento de mastitis bovina, genera residuos de antibióticos en la leche y disminuye la calidad de los subproductos lácteos. Las bacterias ácido lácticas se han propuesto como una alternativa para evitar el uso de antibióticos. En este artículo se reporta la actividad antimicrobiana contra patógenos productores de mastitis bovina, de 4 cepas acido lácticas aisladas de bovinos en estado de acidosis ruminal. Se evaluó además la velocidad especifica de crecimiento (m y la actividad antimicrobiana de una de las cepas, utilizando dos concentraciones de fuente de carbono (20 y 60 gl-1 en el sustrato comercial MRS. Las cepas se identificaron bioquímicamente como Lactobacillus acidophilus

Valor clínico del análisis de la fase sistólica de la contracción ventricular con Doppler tisular en la discriminación de hipertrofia fisiológica de formas patológicas

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Demián Chejtman; Sergio Baratta; Horacio Fernández; Alberto Marani; Fabián Ferroni; Jorge Bilbao; Carol Kotliar; Domingo Turri; Alejandro Hita

2006-01-01

RESUMEN Introducción La hipertrofia del ventrículo izquierdo (HVI) incluye diferentes etiologías, estados evolutivos y pronóstico. El Doppler tisular (DT) pulsado permite estudiar aspectos de la función miocárdica mediante el análisis de la velocidad regional. Objetivo Determinar la utilidad del análisis de las ondas del período isovolúmico (IVCa) y de la onda sistólica regional (“s”) del DT pulsado para diferenciar formas de hipertrofia ventricular izquierda. ...

Distinción de especies del género Persea mediante RAPD e ISSR de ADN

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Reyes-Alemán, Juan Carlos; Valadez-Moctezuma, Ernestina; Simuta-Velázco, Lisandro; Barrientos-Priego, Alejandro Facundo; Gallegos-Vázquez, Clemente

2013-01-01

Con la finalidad de establecer bases para diferenciar parte de la diversidad genética de Persea y en especial del subgénero Persea resguardado en la colección nacional de germoplasma de aguacate de México, se estudiaron ocho especies (P. americana, P. steyermarkii, P. schiedeana, P. lingue, P. nubigena, P. floccosa, P. cinerascens y P. indica) con marcadores moleculares mediante las técnicas de RAPD e ISSR, donde los productos de PCR fueron separados en geles de acrilamida. Las huellas de ADN...

Ciberacoso: concepto y aspectos educativos

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Barranco Torres, Clara

2014-01-01

Actualmente, los casos de ciberacoso son cada vez m??s frecuentes sobre todo en los adolescentes, las consecuencias a las que puede dar lugar este problema son terribles, por ello es de gran importancia proporcionar informaci??n sobre este tema. La realizaci??n de este trabajo se basa en qu?? es el ciberacoso ya que son muchas las personas que no tienen los conocimientos suficientes para diferenciar en qu?? casos hay ciberacoso y en cu??les no. Adem??s, revisaremos todos los tipos que exis...

Inventar o reflejar la realidad. Un dilema que compromete la credibilidad informativa de los medios de comunicación en Colombia

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Germán Ortíz Leyva; Sandra Ruíz Moreno; César Mauricio Velásquez Ossa

2002-01-01

En un contexto en el cual la tarea de informar que ejercen los medios masivos de comunicación se cuestiona constantemente, resulta imprescindible conocer la credibilidad que tienen las empresas informativas para los diversos actores de la sociedad colombiana. Es igualmente necesario, diferenciar la credibilidad y el consumo de medios y este último, a su vez, de la verdad o falsedad que conlleva la información. El artículo parte de una reciente encuesta del Observatorio de Medios de la Facu...

Comprometimento e consentimento organizacional: um estudo da validade discriminante dos construtos

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Peixoto, Adriano de Lemos Alves; Bastos, Antônio Virgílio Bittencourt; Soares, Icléia Santos Dorea; Lobo, Júlia Rodrigues

2015-01-01

O comprometimento organizacional é um dos tópicos de pesquisa mais investigados no campo do comportamento organizacional e a gênese da sua importância reside no reconhecimento do amplo poder explicativo do construto. Tendo em vista a aparente sobreposição reportada na literatura entre a dimensão afetiva e a dimensão normativa do comprometimento, foi proposto o construto de consentimento para diferenciar trabalhadores comprometidos (vínculo ativo) de obedientes (vínculo passivo). O presente ar...

Método para prevenir y/o controlar infecciones bacterianas

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Soto, María José; Nogales, Joaquina; Olivares Pascual, José; Sanjuán, Juan

2012-01-01

La presente invención se refiere a un método para prevenir y/o controlar infecciones bacterianas en una planta y/o cultivo, así como en productos (alimentos crudos, soluciones de lavado, material de uso hospitalario) e instalaciones susceptibles de contaminación por bacterias, mediante aplicación de metilcetonas alifáticas de cadena larga, fundamentalmente 2-tridecanona pero también 2- undecanona, 2-dodecanona, y 2-pentadecanona, en formas y concentraciones del orde...

Actividad in vitro de bacterias endófitas fijadoras de nitrógeno y solubilizadoras de fosfatos.

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Alexander Pérez-Cordero

2014-07-01

Full Text Available El objetivo de este estudio fue evaluar in vitro la actividad fijadora de nitrógeno y solubilizadora de fosfato de bacterias endófitas de pasto colosoana (Bothriochloa pertusa. Se colectó la raíz, los tallos y las hojas del pasto en cuatro zonas agroecológicas del municipio de Corozal, Sucre, Colombia, durante el segundo semestre del año 2012. Cada tejido fue sometido a proceso de desinfección superficial. Se aislaron bacterias endófitas en medio de cultivo agar R2A, a partir de cada tejido se determinó la densidad poblacional (UFC/g de tejido, por conteo en superficie; la separación de morfotipos se realizó mediante la forma, color, tamaño y apariencia. La actividad fijadora de nitrógeno y solubilizadora de fosfato se evaluó in vitro sobre medios de cultivos específicos. Todos los resultados obtenidos fueron analizados utilizando el programa estadístico R. Hubo diferencias significativas para densidades poblacional de bacterias con respecto a tejido, con mayores valores en raíz (1,61 x 1010/g raíz, seguida de tallo (7,44 x 109/g tallo y los valores más bajos se reportaron para hojas (5,42 x 109/g hoja. Se encontró significancia entre la densidad poblacional con relación a los factores de zona, fincas y tipo de tejido analizado. Los resultados de la identificación con kit API20E confirmaron la presencia de las bacterias endófitas Aeromonas salmonicida y Pasteurella pneumotropica con capacidad simultánea de solubilizar fosfatos y fijar nitrógeno.

Demuestran el potencial probiótico de las bacterias lácticas presentes en el vino

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García-Ruiz, Almudena; González de Llano, Dolores; Esteban-Fernández, Adelaida; Requena, Teresa; Bartolomé, Begoña; Moreno-Arribas, M. Victoria

2014-01-01

Científicos del Instituto de Investigación en Ciencias de la Alimentación (CIAL), centro mixto UAM-CSIC, han logrado caracterizar 11 bacterias de origen enológico con potenciales propiedades probióticas. El trabajo abre nuevas oportunidades para seleccionar microorganismos con la capacidad de mejorar la fermentación en el proceso de vinificación, y ofrecer además beneficios nutricionales.

Bacteria and lignin degradation

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Jing LI; Hongli YUAN; Jinshui YANG

2009-01-01

Lignin is both the most abundant aromatic (phenolic) polymer and the second most abundant raw material.It is degraded and modified by bacteria in the natural world,and bacteria seem to play a leading role in decomposing lignin in aquatic ecosystems.Lignin-degrading bacteria approach the polymer by mechanisms such as tunneling,erosion,and cavitation.With the advantages of immense environmental adaptability and biochemical versatility,bacteria deserve to be studied for their ligninolytic potential.

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Parámetros diferenciadores del tipo de alimentación en el cerdo ibérico y aplicación de tecnologías inteligentes para su clasificación

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Guerrero Molina, M. A.

1996-06-01

Full Text Available In this work a significant Extremadura South-east Iberian pigs fatty acids, and his capacity of differentiate qualities was studied. Furthermore, and based on this capacity the definition of confidence intervals and also differentiate parameters was obtained.
They were used to develop a computer program system which allow the automatically classification of pigs. This system uses one of the most powerful sample classification tools existing nowadays: Artificial Neuronal Networks (A.N.N..

En el presente trabajo se realiza un estudio sobre los ácidos grasos y su capacidad de diferenciar calidades en una población significativa de cerdos ibéricos en el sudeste de Extremadura (Monesterio-Badajoz. Basándonos en esta capacidad diferenciadora se han obtenido los intervalos de confianza y por lo tanto, unos parámetros diferenciadores.
Con ellos desarrolla un sistema informático que permite la clasificación automática de estas canales. Este programa utiliza una de las herramientas más potentes que existen hoy en día para la clasificación de cualquier tipo de muestras: Las Redes de Neuronas Artificiales (RNA.

Evaluación de un proyecto de inversión usando opciones reales para diferenciar el aguacate

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Karina Valencia Sandoval

2016-01-01

El estudio se centra en la comparación de las ganancias obtenidas en el cultivo de aguacate (Persea americana Mill.) cuando se le añade mayor valor agregado: destacando sus propiedades funcionales, se integra a esta comparación la volatilidad de los precios del fruto. Se centra en las entidades de mayor producción: Michoacán, Morelos, Nayarit, México, Jalisco, Puebla y Yucatán. La metodología se fundamenta tanto en evaluaciones tradicionales (VAN) como en el uso de árboles binomiales y fórmul...

Teorias do abuso no planejamento tributário

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Luís Flávio Neto

2011-01-01

O presente estudo analisa teorias do abuso no planejamento tributário. Inicialmente, busca-se definir e diferenciar planejamento tributário, planejamento tributário abusivo e evasão fiscal, partindo-se da premissa de que compete a cada Estado estabelecer, de forma peculiar, quais os critérios devem ser adotados para a identificação dessas figuras em seu ordenamento jurídico. Analisam-se os princípios constitucionais que podem ser ponderados no Brasil em relação a esse tema. Diante das teses q...

Las fallas de planeación y su incidencia en el contrato estatal de obra

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Iriana Aponte Díaz

2014-01-01

La planeación es un principio de la actividad contractual y administrativa pública. En la actualidad, gran parte de los problemas en contratación estatal obedecen a que la planeación se concibe como una actividad estática, pero en este documento se sustenta la necesidad de concebir la planeación como un sistema dinámico al servicio de la comunidad y al contrato, como una herramienta al servicio de los fines del Estado. Para entender el alcance del concepto de planeación, se deben diferenciar ...

Validación inicial de una Escala Breve de Satisfacción con los Estudios en estudiantes universitarios de Lima

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Merino-Soto, César; Dominguez-Lara, Sergio; Fernández-Arata, Manuel

2017-01-01

Objetivo: Realizar el análisis psicométrico preliminar de la Escala Breve de Satisfacción con los Estudios (EBSE) en estudiantes universitarios. Método: Se evaluó una muestra de 590 estudiantes (75,9% mujeres) de edades comprendidas entre los 17 y los 47 años (M = 20,37; DE = 3,155). Adicionalmente, se utilizaron medidas de ansiedad (GAD-2) y depresión (PHQ-2). Se aplicó un análisis factorial exploratorio, para conjuntamente diferenciar el EBSE, GAD-2 y PHQ-2. Finalmente, la fiabilidad por...

Una nueva especie amazónica de Aristolochia (Aristolochiaceae Una nueva especie amazónica de Aristolochia (Aristolochiaceae

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González Favio

1991-12-01

Full Text Available Mediante el estudio de colecciones provenientes de la Amazonia ecuatoriana (Napo y peruana (Huánuco y Loreto, es descrita Aristolochia schunkeana como especie nueva de Aristolochia ser. Thyrsicae; adicionalmente, se presenta una clave ilustrada para diferenciar las especies de la Amazonia noroccidental afines al nuevo taxon. Aristolochia schunkeana, from Ecuador (Napa and Peru (Huánuco and Loreto, is described as a new species of Aristolochia ser. Thyrsicae; in addition, a key and some drawings of the new taxon and their relatives from northwest Amazonia are provided.

Espasticidad, nuevos conceptos fisiológicos y patofisiológicos aplicados a la clínica

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César Escamilla; Rodrigo Bolaños; Héctor Martínez; Hernán Azpiri; Melissa Báez; José Carrillo; Gerardo Rivera

2011-01-01

La espasticidad muscular es un signo descrito desde hace siglos. Sin embargo, esta revisión pretende analizar el significado y clarificar la visión de lo que hace que se asiente en la práctica clínica, para diferenciar entre un paciente con espasticidad de quien no la presenta. La espasticidad es una manifestación clínica que se produce secundariamente a una afectación motora del sistema nervioso, a cualquier nivel. Se define como un aumento del reflejo de estiramiento muscular el cual depe...

Valor clínico del análisis de la fase sistólica de la contracción ventricular con Doppler tisular en la discriminación de hipertrofia fisiológica de formas patológicas

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Chejtman, Demian; Baratta, Sergio; Fernández, Horacio; Marani, Alberto; Ferroni, Fabián; Bilbao, Jorge; Kotliar, Carol; Turri, Domingo; Hita, Alejandro

2006-01-01

Introducción La hipertrofia del ventrículo izquierdo (HVI) incluye diferentes etiologías, estados evolutivos y pronóstico. El Doppler tisular (DT) pulsado permite estudiar aspectos de la función miocárdica mediante el análisis de la velocidad regional. Objetivo Determinar la utilidad del análisis de las ondas del período isovolúmico (IVCa) y de la onda sistólica regional ("s") del DT pulsado para diferenciar formas de hipertrofia ventricular izquierda. Material y métodos Se conformaron cinco ...

Replicación de los cromosomas sexuales de Saimiri sciureus

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María Paulina Cabarcas M.; Marta Lucía Bueno

2004-01-01

El comportamiento de replicación tardía de los cromosomas sexuales de 19 individuos de la especie Saimiri sciureus fue estudiado utilizando cultivos de linfocitos sometidos a un pulso terminal de BrdU. Las metafases obtenidas fueron procesadas con el método de FPG para
diferenciar las regiones tempranas y bromosustituídas en los cromosomas. No se encontró variación en los autosomas controles, en el cromosoma X isocíclico ni en el cromosoma Y, estos cromosomas mostraron un comportam...

Composición Arquitectónica 6. Tema 2: Teorías de intervención en el patrimonio histórico: del monumento arquitectónico al patrimonio urbano - Parte Gráfica 1

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Martínez-Medina, Andrés

2015-01-01

Parte Gráfica del tema que desarrolla las diferentes actitudes de la arquitectura ante la intervención en el patrimonio, para lo que se sigue el esquema propuesto por Solà-Morales (1982) y se refuerza con el discurso de F. Choay (1992). Se trata de un recorrido cronológico donde se distinguen tres etapas a partir del Renacimiento, con un periodo previo donde no se tenía conciencia de diferenciar en la actuación el tiempo pasado del tiempo presente. Se comienza con un periodo previo de invasió...

Composición Arquitectónica 6. Tema 2: Teorías de intervención en el patrimonio histórico: del monumento arquitectónico al patrimonio urbano

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Martínez-Medina, Andrés

2015-01-01

El presente tema desarrolla las diferentes actitudes de la arquitectura ante la intervención en el patrimonio, para lo que se sigue el esquema propuesto por Solà-Morales (1982) y se refuerza con el discurso de F. Choay (1992). Se trata de un recorrido cronológico donde se distinguen tres etapas a partir del Renacimiento, con un periodo previo donde no se tenía conciencia de diferenciar en la actuación el tiempo pasado del tiempo presente. Se comienza con un periodo previo de invasión y superp...

Hemogasometria e equilíbrio eletrolítico pré-operatório em mangalarga marchador acometido de síndrome cólica

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Tiane Ferreira Castro

2013-01-01

A síndrome cólica equina (SCE) é a emergência mais frequente em equinos. Sua etiopatogenia é diversificada, dificultando o diagnóstico e comprometendo a aplicação do tratamento apropriado em cada caso. Sendo assim, este estudo visa ampliar os conhecimentos nesta área, tendo como foco diferenciar as alterações hemogasométricas entre segmentos intestinais acometidos, tipos e grau de lesão. Para tanto, foram avaliados 30 equinos separados em três grupos (G1 = animais que apresentavam lesôes no i...

Intervención conductual para la adquisición de lenguaje en dos niños con autismo (estudio de casos / Behavioral intervention for the language acquisition in two autistic children (case study

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Cabezas Pizarro, Hannia

2008-04-01

Full Text Available Resumen: En esta investigación se trabajaron cuatro conductas de lenguaje en dos niños con autismo. Como parte de estas habilidades, se enseñó a los niños a diferenciar situaciones de pertenencia como respuesta a la pregunta ¿de quién es?, mío, o de mamá, y la comprensión de datos referidos a sí mismo, ante preguntas como: ¿puedes caminar?... ¡Sí!, ¿con qué?; ¿puedes coger cosas?... ¡Sí!, ¿con qué? Para ello se aplicaron técnicas de modificación de conducta como el reforzamiento positivo, moldeamiento y encadenamiento. Los resultadosobtenidos fueron satisfactorios. Los datos se presentan en tablas y gráficos para una mejor comprensión por parte de los lectores.Abstract: This research deals with the work on four language behaviors in two autistic children. The children were taught to discern ownership, asking questions such as 'Who does this belong to? Is it mine or Mom's?' and to understand facts about themselves, asking questions such as 'Can you walk?... Yes! What do you walk with?' 'Can you pick up things?... Yes! What do you pick up things with?' For this purpose, behavioral modification techniques such as positive reinforcement, molding and chaining were used. Results were satisfactory. The data is presented in tables and graphs to allow the best comprehension to the reader.

Lengua y etnicidad: una relación con matices

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Masatsugu Matsuo

2009-06-01

Full Text Available La lengua es uno de los principales factores que permiten diferenciar a un grupo étnico de otro. Sin embargo, la relación que los grupos étnicos tienen con respecto a su lengua no es invariable y el examen de casos particulares refleja una amplia gama de matices. Dada esta ambivalencia propia del tema, este artículo busca examinar qué propiedades puede asumirse que son necesarias para establecer un vínculo entre una lengua y un grupo étnico, para posteriormente explicar, por medio de algunos ejemplos, cómo dicho vínculo puede llegar a encontrarse más en una percepción compartida por el grupo que en un uso efectivo de la lengua.

The fecal bacteria

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Sadowsky, Michael J.; Whitman, Richard L.

2011-01-01

The Fecal Bacteria offers a balanced, integrated discussion of fecal bacteria and their presence and ecology in the intestinal tract of mammals, in the environment, and in the food supply. This volume covers their use in examining and assessing water quality in order to offer protection from illnesses related to swimming in or ingesting contaminated water, in addition to discussing their use in engineering considerations of water quality, modeling, monitoring, and regulations. Fecal bacteria are additionally used as indicators of contamination of ready-to-eat foods and fresh produce. The intestinal environment, the microbial community structure of the gut microbiota, and the physiology and genomics of this broad group of microorganisms are explored in the book. With contributions from an internationally recognized group of experts, the book integrates medicine, public health, environmental, and microbiological topics in order to provide a unique, holistic understanding of fecal bacteria. Moreover, it shows how the latest basic science and applied research findings are helping to solve problems and develop effective management strategies. For example, readers will discover how the latest tools and molecular approaches have led to our current understanding of fecal bacteria and enabled us to improve human health and water quality. The Fecal Bacteria is recommended for microbiologists, clinicians, animal scientists, engineers, environmental scientists, food safety experts, water quality managers, and students. It will help them better understand fecal bacteria and use their knowledge to protect human and environmental health. They can also apply many of the techniques and molecular tools discussed in this book to the study of a broad range of microorganisms in a variety of habitats.

Edad, Género y Resiliencia en la Conducta Sexual de Riesgo para ITS en Adolescentes al Sur de México

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Castillo-Arcos, Lubia del Carmen; Alvarez-Aguirre, Alicia; Bañuelos-Barrera, Yolanda; Valle-Solís, Martha Ofelia; Valdez-Montero, Carolina; Kantún-Marín, María Amparo de Jesús

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Resumen Objetivo Comparar las conductas sexuales de riesgo en estudiantes de preparatoria y diferenciar por edad, género y nivel de resiliencia sexual. Material y métodos Estudio descriptivo, transversal y explicativo. La población de interés estuvo conformada por 182 adolescentes de 15 y 16 años de dos instituciones educativas. La selección de la muestra fue mediante un muestreo aleatorio estratificado. Resultados Los instrumentos de medición mostraron medidas de confiabilidad aceptabl...

Uso del agente antimicrobiano PHMB para prevenir la infección de heridas The use of the antimicrobial agent PHMB to prevent wounds infection

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Keith Moore

2008-09-01

Full Text Available La infección de heridas postoperatorias puede provocar una cicatrización tardía, una estancia prolongada en el hospital y mayores costes. El aumento de bacterias resistentes a los antibióticos es un factor en contra del uso profiláctico de los antibióticos. Una alternativa eficaz es el uso de antisépticos, que presentan menos probabilidades de generar resistencia. Los apósitos AMD TM usan polihexametileno biguanida (PHMB, que tiene una baja toxicidad para las células de las heridas y es eficaz para acabar con las bacterias resistentes a los antibióticos. En este artículo, se revisan las pruebas de la eficacia y rentabilidad de los apósitos AMD en la prevención de las infecciones en la herida quirúrgica si se usan de forma rutinaria en los protocolos estándar para el cuidado de heridas.Post-operative wound infections may result in delayed healing, extended hospital stay and increased costs. The increase in antibiotic-resistant bacteria mitigates against the prophylactic use of antibiotics. An effective alternative is the use of antiseptics that are less likely to generate resistance. AMD TM wound dressings use polyhexamethylene biguanide (PHMB which has a low toxicity for wound cells and is effective in killing antibiotic-resistant bacteria. This paper reviews the evidence for the efficacy and cost-effectiveness of AMD dressings in the prevention of surgical site infections when routinely used in standard wound care protocols.

Bleach vs. Bacteria

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... Articles | Inside Life Science Home Page Bleach vs. Bacteria By Sharon Reynolds Posted April 2, 2014 Your ... hypochlorous acid to help kill invading microbes, including bacteria. Researchers funded by the National Institutes of Health ...

Potential role of bacteria packaging by protozoa in the persistence and transmission of pathogenic bacteria

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Denoncourt, Alix M.; Paquet, Valérie E.; Charette, Steve J.

2014-01-01

Many pathogenic bacteria live in close association with protozoa. These unicellular eukaryotic microorganisms are ubiquitous in various environments. A number of protozoa such as amoebae and ciliates ingest pathogenic bacteria, package them usually in membrane structures, and then release them into the environment. Packaged bacteria are more resistant to various stresses and are more apt to survive than free bacteria. New evidence indicates that protozoa and not bacteria control the packaging...

Reevaluación del paciente periodontal: intervalo de tiempo adecuado para reevaluar sus parámetros

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Berenice Flores Díaz

2017-07-01

Full Text Available La reevaluación es uno de los pasos del tratamiento periodontal enfocados en determinar los resultados de la terapia inicial y la necesidad de terapias de soporte adicionales. El objetivo del artículo es revisar la información relacionada al intervalo de tiempo para la reevaluación los signos de progresión de la enfermedad periodontal apropiado para medir los efectos de la terapia inicial. Después de este período de tiempo, la estabilidad del periodonto debe ser evaluada en lugar de los efectos de la terapia. Conclusión: En síntesis el establecimiento de la nueva unión dento-epitelial se realiza de manera rutinaria por lo que se sugiere la reevaluación después de 2 semanas. Luego del raspado y alisado radicular hay restablecimiento del epitelio de unión al diente la super cie en 1 a 2 semanas el tejido conjuntivo continúa durante 4 a 8 semanas pero más de 2 meses puede ser demasiado tiempo porque las bacterias patógenas ya han repoblado las bolsas periodontales.

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Bacteria-Mineral Interactions on the Surfaces of Metal-Resistant Bacteria

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Malkin, A.J.

2010-01-01

The extraordinary ability of indigenous microorganisms, like metal-resistant bacteria, for biotransformation of toxic compounds is of considerable interest for the emerging area of environmental bioremediation. However, the underlying mechanisms by which metal-resistant bacteria transform toxic compounds are currently unknown and await elucidation. The project's objective was to study stress-induced responses of metal-resistant bacteria to environmental changes and chemical stimulants. This project involved a multi-institutional collaboration of our LLNL group with the group of Dr. H.-Y. Holman (Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory). In this project, we have utilized metal-resistant bacteria Arthrobacter oxydans as a model bacterial system. We have utilized atomic force microscopy (AFM) to visualize for the first time at the nanometer scale formation of stress-induced structures on bacterial surfaces in response to Cr (VI) exposure. We have demonstrated that structure, assembly, and composition of these stress-induced structures are dependent on Cr (VI) concentrations. Our AFM observations of the appearance and development of stress-induced layers on the surfaces of Arthrobacter oxydans bacteria exposed to Cr (VI) were confirmed by Dr. Holman's biochemical, electron microscopy, and synchrotron infrared spectromicroscopy studies. In general, in vitro imaging of live microbial and cellular systems represents one of the most challenging issues in application of AFM. Various approaches for immobilization of bacteria on the substrate for in vitro imaging were tested in this project. Imaging of live bacteria was achieved, however further optimization of experimental methods are needed for high-resolution visualization of the cellular environmental structural dynamics by AFM. This project enhanced the current insight into molecular architecture, structural and environmental variability of bacterial systems. The project partially funded research for two book chapters (1

El papel de la discriminación de estímulos en la lealtad hacia un producto de consumo masivo

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Sandra Tobón

2016-07-01

Full Text Available La lealtad de marca se define como la compra sistemática de una misma marca en distintas instancias de compra y la discriminación de estímulos como la capacidad de los individuos de diferenciar un estímulo de un conjunto con características similares. Esta investigación evalúa el papel de la discriminación de marca/producto por parte de consumidores con historias diferenciales de consumo de un producto de consumo masivo respecto de las distintas opciones en una categoría. Los resultados permiten concluir que la discriminación no es una condición necesaria para la lealtad de marca, de forma el hecho de que el consumidor pueda diferenciar una marca, ya sea por los atributos del producto o las características simbólicas de la marca, no garantiza la compra o consumo exclusiva de la misma. Los resultados se analizaron a la luz de las teorías del mercadeo y psicológicas del consumo y sus implicaciones en ambas áreas del conocimiento.

[Darwin and bacteria].

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Ledermann D, Walter

2009-02-01

As in 2009 the scientific world celebrates two hundreds years from the birthday of Charles Darwin and one hundred and fifty from the publication of The Origin of Species, an analysis of his complete work is performed, looking for any mention of bacteria. But it seems that the great naturahst never took knowledge about its existence, something rather improbable in a time when the discovery of bacteria shook the medical world, or he deliberately ignored them, not finding a place for such microscopic beings into his theory of evolution. But the bacteria badly affected his familiar life, killing scarlet fever one of his children and worsening to death the evolution of tuberculosis of his favourite Annie. Darwin himself could suffer the sickness of Chagas, whose etiological agent has a similar level to bacteria in the scale of evolution.

BACTERIAS NATIVAS SOLUBILIZADORES DE FOSFATOS PARA INCREMENTAR LOS CULTIVOS EN EL DEPARTAMENTO DE CÓRDOBA-COLOMBIA BACTÉRIA NATIVO SOLUBILIZER DE FOSFATOS AO AUMENTO DAS COLHEITAS NO DEPARTAMENTO DE CORDOVA-COLÔMBIA NATIVE PHOSPHATE SOLUBILIZING BACTERIA TO INCREASE THE CROPS IN THE DEPARTMENT OF CORDOVA-COLOMBIA

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CECILIA LARA

2011-12-01

Full Text Available El oobjetivo del presente trabajo fue caracterizar y evaluar microorganismos nativos fosfato solubilizadores a partir de muestras de suelo en zona rural del departamento de Córdoba. Se realizó un aislamiento primario en medio SMRS1 en el cual se observó la aparición de halos de solubilización; al mismo tiempo se realizó una caracterización macroscópica y microscópica de las colonias. Se observó, como población predominante bacilos Gram negativos con un porcentaje del 93%. Se realizó el análisis cualitativo de la cepas instaladas en el medio NBRIP, en esta fase fueron seleccionadas las cepas que presentaran IS mayores de 3 mm. Las cepas seleccionadas por su capacidad fosfato solubilizadora fueron analizadas mediante el sistema API 20 E y API 20 NE. Las bacterias aisladas correspondieron a: Burkoldelia cepacia, Enterobacter cloacae, Pantoea sp, Aeromonas hydrophila, Enterobacter nakasaki. Burkoldelia cepacia fue el microorganismo con mayor capacidad fosfato solubilizadora y fue utilizado para realizar un pequeño ensayo en semillas de rábano (Rhapanus sativus. Se encontró que a una concentración de 10(8 UFC/mL los resultados fueron favorables en el crecimiento y en el peso fresco de la planta.0 objetivo deste estudo foi caracterizar e avaliar nativa microrganismos solubilizadores de fosfato a partir de amostras do solo na área rural de Córdoba. Isolamento primário foi realizado no SMRS1 meio em que se observou o aparecimento de halos de solubilização, ao mesmo tempo, houve uma caracterização macroscópica e microscópica das colônias. Observou-se, como gram-negativos população bacilar predominante, a uma taxa de 93%. Foi realizada uma análise qualitativa das cepas isoladas NBRIP completados, nesta etapa foram selecionados para as estirpes que apresentaram maior do que 3 mm é cepas selecionadas por sua capacidade de solubilização foram analisados utilizando a API 20 E e API 20 NE. As bactérias isoladas foram

Método de avaliação da resistência de clones de cajueiro à resinose

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José Emilson Cardoso

2010-12-01

Full Text Available A resinose (Lasiodiplodia theobromae é uma importante doença do cajueiro no Brasil. A resistência genética é o método mais promissor de controle, entretanto, a seleção de clones resistentes em campo é onerosa e demorada. Com o objetivo de definir um método de seleção precoce de genótipos resistentes à resinose, foram avaliados meios de cultura para produção de inóculo e métodos de inoculação do patógeno. Foram avaliados os método do bisel, da injeção de suspensão de esporos e do palito nos clones BRS 226 (resistente e CCP 76 (susceptível. O efeito do estresse hídrico produzido pelo aumento do intervalo de rega (diário, três, seis e sete dias das plantas foi testado com os melhores métodos de inoculação. Aos 17 e 21 dias após a inoculação foram feitas avaliações externa e interna dos sintomas (exsudação de goma, comprimento da lesão e morte, respectivamente. O meio de aveia-ágar para produção de inóculo do fungo e os métodos do bisel e da injeção foram os mais eficientes. A avaliação externa não possibilitou diferenciar genótipos, enquanto que, pela lesão interna foi possível diferenciar as reações entre os clones, independentemente do intervalo de regas. O método do bisel foi o melhor para diferenciação dos clones.

OBSERVACIÓN, ENTREVISTA Y GRUPO DE DISCUSIÓN: EL SILENCIO DE TRES PRÁCTICAS DE INVESTIGACIÓN

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Javier Callejo Gallego

2002-01-01

Full Text Available Antes de entrar en la oposición entre perspectiva cuantitativa y perspectiva cualitativa de la investigación social, se argumenta la necesidad de considerar el proceso de investigación social como un proceso social y las propias situaciones de observación empírica como situaciones sociales. Por lo tanto, en la investigación social el objeto de observación y las vías de observación son de la misma materia. Como en toda situación social, en la de observación se ponen en juego normas sociales. Pues bien, el artículo desarrolla la presentación de tres prácticas de investigación social cualitativa desde su concepción como producción de situaciones sociales distintas que, a su vez, se establecen como contextos inmediatos que favorecen respectivas articulaciones entre las normas prácticas y de grupos sociales específicos y las normas sociales dominantes en el conjunto de la sociedad. Las prácticas presentadas son: observación participante, entrevista en profundidad y grupo de discusión. Una articulación distinta entre normas sociales que tiene en el silencio una vía privilegiada de observación. Así, se concluye que la gestión y análisis del silencio es fundamental, tanto para diferenciar la perspectiva cualitativa de la cuantitativa, con una mayor apertura de la primera hacia el silencio, como para diferenciar una práctica de otra; pero, sobre todo, para observar los propios efectos de la observación durante los procesos de observación.

DIVERSAS CONSIDERACIONES Y APROXIMACIONES A LA NOCIÓN DE COMPLEJIDAD AMBIENTAL

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Eschenhagen María Luisa

2008-07-01

Full Text Available En el ámbito ambiental, el concepto de complejidad ya es indispensable. Pero no siempre queda claro a qué hace específicamente referencia. El concepto de complejidad resulta ser bastante amplio y rico. Para poder apreciar y potenciar esta riqueza teórica, resulta necesario plantear, señalar y diferenciar las diferentes aproximaciones posibles. Prim ero, se presentarán los planteamientos de la complejidad desde las llamadas «ciencias duras»Í¾ en segundo lugar, se señala cómo las «ciencias sociales» vienen incorporando la idea de complejidad, para finalmente revisar cómo se está proponiendo y elaborando la complejidad ambiental. Para fortalecer el pensamiento ambiental resulta indispensable ir diferenciando los conceptos sobre los cuales se quiere construir así como reconocer las riquezas o limitaciones que ofrecen los conceptos.

Effectiveness of Clinical Diagnosis in Lesions by HPV in Mouth. Useful Clinical Criteria

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Josué Roberto Bermeo Escalona

2015-01-01

Full Text Available La infección por virus del papiloma humano (vph en boca se asocia con lesiones como hiperplasia epitelial multifocal (hem, verruga vulgar (vv y condiloma acuminado (ca. En este sentido, se evaluó la eficacia del diagnóstico clínico en lesiones por vph en boca y se propusieron criterios útiles para su diagnóstico. Los resultados sugieren que la evaluación clínica no permite diferenciar las lesiones. Las variables clínicas encontradas para el diagnóstico de hem fueron edad y presencia de lesiones múltiples. En el caso de la vv, género femenino y lesiones únicas pediculadas ≤ 7.65 mm. Para el ca, edad y género masculino. Aunque estas variables podrían resultar insuficientes en algunos casos, contribuyen al desarrollo de una odontología basada en evidencia.

«Educación con teoría». Revisión pedagógica de las relaciones entre la teoría y la práctica educative

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Fernando GIL CANTERO

2012-02-01

Full Text Available Las relaciones entre la teoría y la práctica educativa abarcan tres áreas principales. Por un lado, se refieren a la enseñanza, a la transmisión de contenidos de aprendizaje. Por el otro, estas relaciones pertenecen al ámbito de los juicios educativos o las actividades de asesoramiento pedagógico. Por último, se relacionan con el ámbito de la investigación pedagógica y su relación con la práctica. El artículo plantea que es preciso diferenciar la teoría necesaria para la investigación pedagógica de la teoría necesaria para la práctica educativa. El texto también propone analizar críticamente las posiciones postfundacionalistas para reivindicar algunas de las aportaciones de la perspectiva moderna de la epistemología.

Potential role of bacteria packaging by protozoa in the persistence and transmission of pathogenic bacteria

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Alix M Denoncourt

2014-05-01

Full Text Available Many pathogenic bacteria live in close association with protozoa. These unicellular eukaryotic microorganisms are ubiquitous in various environments. A number of protozoa such as amoebae and ciliates ingest pathogenic bacteria, package them usually in membrane structures, and then release them into the environment. Packaged bacteria are more resistant to various stresses and are more apt to survive than free bacteria. New evidence indicates that protozoa and not bacteria control the packaging process. It is possible that packaging is more common than suspected and may play a major role in the persistence and transmission of pathogenic bacteria. To confirm the role of packaging in the propagation of infections, it is vital that the molecular mechanisms governing the packaging of bacteria by protozoa be identified as well as elements related to the ecology of this process in order to determine whether packaging acts as a Trojan Horse.

Consenso intersociedades para el manejo de infecciones respiratorias: bronquitis aguda y enfermedad pulmonar obstructiva crónica

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Gustavo Lopardo

2013-04-01

Full Text Available La Sociedad Argentina de Infectología convocó a otras sociedades científicas para elaborar una guía práctica y actualizada para el manejo del tratamiento antibiótico de las bronquitis agudas (BA y los episodios de reagudización de enfermedad pulmonar obstructiva crónica (EPOC, con el objetivo de promover el uso racional de los recursos diagnósticos y terapéuticos. La BA se caracteriza por la inflamación del árbol bronquial que afecta tanto a adultos como a niños sin enfermedades pulmonares crónicas, siendo de origen viral en la mayoría de los casos. El diagnóstico es clínico, debiéndose diferenciar de los episodios de neumonía adquirida en la comunidad. El tratamiento de los episodios de BA es fundamentalmente sintomático. En huéspedes inmunocomprometidos, con enfermedades crónicas respiratorias o cardíacas y en adultos mayores con comorbilidades debe evaluarse el requerimiento de tratamiento antibiótico caso por caso. Se define como exacerbación de la EPOC al cambio agudo en la situación clínica basal del paciente más allá de la variabilidad diaria, que cursa con aumento de la disnea, aumento de la expectoración, expectoración purulenta, o cualquier combinación de estos tres síntomas, y que precisa un cambio terapéutico. La presencia de uno de estos síntomas se define como episodio leve, dos como moderado y tres como grave. En un 50 a 75% de las exacerbaciones de EPOC se aísla en el esputo un agente infeccioso. En los episodios moderados y graves debe iniciarse tratamiento antibiótico. Amoxicilina-inhibidor de betalactamasas, macrólidos y fluoroquinolonas se encuentran entre las opciones terapéuticas.

Lipopolysaccharides in diazotrophic bacteria.

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Serrato, Rodrigo V

2014-01-01

Biological nitrogen fixation (BNF) is a process in which the atmospheric nitrogen (N2) is transformed into ammonia (NH3) by a select group of nitrogen-fixing organisms, or diazotrophic bacteria. In order to furnish the biologically useful nitrogen to plants, these bacteria must be in constant molecular communication with their host plants. Some of these molecular plant-microbe interactions are very specific, resulting in a symbiotic relationship between the diazotroph and the host. Others are found between associative diazotrophs and plants, resulting in plant infection and colonization of internal tissues. Independent of the type of ecological interaction, glycans, and glycoconjugates produced by these bacteria play an important role in the molecular communication prior and during colonization. Even though exopolysaccharides (EPS) and lipochitooligosaccharides (LCO) produced by diazotrophic bacteria and released onto the environment have their importance in the microbe-plant interaction, it is the lipopolysaccharides (LPS), anchored on the external membrane of these bacteria, that mediates the direct contact of the diazotroph with the host cells. These molecules are extremely variable among the several species of nitrogen fixing-bacteria, and there are evidences of the mechanisms of infection being closely related to their structure.

Cable Bacteria in Freshwater Sediments

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Risgaard-Petersen, Nils; Kristiansen, Michael; Frederiksen, Rasmus

2015-01-01

In marine sediments cathodic oxygen reduction at the sediment surface can be coupled to anodic sulfide oxidation in deeper anoxic layers through electrical currents mediated by filamentous, multicellular bacteria of the Desulfobulbaceae family, the so-called cable bacteria. Until now, cable...... bacteria have only been reported from marine environments. In this study, we demonstrate that cable bacteria also occur in freshwater sediments. In a first step, homogenized sediment collected from the freshwater stream Giber Å, Denmark, was incubated in the laboratory. After 2 weeks, pH signatures...... marine cable bacteria, with the genus Desulfobulbus as the closest cultured lineage. The results of the present study indicate that electric currents mediated by cable bacteria could be important for the biogeochemistry in many more environments than anticipated thus far and suggest a common evolutionary...

Efecto de la asociación alga-bacteria Bostrychia calliptera (Rhodomelaceae en el porcentaje de remoción de cromo en laboratorio

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Ana Lucía Rengifo-Gallego

2012-09-01

Full Text Available Para determinar el porcentaje de remoción de cromo en la asociación alga-bacteria, se tomaron ejemplares del alga Bostrychia calliptera de pneumatóforos de Avicennia germinans y Rizophora mangle, en la desembocadura del Río Dagua, Pacífico colombiano. El ensayo se realizó in vitro en agua marina sintética a dos concentraciones de cromo 5 y 10mg/L, empleando biorreactores con cuatro tratamientos; i material Alga-Bacteria (AB, ii material algal con antibiótico Alga-antibiótico (AA, iii consorcio bacteriano natural (CBN y iv control sin presencia de B. calliptera ni bacteria. Se monitoreó el comportamiento de poblaciones bacterianas y el porcentaje de disminución de cromo mediante AAS (Espectroscopía de absorción atómica. Se obtuvo diferencias significativas entre los tratamientos Alga-bacteria (AB y el consorcio bacteriano natural (CBN, siendo Alga-bacteria más eficiente a 10mg/L (87%. El consorcio bacteriano natural CBN obtuvo mayor porcentaje de remoción a bajas concentraciones de cromo a 5ppm (62.85%. Los resultados mostraron una interacción positiva entre las bacterias asociadas (CBN a la superficie del alga roja B. calliptera en su proceso acumulativo de cromo.

Elimination of pathogenic bacteria in sewage sludge during the solar drying; Eliminacion de bacterias patogenas en lodos residuales durante el secado solar

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Cota Espericueta, Alma Delia; Ponce Corral, Carlos [Instituto de Ciencias Biomedicas, Universidad Autonoma de Ciudad Juarez, Ciudad Juarez, Chihuahua, (Mexico)

2008-11-15

Planta de Tratamiento de Aguas Residuales de Ciudad Juarez. El dispositivo solar fue propuesto como una alternativa tecnica factible para la reduccion de volumen de las 135 ton de lodos generadas por dia en esta planta. El prototipo experimental tipo invernadero estuvo constituido por un area de captacion de 4.5 m{sup 2} y un lecho de secado de 1 m{sup 3}, ademas de los sistemas de ventilacion, extraccion y adquisicion de datos. El funcionamiento automatico del dispositivo estuvo regulado por las diferencias entre las condiciones internas y externas de las variables de temperatura y humedad. Ademas, se midieron la radiacion solar, el pH y la humedad del lodo. La efectividad del secador fue determinada en terminos termicos y microbiologicos. La perdida de agua en el lodo durante el tratamiento fue el indicativo de la efectividad termica. La depuracion microbiologica fue cuantificada a diferentes tiempos de residencia, mediante los indicadores de contaminacion: coliformes fecales y Salmonella spp. La cuantificacion de ambas bacterias se realizo a traves de la tecnica microbiologica de tubos de fermentacion multiple expuesta en la Norma Oficial Mexicana NOM-004-SEMARNAT-2002. Los resultados termicos asociados al contenido de agua en el lodo mostraron un decaimiento exponencial hasta lograr el 99 % de reduccion de la misma. En lo referente a la efectividad microbiologica, existio dependencia del contenido de las bacterias indicadoras con la cantidad de agua presente en lodo. Para la remocion del 92 % de agua, se verifico la eliminacion de coliformes fecales desde 3.8x10{sup 6} hasta 1.6 NMP por gramo de lodo seco y para Salmonella spp. dicha reduccion fue desde 1.5x10{sup 1}3 hasta 1.9x10{sup 3} NMP por gramo de lodo seco.

Resistencia inducida a la enfermedad del añublo de la panícula del arroz inoculando bacterias endofíticas

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Manuel José Peláez Pelaez

2017-09-01

Full Text Available Se evaluó el efecto antagónico de las bacterias endófitas aisladas de porciones de hojas, tallos y raíces de plantas de arroz completamente sanas, contra la bacteria patogénica Burkholderia glumae (Kurita & Tabei, 1967, agente causal de la enfermedad del añublo bacterial de la panícula. Se obtuvieron 24 aislamientos en total de bacterias endófitas que fueron evaluadas mediante la técnica de enfrentamiento de cultivos duales, en condiciones de laboratorio, posteriormente se realizaron las inoculaciones de la solución bacteriana en condiciones de campo para evaluar el efecto antagónico. Los resultados obtenidos indican que sólo dos cepas bacterianas presentaron actividad antagónica contra B. glumae las cuales fueron identificadas mediante caracterización bioquímica, de los bioensayos realizados a nivel de laboratorio y en campo. Por tanto, hubo una mejor expresión de las bacterias antagónicas bajo condiciones controladas en el laboratorio comparado con los ensayos realizados en campo

Características cinefluoroscópicas de ocho modelos de prótesis mecánicas bivalvas implantadas en la República Argentina: su valor complementario al ecocardiograma Doppler color

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Tomás F. Cianciulli

2008-01-01

Full Text Available Los diferentes modelos de prótesis valvulares mecánicas son numerosos y su reconocimiento por ecocardiografía es difícil. La cinefluoroscopia (CF puede complementar su identificación y su evaluación.Objetivos1 Describir las características cinefluoroscópicas de cada prótesis para su identificación. 2 Evaluar su función mediante la comparación de los gradientes del eco-Doppler con el ángulo de apertura de los discos basculantes en la CF. 3 Reconocer la capacidad de la CF para diferenciar prótesis normales de prótesis disfuncionantes.Material y métodosSe evaluaron prospectivamente 219 prótesis implantadas en 191 pacientes. Se excluyeron 14 prótesis debido a la coexistencia de disfunción sistólica ventricular izquierda grave. El análisis se realizó sobre 205 prótesis (142 aórticas y 63 mitrales.ResultadosA través de las características del anillo y de los discos, mediante la CF se logró identificar el modelo de la prótesis en el 100% de las válvulas. La movilidad de los discos permitió diferenciar prótesis normales de disfuncionantes (ángulo de apertura 79,3° ± 5,4° versus 58,7° ± 15°, respectivamente. En la CF no se pudieron perfilar los discos y/o el anillo en el 3,9% de las prótesis aórticas y en el 19,2% de las mitrales.De las 142 prótesis aórticas, el eco-Doppler identificó 112 normales y 30 disfuncionantes y de las 63 prótesis mitrales identificó 52 normales y 11 disfuncionantes.Al correlacionar ambos métodos, la sensibilidad, la especificidad, el valor predictivo positivo y el valor predictivo negativo de la fluoroscopia para diferenciar prótesis normales de disfuncionantes fueron del 71%, 93%, 67% y 94%, respectivamente.Conclusiones1 Cada modelo de prótesis valvular tiene características cinefluoroscópicas que permiten su identificación. 2 La cinefluoroscopia evalúa el funcionamiento de las prótesis mecánicas y distingue una normal de una disfuncionante. 3 Cuando hay gradientes altos y

Resistencia a los antibacterianos en América Latina: consecuencias para la infectología Antibacterial drug resistance in Latin America: consequences for infectious disease control

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José María Casellas

2011-12-01

Full Text Available La resistencia a los fármacos antibacterianos tiene particular importancia en América Latina. En este artículo se analiza la resistencia a los antimicrobianos de tres clases de bacterias de importancia clínica: bacterias grampositivas, enterobacterias y bacilos gramnegativos no fermentadores. Las bacterias grampositivas que producen infecciones humanas frecuentes son, en su mayoría, cocos: estafilococos, estreptococos (incluidos neumococos y enterococos, tanto en el medio comunitario como en el nosocomial. Esta situación no es diferente en la Región de las Américas. Entre las bacterias grampositivas, las que causan bacteriemia con mayor frecuencia corresponden a cepas de estafilococos coagulasa negativos, seguidas de las de enterococos. En este informe se analiza la resistencia de estas especies a distintos antimicrobianos, los mecanismos de resistencia para las cepas de origen hospitalario y comunitario y los nuevos medicamentos para tratar las infecciones por estas bacterias. La resistencia a los antimicrobianos de las cepas de Enterococcus en América Latina todavía es un problema menor en relación con la situación en los Estados Unidos de América. Las cepas del género Streptococcus aisladas de infecciones respiratorias aún son sensibles a penicilina. Por otra parte, la resistencia de las enterobacterias es de gran importancia en la Región, particularmente por la gran difusión de betalactamasas de espectro extendido (BLEE de tipo CTX-M, algunas de las cuales se originaron en América Latina. En el presente artículo se analizan la situación de la resistencia de las cepas de Streptococcus pneumoniae, y de los estreptococos betahemolítico y del grupo viridans. Entre los bacilos gramnegativos no fermentadores, si bien las cepas de Pseudomonas aeruginosa siguen siendo la causa principal de bacteriemias, la proliferación de infecciones por cepas de Acinetobacter spp. tiene en algunas partes gran magnitud. En lo referente a los

El comportamiento animal como escudo para evitar la enfermedad y remedio hacia la salud (algunas bases fisiológicas

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F. I. Flores

2005-01-01

Full Text Available Los animales viven en ambientes donde está presente, de manera permanente, la amenaza de enfermar. Para evitarlo, se alimentan lejos de las heces y reconocen las plantas o zonas del potrero que deben evitar. Aprenden, también, a ingerir especies o realizar conductas específicas con fines profilácticos. Si esto falla, entonces el animal manifiesta otras conductas y respuestas fisiológicas como: anorexia, inactividad, dolor y fiebre. El dolor obliga al animal a proteger el área dañada, evitando el apoyar una pata herida o inutilizando un músculo dañado, mientras los tejidos son reparados. La fiebre representa un alto costo energético, y para ahorrar energía, el animal tiende a permanecer inmóvil, estrategia de gran utilidad para controlar el crecimiento y reproducción de bacterias patógenas. En el comportamiento de los animales enfermos se han descubierto sustancias involucradas denominadas citocinas, que juegan un papel muy importante en la inducción de este tipo de conductas; por ejemplo, se puede inducir una disminución del consumo de alimento y en la actividad física inyectando sustancias provenientes de paredes celulares de bacterias o determinadas toxinas. El conocimiento de la conducta y sus bases fisiológicas en la lucha contra la enfermedad ofrecen expectativas prometedoras en la investigación para mejorar el diagnóstico y tratamiento de enfermedades

ParA and ParB coordinate chromosome segregation with cell elongation and division during Streptomyces sporulation

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Donczew, Magdalena; Mackiewicz, Paweł; Wróbel, Agnieszka; Flärdh, Klas; Zakrzewska-Czerwińska, Jolanta

2016-01-01

In unicellular bacteria, the ParA and ParB proteins segregate chromosomes and coordinate this process with cell division and chromosome replication. During sporulation of mycelial Streptomyces, ParA and ParB uniformly distribute multiple chromosomes along the filamentous sporogenic hyphal compartment, which then differentiates into a chain of unigenomic spores. However, chromosome segregation must be coordinated with cell elongation and multiple divisions. Here, we addressed the question of whether ParA and ParB are involved in the synchronization of cell-cycle processes during sporulation in Streptomyces. To answer this question, we used time-lapse microscopy, which allows the monitoring of growth and division of single sporogenic hyphae. We showed that sporogenic hyphae stop extending at the time of ParA accumulation and Z-ring formation. We demonstrated that both ParA and ParB affect the rate of hyphal extension. Additionally, we showed that ParA promotes the formation of massive nucleoprotein complexes by ParB. We also showed that FtsZ ring assembly is affected by the ParB protein and/or unsegregated DNA. Our results indicate the existence of a checkpoint between the extension and septation of sporogenic hyphae that involves the ParA and ParB proteins. PMID:27248800

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Radiation-resistant asporogenic bacteria

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Yano, K [Tokyo Univ. (Japan). Faculty of Agriculture

1975-09-01

This paper reports the biological and ecological examinations on the radiation-resistant asporogenic bacteria (mainly concerning Micrococcus radiodurans). Radiation-resistant asporogenic bacteria were isolated from the irradiated areas of the natural world as well as from the general areas and from the Rn waters in the Misasa hot spring. The acquiring of the tolerance to radiation in bacteria was also examined. In addition, the future problems of microbiological treatment with irradiation were mentioned.

Radiation-resistant asporogenic bacteria

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Yano, Keiji

1975-01-01

This paper reports the biological and ecological examinations on the radiation-resistant asporogenic bacteria (mainly concerning Micrococcus radiodurans). Radiation-resistant asporogenic bacteria were isolated from the irradiated areas of the natural world as well as from the general areas and from the Rn waters in the Misasa hot spring. The acquiring of the tolerance to radiation in bacteria was also examined. In addition, the future problems of microbiological treatment with irradiation were mentioned. (Tsukamoto, Y.)

Evaluación del potencial biofertilizante de bacterias diazótrofas aisladas de suelos con cultivo de cacao (Theobroma cacao L.

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Adriana Zulay Argüello-Navarro

2014-09-01

Full Text Available La adaptabilidad del cacao (Theobroma cacao L. en condiciones adversas permite sugerir que la microbiota asociada con la rizosfera desempeña una función importante para la nutrición y el desarrollo de la planta. En el trabajo se evaluó el potencial biofertilizante de bacterias fijadoras de nitrógeno (diazótrofas aisladas de suelos cacaoteros por la técnica de diluciones seriadas. Las bacterias se aislaron en medios semiselectivos (NFb, JMV, LGI, JNFb. Los aislados puros se caracterizaron morfológica y bioquímicamente y complementariamente se evaluó la capacidad de fijación biológica de nitrógeno (FBN por el método de Micro-Kjeldahl. Los aislados con mejor capacidad de fijación de nitrógeno fueron seleccionados para evaluar su potencial promotor de crecimiento durante 120 días en plantas de cacao clon CCN 51 establecidas a partir de semillas. El análisis de datos mostró que las plantas de cacao respondieron efectivamente a los tratamientos con bacterias donde las variables de crecimiento y N (% foliar incrementaron significativamente, en comparación con el testigo. Se destacó el aporte de los aislados DKA2J24, DKB3J73 presuntamente del género Burkholderia sp. y DKA1L3 semejante al género Gluconacetobacter sp., todos con un gran potencial como biofertilizantes en la prueba de bioensayo.

Immunomodulatory properties of probiotic bacteria

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Fink, Lisbeth Nielsen

2007-01-01

Certain lactic acid bacteria (LAB) are part of the commensal intestinal flora and considered beneficial for health, as they compete with pathogens for adhesion sites in the intestine and ferment otherwise indigestible compounds. Another important property of these so-called probiotic bacteria...... with bacteria, and the cytokine pattern induced by specific bacteria resembled the pattern induced in MoDC, except for TNF-alpha and IL-6, which were induced in response to different bacteria in blood DC/monocytes and monocyte-derived DC. Autologous NK cells produced IFN-gamma when cultured with blood DC......, monocytes and monocyte-derived DC and IL-12-inducing bacteria, whereas only DC induced IFN-gamma production in allogeneic T cells. In vitro-generated DC is a commonly used model of tissue DC, but they differ in certain aspects from intestinal DC, which are in direct contact with the intestinal microbiota...

Bacteria-surface interactions.

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Tuson, Hannah H; Weibel, Douglas B

2013-05-14

The interaction of bacteria with surfaces has important implications in a range of areas, including bioenergy, biofouling, biofilm formation, and the infection of plants and animals. Many of the interactions of bacteria with surfaces produce changes in the expression of genes that influence cell morphology and behavior, including genes essential for motility and surface attachment. Despite the attention that these phenotypes have garnered, the bacterial systems used for sensing and responding to surfaces are still not well understood. An understanding of these mechanisms will guide the development of new classes of materials that inhibit and promote cell growth, and complement studies of the physiology of bacteria in contact with surfaces. Recent studies from a range of fields in science and engineering are poised to guide future investigations in this area. This review summarizes recent studies on bacteria-surface interactions, discusses mechanisms of surface sensing and consequences of cell attachment, provides an overview of surfaces that have been used in bacterial studies, and highlights unanswered questions in this field.

Para-Hermitian and para-quaternionic manifolds

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Ivanov, S.; Zamkovoy, S.

2003-10-01

A set of canonical para-Hermitian connections on an almost para-Hermitian manifold is defined. A Para-hermitian version of the Apostolov-Gauduchon generalization of the Goldberg-Sachs theorem in General Relativity is given. It is proved that the Nijenhuis tensor of a Nearly para-Kaehler manifolds is parallel with respect to the canonical connection. Salamon's twistor construction on quaternionic manifold is adapted to the para-quaternionic case. A locally conformally hyper-para-Kaehler (hypersymplectic) flat structure with parallel Lee form on the Kodaira-Thurston complex surfaces modeled on S 1 x SL (2, R)-tilde is constructed. Anti-self-dual locally conformally hyper-para-Kaehler (hypersymplectic) neutral metrics with non vanishing Weyl tensor are obtained on the Inoe surfaces. An example of anti-self-dual neutral metric which is not locally conformally hyper-para-Kaehler (hypersymplectic) is constructed. (author)

Para-Hermitian and para-quaternionic manifolds

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Ivanov, S [University of Sofia ' St. Kl. Ohridski' , Faculty of Mathematics and Informatics, Sofia (Bulgaria) and Abdus Salam International Centre for Theoretical Physics, Trieste (Italy); Zamkovoy, S [University of Sofia ' St. Kl. Ohridski' , Faculty of Mathematics and Informatics, Sofia (Bulgaria)

2003-10-01

A set of canonical para-Hermitian connections on an almost para-Hermitian manifold is defined. A Para-hermitian version of the Apostolov-Gauduchon generalization of the Goldberg-Sachs theorem in General Relativity is given. It is proved that the Nijenhuis tensor of a Nearly para-Kaehler manifolds is parallel with respect to the canonical connection. Salamon's twistor construction on quaternionic manifold is adapted to the para-quaternionic case. A locally conformally hyper-para-Kaehler (hypersymplectic) flat structure with parallel Lee form on the Kodaira-Thurston complex surfaces modeled on S{sup 1} x SL (2, R)-tilde is constructed. Anti-self-dual locally conformally hyper-para-Kaehler (hypersymplectic) neutral metrics with non vanishing Weyl tensor are obtained on the Inoe surfaces. An example of anti-self-dual neutral metric which is not locally conformally hyper-para-Kaehler (hypersymplectic) is constructed. (author)

Genomics of Probiotic Bacteria

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O'Flaherty, Sarah; Goh, Yong Jun; Klaenhammer, Todd R.

Probiotic bacteria from the Lactobacillus and Bifidobacterium species belong to the Firmicutes and the Actinobacteria phylum, respectively. Lactobacilli are members of the lactic acid bacteria (LAB) group, a broadly defined family of microorganisms that ferment various hexoses into primarily lactic acid. Lactobacilli are typically low G + C gram-positive species which are phylogenetically diverse, with over 100 species documented to date. Bifidobacteria are heterofermentative, high G + C content bacteria with about 30 species of bifidobacteria described to date.

CARACTERIZACIÓN PRELIMINAR DE COMPUESTOS ANTILISTERIALES PRODUCIDOS POR BACTERIAS ÁCIDO LÁCTICAS NATIVAS

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Blanca Botina A

2008-12-01

Full Text Available Objetivo. Caracterizar los metabolitos producidos por bacterias ácido lácticas nativas con capacidad antilisterial. Materiales y métodos. Se analizaron 42 muestras tomadas de alimentos y equipos procesadores de alimentos, de donde se aislaron bacterias ácido lácticas, las cuales se identificaron por medio de pruebas bioquímicas. Se evaluó la actividad antagónica de las cepas aisladas frente a 17 cepas de L. monocytogenes pertenecientes a los serotipos 4b, 4e, y 3b utilizando la técnica de la gota y doble capa. Se obtuvieron extractos crudos para la caracterización de los metabolitos inhibitorios del crecimiento de las cepas de L. monocytogenes, los cuales fueron tratados con catalasa, ácido clorhídrico, proteinasa K y temperaturas de 95ºC y 121ºC. El peso molecular de las proteínas se aproximó utilizando la técnica de electroforesis SDS-PAGE y bioensayos. Resultados. De un total de 250 aislamientos se lograron identificar 75 cepas de bacterias ácido lácticas. La evaluación de la actividad antagónica indicó que los metabolitos inhibitorios producidos por las bacterias ácido lácticas no actuaban de igual manera frente a las diferentes cepas de L. monocytogenes. Sin embargo, se encontró que tres de los aislamientos nativos identificados como Lactobacillus spp., Leuconostoc spp. y Enterococcus spp. presentaban una mejor actividad antilisterial debido a que sintetizan proteínas o metabolitos de peso molecular menor a 7600 Da. Conclusiones. En los alimentos distribuidos en Colombia existen cepas de bacterias ácido lácticas con potencial bioprotector.

Conocimientos de los factores de riesgos mayores en la enfermedad cardiovascular de la población de estudiantes, profesores y administrativos de la facultad de ciencias económicas y administrativas de la Pontificia Universidad Javeriana, Bogotá D.C. 2013

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Guerrero Díaz, Iván Gerardo

2014-01-01

Las enfermedades cardiovasculares (ECV) son un conjunto de trastornos del corazón y de los vasos sanguíneos que se convierten en la principal causa de muerte en todo el mundo. La Organización Mundial de la Salud (OMS) estimo que en el año 2008 fallecieron a nivel mundial 17,3 millones de adultos sin diferenciar sexo o ingresos económicos. También ha estimado que para 2030 morirán cerca de 25 millones de personas como consecuencia de esta enfermedad, en especial por las cardiopatías y los even...

Atividade respiratória como método alternativo na diferenciação do vigor de lotes de sementes

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MENDES, Cristina Rodrigues

2008-01-01

Novos métodos na avaliação da qualidade fisiológica são uma necessidade em programas de controle de qualidade de sementes. Portanto, este trabalho teve por objetivo avaliar a eficiência e rapidez do método de Pettenkofer na determinação da atividade respiratória para diferenciar o vigor de lotes de sementes. Três lotes de sementes de soja cv. 8000 e de arroz cv. IRGA 422C L foram utiliz ados. Além da determinação da atividade respiratória, foram realiz ados os seguintes testes de ...

Carbono almacenado en páramo andino

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Castañeda-Martín, Abel Efrén; Montes-Pulido, Carmen Rosa

2017-01-01

RESUMEN A pesar de la importancia del ecosistema de páramo en el ciclo global de carbono no se dispone de una síntesis que permita diferenciar si es la biomasa vegetal o el suelo el componente que acumula la mayor cantidad de carbono. En este documento se busca integrar los aspectos fundamentales relacionados con el carbono almacenado en el ecosistema de páramo, a través de: 1) Revisar las estimaciones de carbono en biomasa aérea y suelo reportadas por la literatura para el ecosistema de pára...

Reflexões sobre estresse e Burnout e a relação com a enfermagem

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Murofuse, Neide Tiemi; Abranches, Sueli Soldati; Napoleão, Anamaria Alves

2005-01-01

Tendo como objetivos diferenciar Estresse e Burnout e estabelecer a relação desses com o trabalho da enfermagem, realizou-se estudo bibliográfico para subsidiar a compreensão sobre o sofrimento psíquico no trabalho. O estudo foi realizado como base na análise e interpretação de artigos, teses e dissertações produzidas entre 1990 a 2001. Embora haja consenso entre os estudiosos sobre a existência do Estresse e Burnout, diversas controvérsias estão envolvidas. São teorias que nascem no contexto...

Reflexões sobre estresse e Burnout e a relação com a enfermagem Reflexiones sobre estrés y Burnout y su relación con la enfermería Reflections on stress and Burnout and their relationship with nursing

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Neide Tiemi Murofuse; Sueli Soldati Abranches; Anamaria Alves Napoleão

2005-01-01

Tendo como objetivos diferenciar Estresse e Burnout e estabelecer a relação desses com o trabalho da enfermagem, realizou-se estudo bibliográfico para subsidiar a compreensão sobre o sofrimento psíquico no trabalho. O estudo foi realizado como base na análise e interpretação de artigos, teses e dissertações produzidas entre 1990 a 2001. Embora haja consenso entre os estudiosos sobre a existência do Estresse e Burnout, diversas controvérsias estão envolvidas. São teorias que nascem no contexto...

Identification of two SLI profiles through WISC - IV, CELF - 4 and FON

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Ana B.Martínez

2015-01-01

El presente trabajo tiene un doble objetivo. En primer lugar, ofrecer instrumentos psicométricos que ayuden a identificar y diferenciar con mayor precisión a los niños con Trastorno Específico del Lenguaje (TEL) en el ámbito educativo y, en segundo lugar, establecer perfiles de los dos casos que ilustran los dos subtipos de TEL vigentes en la actualidad: TEL fonológico-sintáctico y TEL léxico-sintáctico. La revisión bibliográfica sitúa como pruebas idóneas para su identificación: por un lado,...

Alterações bioquímicas na leptospirose canina

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Marcia Mery Kogika

1990-12-01

órgãos como fígado e rins, independente do sorotipo infectante. Assim, os níveis séricos de uréia e creatinina estavam relacionados ao comprometimento renal, enquanto a hiperbilirrubinemia e hiperfosfatasemia indicavam o comprometimento hepático, portanto, a existência de uma colestase intra-nepática. Os níveis de ALT e AST normais ou discretamente aumentados permitiram diferenciar a leptospirose de outros processos nepáticos ein que há necrose celular com liberação dessas enzimas citoplasmáticas para a circulação sangüínea.

Identidad institucional. El Tribunal Electoral ante las elecciones presidenciales de 2000

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David H. Corrochano

2001-01-01

En este artículo analizamos la identidad del Tribunal Electoral del Poder Judicial de la Federación (TEPJF en la coyuntura electoral del 2000, porque sirve como ejemplo de una institución sin identidad, que oscila entre evocaciones positivas y negativas, que se vio en una situación crítica (lo que podemos llamar un "escándalo institucional". La dificultad de la sociedad para diferenciar a esta institución de otras puso en peligro la estabilidad del sistema polÌtico mexicano y la confianza en el proceso de cambio democratizador.

La mamografía y la ecografía en el estudio de la patología mamaria en el varón

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Muñoz Carrasco, Rafaela

2011-01-01

Objetivo: Valorar las variables clínicas que pueden ser útiles para diferenciar patología mamaria benigna de maligna y analizar la contribución de la mamografía y la ecografía en la evaluación de la mama masculina. Material y métodos: Estudio retrospectivo que incluye todos los pacientes varones que tuvieran realizada mamografía o ecografía entre 1993 y 2006 en nuestro hospital. Se comparan las características clínicas de los pacientes con patología mamaria benigna y maligna. Los hallazgos...

Atención de enfermería en el puerperio

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López Pereira, Marta

2013-01-01

Tras el nacimiento del niño se desencadenan una serie de cambios reversibles en la mujer, lo que se conoce con el nombre de puerperio. La descripción de los procesos que tienen lugar durante el embarazo y el parto, nos ayudan a entender los riesgos fisiológicos y psicológicos a los que se expone la mujer. Para adoptar el plan de cuidados más adecuado en cada caso, es preciso diferenciar el puerperio fisiológico del patológico. La enfermera, debe satisfacer las necesidades de la mujer, valoran...

Utilidad de la espectrometría de masas MALDI-TOF en la identificación de bacterias anaerobias

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Mariela S Zárate

Full Text Available El análisis de espectrometría de masas mediante la metodología hoy conocida como MALDI-TOF MS (Matrix-assited laser desorption/ionization time-of-flight mass spectrometry se ha convertido en un recurso de referencia para la identificación de microorganismos en microbiología clínica. No obstante, los datos relativos a algunos grupos de microorganismos son todavía controvertidos. El objetivo del presente estudio fue determinar la utilidad del MALDI-TOF MS para la identificación de aislamientos clínicos de bacterias anaerobias. Se analizaron 106 aislamientos de bacterias anaerobias mediante MALDI-TOF MS y por pruebas bioquímicas convencionales. En aquellos casos en los que la identificación por metodología convencional no era aplicable o frente a una discordancia de resultados entre las metodologías citadas, se realizó la secuenciación del gen 16S del ARNr. El método convencional y el MALDI-TOF MS coincidieron a nivel de género y especie en un 95,3 % de los casos considerando la totalidad de los aislamientos estudiados. Al considerar solo el conjunto de los bacilos gram negativos, la coincidencia fue del 91,4 %; entre los bacilos gram positivos, fue del 100 %; los 8 aislados de cocos gram positivos estudiados coincidieron y también hubo coincidencia en el único coco gram negativo incluido. Los datos obtenidos en este estudio demuestran que el MALDI-TOF MS ofrece la posibilidad de llegar a una adecuada identificación de bacterias anaerobias.

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Evaluación del efecto de la ozonoterapia sobre la diversidad y número de bacterias presentes en la cavidad oral de perros con enfermedad periodontal

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Patiño Godoy, Norma del Consuelo

2017-01-01

La presente investigación tuvo como objetivo evaluar la eficacia de la ozonoterapia como tratamiento para el control de las bacterias de la cavidad oral en la enfermedad periodontal en los perros que llegaron a consulta a la veterinaria Orovet del cantón Huaquillas. Para el cumplimiento del objetivo se diseñó una investigación de tipo experimental. Se trabajó con una muestra de 30 perros que llegaron a la veterinaria Orovet de la ciudad de Huaquillas, quienes presentaron signos de enfermedad ...

Nitrogen-fixing methane-utilizing bacteria

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Bont, de J.A.M.

1976-01-01

Methane occurs abundantly in nature. In the presence of oxygen this gas may be metabolized by bacteria that are able to use it as carbon and energy source. Several types of bacteria involved in the oxidation of methane have been described in literature. Methane-utilizing bacteria have in

Pathogenic Assay of Probiotic Bacteria Producing Proteolytic Enzymes as Bioremediation Bacteria Against Vannamei Shrimp Larvae (Litopenaeus vannamei)

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Wilis Ari Setyati; Muhammad Zainuddin; Person Pesona Renta

2017-01-01

Application of bacteria in bioremediation of shrimp culture ponds is one of the methods used to clean internal pollutants. This study aimed to evaluate the pathogenicity of extracellular proteolytic enzyme produced by the probiotic bacteria as bioremediation bacteria on vannamei shrimp larvae culture. There were five probiotic bacteria, which were successfully isolated from the sediments served as substrate in mangrove area. The isolated bacteria were coded in number as 13, 19, 30, 33, and 36...

Cadmium resistance of endophytic bacteria and rizosféricas bacteria isolated from Oriza sativa in Colombia

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Nataly Ayubb T

2017-12-01

Full Text Available The present study had as objective to evaluate in vitro the resistance of endophytic bacteria and rizospheric bacteria to different concentrations of Cadmium.This bacteria were isolated fron different tissues of commercial rice varieties and from bacteria isolated from the rhizosphere in rice plantations of the Nechí (Antioquía and Achí (Bolivar. Plant growth promotion was evaluated in vitro by nitrogen fixation, phosphate solubilization and siderophores production of endophytic bacteria. Of each tissue isolated from rice plants was carried out isolation in culture medium for endophytic bacteria, and the soil samples were serially diluted in peptone water. Each sample was determined the population density by counting in CFU / g of tissue and morphotypes were separated by shape, color, size and appearance in culture media. Significant differences were observed for density population of bacteria with respect to tissue, with higher values in root (4x1011 g/root, followed of the stem (3x1010g/etem, leaf (5x109 g/ leaf, flag leaf (3x109 g/ flag leaf and with less density in panicle (4x108 g/panicle. The results of the identification with kit API were confirmed the presence of endophytic bacteria Burkholderia cepaceae and rizospheric bacteria Pseudomona fluorescens With the ability to tolerate different concentrations of Cd, fix nitrogen, solubilize phosphates and produce siderophores.

NUEVOS SISTEMAS ELECTROQUÍMICOS Y FOTOQUÍMICOS PARA EL TRATAMIENTO DE AGUAS RESIDUALES Y DE BEBIDA

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Victor Sarria

2008-03-01

Full Text Available Con la creciente presión hacia un uso más racional del recurso hídrico, el desarrollo de tecnologías apropiadas de tratamientode aguas es cada vez más urgente. Debido a ello, en los últimos años se han propuesto procesos de oxidación fotoquímicos y electroquímicos como alternativa para el tratamiento de aguas contaminadas con sustancias antropogénicas difícilmente biodegradables, así como para eliminar bacterias en aguas destinadas al consumo humano. El objetivo de este trabajo es presentar algunas de nuestras más recientes investigaciones que demuestran que tanto la electroquímica como la fotoquímica, al igual que el acople de estos procesos con tratamientos biológicos, son alternativas muy prometedoras para aumentar la calidad del agua

Gestión diferencial de recursos humanos: una revisión e integración de la literatura

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Andrea Gabriela Rivero

2017-01-01

Full Text Available Desde finales del siglo xx, la diferenciación de la fuerza laboral emerge como un desarrollo teórico central para la gestión estratégica de recursos humanos. La diferenciación se fundamenta en el mayor valor que ciertos empleados aportan a la organización. A partir de una revisión bibliográfica sobre gestión diferencial de recursos humanos, se examinan los criterios utilizados para diferenciar y gestionar estratégicamente a distintos grupos de empleados. Como resultado, se identifican dos perspectivas dominantes que explican la base de la diferenciación, destacándose que un empleado puede ser valioso por sus características individuales o por el puesto de trabajo ocupado. De esta forma, este artículo integra ambas perspectivas, que permanecían demasiado disociadas en la literatura, y plantea nuevos interrogantes para futuras investigaciones.

DESARROLLO LOCAL: VULNERABILIDAD HÍDRICA, PRECARIEDAD LABORAL, INTENSIDAD MIGRATORIA E IDENTIDAD RESILIENTE

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Lirios Cruz García

2013-10-01

Full Text Available Se consideraron pertinentes las Teorías del Conflicto y Cambio para conceptualizar el Desarrollo local. A partir de tal distinción, el presente estudio se propuso analizar los discursos de migrantes retornados a la microrregión de Xilitla. Para tal propósito, se plantearon tres dimensiones de análisis: vulnerabilidad hídrica, precariedad laboral e intensificación migratoria. Una vez establecida la guía para entrevista, llevó a cabo un estudio transversal con una muestra no probabilística. Los resultados muestran que la preservación de edificaciones tales como iglesias, camposantos y casa habitación son escenarios de simbolización que insertan a los grupos en una dinámica de competencia simbólica. La discusión relativa al Desarrollo Local de Xilitla permitió diferenciar las propuestas de sustentabilidad y matizar las alternativas de desarrollo en comunidades con baja disponibilidad de agua.

Method of Detecting Coliform Bacteria and Escherichia Coli Bacteria from Reflected Light

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Vincent, Robert (Inventor)

2013-01-01

The present invention relates to a method of detecting coliform bacteria in water from reflected light and a method of detecting Eschericha Coli bacteria in water from reflected light, and also includes devices for the measurement, calculation and transmission of data relating to that method.

Motility of electric cable bacteria

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Bjerg, Jesper Tataru; Damgaard, Lars Riis; Holm, Simon Agner

2016-01-01

Cable bacteria are filamentous bacteria that electrically couple sulfide oxidation and oxygen reduction at centimeter distances, and observations in sediment environments have suggested that they are motile. By time-lapse microscopy, we found that cable bacteria used gliding motility on surfaces...... with a highly variable speed of 0.50.3 ms1 (meanstandard deviation) and time between reversals of 155108 s. They frequently moved forward in loops, and formation of twisted loops revealed helical rotation of the filaments. Cable bacteria responded to chemical gradients in their environment, and around the oxic......-anoxic interface, they curled and piled up, with straight parts connecting back to the source of sulfide. Thus, it appears that motility serves the cable bacteria in establishing and keeping optimal connections between their distant electron donor and acceptors in a dynamic sediment environment....

Fermentation of D-Tagatose by Human Intestinal Bacteria and Dairy Lactic Acid Bacteria

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Bertelsen, Hans; Andersen, Hans; Tvede, Michael

2011-01-01

A number of 174 normal or pathogenic human enteric bacteria and dairy lactic acid bacteria were screened for D-tagatose fermentation by incubation for 48 hours. Selection criteria for fermentation employed included a drop in pH below 5.5 and a distance to controls of more than 0.5. Only a few of the normal occurring enteric human bacteria were able to ferment D-tagatose, among those Enterococcus faecalis, Enterococcus faecium and Lactobacillus strains. D-Tagatose fermentation seems to be comm...

METHODS FOR DETECTING BACTERIA USING POLYMER MATERIALS

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Van Grinsven Bart Robert, Nicolaas; Cleij, Thomas

2017-01-01

A method for characterizing bacteria includes passing a liquid containing an analyte comprising a first bacteria and a second bacteria over and in contact with a polymer material on a substrate. The polymer material is formulated to bind to the first bacteria, and the first bacteria binds to the

Efecto de la temperatura de almacenamiento sobre la viabilidad de bacterias simbióticas fijadoras de nitrógeno utilizadas en la elaboración de inoculantes biológicos para arveja (Pisum sativum y soya (Glycine max

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Lina M. Moreno Conn

2014-07-01

Full Text Available El nitrógeno es un elemento requerido en grandes cantidades por los cultivos, sin embargo, en el suelo es uno de los elementos más limitantes ya que se encuentra en formas poco disponibles para las plantas y debe ser incorporado a través de la fertilización química o por medio de la fijación biológica llevada a cabo por microorganismos. Las bacterias simbióticas fijadoras de nitrógeno han sido ampliamente utilizadas para la elaboración de inoculantes, constituyéndose en una alternativa viable para mejorar el rendimiento de los cultivos a través de un mejor suministro de este elemento. Estos inoculantes para que puedan ser comercializados deben cumplir con ciertos requisitos de calidad que garanticen el buen funcionamiento del producto. En este estudio se evalúo la viabilidad de las cepas ICA L9 e ICA J96 en inoculantes almacenados a temperaturas de 4±2, 18±3 y 28±2 °C durante 180 días y la actividad biológica en plantas de arveja y soya. Las cepas utilizadas pertenecen al Banco de Germoplasma de Microorganismos de Corpoica; para los ensayos biológicos se emplearon semillas de arveja variedad “Santa Isabel” y soya variedad “Corpoica Superior 6”. Al evaluar la viabilidad de los inoculantes almacenados a 4±2 °C, 18±3 °C y 28±2 °C, se evidenció que la temperatura no afectó la supervivencia y la concentración de rizobios después de 180 días de almacenamiento permitiendo observar un número de unidades formadoras de colonias por gramo superior a 108, valor que garantiza la calidad del inoculante. En cuanto a la actividad biológica, se observó que las cepas inoculadas fueron infectivas y efectivas para la fijación biológica del nitrógeno, comparado con los testigos absolutos. Nitrogen is an element required in large amounts by most crops, however, in soil is one of the most limiting and located in ways not available to the plant and must be incorporated through chemical fertilization or by biological

Métodos analíticos para el estudio de Legionella

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Carmen Pelaz Antolín

2006-12-01

Full Text Available Los ensayos para la determinación de Legionella en muestras de agua son uno de los aspectos contemplados en la legislación española sobre prevención de legionelosis. La periodicidad de estos ensayos en función del tipo de instalación, los laboratorios que los realizan, y las acciones correctoras que derivan de ellos en función de los recuentos bacterianos son acciones incluidas en los planes de mantenimiento preventivo de las instalaciones consideradas de riesgo (Real Decreto 865/2003. La comparación de nuestra legislación con otras legislaciones o recomendaciones adoptadas en otros paises (Reino Unido, Francia, Australia, América permite conocer nuestro grado de exigencia en relación a algunos de los parámetros contemplados. El cultivo de la bacteria es el método de referencia para la detección de Legionella en muestras de agua y existen varios ensayos normalizados, como los estándares ISO 11731/98 y 2004 y NF T 90- 431/2003 (AFNOR. Para ayudar a la interpretación de los resultados, los ensayos deben reflejar el estándar en el que se basan y el límite de detección del método, que no debe ser superior a 100 ufc/L. Además, los laboratorios que realizan estos ensayos deben estar acreditados por nuestra entidad de acreditación ENAC. En los últimos años se han desarrollado métodos rápidos de detección de la bacteria basados en la amplificación de ADN cromosómico en muestras de agua mediante reacciones de PCR. El desarrollo científico de estos métodos va por delante del desarrollo reglamentario, y los ensayos de PCR no deben desplazar a los ensayos de cultivo en cumplimiento de las normativas vigentes, sino que deben complementarlo.

Análisis psicométrico del cuestionario de clima laboral de la Fuerza Aérea Colombiana

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Richard Rosero-Burbano

2012-01-01

Full Text Available El objetivo del presente estudio fue proponer un instrumento para medir el clima laboral en la Fuerza Aérea Colombiana. Para ello se diseñó el cuestionario de clima laboral, se evaluaron las características psicométricas y se estableció su utilidad como instrumento de medida. El estudio fue de tipo instrumental, con la participación de 3272 de sus funcionarios, diferenciados por grupos de rango, dependencia, jefatura y bases en el ámbito nacional. Se realizó el análisis de ítems para identificar la potencia discriminativa de cada uno de los ítems, para diferenciar entre quiénes tienen alta percepción de un buen clima laboral y los que no la tienen; la homogeneidad y la consistencia interna. Todas las escalas obtuvieron un alpha mayor a 0,72 y del análisis de cada ítem, se propone una escala de 58 elementos. Se concluye que el cuestionario de clima laboral tiene buena capacidad discriminativa y de homogeneidad.

Metáforas obsesivas e ideogramas [marcas del surrealismo en la construcción del discurso de Le Corbusier

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Luis Rojo de Castro

2015-12-01

Full Text Available Para los surrealistas, la manifestación de los aspectos sublimes de la realidad requiere la presencia simultánea del paradigma y de su deformación, de su forma estable y su fractura. Sea este paradigma el lenguaje –garante de la coherencia semántica por medio de la estructura sintáctica–, el marco –el mecanismo para diferenciar la realidad de su representación– o la estructura anatómica –sobre cuya apariencia se sustenta la naturalidad orgánica o, al menos, se representación. En una improbable aunque innegable coincidencia con el surrealismo, Le Corbusier aprovecha los conflictos latentes para construir un discurso más ambicioso que el de la razón, superponiendo estrategias e instrumentos contrapuestos. Y la sensibilidad surrealista que invade la experiencia de París en los años de la posguerra le ofrece los recursos para integrar el conflicto en el discurso de la arquitectura como conexiones improbables e imprevistas entre “realidades más o menos lejanas”.

Sulfur metabolism in phototrophic sulfur bacteria

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Frigaard, Niels-Ulrik; Dahl, Christiane

2008-01-01

Phototrophic sulfur bacteria are characterized by oxidizing various inorganic sulfur compounds for use as electron donors in carbon dioxide fixation during anoxygenic photosynthetic growth. These bacteria are divided into the purple sulfur bacteria (PSB) and the green sulfur bacteria (GSB......). They utilize various combinations of sulfide, elemental sulfur, and thiosulfate and sometimes also ferrous iron and hydrogen as electron donors. This review focuses on the dissimilatory and assimilatory metabolism of inorganic sulfur compounds in these bacteria and also briefly discusses these metabolisms...... in other types of anoxygenic phototrophic bacteria. The biochemistry and genetics of sulfur compound oxidation in PSB and GSB are described in detail. A variety of enzymes catalyzing sulfur oxidation reactions have been isolated from GSB and PSB (especially Allochromatium vinosum, a representative...

Edad, escolarización y tareas de Fluencia Verbal para el screening de pacientes con Enfermedad de Alzheimer

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Adriana Goñi Sarriés

2015-10-01

Full Text Available Introducción: Las pruebas de Fluencia Verbal (FV Semántica (FVS y Fonológica (FVF son muy empleadas en la práctica clínica. Disponer de diferentes pruebas alternativas que además tengan en cuenta el efecto de variables sociodemográficas mejorarían su uso como tests de cribado, permitiendo diferenciar a personas con y sin Enfermedad de Alzheimer (EA. Objetivos. Comparar la capacidad discriminativa de las tareas de FVS "cosas en una casa" y "alimentos" frente a la tarea "animales" entre pacientes con EA (n = 50 y sujetos sanos (n = 50; comparar el uso de los fonemas "P"-"M"-"R" como tarea alternativa y/o paralela a los fonemas "F"-"A"-"S"; y valorar el uso combinado de ambos tipos de tareas junto con el de variables sociodemográficas para la discriminación de pacientes con EA y sujetos sanos. Resultados: Tanto la categoría semántica como fonológica muestran resultados semejantes, una alta correlación, mantienen la validez de criterio y permiten su utilización de forma paralela. El modelo de predicción que logra discriminar correctamente al 91% de los sujetos evaluados es el que incluye las tareas "cosas en una casa", los fonemas "A" -"S" y las variables edad y años de escolarización. Conclusiones: La utilización paralela de pruebas de FVS y FVF, junto con variables sociodemográficas mejora la capacidad discriminativa de las pruebas de FV.

Isolation and Presumptive Identification of Adherent Epithelial Bacteria (“Epimural” Bacteria) from the Ovine Rumen Wall

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Mead, Lorna J.; Jones, G. A.

1981-01-01

One hundred sixty-one strains of adherent bacteria were isolated under anaerobic conditions from four sites on the rumen epithelial surface of sheep fed hay or a hay-grain ration. Before isolation of bacteria, rumen tissue was washed six times in an anaerobic dilution solution, and viable bacteria suspended in the washings were counted. Calculation indicated that unattached bacteria would have been removed from the tissue by this procedure, but a slow and progressive release of attached bacte...

Re-engineering bacteria for ethanol production

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Yomano, Lorraine P; York, Sean W; Zhou, Shengde; Shanmugam, Keelnatham; Ingram, Lonnie O

2014-05-06

The invention provides recombinant bacteria, which comprise a full complement of heterologous ethanol production genes. Expression of the full complement of heterologous ethanol production genes causes the recombinant bacteria to produce ethanol as the primary fermentation product when grown in mineral salts medium, without the addition of complex nutrients. Methods for producing the recombinant bacteria and methods for producing ethanol using the recombinant bacteria are also disclosed.

Oligotrophic bacteria isolated from clinical materials.

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Tada, Y; Ihmori, M; Yamaguchi, J

1995-01-01

Oligotrophic bacteria (oligotrophs) are microorganisms that grow in extremely nutritionally deficient conditions in which the concentrations of organic substances are low. Many oligotrophic bacteria were isolated from clinical materials including urine, sputum, swabbings of the throat, vaginal discharges, and others. Seventy-seven strains of oligotrophic bacteria from 871 samples of clinical material were isolated. A relatively higher frequency of isolation of oligotrophic bacteria was shown ...

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Seeing green bacteria in a new light: genomics-enabled studies of the photosynthetic apparatus in green sulfur bacteria and filamentous anoxygenic phototrophic bacteria

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Frigaard, Niels-Ulrik; Bryant, Donald A

2004-01-01

Based upon their photosynthetic nature and the presence of a unique light-harvesting antenna structure, the chlorosome, the photosynthetic green bacteria are defined as a distinctive group in the Bacteria. However, members of the two taxa that comprise this group, the green sulfur bacteria...... (Chlorobi) and the filamentous anoxygenic phototrophic bacteria ("Chloroflexales"), are otherwise quite different, both physiologically and phylogenetically. This review summarizes how genome sequence information facilitated studies of the biosynthesis and function of the photosynthetic apparatus...... a and carotenoid biosynthesis enzymes, gene cluster analysis in Cfx. aurantiacus, and gene inactivation studies in Chl. tepidum. Based on these results, BChl a and BChl c biosynthesis is similar in the two organisms, whereas carotenoid biosynthesis differs significantly. In agreement with its facultative anaerobic...

Contribuição de diferentes conteúdos das aulas de educação física no ensino fundamental I para o desenvolvimento das habilidades motoras fundamentais

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Mauricio Pires de Araujo

2012-06-01

Full Text Available INTRODUÇÃO E OBJETIVO: Este estudo investigou a contribuição das aulas de educação física (EF no ensino fundamental I para o desenvolvimento de habilidades motoras fundamentais de crianças de duas escolas públicas da mesma região da cidade de São Paulo, e se a prática de esportes radicais, além das aulas de EF, poderia diferenciar tal desenvolvimento. MÉTODOS: Dezenove crianças (9,5 ± 0,3 anos que tiveram semanalmente duas aulas de EF formaram o grupo controle (GC e 22 crianças (9,6 ± 0,5 anos que tiveram semanalmente duas aulas de EF e três aulas de esportes radicais formaram o grupo experimental (GE. Todas as crianças foram filmadas realizando as habilidades motoras dos subtestes locomotor e controle de objetos do Test of Gross Motor Development (TGMD-2. As filmagens foram analisadas posteriormente e escores brutos foram atribuídos de acordo com a qualidade do movimento observado, e idade motora equivalente também foi estimada para os dois subtestes. RESULTADOS: Os resultados indicaram que as crianças do GE apresentaram escores brutos maiores que as crianças do GC no subteste locomotor e os dois grupos apresentaram escores brutos similares no subteste controle de objetos. Ainda, as crianças do GE apresentaram idade motora equivalente maior que a idade cronológica no subteste locomotor enquanto que as crianças do GC não apresentaram diferença entre as duas idades, e os dois grupos não apresentaram diferenças entre idade motora equivalente e idade cronológica no subteste controle de objetos. CONCLUSÃO: Com base nos resultados, concluímos que aulas de EF nos quatro primeiros anos do ensino fundamental I contribuíram adequadamente para o desenvolvimento de habilidades motoras fundamentais, uma vez que os dois grupos não apresentaram idade motora equivalente inferior à idade cronológica; e que aulas de esportes radicais contribuíram ainda mais para o desenvolvimento de habilidades locomotoras.

How honey kills bacteria

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Kwakman, Paulus H. S.; te Velde, Anje A.; de Boer, Leonie; Speijer, Dave; Vandenbroucke-Grauls, Christina M. J. E.; Zaat, Sebastian A. J.

2010-01-01

With the rise in prevalence of antibiotic-resistant bacteria, honey is increasingly valued for its antibacterial activity. To characterize all bactericidal factors in a medical-grade honey, we used a novel approach of successive neutralization of individual honey bactericidal factors. All bacteria

Micoplasma hominis, Ureaplasma urealyticum y bacterias aeróbicas en el semen de hombres que consultan por infertilidad Micoplasma hominis, Ureaplasma urealyticum and aerobic bacteria present in the semen from men attending infertility service

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Bertha Victoria Rodríguez Pendás

2013-04-01

Full Text Available Introducción: las infecciones en el semen humano pueden alterar la calidad espermática, y vincularse con problemas de infertilidad masculina. Objetivo: determinar la frecuencia de infecciones por Micoplasma hominis, Ureaplasma urealyticum y bacterias aeróbicas en el semen de hombres que consultan por infertilidad, e identificar si existe relación entre las infecciones encontradas y las alteraciones en las variables de calidad del semen. Métodos: se realizó un estudio descriptivo transversal, para evaluar muestras de semen de 140 hombres, con edades entre 20 y 45 años, provenientes de las consultas de infertilidad del Instituto Nacional de Endocrinología. Se realizó un espermograma completo, que incluyó leucocitospermia, siguiendo los lineamientos de la OMS, para determinar las variables cualitativas y cuantitativas del semen. Las muestras de semen fueron cultivadas en agar sangre y agar chocolate a 37° C en atmósfera de CO2 para investigar bacterias aeróbicas, y se utilizó un juego de reactivos (Mycoplasma System Plus que permite realizar el cultivo, la identificación, el conteo semicuantitativo y el antibiograma de micoplasmas/ureaplasma urogenitales. Se tuvo en cuenta los aspectos éticos, y los resultados obtenidos se analizaron mediante cálculo de por cientos y la aplicación de la prueba de chi cuadrado. Resultados: de las 140 muestras de semen evaluadas, 58 (41,4 % mostraron la presencia de infecciones, de ellas 37 correspondieron a Ureaplasma urealyticum (25,7 %, 2 a Micoplasma hominis (1,4 % y 19 a bacterias aeróbicas (13,8 %. Al comparar las variables cualitativas y cuantitativas del semen con los sujetos infectados y no infectados, no se observaron diferencias estadísticamente significativas en ninguna de las variables de calidad espermática evaluadas. Conclusiones: la frecuencia total de infecciones, en la muestra estudiada, fue relativamente alta, pero no asociada a alteraciones en las variables seminales

Preparación de Membranas para Producción de Agua Potable Preparation of Membranes for the Production of Drinking Water

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Rosa M Ribeiro; Rosângela Bergamasco; Marcelino L Gimenes; Carmen M. O Müller

2007-01-01

En este trabajo se presenta un estudio sobre la síntesis de membranas poliméricas asimétricas para la producción de agua potable. La filtración usando membranas es un proceso alternativo para el tratamiento de aguas, donde la membrana actúa como una barrera selectiva que bloquea el pasaje de algunos componentes. En este trabajo algunas muestras de agua fueron infectadas con 10(7) a 10(8) unidades formadoras de colonias (UFC) por ml con la bacteria Escherichia coli. El proceso utilizado fue la...

Pathogenic Assay of Probiotic Bacteria Producing Proteolytic Enzymes as Bioremediation Bacteria Against Vannamei Shrimp Larvae (Litopenaeus vannamei

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Wilis Ari Setyati

2017-06-01

Full Text Available Application of bacteria in bioremediation of shrimp culture ponds is one of the methods used to clean internal pollutants. This study aimed to evaluate the pathogenicity of extracellular proteolytic enzyme produced by the probiotic bacteria as bioremediation bacteria on vannamei shrimp larvae culture. There were five probiotic bacteria, which were successfully isolated from the sediments served as substrate in mangrove area. The isolated bacteria were coded in number as 13, 19, 30, 33, and 36. Pathogenic bacteria Vibrio harveyi was used as positive control. Pathogenic assay was carried out in two different bacterial concentrations, i.e. 10⁸ and 10⁶ cells.mL-1. The results showed that the lowest survival rate (SR of shrimp larvae in positive control V. harveyi was 53 and 65%. Whereas isolates with the highest SR value (100% were obtained from bacteria coded as 13 and 30. Isolates no. 19, 33 and 36 had SR of more than 90%. Total plate count (TPC data showed that the bacteria increased significantly at the end of the study with an average increase value of 24%. The smallest TPC value was shown by bacterial isolate no. 19, while the largest was obtained from the isolate no. 13. These results suggest that all probiotic bacteria were not pathogenic to the vannamei shrimp larvae. Keywords: aquaculture, shrimp, bioremediation, pathogenesis, vibrio.

Effect of air pollution on the total bacteria and pathogenic bacteria in different sizes of particulate matter.

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Liu, Huan; Zhang, Xu; Zhang, Hao; Yao, Xiangwu; Zhou, Meng; Wang, Jiaqi; He, Zhanfei; Zhang, Huihui; Lou, Liping; Mao, Weihua; Zheng, Ping; Hu, Baolan

2018-02-01

In recent years, air pollution events have occurred frequently in China during the winter. Most studies have focused on the physical and chemical composition of polluted air. Some studies have examined the bacterial bioaerosols both indoors and outdoors. But few studies have focused on the relationship between air pollution and bacteria, especially pathogenic bacteria. Airborne PM samples with different diameters and different air quality index values were collected in Hangzhou, China from December 2014 to January 2015. High-throughput sequencing of 16S rRNA was used to categorize the airborne bacteria. Based on the NCBI database, the "Human Pathogen Database" was established, which is related to human health. Among all the PM samples, the diversity and concentration of total bacteria were lowest in the moderately or heavily polluted air. However, in the PM2.5 and PM10 samples, the relative abundances of pathogenic bacteria were highest in the heavily and moderately polluted air respectively. Considering the PM samples with different particle sizes, the diversities of total bacteria and the proportion of pathogenic bacteria in the PM10 samples were different from those in the PM2.5 and TSP samples. The composition of PM samples with different sizes range may be responsible for the variances. The relative humidity, carbon monoxide and ozone concentrations were the main factors, which affected the diversity of total bacteria and the proportion of pathogenic bacteria. Among the different environmental samples, the compositions of the total bacteria were very similar in all the airborne PM samples, but different from those in the water, surface soil, and ground dust samples. Which may be attributed to that the long-distance transport of the airflow may influence the composition of the airborne bacteria. This study of the pathogenic bacteria in airborne PM samples can provide a reference for environmental and public health researchers. Copyright © 2017 Elsevier Ltd

Antibiotics from predatory bacteria

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Juliane Korp

2016-03-01

Full Text Available Bacteria, which prey on other microorganisms, are commonly found in the environment. While some of these organisms act as solitary hunters, others band together in large consortia before they attack their prey. Anecdotal reports suggest that bacteria practicing such a wolfpack strategy utilize antibiotics as predatory weapons. Consistent with this hypothesis, genome sequencing revealed that these micropredators possess impressive capacities for natural product biosynthesis. Here, we will present the results from recent chemical investigations of this bacterial group, compare the biosynthetic potential with that of non-predatory bacteria and discuss the link between predation and secondary metabolism.

Beer spoilage bacteria and hop resistance

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Sakamoto, K; Konings, WN

2003-01-01

For brewing industry, beer spoilage bacteria have been problematic for centuries. They include some lactic acid bacteria such as Lactobacillus brevis, Lactobacillus lindneri and Pediococcus damnosus, and some Gram-negative bacteria such as Pectinatus cerevisiiphilus, Pectinatus frisingensis and

Viabilidad de una bacteria láctica encapsulada e incorporada en una matriz de cobertura de chocolate

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Estefania García Gonzalez

2015-01-01

Full Text Available Se evaluó la viabilidad durante el almacenamiento de Weissella confusa incorporada en una matriz de cobertura de chocolate. La bacteria probiótica se encapsuló empleando tres materiales de pared, gel de Aloe vera, gel Aloe vera + Almidón al 10 % y gel de Aloe vera + Almidón al 15 % y células libres como control. Posteriormente se liofilizó. La bacteria probiótica encapsulada, se incorporó en una matriz de cobertura de chocolate. Los chips se empacaron y almacenaron durante 5 semanas a 4 °C, cada semana se midieron cambios en la viabilidad de la bacteria probiótica y en la actividad de agua. En la quinta semana, los chips se sometieron a condiciones simuladas de jugos intestinales. Durante el almacenamiento los chips mantuvieron su carácter probiótico (>106 UFC/g, sin embargo, cuando la bacteria probiótica se encapsuló en gel aloe vera, se obtuvo mayor número de bacterias probióticas vivas dentro de la matriz sólida (2,1x108 UFC/g. La actividad de agua varió de 0,470 a 0,810. La bacteria probiótica permaneció viva por 2 horas en medios simulados de jugos intestinales, lo cual ratifica que la matriz sólida y los medios de encapsulación seleccionados son adecuados para el desarrollo de productos sólidos probióticos ricos en grasa vegetal.Viability during storage of Weissella confusa incorporated in a chocolate coating matrix was evaluated. Probiotic bacteria was encapsulated using three wall materials, Aloe vera gel, Aloe vera gel + 10 % starch and aloe vera gel + 15 % starch and free cells as control. Subsequently lyophilized. Probiotic bacteria encapsulated, was incorporated into a chocolate coating matrix. The chips were packed and stored for 5 weeks at 4 °C, were measured weekly changes in viability of the probiotic bacteria and water activity. In the fifth week, the chips were subjected to simulated conditions of intestinal juices. During storage chips remained probiotic character (>106 CFU/g, however, if the

CARACTERIZACIÓN DE BACTERIAS PROBIÓTICAS AISLADAS DEL INTESTINO GRUESO DE CERDOS COMO ALTERNATIVA AL USO DE ANTIBIÓTICOS

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Henry Jurado G

2009-08-01

Full Text Available Objetivos. Caracterizar bacterias ácido lácticas probióticas aisladas del intestino grueso de cerdos adultos como posible alternativa al uso de antibióticos. Materiales y métodos. Se incluyeron muestras de intestino grueso de 20 cerdos adultos, para el aislamiento de bacterias lácticas (BAL. La caracterización de los parámetros bioquímicos-fisiológicos de las BAL contemplo la evaluación del pH del fermento, determinación de ácidos orgánicos por HPLC y detección de isómeros de ácido láctico. Los procedimientos microbiológicos evaluaron la capacidad de inhibición del crecimiento de patógenos y la actividad antagónica del probiótico vs antibiótico con su interacción competitiva. Se utilizaron pruebas API CHL 50 para la identificación de las BAL que se complementaron con la producción de gas, actividad de catalasa y viabilidad a diferentes concentraciones de sales biliares y temperaturas. Resultados. El plan de análisis permitió seleccionar dos aislados que se identificaron como: Lactobacillus plantarum 1 H1 y Lb. plantarum 1 H2. Las pruebas microbiológicas evidenciaron que las BAL seleccionadas inhibieron principalmente los enteropatógenos: Escherichia coli, Salmonella typhimurium y Clostridium perfringens. Las pruebas bioquímicas fueron compatibles con el género Lactobacillus, mostrando el siguiente perfil: Catalasa negativas; no productoras de gas; productoras de isómeros DL; resistentes a sales biliares y pH óptimo de crecimiento 3.5 a 38oC. Conclusiones. Los dos aislados de Lactobacillus plantarum 1 reunieron las características para el uso potencial como probióticos. Se recomienda su uso como complemento de terapias con antibióticos y en la elaboración de inóculos para aplicación en raciones alimenticias de lechones destetos, sin embargo, estudios complementarios se requieren para evaluar el efecto directo del probiótico como sustituto del uso de antibióticos in vivo.

Human body may produce bacteria.

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Salerian, Alen J

2017-06-01

"Human body may produce bacteria" proposes that human body may produce bacteria and represent an independent source of infections contrary to the current paradigm of infectious disorders proposed by Louis Pasteur in 1880. The following observations are consistent with this hypothesis: A. Bidirectional transformations of both living and nonliving things have been commonly observed in nature. B. Complex multicellular organisms harbor the necessary properties to produce bacteria (water, nitrogen and oxygen). C. Physical laws suggest any previously observed phenomenon or action will occur again (life began on earth; a non living thing). D. Animal muscle cells may generate energy (fermentation). E. Sterilized food products (i.e. boiled eggs), may produce bacteria and fungus under special conditions and without any exposure to foreign living cells. "Human body may produce bacteria" may challenge the current medical paradigm that views human infectious disorders as the exclusive causative byproducts of invading foreign cells. It may also introduce new avenues to treat infectious disorders. Copyright © 2017 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

O IMPULSO DA ECONOMIA CRIATIVA NO DESENVOLVIMENTO REGIONAL NO MÉXICO / THE IMPROVEMENT OF THE CREATIVE ECONOMY IN REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT IN MEXICO

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Áurea Machado de Aragão

2017-03-01

Full Text Available Este artigo busca analisar a economia criativa como propulsora do desenvolvimento da economia mexicana. Busca também, diferenciar o crescimento econômico moderno com base na constante inovação, desenvolvimento e atraso econômico, a partir da revisão dos aportes e limitações da economia. Utilizou-se o método bibliográfico de análise histórico-comparativo para atender à proposta de unificar os aspectos da teoria do desenvolvimento e da teoria institucionalista com alguns elementos do estatuto dos processos complexos, em particular, a dependência do caminho, aplicados a um caso no México, a fim de delinear o seu desenvolvimento histórico e a explicação para o desempenho econômico do país.

A concepção schopenhaueriana da subjetividade.

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Francisco William Mendes Damasceno

2017-03-01

Full Text Available Abordaremos questões acerca da relação entre os componentes da individualidade humana segundo Schopenhauer, e sua importância para a moralidade. A relação entre o intelecto e a vontade é uma condição necessária, mas não suficiente para a ocorrência da compaixão.O grau de moralidade de cada indivíduo é antes de tudo determinado pelo seu caráter inteligível inato. Osujeito cognoscente pertence ao mundo como representação, mas apesar de Schopenhauer referi-lo sempre como um fenômeno, é preciso distinguir os conceitos, temos que diferenciar o fenômeno propriamente dito e o sujeito enquanto condição a priori de todo e qualquer fenômeno, inclusive da compaixão.

Effects of Ethanolic Ferolagu angulata Extract on Pathogenic Gastrointestinal Bacteria and Probiotic Bacteria in Skimmed Milk Medium

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Reza Naghiha

2016-12-01

Full Text Available Background: Due to excessive consumption of synthetic drugs, drug resistance rate of pathogenic bacteria is increasing and there is an ever-increasing need to find new safe compounds to tackle this problem. This study was conducted to investigate the consequences of chavill extract on the growth and viability of gastrointestinal pathogenic bacterium and probiotics bacteria. Methods: The experiment contained three levels of the chavill extract concentrations (0, 1 and 3% which were added to the milk free fat in accompany with three probiotic bacteria (Lactobacillus acidophilus, Lactobacillus casei and lactobacillus plantaram and a pathogenic gastrointestinal bacterium (Salmonella typhimurium. Bacterial inoculums (1×107 CFU/ml with different concentrations of chavill extract were added to skimmed milk medium and bacteria growth were enumerated. Results: The concentration of 1% chavill extract significantly increased the total count of probiotic bacteria compared to the control group, while the number of pathogenic bacteria was decreased. At 3% chavill extract the growth of Lactobacillus acidophilus and Lactobacillus plantaram were increased. On the other hand, it prevented the growth of Salmonella typhimurium Conclusion: Chavill extracts would play as an alternative to antibiotics in pharmacological studies to decreases harmful bacteria and increase probiotic bacteria.

Current strategies for improving food bacteria

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Kuipers, O P; Buist, Girbe; Kok, Jan

2000-01-01

Novel concepts and methodologies are emerging that hold great promise for the directed improvement of food-related bacteria, specifically lactic acid bacteria. Also, the battle against food spoilage and pathogenic bacteria can now be fought more effectively. Here we describe recent advances in

[Unique properties of highly radioresistant bacteria].

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Romanovskaia, V A; Rokitko, P V; Malashenko, Iu R

2000-01-01

In connection with the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant (ChNPP) accident and the negative ecological after-effects for biota in this zone the interest has arisen to radioresistant bacteria, as to the most dynamic model of the given ecosystem, and to mechanisms which provide resistance of bacteria to ionizing radiation. The analysis of published data has shown that the radioresistant bacteria are not interrelated taxonomically and phylogenetically. The extreme radioresistant bacteria are represented by the Deinococcus species, which form a group phylogenetically close to the line Thermus-Meiothermus. Other radioresistant bacteria are the representatives of the genera Rubrobacter, Methylobacterium, Kocuria, Bacillus and some archebacteria. Data on natural habitats, of radioresistant bacteria are not numerous. In a number of cases it is difficult to distinguish their natural habitats, as they were isolated from the samples which were previously exposed to X-ray or gamma-irradiation, or from the ecosystems with the naturally raised radioactivity. To understand the strategy of survival of radioresistant bacteria, we briefly reviewed the mechanism of action of various species of radiation on cells and macromolecules; physiological signs of the cell damage caused by radiation; mechanisms eliminating (repairing) these damages. More details on mechanisms of the DNA repair in D. radiodurans are described. The extreme resistance of D. radiodurans to the DNA damaging factors is defined by 1) repair mechanisms which fundamentally differ from those in other procaryotes; 2) ability to increase the efficiency of a standard set of the DNA repairing proteins. Literary and own data on the effect of radiation on survival of various groups of bacteria in natural ecosystems are summarized. The ecological consequences of the ChNPP accident for soil bacteria in this region were estimated. The reduction of the number of soil bacteria and recession of microbial diversity under the effect of

Bacterias ácido lácticas con capacidad antagónica y actividad bacteriocinogénica aisladas de quesos frescos

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Cástulo I. Martín del Campo M.

2008-01-01

Full Text Available Se aislaron 350 cepas de bacterias ácido lácticas (BAL, a partir de 35 muestras de quesos frescos, fueron probadas en contra de cuatro microorganismos patógenos, tres Gram+ (Listeria monocytogenes, Staphylococcus aureus, Streptococcus pyogenes y un Gram- (Salmonella agona. Sólo 25 cepas mostraron capacidad antagónica, el mayor efecto inhibidor fue debido al pH, por la producción de ácidos orgánicos. 8 de ellas, mostraron un efecto inhibidor diferente al pH, Todas las cepas mostraron actividad antagónica en contra de bacterias Gram+. S. agona, no fue inhibida en su desarrollo, por ninguna de las cepas de bacterias ácido lácticas. Tres cepas que mostraron inhibición con el sobrenadante, se trataron con enzimas proteolíticas, y se determinó que el factor inhibidor es de origen proteico. 16 cepas mostraron que es necesaria la presencia de las BAL para inhibir a los patógenos, al probar el sobrenadante libre de BAL, el efecto inhibidor no se manifestó.

Bactericide for sulfate-reducing bacteria

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Shklyar, T F; Anoshina, G M; Blokhin, V Ye; Kisarrev, Ye L; Novikovsa, G M

1981-01-01

The aim of the invention is to find a bactericide for sulfate-reducing bacteria of oil fields in Western Siberia in order to suppress the biocorrosive activity on oil industry equipment. This goal is achieved by using M-nitroacetanylide as the bactericide of sulfate-reducing bacteria. This agent suppresses the activity of a stored culture of sulfate-reducing bacteria that comes from industrial waste waters injection wells of the Smotlor oil field.

Eficiência de materiais encapsulantes naturais e comerciais na liberação controlada de probiótico encapsulado

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Elisa Laurenti

2013-06-01

Full Text Available O probiótico composto por Saccharomyces cerevisiae foi encapsulado pelo método de imobilização em cubos de ágar-ágar, em diferentes gomas comerciais e mucilagens, com o objetivo de proporcionar liberação controlada do microrganismo durante simulação gastrointestinal in vitro. Foram utilizados ágar-ágar (A-A, alginato (ALG, iota-carragena (I-CAR, goma arábica (ARA, taro (TARO, inhame (INH, linhaça (LIN e quiabo (QUI como materiais encapsulantes. Durante a simulação, foi realizada a contagem da levedura liberada das diferentes matrizes e a viabilidade do probiótico não encapsulado. Para analisar e diferenciar os tratamentos, foram obtidas imagens por microscopia eletrônica de varredura. As células não encapsuladas apresentaram viabilidade de 94 % (p < 0,05. Os tratamentos apresentaram a seguinte ordem crescente de liberação da levedura: QUIdiferenciar os tratamentos, porém todos os materiais encapsulantes envolveram as leveduras, conferindo proteção física. No exterior da matriz de encapsulação, foi possível observar a presença de poros e fissuras, o que pode ter favorecido a difusão das células para o meio externo. Concluiu-se que a mucilagem de quiabo demonstrou ser um material encapsulante alternativo natural e mais eficiente do que as gomas comumente usadas no mercado.

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Mycorrhiza helper bacteria

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Deveau, Aurelie [French National Insitute for Agricultural Research (INRA); Labbe, Jessy [ORNL

2016-10-01

This chapter focuses on the Mycorrhiza Helper Bacteria (MHB), a generic name given to bacteria which stimulate the formation of mycorrhizal symbiosis. By extension, some bacterial strains that positively impact the functioning of mycorrhizal symbiosis are also called MHB. These bacteria have applicative interests, as they indirectly improve the health and growth of tree seedlings. MHB are not restricted to a specific type of ecosystem, but are rather generalist in the way that they associate with both herbaceous and woody mycorrhizal plants from boreal, temperate, arid and tropical ecosystems. However, understanding the molecular mechanisms and their specificities will help us to know more about the ecology of the MHB. The process of acquisition varies between fungal species; while ectomycorrhizal fungi most probably recurrently acquire them from the environment, the association between bacterial endosymbionts and Glomeromycota probably dates back to very ancient times, and has since been vertically transmitted.

Relevance of splenic tissue preservation to bacteria phagocytosis; Importancia da preservacao de tecido esplenico para a fagocitose bacteriana

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Marques, Ruy Garcia [Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro (UERJ), RJ (Brazil). Faculdade de Ciencias Medicas. Dept. de Cirurgia Geral]. E-mail: rmarques@uerj.br; Petroianu, Andy [Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais (UFMG), Belo Horizonte, MG (Brazil). Faculdade de Medicina. Dept. de Cirurgia; Oliveira, Marcia Betania Nunes de [Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro (UERJ), RJ (Brazil). Inst. de Biologia Roberto Alcantara Gomes. Lab.de Radiofarmacia; Bernardo Filho, Mario [Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro (UERJ), RJ (Brazil). Inst. de Biologia Roberto Alcantara Gomes. Dept. de Biofisica e Biometria

2002-07-01

Objective: Being the major lymphoid organ of human body, spleen performs critical immunological functions such as bacteria depuration from bloodstream and precocious antibody production against various antigenic particles. Spleen, liver and lung accounts for more than 95% of phagocytic activity in humans. Methods: We used intravenous inoculation of Escherichia coli AB 1157 in Wistar rats in order to evaluate this function. Young and adult rats of both sexes were submitted to total splenectomy and compared to animals not submitted to any surgical procedure. Sixteen weeks later, rats of both groups were challenged with a suspension of E. coli labeled with Tc-{sup 99}m, and, after twenty minutes, they were killed. Liver, lung, spleen and a blood clot sample were removed for radioactivity determination. The statistical study was performed with Student.s t test. Results: There were no significant differences in the radioactivity uptake obtained from young and adult splenectomized rats. However, these rats were associated with higher levels of blood counts than animals of the control group (p<0.0001) due to a larger bacteria remnant in the bloodstream. Conclusion: This finding suggests that some failure in mononuclear phagocytic system occurs in spleen absence adaptation, ratifying the necessity of development of alternative surgical techniques to total splenectomy in patients requiring spleen removal. (author)

Asociación de cepas fijadoras de nitrógeno de vida libre, con recursos genéticos de pastos para zonas áridas.

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Plascencia Jiménez, Raúl

2014-01-01

Para evaluar microorganismos de la rizosfera de Bouteloua curtipendula (Michx.) Torr., se recolectó suelo de cinco localidades 1) Salinas, San Luis Potosí 2) Ejido, Jacalón, Salinas, San Luis Potosí; 3) Calera, Zacatecas; 4) Santa María del Oro, Durango y 5) Crucero La Zarca, Durango. La población de actinomicetos, bacterias y hongos, se estimó con diluciones seriadas (10-1 a 10-10). Los actinomicetos (AS), bacterias (BS) y hongos (HS) se estimaron con diluciones 10-3 a 10-5; 10-5 a 10-7; 10-...

DETERMINACIÓN DE PARÁMETROS CINÉTICOS DE DOS INÓCULOS LÁCTICOS: Lactobacillus plantarum A6 Y BACTERIAS ÁCIDO LÁCTICAS DE YOGURT DETERMINAÇÃO DE PARÁMETROS CINÉTICOS DE DOIS INÓCULOS LÁCTICOS: Lactobacillus plantarum A6 E BACTERIAS ÁCIDO LÁCTICAS DE IOGURTE DETERMINARON OF KINETIC PARAMETERS OF TWO LACTIC INOCULUMS: Lactobacillus plantarum A6 AND LACTIC ACID BACTERIAS OF YOGURT

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CLAUDIA AGUDELO

2010-12-01

Full Text Available Se realizó la comparación del comportamiento cinético de dos inóculos de Bacterias Ácido Lácticas (BAL desarrollados a partir de Lactobacillus plantarum A6 y de yogurt comercial. Se incubaron a 35°C durante 48 horas y se repicaron tras 24 horas de fermentación en medio líquido para su posible aplicación en la fermentación de residuos pesqueros. Para cada cepa se midió la biomasa mediante conteo en placa según la NTC 5034 de 2002, el consumo de azúcares totales por el método de antrona y la producción de ácido láctico por titulación bajo la NTC 4978 de 2001, durante el tiempo de incubación. Los resultados mostraron un mejor desarrollo para Lactobacillus plantarum A6 con diferencias significativas (α = 0,05 en los rendimientos Yx/s y Yp/s de 0,401 y 0,34 respectivamente para la primera etapa, y de Yx/s= 0,39 y Yp/s = 0,36 en la segunda etapa, a diferencia de las BAL del yogurt las cuales presentaron rendimientos menores. Otros parámetros cinéticos como la velocidad máxima de crecimiento y tiempo de duplicación para ambas cepas no presentan diferencias significativas (α = 0,05.Foram comparados o comportamento cinético de dois inóculos de Bacterias de Ácido Láctico (BAL desenvolvido a partir de Lactobacillus plantarum A6 e de iogurte comercial. Incubados a 35°C por 48 horas e se repicaram após de 24 horas de fermentação em meio líquido, para possível aplicação na fermentação de residuos de peixe. Para cada amostra se mediu a biomassa mediante contagem em placa acordo com a NTC 5034 de 2002, o consumo de açúcares totais pelo método de antrona e na produção de ácido láctico por titulação sob o NTC 4978 de 2001, durante o tempo de incubação. Os resultados mostraram um melhor desenvolvimento de Lactobacillus plantarum A6 com diferenças significativas (α = 0,05 nos rendimentos Yx/s, Yp/s de 0,401 e 0,34 respectivamente para a primeira fase, e Yx / s = 0,39 e Yp / s = 0,36 na segunda etapa, em contraste

Horizontal gene transfer between bacteria.

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Heuer, Holger; Smalla, Kornelia

2007-01-01

Horizontal gene transfer (HGT) refers to the acquisition of foreign genes by organisms. The occurrence of HGT among bacteria in the environment is assumed to have implications in the risk assessment of genetically modified bacteria which are released into the environment. First, introduced genetic sequences from a genetically modified bacterium could be transferred to indigenous micro-organisms and alter their genome and subsequently their ecological niche. Second, the genetically modified bacterium released into the environment might capture mobile genetic elements (MGE) from indigenous micro-organisms which could extend its ecological potential. Thus, for a risk assessment it is important to understand the extent of HGT and genome plasticity of bacteria in the environment. This review summarizes the present state of knowledge on HGT between bacteria as a crucial mechanism contributing to bacterial adaptability and diversity. In view of the use of GM crops and microbes in agricultural settings, in this mini-review we focus particularly on the presence and role of MGE in soil and plant-associated bacteria and the factors affecting gene transfer.

Screening and characterization of phosphate solubilizing bacteria from isolate of thermophilic bacteria

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Yulianti, Evy; Rakhmawati, Anna

2017-08-01

The aims of this study were to select bacteria that has the ability to dissolve phosphate from thermophilic bacteria isolates after the Merapi eruption. Five isolates of selected bacteria was characterized and continued with identification. Selection was done by using a pikovskaya selective medium. Bacterial isolates were grown in selective medium and incubated for 48 hours at temperature of 55 ° C. Characterization was done by looking at the cell and colony morphology, physiological and biochemical properties. Identification was done with the Profile Matching method based on the reference genus Oscillospira traced through Bergey's Manual of Determinative Bacteriology. Dendogram was created based on similarity index SSM. The results showed there were 14 isolates of bacteria that were able to dissolve phosphate indicated by a clear zone surrounding the bacterial colony on selective media. Five isolates were selected with the largest clear zone. Isolates D79, D92, D110a, D135 and D75 have different characters. The result of phenotypic characters identification with Genus Oscillospira profile has a percentage of 100% similarity to isolate D92 and D110a; 92.31% for isolates D79, and 84.6% for isolates D75 and D135. Dendogram generated from average linkage algorithm / UPGMA using the Simple Matching Coefficient (SSM) algorithms showed, isolate thermophilic bacteria D75 and D135 are combined together to form cluster 1. D110a and D92 form a sub cluster A. Sub cluster A and D79 form cluster 2

Deployable micro-traps to sequester motile bacteria

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di Giacomo, Raffaele; Krödel, Sebastian; Maresca, Bruno; Benzoni, Patrizia; Rusconi, Roberto; Stocker, Roman; Daraio, Chiara

2017-04-01

The development of strategies to reduce the load of unwanted bacteria is a fundamental challenge in industrial processing, environmental sciences and medical applications. Here, we report a new method to sequester motile bacteria from a liquid, based on passive, deployable micro-traps that confine bacteria using micro-funnels that open into trapping chambers. Even in low concentrations, micro-traps afford a 70% reduction in the amount of bacteria in a liquid sample, with a potential to reach >90% as shown by modelling improved geometries. This work introduces a new approach to contain the growth of bacteria without chemical means, an advantage of particular importance given the alarming growth of pan-drug-resistant bacteria.

Validação da técnica de espectroscopia no infravermelho na Taxonomia e sistemática do gênero Aspergillus

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Tralamazza, Sabina Moser

2011-01-01

Resumo: Espécies e linhagens fungícas são difíceis de diferenciar por exames visuais e microscópicos. Chaves de identificações são limitantes e muitas vezes a identificação de espécies muito próximas se torna inviável. As técnicas moleculares permitiram e facilitaram as identificações, porém seus reagentes são caros quando comparado a técnicas clássicas. A espectroscopia no infravermelho vem como uma nova ferramenta para auxiliar na taxonomia de micro-organismos de maneira rápida, barata e ef...

Lectura tradicional versus lectura digital

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Leda Romero

2014-11-01

Full Text Available Este artículo busca ser un acercamiento al debate académico entre dos escenarios que han surgido en torno al concepto de lectura gracias a la cultura digital. Es decir, con la integración de soportes tecnológicos como iPads, Kindles, laptops, etc. los objetivos, experiencias y actores que participan en el proceso, se ven inevitablemente modificados, re-configurando el concepto de lectura que manejamos hasta ahora. Por esto, vale la pena diferenciar ambos escenarios y generar una conversación que nos lleve a integrar los dos mundos, para hacer de la lectura una experiencia enriquecedora integrada a la digitalidad.

La estructura disposicional de los sentimientos

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Omar Rosas

2011-01-01

Full Text Available Con base en la teoría valorativa de las emociones, desarrollada por Frijda y sus colegas, se argumenta que los sentimientos pueden entenderse como parcialmente isomorfos a las emociones, cuyo rasgo fundamental radica en las disposiciones de un individuo a creer en sus experiencias emocionales y actuar en congruencia con estas. Además, se exploran los criterios que permiten diferenciar los sentimientos de otros tipos de disposición como los estados de ánimo y los rasgos de carácter. Finalmente se subraya la pertinencia de esta investigación para la filosofía política y moral.

Fiebres virales hemorrágicas en Suramérica

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Robert B. Tesh

2002-09-01

Full Text Available El artículo revisa la epidemiología y rasgos distintivos de tres fiebres virales hemorrágicas (dengue hemorrágico, fiebre amarilla y fiebre hemorrágica por arenavirus, que han emergido como serios problemas de salud pública en Suramérica. Aunque la etiología, la historia natural y el control de estas tres enfermedades difieren, sus manifestaciones clínicas y los hallazgos histopatológicos son similares y pueden ser difíciles de diferenciar. En consecuencia, la detección temprana y el diagnóstico correcto son esenciales para la aplicación de medidas de control.

El álbum ilustrado y los monstruos

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Pérez Molines, Tamara

2015-01-01

La propuesta didáctica está planteada para trabajar el álbum ilustrado y los monstruos. Su objetivo principal es trabajar los miedos infantiles y conseguir que los niños/as aprendan a diferenciar la realidad de la fantasía, con el fin de superarlos. Uno de los apartados del trabajo es el marco teórico sobre la temática, dónde se habla de qué es el miedo, los miedos más comunes en la infancia, la diferenciación entre lo real y lo imaginario, el cuento y trabajar los miedos a través de los cuen...

Liderazgo: Desarrollo del concepto, evolución y tendencias

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Giraldo Gonzalez, Daniela; Naranjo Agudelo, Jorge Andrés

2014-01-01

El propósito de este estudio es describir la evolución del concepto de liderazgo a nivel cronológico, y como las variables históricas, sociales y culturales han tenido un efecto sobre ello. Se expondrán las grandes teorías y sus enfoques. Se identificaran a además, las características de los líderes y seguidores, para que el lector comprenda el concepto actual de liderazgo y sea capaz de diferenciar los diferentes modelos dentro de un contexto más amplio. Así mismo se hará un análisis de las ...

La inoculación de plantas con Pantoea sp., bacteria solubilizadora de fosfatos, incrementa la concentración de P en los tejidos foliares Plant inoculation with Pantoea sp., phosphate solubilising-bacteria increases P concentration in leaf tissues

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Ortega-Rodés Patricia

2008-07-01

Full Text Available El fósforo (P es un macronutriente mineral esencial para las plantas. Aunque puede encontrarse en los suelos en diferentes formas minerales, la baja solubilidad de estos disminuye su disponibilidad para las plantas, y el nutriente debe aplicarse como fertilizante a los cultivos. Las reservas mundiales de P son limitadas y tendrán una reducción considerable en los próximos años. Usar microorganismos solubilizadores de fosfatos como inoculante para los cultivos es una alternativa biotecnológica para incrementar la disponibilidad del nutriente. Pantoea sp. (cepa 9C es una bacteria endofítica fijadora de nitrógeno, aislada del interior de tallos de la caña de azúcar (Loiret et ál., 2004; este microorganismo produjo halos de solubilización con tamaños de hasta 6 mm en medio sólido NBRI-P en 7 días a 30 ºC, y en ese tiempo y condiciones solubilizó Ca3(PO42 en el medio líquido hasta acumular 1128 Î¼g P mL-1. La bacteria sobrevivió durante 35 días en un sustrato preparado con mezcla de Vermiculita y suelo ferralítico rojo (Cambisol Ferrálico, ródico, alcanzando poblaciones de 3,2 x 1015 células g-1. Plantas de rábano (Raphanus sativus, L. var. Scarlet Globe, de alta demanda de P y crecimiento rápido, usadas como modelo y cultivadas en suelos inoculados con el microorganismo, absorbieron más P que las plantas no inoculadas, alcanzando en los tejidos foliares concentraciones â‰¥ 3500 ppm P base seca. Palabras clave: bacteria endofítica; solubilización de fosfatos; rábano (Raphanus sativus, L.; caña de azúcar (Saccharum híbrido.Phosphorus is an essential mineral macronutrient for plant growth and development. Although it can be found in soils in different mineral forms, its low solubility decrease its availability for plants; the nutrient should be added to crops as fertiliser. World sources of P are limited and in the near future they will suffer a remarkable decrease. Using P solubiliser microorganisms as

COMPETITION BETWEEN ANOXYGENIC PHOTOTROPHIC BACTERIA AND COLORLESS SULFUR BACTERIA IN A MICROBIAL MAT

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VISSCHER, PT; VANDENENDE, FP; SCHAUB, BEM; VANGEMERDEN, H

The populations of chemolithoautotrophic (colorless) sulfur bacteria and anoxygenic phototrophic bacteria were enumerated in a marine microbial mat. The highest population densities were found in the 0-5 mm layer of the mat: 2.0 X 10(9) cells CM-3 sediment, and 4.0 X 10(7) cells cm-3 sediment for

Quorum sensing in gram-negative bacteria

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Wu, H.; Song, Z.J.; Høiby, N.

2004-01-01

Bacteria can communicate with each other by means of signal molecules to coordinate the behavior of the entire community, and the mechanism is referred to as quorum sensing (QS). Signal systems enable bacteria to sense the size of their densities by monitoring the concentration of the signal...... molecules. Among Gram-negative bacteria N-acyl-L-homoserine lactone (acyl-HSL)-dependent quorum sensing systems are particularly widespread. These systems are used to coordinate expression of phenotypes that are fundamental to the interaction of bacteria with each other and with their environment...

Laser-Based Identification of Pathogenic Bacteria

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Rehse, Steven J.

2009-01-01

Bacteria are ubiquitous in our world. From our homes, to our work environment, to our own bodies, bacteria are the omnipresent although often unobserved companions to human life. Physicists are typically untroubled professionally by the presence of these bacteria, as their study usually falls safely outside the realm of our typical domain. In the…

Mimicking Seawater For Culturing Marine Bacteria

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Rygaard, Anita Mac; Sonnenschein, Eva; Gram, Lone

2015-01-01

Only about 1% of marine bacteria have been brought into culture using traditional techniques. The purpose of this study was to investigate if mimicking the natural bacterial environment can increase culturability.We used marine substrates containing defined algal polymers or gellan gum as solidif......Only about 1% of marine bacteria have been brought into culture using traditional techniques. The purpose of this study was to investigate if mimicking the natural bacterial environment can increase culturability.We used marine substrates containing defined algal polymers or gellan gum...... as solidifying agents, and enumerated bacteria from seawater and algal exudates. We tested if culturability could be influenced by addition of quorum sensing signals (AHLs). All plates were incubated at 15°C. Bacterial counts (CFU/g) from algal exudates from brown algae were highest on media containing algal...... polymers. In general, bacteria isolated from algal exudates preferred more rich media than bacteria isolated from seawater. Overall, culturability ranged from 0.01 to 0.8% as compared to total cell count. Substitution of agar with gellan gum increased the culturability of seawater bacteria approximately...

Antibiotic-resistant bacteria in drinking water.

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Armstrong, J L; Shigeno, D S; Calomiris, J J; Seidler, R J

1981-08-01

We analyzed drinking water from seven communities for multiply antibiotic-resistant (MAR) bacteria (bacteria resistant to two or more antibiotics) and screened the MAR bacterial isolates obtained against five antibiotics by replica plating. Overall, 33.9% of 2,653 standard plate count bacteria from treated drinking waters were MAR. Two different raw water supplies for two communities carried MAR standard plate count bacteria at frequencies of 20.4 and 18.6%, whereas 36.7 and 67.8% of the standard plate count populations from sites within the respective distribution systems were MAR. Isolate identification revealed that MAR gram-positive cocci (Staphylococcus) and MAR gram-negative, nonfermentative rods (Pseudomonas, Alcaligenes, Moraxella-like group M, and Acinetobacter) were more common in drinking waters than in untreated source waters. Site-to-site variations in generic types and differences in the incidences of MAR organisms indicated that shedding of MAR bacteria living in pipelines may have contributed to the MAR populations in tap water. We conclude that the treatment of raw water and its subsequent distribution select for standard plate count bacteria exhibiting the MAR phenotype.

Extracellular deoxyribonuclease production by periodontal bacteria.

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Palmer, L J; Chapple, I L C; Wright, H J; Roberts, A; Cooper, P R

2012-08-01

Whilst certain bacteria have long been known to secrete extracellular deoxyribonuclease (DNase), the purpose in microbial physiology was unclear. Recently, however, this enzyme has been demonstrated to confer enhanced virulence, enabling bacteria to evade the host's immune defence of extruded DNA/chromatin filaments, termed neutrophil extracellular traps (NETs). As NETs have recently been identified in infected periodontal tissue, the aim of this study was to screen periodontal bacteria for extracellular DNase activity. To determine whether DNase activity was membrane bound or secreted, 34 periodontal bacteria were cultured in broth and on agar plates. Pelleted bacteria and supernatants from broth cultures were analysed for their ability to degrade DNA, with relative activity levels determined using an agarose gel electrophoresis assay. Following culture on DNA-supplemented agar, expression was determined by the presence of a zone of hydrolysis and DNase activity related to colony size. Twenty-seven bacteria, including red and orange complex members Porphyromonas gingivalis, Tannerella forsythia, Fusobacterium nucleatum, Parvimonas micra, Prevotella intermedia, Streptococcus constellatus, Campylobacter rectus and Prevotella nigrescens, were observed to express extracellular DNase activity. Differences in DNase activity were noted, however, when bacteria were assayed in different culture states. Analysis of the activity of secreted DNase from bacterial broth cultures confirmed their ability to degrade NETs. The present study demonstrates, for the first time, that DNase activity is a relatively common property of bacteria associated with advanced periodontal disease. Further work is required to determine the importance of this bacterial DNase activity in the pathogenesis of periodontitis. © 2011 John Wiley & Sons A/S.

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BioNLP Shared Task--The Bacteria Track.

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Bossy, Robert; Jourde, Julien; Manine, Alain-Pierre; Veber, Philippe; Alphonse, Erick; van de Guchte, Maarten; Bessières, Philippe; Nédellec, Claire

2012-06-26

We present the BioNLP 2011 Shared Task Bacteria Track, the first Information Extraction challenge entirely dedicated to bacteria. It includes three tasks that cover different levels of biological knowledge. The Bacteria Gene Renaming supporting task is aimed at extracting gene renaming and gene name synonymy in PubMed abstracts. The Bacteria Gene Interaction is a gene/protein interaction extraction task from individual sentences. The interactions have been categorized into ten different sub-types, thus giving a detailed account of genetic regulations at the molecular level. Finally, the Bacteria Biotopes task focuses on the localization and environment of bacteria mentioned in textbook articles. We describe the process of creation for the three corpora, including document acquisition and manual annotation, as well as the metrics used to evaluate the participants' submissions. Three teams submitted to the Bacteria Gene Renaming task; the best team achieved an F-score of 87%. For the Bacteria Gene Interaction task, the only participant's score had reached a global F-score of 77%, although the system efficiency varies significantly from one sub-type to another. Three teams submitted to the Bacteria Biotopes task with very different approaches; the best team achieved an F-score of 45%. However, the detailed study of the participating systems efficiency reveals the strengths and weaknesses of each participating system. The three tasks of the Bacteria Track offer participants a chance to address a wide range of issues in Information Extraction, including entity recognition, semantic typing and coreference resolution. We found common trends in the most efficient systems: the systematic use of syntactic dependencies and machine learning. Nevertheless, the originality of the Bacteria Biotopes task encouraged the use of interesting novel methods and techniques, such as term compositionality, scopes wider than the sentence.

Uso del Test de Rendimiento Continuo de Conners para diferenciar niños normales y con TDAH en Chile

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Salas-Bravo, Sonia; Gonzalez-Arias, Mauricio; Araya-Piñones, Angelo; Valencia-Jimenez, Macarena; Oyarce-Cortes C., Sonia

2017-01-01

Resumen El trastorno de déficit atencional con hiperactividad (TDAH) constituye uno de los cuadros de mayor prevalencia durante la niñez. El presente trabajo se focalizó en evaluar si el Test de Rendimiento Continuo de Conners era capaz de discriminar entre niños con y sin TDAH diagnosticados por el docente. Se conformó una muestra no probabilística de 30 niños escolares (15 clínicos y 15 normales) a través de la aplicación del cuestionario de atención. Todos los niños completaron la aplicaci...

Polielectrolitos Orgánicos Naturales en el Tratamiento de Agua para Consumo Humano

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Valeriano Mamani, Jappsem; Matos Chamorro, Rodrigo Alfredo; Universidad Peruana Unión

2013-01-01

El objetivo de este artículo es revisar el uso de los polímeros naturales en el tratamiento de agua para consumo humano, así como los mecanismos de coagulación y floculación, y los compuestos naturales más utilizados. Las fuentes de agua pueden estar contaminadas con materiales inorgánicos, en forma natural o en combinación con otros (sales disueltas, materiales suspendidos como las arcillas, silicio) y materiales orgánicos (células o algas microbianas, zooplancton, fitoplancton, bacterias, v...

The Microworld of Marine-Bacteria

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JØRGENSEN, BB

1995-01-01

Microsensor studies show that the marine environment in the size scale of bacteria is physically and chemically very different from the macroenvironment. The microbial world of the sediment-water interface is thus dominated by water viscosity and steep diffusion gradients. Because of the diverse...... metabolism types, bacteria in the mostly anoxic sea floor play an important role in the major element cycles of the ocean. The communities of giant, filamentous sulfur bacteria that live in the deep-sea hydrothermal vents or along the Pacific coast of South America are presented here as examples....

Magnetotactic bacteria at the geomagnetic equator

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Frankel, R.B.; Blakemore, R.P.; Araujo, F.F.T. de; Esquivel, D.M.S.; Danon, J.

1981-01-01

Magnetotatic bacteria are observed in freshwater and marine sediments of Fortaleza, Brazil, situated close to the geomagnetic equator. Both South-seeking and North-seeking bacteria are present in roughly equal numbers in the same samples. This observation is consistent with the hypothesis that the vertical component of the geomagnetic field selects the predominant polarity type among magnetotactic bacteria in natural environments. (Author) [pt

The Effect of Bacteria Penetration on Chalk Permeability

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Halim, Amalia Yunita; Shapiro, Alexander; Nielsen, Sidsel Marie

number of B. licheniformis was detected on the effluent compared with P. putida. However, in the experiment with B. licheniformis mainly spores were detected in the effluent. The core permeability decreased rapidly during injection of bacteria and a starvation period of 12 days did not allow......Bacteria selective plugging is one of the mechanisms through which microorganisms can be applied for enhanced oil recovery. Bacteria can plug the water-bearing zones of a reservoir, thus altering the flow paths and improving sweep efficiency. It is known that the bacteria can penetrate deeply...... into reservoirs, however, a complete understanding of the penetration behavior of bacteria is lacking, especially in chalk formations where the pore throat sizes are almost comparable with the sizes of bacteria vegetative cells. This study investigates the penetration of bacteria into chalk. Two bacteria types...

Consideraciones para una evaluación docente en la Universidad de Costa Rica

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Vargas Porras, Alicia

2005-09-01

Full Text Available En este artículo se presentan los resultados de un proyecto de investigación realizado en el 2002- 2003 por Alicia E. Vargas, Carolina Bolaños, José Miguel Gutiérrez, Lorena Kikut, María Lourdes Calderón y Miguel Ángel González, docentes investigadores del Centro de Evaluación Académica de la Universidad de Costa Rica. El objetivo principal fue identificar características del profesorado universitario y de su trabajo, como insumos para mejorar la evaluación docente que se realiza en esta Universidad. La investigación se centró en construir un concepto de docencia, en términos de las competencias y desempeños que se consideran como excelentes. Para ello, además de la obligada revisión bibliográfica sobre el tema, se llevó a cabo un estudio, mediante talleres y encuestas, para construir el concepto de docente excelente, según lo plantea el mismo profesorado, el alumnado y las directivas universitarias. En una segunda etapa del estudio, se abordó el tema de las especificidades didácticas, según tipos de curso, mediante consulta a la comunidad docente y talleres con amplia participación. Los resultados obtenidos en esta investigación aportan una conceptualización de lo que significa ser docente en la UCR y, así mismo, se logra diferenciar los requerimientos del desempeño docente, según tipo de curso. La información generada aporta criterios para la construcción de evaluaciones docentes en el ámbito universitario. This article presents the results of a research carried out during the period 2002-2003 by Alicia E. Vargas, Carolina Bolaños, José Miguel Gutiérrez, Lorena Kikut, María Lourdes Calderón and Miguel Ángel González, researches of the Centre for Academic Evaluation of the University of Costa Rica. Its main objective was to identify teaching qualities in higher education as inputs for the improvement of the evaluation of teachers that is carried out at the University of Costa Rica. The study aimed, in

ESTABILIDAD DE ALMACENAMIENTO DE ENSILADOS BIOLÓGICOS A PARTIR DE RESIDUOS DE PESCADO INOCULADOS CON BACTERIAS ÁCIDO -LÁCTICAS

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MS Holguín

2009-01-01

Full Text Available Se elaboraron cuatro muestras por triplicado de ensilados biológicos para alimentación animal a partir de residuos de pescado, utilizando melaza como fuente de carbohidratos para el crecimiento de cuatro cepas de bacterias ácido-lácticas (BAL aisladas de los mismos, sometidos a un tiempo de incubación de 72 horas y temperatura de 35 °C (±2 °C para acidificar el producto como método de conservación. A continuación los ensilados se almacenaron durante 180 días a temperatura ambiente para evaluar la estabilidad en anaquel, por medio de análisis químicos, composición química proximal, aminograma, recuentos microbiológicos y algunos de tipo organoléptico del producto terminado. Las cepas fueron eficientes en el proceso de fermentación, causando inhibición del crecimiento de microorganismos indeseables y aportando características organolépticas agradables. El ensilado elaborado con la cepa C14 provocó el descenso del pH en menos de 72 horas de incubación. Ninguno de los productos sufrió deterioro evidente durante el almacenamiento; presentaron porcentajes aceptables de proteína, grasa, cenizas, carbohidratos y aminoácidos, que hacen del producto una fuente utilizable en formulaciones de alimentos para animales.

Medio de cultivo utilizando residuos-sólidos para el crecimiento de una bacteria nativa con potencial biofertilizante

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Lara Mantilla, Cecilia; García Támara, Liliana Pahola; Oviedo Zumaqué, Luis E

2010-01-01

En el presente trabajo se muestran los resultados obtenidos de la evaluación del crecimiento, desarrollo y viabilidad de una cepa bacteriana nativa Azotobacter A15M2G con potencial biofertilizante, sobre un medio de cultivo preparado con residuos sólidos vegetales procedentes del mercado: Brassica Oleracea (repollo), Lactusa sativa (lechuga) y Allium fistulosum (cebollín). El crecimiento de la bacteria en el medio de residuo vegetal a diferentes concentraciones: 25, 50 y 75% p/v fue evaluado,...

SÍNTESIS DE INMUNORREACTIVOS PARA LA DETERMINACIÓN DE SULFONAMIDAS Y TETRACICLINAS EN ALIMENTOS

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Pastor Navarro, Nuria

2012-01-01

La presencia de residuos de antibióticos en alimentos de origen animal es uno de los problemas más importantes y actuales en seguridad alimentaria. Los medicamentos son utilizados en la producción animal con fines terapéuticos y como promotores del crecimiento. El problema surge cuando residuos de estos antibióticos llegan al consumidor a través de la cadena alimentaria a niveles perjudiciales para su salud, ya que tienen efectos secundarios al destruir las bacterias comensales de nuestro int...

Calidad de agua para la producción de especies animales tradicionales y no tradicionales en Argentina.

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Alicia Fernandez Cirelli

2010-07-01

Full Text Available La calidad de agua es un factor determinante de la producción de especies animales tradicionales y no tradicionales, debido a su relación con los requerimientos nutricionales de cada especie. Los criterios que habitualmente se consideran para la determinación de la calidad del agua de bebida son sus propiedades físicoquímicas y organolépticas, la presencia de compuestos tóxicos y de bacterias patógenas, y el exceso de minerales. En este trabajo se presenta una revisión de los estudios de calidad de agua para las producciones animales tradicionales (producción de carne y leche bovinas y no tradicionales (acuicultura y pesca de captura para diferentes regiones de Argentina con el objetivo de analizar las carencias de información y proponer la intensificación de estudios que permitan mejorar los sistemas de producción animal de nuestro país.

Bioenergetics of photoheterotrophic bacteria in the oceans.

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Kirchman, David L; Hanson, Thomas E

2013-04-01

Photoheterotrophic microbes, such as proteorhodopsin (PR)-based phototrophic (PRP) and aerobic anoxygenic phototrophic (AAP) bacteria, are well known to be abundant in the oceans, potentially playing unique roles in biogeochemical cycles. However, the contribution of phototrophy to the energy requirements of these bacteria has not been quantitatively examined to date. To better understand the implications of photoheterophy in the oceans, we calculated energy benefits and costs of phototrophy and compared net benefits with maintenance costs. Benefits depend on the number of photosynthetic units (PSUs), absorption cross-section area of each PSU as function of wavelength, the in situ light quality, and the energy yield per absorbed photon. For costs we considered the energy required for the synthesis of pigments, amino acids and proteins in each PSU. Our calculations indicate that AAP bacteria harvest more light energy than do PRP bacteria, but the costs of phototrophy are much higher for AAP bacteria. Still, the net energy gained by AAP bacteria is often sufficient to meet maintenance costs, while that is not the case for PRP bacteria except with high light intensities and large numbers of proteorhodopsin molecules per cell. The low costs and simplicity of PR-based phototrophy explain the high abundance of proteorhodopsin genes in the oceans. However, even for AAP bacteria, the net energy yield of phototrophy is apparently too low to influence the distribution of photoheterotrophic bacteria among various marine systems. © 2012 Society for Applied Microbiology and Blackwell Publishing Ltd.

Expresión de toxinas activas para larvas de mosquito por una cepa nativa de Asticaccaulis excentricus

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Sergio Ordúz

2000-02-01

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El control de mosquitos con insecticidas biológicos, como las toxinas producidas por especies del género Bacillus ha sido usado ampliamente en muchos países. Sin embargo, la rápida sedimentación de éstas las coloca fuera del alcance de la zona de alimentación de las larvas de mosquito. Con el propósito de resolver este problema se ha propuesto clonar los genes de dichas toxinas en bacterias acuáticas que son capaces de vivir y multiplicarse en la parte superior de la columna de agua, donde se alimentas los mosquitos anofelinos. Se escogieron dos cepas de la bacteria acuática Asticaccaulis excentricus para expresar los genes de la toxina binaria de B. sphaericus y el gen cry11Bb de B. thuringiensis subesp. Medellín clonados en un vector de expresión adecuado. En experimentos de alimentación se encontró que larvas de las especies Culex quinquefasciatus, Aedes aegypti y Anopheles albimanus fueron capaces de sobrevivir en una dieta basada exclusivamente en esta bacteria gram negativa. Las células de A. excentricus recombinante fueron capaces de expresar ambos genes, pero solamente la cepa expresando los genes de la toxina binaria de B. sphaericus fue tóxica para larvas de mosquito. Extractos de proteasas de A. excentricus no degradaron la toxina Cry11Bb, lo que indica que es otro el mecanismo que interfiere con la expresión de la toxicidad de la toxina Cry11Bb en esta bacteria recombinante. Los experimentos de flotación mostraron que A. excentricus recombiante se mantiene en la parte superior de la columna de agua al igual que las cepas nativas, y por más tiempo que las cepas de Bacillus.

Ecophysiology of the Anammox Bacteria

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Kartal, M.B.

2008-01-01

Anaerobic ammonium oxidizing (anammox) bacteria oxidize ammonium to dinitrogen gas with nitrite as the electron acceptor. These bacteria are the key players in the global nitrogen cycle, responsible for the most of nitrogen production in natural ecosystems. The anammox process is also a

Acceso y usabilidad de medicamentos: propuesta para una definición operacional Access and usability to medications: a proposal for an operational definition

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Teodoro J. Oscanoa

2012-03-01

Full Text Available Las investigaciones sobre accesibilidad a medicamentos con encuestas a hogares, son de gran importancia para verificar la realidad y eficacia de las medidas de intervención para mejorar el acceso de medicamentos en la población. Desafortunadamente dichos estudios, además de ser escasos, presentan problemas metodológicos, que en su mayor parte son consecuencia de una ausencia de uniformidad en las definiciones operacionales de acceso y su diferenciación con las dimensiones de la accesibilidad. El objetivo de la propuesta es diferenciar ambos términos. Se propone definir operacionalmente acceso a medicamentos al proceso de verificación de la obtención de un fármaco por un paciente, independiente de diversos factores que pueden afectar el proceso. Se introduce el término "Usabilidad de fármacos", definiéndolo operacionalmente como los procesos destinados a medir las dimensiones de la accesibilidad de los medicamentos: disponibilidad física, asequibilidad, accesibilidad geográfica, aceptabilidad (o satisfacción.Research about accessibility to medicines through household surveys is very important in order to verify the reality and effectiveness of interventions done to increase the access of the population to the medications. Unfortunately, such studies, on top of being very few, have methodological problems, which mostly result from a lack of uniformity in the operational definitions of access and the differentiation with the dimensions of accessibility. The aim of this paper is to propose setting a difference between both terms. We propose an operational definition of access to medications as the process of verification of the purchase of a drug by a patient, independently from many factors that can affect this process. The term "usability of drugs" is introduced, defining it operationally as aimed at measuring the dimensions of the accessibility to the medications: physical availability, affordability, geographical accessibility

Electron transport chains of lactic acid bacteria

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Brooijmans, R.J.W.

2008-01-01

Lactic acid bacteria are generally considered facultative anaerobic obligate fermentative bacteria. They are unable to synthesize heme. Some lactic acid bacteria are unable to form menaquinone as well. Both these components are cofactors of respiratory (electron transport) chains of prokaryotic

Tendencias gastronómicas predominantes en la producción de revistas científicas de Iberoamérica

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César Hernández Heredia

2016-01-01

Full Text Available Se abordan las tendencias gastronómicas con el propósito de conocer lasáreas de oportunidad para la investigación en este campo. Se discute acerca de lo que sellama indistintamente ciencia, arte o disciplina y se explican conceptos relacionados contendencias y modas para diferenciar dichas prácticas en el ámbito gastronómico.Se mencionan tres de las tendencias gastronómicas encontradas mediante una revisiónde 142 artículos publicados en revistas indizadas en Redalyc, Latindex y SciELO, y sedescriben las características de las tendencias predominantes en la producción científicade Iberoamérica. Se discute si la gastronomía es una ciencia, arte o disciplina, la tendenciapredominante en México y qué se debería investigar, en términos prospectivos, en elámbito gastronómico.

Antibacterial Activities of Endophytic Bacteria Isolated from Taxus brevifolia Against Foodborne Pathogenic Bacteria.

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Islam, Nurul; Choi, Jaehyuk; Baek, Kwang-Hyun

2018-05-01

Endophytes are a potential source of novel bioactive compounds with medicinal properties. In this study, 41 endophytic bacteria (EB) were isolated from tissues of a medicinally important plant Taxus brevifolia (Pacific yew). The objective was to screen all the EB isolates for their antibacterial effects against five foodborne pathogenic bacteria: Bacillus cereus ATCC10876, Staphylococcus aureus ATCC12600, Listeria monocytogenes ATCC19115, Escherichia coli ATCC43890, and Salmonella Typhimurium ATCC19585. Among the EB isolates, T. brevifolia seed (TbS)-8, T. brevifolia fleshy part of fruit (TbFl)-10, T. brevifolia leaf (TbL)-22, TbS-29, and TbL-34 exerted significant antibacterial activity against the tested foodborne pathogens. Especially TbFl-10 showed the highest antibacterial activity against all the tested bacteria and was identified as Paenibacillus kribbensis (Pk). Furthermore, an ethyl acetate extract of Pk-TbFl-10 possessed antibacterial activities against the tested five foodborne pathogenic bacteria, with zones of inhibition from 15.71 ± 2.85 to 13.01 ± 2.12 mm. Scanning electron microscopy analysis revealed ruptured, lysed, shrunk, and swollen cells of all the tested foodborne pathogens treated with the ethyl acetate extract of Pk-TbFl-10, suggesting that a metabolite(s) of Pk-TbFl-10 penetrates the cell membrane and causes cell lysis leading to cell death. Our results indicate that Pk-TbFl-10 isolated from T. brevifolia can serve as a novel source of natural antibacterial agents against foodborne pathogenic bacteria, with potential applications in the pharmaceutical industry.

Money and transmission of bacteria.

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Gedik, H.; Voss, T.A.; Voss, A.

2013-01-01

Money is one of the most frequently passed items in the world. The aim of this study was to ascertain the survival status of bacteria including Staphylococcus aureus, Escherichia coli, and Vancomycin- Resistant Enterococci (VRE) on banknotes from different countries and the transmission of bacteria

Review on SERS of Bacteria

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Pamela A. Mosier-Boss

2017-11-01

Full Text Available Surface enhanced Raman spectroscopy (SERS has been widely used for chemical detection. Moreover, the inherent richness of the spectral data has made SERS attractive for use in detecting biological materials, including bacteria. This review discusses methods that have been used to obtain SERS spectra of bacteria. The kinds of SERS substrates employed to obtain SERS spectra are discussed as well as how bacteria interact with silver and gold nanoparticles. The roll of capping agents on Ag/Au NPs in obtaining SERS spectra is examined as well as the interpretation of the spectral data.

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Using Fluorescent Viruses for Detecting Bacteria in Water

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Tabacco, Mary Beth; Qian, Xiaohua; Russo, Jaimie A.

2009-01-01

A method of detecting water-borne pathogenic bacteria is based partly on established molecular-recognition and fluorescent-labeling concepts, according to which bacteria of a species of interest are labeled with fluorescent reporter molecules and the bacteria can then be detected by fluorescence spectroscopy. The novelty of the present method lies in the use of bacteriophages (viruses that infect bacteria) to deliver the fluorescent reporter molecules to the bacteria of the species of interest.

Screening and biological characteristics of fufenozide degrading bacteria

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Xu, Chenhao; Gong, Mingfu; Guan, Qinlan; Deng, Xia; Deng, Hongyan; Huang, Jiao

2018-04-01

Fufenozide was a novel pesticide for the control of Lepidoptera pests, which was highly toxic to silkworm. Fufenozide-contaminated soil samples were collected and the bacteria that degrade fufenozide were isolated and screened by selective medium. The colony characteristics, cell characteristics and degradation characteristics in different concentrations fufenozide of the fufenozide degrading bacteria were studied. The results indicated that seven strains of fufenozide degradeing bacteria, named as DDH01, DDH03, DDH04, DDH04, DDH05, DDH07 and DDH07 respectively, were isolated from soil contaminated with fufenozide. DDH01, DDH02, DDH04 and DDH05 of seven fufenozide degrading bacteria, was gram-positive bacteria, and DDH03, DDH06 and DDH07 was gram-negative bacteria. All of seven strains of fufenozide degrading bacteria were not spores, weeks flagella, rod-shaped bacteria. DDH06 and DDH07 had capsules, and the remaining five strains had not capsule. The colonies formed by seven strains of fufenozide degradation bacteria on beef extract peptone medium plate were milky white colonies with irregular edges, thinner lawn, smaller colony with smooth surface. The growth of 7 strains of fufenozide degradation bacteria was significantly affected by the concentration of fufenozide, All of 7 strains grown in the range from 0.00025 g/mL to 1 g/mL of 10% fufenozide suspension. DDH2 was the best among the 7 strains of fufenozide degrading bacteria grown in 10% fufenozide suspension medium.

HYDROCARBON-DEGRADING BACTERIA AND SURFACTANT ACTIVITY

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Brigmon, R; Topher Berry, T; Grazyna A. Plaza, G; jacek Wypych, j

2006-08-15

Fate of benzene ethylbenzene toluene xylenes (BTEX) compounds through biodegradation was investigated using two different bacteria, Ralstonia picketti (BP-20) and Alcaligenes piechaudii (CZOR L-1B). These bacteria were isolated from extremely polluted petroleum hydrocarbon contaminated soils. PCR and Fatty Acid Methyl Ester (FAME) were used to identify the isolates. Biodegradation was measured using each organism individually and in combination. Both bacteria were shown to degrade each of the BTEX compounds. Alcaligenes piechaudii biodegraded BTEXs more efficiently while mixed with BP-20 and individually. Biosurfactant production was observed by culture techniques. In addition 3-hydroxy fatty acids, important in biosurfactant production, was observed by FAME analysis. In the all experiments toluene and m+p- xylenes were better growth substrates for both bacteria than the other BTEX compounds. In addition, the test results indicate that the bacteria could contribute to bioremediation of aromatic hydrocarbons (BTEX) pollution increase biodegradation through the action by biosurfactants.

Acetic acid bacteria: A group of bacteria with versatile biotechnological applications.

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Saichana, Natsaran; Matsushita, Kazunobu; Adachi, Osao; Frébort, Ivo; Frebortova, Jitka

2015-11-01

Acetic acid bacteria are gram-negative obligate aerobic bacteria assigned to the family Acetobacteraceae of Alphaproteobacteria. They are members of the genera Acetobacter, Gluconobacter, Gluconacetobacter, Acidomonas, Asaia, Kozakia, Swaminathania, Saccharibacter, Neoasaia, Granulibacter, Tanticharoenia, Ameyamaea, Neokomagataea, and Komagataeibacter. Many strains of Acetobacter and Komagataeibacter have been known to possess high acetic acid fermentation ability as well as the acetic acid and ethanol resistance, which are considered to be useful features for industrial production of acetic acid and vinegar, the commercial product. On the other hand, Gluconobacter strains have the ability to perform oxidative fermentation of various sugars, sugar alcohols, and sugar acids leading to the formation of several valuable products. Thermotolerant strains of acetic acid bacteria were isolated in order to serve as the new strains of choice for industrial fermentations, in which the cooling costs for maintaining optimum growth and production temperature in the fermentation vessels could be significantly reduced. Genetic modifications by adaptation and genetic engineering were also applied to improve their properties, such as productivity and heat resistance. Copyright © 2014 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

Determinación de la variabilidad genética entre aislamientos de Rosellinia sp. Rosellinia bunodes y Rosellinia pepo mediante la técnica de amplificación aleatoria de polimorfismos de DNA (RAPD y análisis de los espaciadores de transcritos internos (ITSS

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Javier Andrés López Quintero

2004-07-01

bunodes en los dendrogramas tanto de RAPD como de ITS1. Sin embargo, el alto grado de polimorfismo (>80% observado en el análisis de RAPD para las tres especies, está correlacionado con el aumento progresivo de las enfermedades en los cultivos de café, papa y cacao, con la procedencia geográfica de las cepas y con la alta divergencia encontrada en otros miembros de la familia Xylariaceae en el trópico. Ya que las regiones rDNA-ITS muestran un alto nivel de polimorfismo interespecífico y múltiples copias en el genoma celular, son un buen candidato para el diseño de iniciadores especie-específicos. Por tanto, las secuencias de las regiones ITS1 e ITS2 permitieron el desarrollo de iniciadores de PCR específicos para detectar y diferenciar Rosellinia sp. de otras especies, constituyéndose en un sistema de diagnóstico del patógeno en suelo y material vegetal. Se sugieren iniciadores específicos para Rosellinia pepo y Rosellinia bunodes que serán probados en ensayos posteriores.

CARACTERIZACIÓN MORFOLÓGICA DE RECURSOS FITOGENÉTICOS

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Hernández Villarreal AE

2013-07-01

Full Text Available La caracterización morfológica de recursos fitogenéticos es la determinación de un conjunto de caracteres mediante el uso de descriptores definidos que permiten diferenciar taxonómicamente a las plantas. Algunos caracteres pueden ser altamente heredables, fácilmente observables y expresables en la misma forma en cualquier ambiente. Las características morfológicas se utilizan para estudiar la variabilidad genética, para identificar plantas y para conservar los recursos genéticos. Por lo tanto la caracterización es el primer paso en el mejoramiento de los cultivos y programas de conservación. Los métodos estadísticos más usados para el análisis de los datos son la varianza, el coeficiente de variación, correlación lineal, selección por pasos y análisis de componentes principales. De esta manera, el objetivo de éste artículo es revisar algunos conceptos básicos sobre caracterización morfológica de recursos fitogenéticos, así como algunos métodos de análisis de datos.

La documentación literaria aplicada al Registro Arqueológico : las técnicas de construcción de los graneros romanos rurales

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Pedro Javier Salido Domínguez

2004-01-01

Full Text Available La información aportada por los escritores clásicos resulta fundamental para el estudio de la arquitectura romana, especialmente para el conocimiento de las edificaciones que, como los graneros, han llegado hasta nosotros en un lamentable estado de conservación. Los textos latinos constituyen en la actualidad un testimonio excepcional para examinar las técnicas empleadas en la construcción y determinar las características que definen un granero, así como diferenciar correctamente los tipos de graneros de época romana. Para ello, se presenta un estudio centrado en el análisis de la información aportada por las fuentes escritas y los datos que nos ofrecen las excavaciones arqueológicas.The information of Latin texts is important for the study of the Roman architecture, specially for the analysis of buildings, like the granaries. The Latin texts are an exceptional testimony to examine the techniques of construction of the barns and the architectonic characteristics of the different types of Roman structures designed to store the grain. We presented here an analysis of the information contributed by the Latin writers and the archaeological data.

Efecto de la asociación alga-bacteria Bostrychia calliptera (Rhodomelaceae en el porcentaje de remoción de cromo en laboratorio The effect of chromium removal by Algae-bacteria Bostrychia calliptera (Rhodomelaceae consortia under laboratory conditions

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Ana Lucía Rengifo-Gallego

2012-09-01

Full Text Available Para determinar el porcentaje de remoción de cromo en la asociación alga-bacteria, se tomaron ejemplares del alga Bostrychia calliptera de pneumatóforos de Avicennia germinans y Rizophora mangle, en la desembocadura del Río Dagua, Pacífico colombiano. El ensayo se realizó in vitro en agua marina sintética a dos concentraciones de cromo 5 y 10mg/L, empleando biorreactores con cuatro tratamientos; i material Alga-Bacteria (AB, ii material algal con antibiótico Alga-antibiótico (AA, iii consorcio bacteriano natural (CBN y iv control sin presencia de B. calliptera ni bacteria. Se monitoreó el comportamiento de poblaciones bacterianas y el porcentaje de disminución de cromo mediante AAS (Espectroscopía de absorción atómica. Se obtuvo diferencias significativas entre los tratamientos Alga-bacteria (AB y el consorcio bacteriano natural (CBN, siendo Alga-bacteria más eficiente a 10mg/L (87%. El consorcio bacteriano natural CBN obtuvo mayor porcentaje de remoción a bajas concentraciones de cromo a 5ppm (62.85%. Los resultados mostraron una interacción positiva entre las bacterias asociadas (CBN a la superficie del alga roja B. calliptera en su proceso acumulativo de cromo.Water pollution is one of the most important environmental problems worldwide. Recently, biotechnology studies have oriented efforts to study algae-bacterium consortia with the aim to understand the mechanisms to find a possible solution in environmental sciences. This study determined the percentage of chromium removal by the alga-bacterium association exposed to a set of different chromium concentrations under controlled in vitro conditions. Wild plants of Bostrychia calliptera associated with bacterial populations were collected from Dagua River, Pacific coast of Colombia, and were monitored in the laboratory. The trial was conducted with synthetic seawater in bioreactors at two chromium levels: 5 and 10mg/L, and four different experimental treatments: i algae-bacteria

Brazilian logistics: a time for transition Logística brasileira: momento de transição

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Donald J. Bowersox

1997-08-01

Full Text Available This article describes the logistics dimensions that World Class Firms use to differentiate their capabilities from their more average counterparts. These dimensions, which have been identified through international research, yield logistically excellent firms. The dimensions are documented and described. Using these dimensions as a foundation, the article then develops the implications for Brazilian logistics managers as they are required to transition to a World Class level of logistical performance.Este artigo descreve as dimensões da logística usadas por empresas de classe mundial para diferenciar suas capacidades em relação aos concorrentes. Estas dimensões, que têm sido identificadas por meio de pesquisa internacional, produzem empresas com excelência logística. Tais dimensões são aqui apontadas e descritas. Usando estas dimensões como base, o artigo desenvolve as implicações para os gerentes de logística brasileiros ao serem requisitados para a transição a um nível de classe mundial de desempenho logístico.

EL PENSAMIENTO COMPLEJO Y LA TRANSDISCIPLINARIEDAD: FENÓMENOS EMERGENTES DE UNA NUEVA RACIONALIDAD

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SERGIO NÉSTOR OSORIO GARCÍA

2012-01-01

Full Text Available Hoy tenemos que aprender a diferenciar y a distinguir, sin tener por ello que separar. En este sentido hay dos pares de conceptos claramente diferenciables y no por ello separables: por un lado, los conceptos complejidad y pensamiento complejo y por otro lado, conocimiento disciplinar (multi-poli e interdisciplinar y conocimiento transdisciplinar. Para la ciencia clásica el pensamiento complejo y el conocimiento transdisciplinar es un absurdo, pero para éstos, el ideal de racionalidad de la ciencia clásica es necesario y válido, pero insuficiente para comprender la Realidad en el tiempo actual. Se hace necesario un nuevo paradigma de racionalidad que permita pensar la unidad de los conocimientos fragmentados en disciplinas de cara a la supervivencia de la especie humana en esta era que se ha convertido en planetaria. La presente reflexión busca presentar desde las apuestas conceptuales de Edgar Morin (pensamiento complejo y de Basarab Nicolescu (conocimiento transdisciplinar la dimensión epistemológica, ontológica y metodológica de la emergencia de esta nueva racionalidad.

PCR-RFLP de las regiones ITS-5.8S como herramienta de identificación de levaduras: ventajas y desventajas

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Luis E. Segura G.

2010-01-01

Full Text Available Las levaduras juegan un papel muy importante en los procesos de fermentación de bebidas yalimentos, por lo que es necesario identificarlas. A finales de los años 90 se propuso la técnica de análisis delpolimorfismo en la longitud de los fragmentos de restricción (RFLP de las regiones ITS-5.8S como una herramienta rápida y confiable para identificarlas. En este trabajo se analizaron 104 cepas de Saccharomyces cerevisiae de la colección de CIATEJ. Además se analizaron los patrones de bandas publicados hasta el momento para levaduras, lo que nos permitió establecer el parámetro de error de dicha técnica. A partir de este análisis se comprobó que esta técnica es rápida y confiable en la gran mayoría de los casos, sin embargo para algunas especies de levaduras existen ambigüedades en los patrones publicados o no permite diferenciar especies cercanas.

Sou ainda uma Brazilianist?

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Barbara Weinstein

2016-01-01

Full Text Available RESUMO Este artigo questiona a utilidade da categoria de "brasilianista". Esta expressão, uma verdadeira "etiqueta" para o estrangeiro que estuda Brasil, surgiu nos anos 1970, numa época de expansão dos estudos brasileiros nos Estados Unidos, a qual coincidiu com os "anos de chumbo", no Brasil. Por isso, o conceito nascido no contexto da Guerra Fria fatalmente invocava uma figura norte-americana com orientação política específica e cujas pesquisas levaram, em si, as marcas do seu ponto de origem. O argumento do artigo é que essa imagem do "brasilianista" talvez tenha tido certa utilidade naquela época, mas dos anos 1980 para frente, várias mudanças no mundo acadêmico, tanto no Brasil quanto nos Estados Unidos, complicaram qualquer esforço para diferenciar a produção acadêmica segundo o "lugar" do pesquisador. Ao mesmo tempo, certos aspectos persistentes do mundo acadêmico, inclusive linguagem e público, continuavam criando ligeiras divisões entre os brasilianistas e os historiadores no Brasil.

Diferencias en la recaudación del impuesto predial en la zona fronteriza: evidencia en los municipios de Chihuahua

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Jorge Ibarra Salazar

2014-01-01

Full Text Available Basándonos en el estudio de Ibarra y Sotres (2009, en este artículo aportamos evidencia adicional que relaciona las características de la región frontera norte y el marco institucional con la recaudación del impuesto predial. Estimamos una serie de especificaciones econométricas usando una base de datos de panel para los 67 municipios de Chihuahua correspondiente a 2002-2006. Nuestra hipótesis central es que la dinámica económica y demográfica en la zona fronteriza de Chihuahua ha originado una mayor demanda de servicios e infraestructura en los municipios fronterizos de ese estado, lo que los ha motivado a diferenciar su marco institucional para obtener mayores recursos por concepto de impuesto predial en comparación con los municipios no fronterizos. Esto es posible dado que la reforma constitucional de 1999 al Artículo 115 posibilita a los municipios modificar el marco institucional fiscal para enfrentar sus propias peculiaridades.

Bacteria-mediated bisphenol A degradation.

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Zhang, Weiwei; Yin, Kun; Chen, Lingxin

2013-07-01

Bisphenol A (BPA) is an important monomer in the manufacture of polycarbonate plastics, food cans, and other daily used chemicals. Daily and worldwide usage of BPA and BPA-contained products led to its ubiquitous distribution in water, sediment/soil, and atmosphere. Moreover, BPA has been identified as an environmental endocrine disruptor for its estrogenic and genotoxic activity. Thus, BPA contamination in the environment is an increasingly worldwide concern, and methods to efficiently remove BPA from the environment are urgently recommended. Although many factors affect the fate of BPA in the environment, BPA degradation is mainly depended on the metabolism of bacteria. Many BPA-degrading bacteria have been identified from water, sediment/soil, and wastewater treatment plants. Metabolic pathways of BPA degradation in specific bacterial strains were proposed, based on the metabolic intermediates detected during the degradation process. In this review, the BPA-degrading bacteria were summarized, and the (proposed) BPA degradation pathway mediated by bacteria were referred.

Teste de concordância de scripts: uma proposta para a avaliação do raciocínio clínico em contextos de incerteza

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Ronaldo Delmonte Piovezan

Full Text Available A avaliação do raciocínio clínico em situações de incerteza é pouco pesquisada na educação médica. Os testes escritos mais aplicados são de múltipla escolha, capazes de avaliar como se lida com problemas bem definidos. Porém, a maioria das situações contém incertezas. Um método de avaliação do raciocínio clínico em contextos de incerteza foi desenvolvido a partir da teoria de scripts, com situações em geriatria. Um grupo de especialistas e um grupo de estudantes de graduação resolveram o teste. Acomparação entre os resultados trouxe indícios da validade do instrumento, capaz de diferenciar o raciocínio relacionado ao nível de experiência profissional. A média dos escores dos especialistas (80,41 foi superior à dos estudantes (70,71, p < 0,001. As análises de consistência interna e um estudo G forneceram resultados que estão de acordo com metodologias que buscam avaliar uma competência profissional. Concluiu-se que uma proposta de teste de concordância de scripts em língua portuguesa aplicado em uma instituição de ensino brasileira pode ser uma alternativa para a avaliação do raciocínio clínico em contextos de incerteza.

Efecto de bacterias probióticas en el cultivo larvario del ostión de placer Crassostrea corteziensis (Bivalvia: Ostreidae

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Angel Isidro Campa-Córdova

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Full Text Available El ostión de placer u ostra del Cortés (Crassostrea corteziensis se considera como una especie con potencial para ser cultivada en gran escala. Sin embargo, al igual que en otros bivalvos, la alta mortalidad que se presenta durante la etapa larvaria y juvenil, es el principal problema que limita el desarrollo del cultivo en el laboratorio. Un método que está ganando aceptación en la acuicultura es el uso de bacterias probióticas para controlar patógenos microbianos. Este estudio analiza el efecto de estas bacterias en la supervivencia y talla final de larvas de ostión de placer Crassostrea corteziensis. Se utilizó una cepa de bacterias ácido lácticas (cepa NS61 aisladas N. subnodosus, así como de bacilos aislados de L. vannamei (Pseudomonas aeruginosa, cepa YC58 y de C. corteziensis (Burkholderia cepacia, cepa Y021. Las cepas se evaluaron por inmersión en cultivos larvarios de C. corteziensis a dos concentraciones diferentes, hasta completar el estadio pediveliger. Los organismos se trataron con bacterias ácido lácticas (Lb, una mezcla de bacilos (Lb en proporción 1:1 y un grupo control. La concentración de 1x10(4UFC/ml registró una mayor supervivencia con Lb y Mb respecto al grupo control. La supervivencia con Mb a una concentración de 1x10(5UFC/ml fue mayor que la del grupo control y del grupo tratado con Lb. Los resultados mostraron que las larvas de C. corteziensis tratadas con probióticos no incrementaron significativamente su talla respecto a las larvas del grupo control. Mientras que las tratadas con Lb a la concentración mayor, 1x10(5UFC/ml, mostraron una disminución de la supervivencia respecto a las tratadas con 1x10(4UFC/ml. Este estudio demostró el efecto benéfico de cepas probióticas utilizadas individualmente o en mezcla en el cultivo larvario de C. corteziensis.Effect of probiotic bacteria on survival and growth of Cortez oyster larvae, Crassostrea corteziensis (Bivalvia: Ostreidae. Disease control

Bacteria in atmospheric waters: Detection, characteristics and implications

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Hu, Wei; Niu, Hongya; Murata, Kotaro; Wu, Zhijun; Hu, Min; Kojima, Tomoko; Zhang, Daizhou

2018-04-01

In this review paper, we synthesize the current knowledges about bacteria in atmospheric waters, e.g., cloud, fog, rain, and snow, most of which were obtained very recently. First, we briefly describe the importance of bacteria in atmospheric waters, i.e., the essentiality of studying bacteria in atmospheric waters in understanding aerosol-cloud-precipitation-climate interactions in the Earth system. Next, approaches to collect atmospheric water samples for the detection of bacteria and methods to identify the bacteria are summarized and compared. Then the available data on the abundance, viability and community composition of bacteria in atmospheric waters are summarized. The average bacterial concentration in cloud water was usually on the order 104-105 cells mL-1, while that in precipitation on the order 103-104 cells mL-1. Most of the bacteria were viable or metabolically active. Their community composition was highly diverse and differed at various sites. Factors potentially influencing the bacteria, e.g., air pollution levels and sources, meteorological conditions, seasonal effect, and physicochemical properties of atmospheric waters, are described. After that, the implications of bacteria present in atmospheric waters, including their effect on nucleation in clouds, atmospheric chemistry, ecosystems and public health, are briefly discussed. Finally, based on the current knowledges on bacteria in atmospheric waters, which in fact remains largely unknown, we give perspectives that should be paid attention to in future studies.

Caracterización molecular del pato criollo colombiano en cuatro departamentos Molecular characterization of the Colombian creole duck in four departments

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Darwin Hernández

Full Text Available Se evaluaron 53 individuos de patos Muscovy de los departamentos de Caldas, Risaralda, Antioquia y Valle del Cauca con tres cebadores RAMs. Se generaron 71 loci polimórficos (61.2% con 0.19 de heterocigosidad. El cebador con mayor heterocigosidad fue CGA (0.23 y CA el de mayor loci polimórfico (76.1%. La técnica RAMs permitió diferenciar los géneros Anas y Cairina a un índice de similitud de 0.83. Con un índice de similitud del 0.894, los patos Muscovy formaron cinco grupos. El mejor cebador para diferenciar especies fue CCA (Fst= 0.274. La diferenciación genética en la muestra poblacional fue moderada (Fst= 0.2045.53 individuals of Muscovy ducks from Caldas, Risaralda, Antioquia and Valle del Cauca departments with three primers RAMs were evaluated. 71 polymorphic loci (61,2% were generated with 0.19 of heterocigozity. The primer with the highest heterocigozity was CGA (0.23 and CA had the highest polymorphic loci (76.1%. The RAMs technique allowed to discriminate Anas and Cairina genus with an index of similarity of 0.83. At a 0.894 of similarity index, the Muscovy ducks formed 5 groups. The best primer to discriminate species was CCA (Fst= 0.274. The genetic differentiation was moderate (Fst= 0.2045.

Magnetic Bacteria.

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Nelson, Jane Bray; Nelson, Jim

1992-01-01

Describes the history of Richard Blakemore's discovery of magnetotaxic organisms. Discusses possible reasons why the magnetic response in bacteria developed. Proposes research experiments integrating biology and physics in which students investigate problems using cultures of magnetotaxic organisms. (MDH)

Ecology of mycophagous collimonas bacteria in soil

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Höppener-Ogawa, Sachie

2008-01-01

Bacteria belonging to the genus Collimonas consist of soil bacteria that can grow at expense of living fungal hyphae i.e. they are mycophagous. This PhD studies deals with the ecology of mycophagous bacteria in soil using collimonads as model organisms. Collimonads were found to be widely

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Resistencia antimicrobiana e implicancias para el manejo de infecciones del tracto urinario

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Luisa Durán, MD, DTMH

2018-03-01

Full Text Available Resumen: La resistencia antimicrobiana es un problema global creciente, que también afecta a los agentes etiológicos comunes de las infecciones del tracto urinario (ITU y puede implicar mayor morbimortalidad sin un tratamiento adecuado. Existen diferencias regionales en la resistencia y a nivel ambulatorio versus nosocomial que deben considerarse. Todo uso de antibióticos causa presión selectiva sobre el microbioma por eliminación de bacterias susceptibles y aumenta el riesgo de infecciones por bacterias resistentes. Se discuten los principales mecanismos de resistencia y los antimicrobianos afectados, además de sus implicancias terapéuticas en los distintos cuadros de ITU. Es fundamental evitar la exposición innecesaria a antibióticos, realizar un correcto diagnóstico, elegir y ajustar un adecuado tratamiento, entre otras medidas para enfrentar la resistencia antimicrobiana. Summary: Antimicrobial resistance is a growing global problem, which also affects the common etiological agents of urinary tract infections (UTI and may involve increased morbidity and mortality without adequate treatment. There are regional differences in resistance and at the ambulatory versus nosocomial level that should be considered. Any use of antibiotics causes selective pressure on the microbiome by eliminating susceptible bacteria and increases the risk of infections by resistant bacteria. The main mechanisms of resistance and the affected antimicrobials are discussed, as well as their therapeutic implications in the different UTI cases. It is essential to avoid unnecessary exposure to antibiotics, make a correct diagnosis, choose and adjust an appropriate treatment, among other measures to face antimicrobial resistance. Palabras clave: Infecciones del tracto urinario, resistencia a antimicrobianos, tratamiento, Key words: Urinary tract infections, drug resistance, therapeutics

Fourier transform-infrared spectroscopic methods for microbial ecology: analysis of bacteria, bacteria-polymer mixtures and biofilms

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Nichols, P. D.; Henson, J. M.; Guckert, J. B.; Nivens, D. E.; White, D. C.

1985-01-01

Fourier transform-infrared (FT-IR) spectroscopy has been used to rapidly and nondestructively analyze bacteria, bacteria-polymer mixtures, digester samples and microbial biofilms. Diffuse reflectance FT-IR (DRIFT) analysis of freeze-dried, powdered samples offered a means of obtaining structural information. The bacteria examined were divided into two groups. The first group was characterized by a dominant amide I band and the second group of organisms displayed an additional strong carbonyl stretch at approximately 1740 cm-1. The differences illustrated by the subtraction spectra obtained for microbes of the two groups suggest that FT-IR spectroscopy can be utilized to recognize differences in microbial community structure. Calculation of specific band ratios has enabled the composition of bacteria and extracellular or intracellular storage product polymer mixtures to be determined for bacteria-gum arabic (amide I/carbohydrate C-O approximately 1150 cm-1) and bacteria-poly-beta-hydroxybutyrate (amide I/carbonyl approximately 1740 cm-1). The key band ratios correlate with the compositions of the material and provide useful information for the application of FT-IR spectroscopy to environmental biofilm samples and for distinguishing bacteria grown under differing nutrient conditions. DRIFT spectra have been obtained for biofilms produced by Vibrio natriegens on stainless steel disks. Between 48 and 144 h, an increase in bands at approximately 1440 and 1090 cm-1 was seen in FT-IR spectra of the V. natriegens biofilm. DRIFT spectra of mixed culture effluents of anaerobic digesters show differences induced by shifts in input feedstocks. The use of flow-through attenuated total reflectance has permitted in situ real-time changes in biofilm formation to be monitored and provides a powerful tool for understanding the interactions within adherent microbial consortia.

Total protein electrophoresis and RAPD fingerprinting analysis for the identification of Aeromonas at the species level Análise eletroforética de proteínas totais e marcadores de RAPD na identificação de Aeromonas ao nível de espécie

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Ana Paula Longaray Delamare

2002-12-01

Full Text Available Fifteen well-defined strains of Aeromonas of thirteen species were analyzed by SDS protein electrophoretic analysis (SDS-PAGE and random amplified polymorphic DNA analysis (RAPD. The comparison between the patterns obtained by both methods allowed differentiating all the strains. Clusters formed by the unweighted pair group method with arithmetic averages applied to protein data correlates with the genetic and biochemical information about the species. The results show that protein fingerprinting has the potential to differentiate Aeromonas species, but the low qualitative variation indicates that this technique is not efficient for the characterization of strains within a species. Conversely, RAPD fingerprinting allows the identification of strains but the high variability limits its potential as an aiding method for species identification.Quinze linhagens de Aeromonas pertencentes a treze espécies foram avaliadas através de eletroforese de proteínas totais (SDS-PAGE e segmentos de DNA amplificados ao acaso (RAPD. A comparação entre os padrões obtidos por ambos métodos permitiu diferenciar todas as linhagens. Agrupamentos formados com base nos dados protéicos mostraram relação com informações bioquímicas e genéticas a respeito das espécies. Os resultados mostraram que análises protéicas têm potencial para diferenciar espécies de Aeromonas, mas a baixa variação qualitativa indica que esta técnica não é eficiente para a caracterização entre linhagens dentro de espécies. Ao contrário, marcadores de RAPD permitem identificar linhagens, mas a alta variabilidade limita seu potencial como método auxiliar na identificação de espécies.

Emerging role of bacteria in oral carcinogenesis: a review with special reference to perio-pathogenic bacteria.

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Perera, Manosha; Al-Hebshi, Nezar Noor; Speicher, David J; Perera, Irosha; Johnson, Newell W

2016-01-01

Oral cancer, primarily oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC), continues to be a major global health problem with high incidence and low survival rates. While the major risk factors for this malignancy, mostly lifestyle related, have been identified, around 15% of oral cancer cases remain unexplained. In light of evidence implicating bacteria in the aetiology of some cancer types, several epidemiological studies have been conducted in the last decade, employing methodologies ranging from traditional culture techniques to 16S rRNA metagenomics, to assess the possible role of bacteria in OSCC. While these studies have demonstrated differences in microbial composition between cancerous and healthy tissues, they have failed to agree on specific bacteria or patterns of oral microbial dysbiosis to implicate in OSCC. On the contrary, some oral taxa, particularly Porphyromonas gingivalis and Fusobacterium nucleatum, show strong oral carcinogenic potential in vitro and in animal studies. Bacteria are thought to contribute to oral carcinogenesis via inhibition of apoptosis, activation of cell proliferation, promotion of cellular invasion, induction of chronic inflammation, and production of carcinogens. This narrative review provides a critical analysis of and an update on the association between bacteria and oral carcinogenesis and the possible mechanisms underlying it.

BACTERIAS PROMOTORAS DEL CRECIMIENTO VEGETAL EN EL CULTIVO DEL ARROZ (Oryza sativa L.). PERSPECTIVAS DE SU USO EN CUBA

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Narovis Rives; Yanelis Acebo; Annia Hernández

2007-01-01

El arroz es fuente de alimento y empleo para una gran parte de la población mundial, con alto promedio de consumo anual. Como parte de la estrategia de agricultura sostenible, se trata de lograr altos rendimientos del cultivo mediante una combinación adecuada de fertilizantes químicos y productos biológicos. En este sentido, la aplicación de inoculantes bacterianos ha constituido una alternativa ecológica, que favorece la conservación del medio ambiente y el ecosistema. Las bacterias promotor...

Lipopolysaccharides in diazotrophic bacteria

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Serrato, Rodrigo V.

2014-01-01

Biological nitrogen fixation (BNF) is a process in which the atmospheric nitrogen (N2) is transformed into ammonia (NH3) by a select group of nitrogen-fixing organisms, or diazotrophic bacteria. In order to furnish the biologically useful nitrogen to plants, these bacteria must be in constant molecular communication with their host plants. Some of these molecular plant-microbe interactions are very specific, resulting in a symbiotic relationship between the diazotroph and the host. Others are...

AISLAMIENTO Y CONTROL MICROBIOLÓGICO DE Leuconostoc mesenteroides, EN UN INGENIO PARA OPTIMIZAR EL RENDIMIENTO DE AZÚCAR Y ETANOL ISOLAMENTO E Leuconostoc Mesenteroides CONTROLE MICROBIOLÓGICO EM UM TALENTO PARA OTIMIZAR O DESEMPENHO DE AÇÚCAR E ETANOL ISOLATION AND MICROBIOLOGICAL CONTROL OF Leuconostoc mesenteroides, IN TO SUGAR REFINERY TO OPTIMIZE THE PERFORMANCE OF SUGAR AND ETHANOL

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RAÚL A CUERVO MULET

2010-12-01

Full Text Available La caña de azúcar (Saccharum officinarum L es exprimida para obtener su jugo que después de ser purificado y neutralizado, deja cristalizar el azúcar. Considerando la importancia que representa la caña de azúcar para la industria azucarera, se hace necesario incrementar el contenido de sacarosa libre de dextrana (destrucción de sacarosa causada por la acción de microorganismos acompañantes de la caña, siendo uno de los más importantes Leuconostoc mesenteroides. En este trabajo de investigación se determinó la inhibición de la bacteria ácido-láctica L mesenteroides aislada en un ingenio azucarero del Valle del Cauca mediante la utilización de microorganismos antagonistas. Para esto, se realizaron aislamientos y cultivos de L. mesenteroides provenientes del jugo de la caña y se realizaron las diferentes pruebas bioquímicas y microbiológicas en el laboratorio para el aislamiento y la identificación de las cepas tanto de Leuconostoc mesenteroides, como las cepas bacterianas antagonistas a ella. Se comprobó que las cepas de los hongos Metharhizium anisopliae y Trichoderma sp, fueron las más eficientes en el control de crecimiento de L mesenteroides, mostrando significativamente un mayor porcentaje de inhibición en comparación de los hongos filamentosos Colletotrichum sp, Thichoderma viridae, Rhizoctonia sp y las bacterias Bacillus subtilis y Serratia marcenses y las levaduras Rhodothorula Rubra y Kloeckera japónica, no presentaron inhibición del crecimiento de Lmesenteroides. Además, se identificó a los hongos Aspergillus sp, Botrytis sp y Streptomyces sp como antagonistas naturales y habituales presentes en el jugo de caña de los Ingenios.Cana (Saccharum officinarum L é comprimida para que seu suco depois de ser purificada e neutralizado, permitiu a cristalizar o açúcar. Considerando a importancia de representar a cana para a indústria de açúcar é necessária para melhorar o conteúdo de sacarose, dextrana livre

Bacteria diversity and microbial biomass in forest, pasture and fallow soils in the southwestern Amazon basin Diversidade de bacteria e biomassa microbiana em solos sob floresta, pastagem e capoeira no sudoeste da Amazônia

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Karina Cenciani

2009-08-01

tropical amazônica supostamente abrigam elevada biodiversidade microbiana. Entretanto, as ações antrópicas de corte e queima, especialmente para o estabelecimento de pastagens, induzem mudanças profundas nos ciclos biogeoquímicos. Após alguns anos de uso, a produtividade da gramínea declina, a pastagem é abandonada, tornando-se uma vegetação secundária, denominada "capoeira" ou pousio. O objetivo deste trabalho foi avaliar como o desmatamento da floresta amazônica para o estabelecimento de pastagem altera: a diversidade do domínio Bacteria avaliada por PCR-DGGE; a biomassa microbiana e alguns atributos químicos do solo (pH, umidade, P, K, Ca, Mg, Al, H + Al e SB; e a influência de variáveis ambientais na estrutura genética de comunidades bacterianas. A pastagem continha entre 30 e 42 % mais carbono total (C do que a capoeira e aproximadamente 47 % mais C do que a floresta ao longo do ano. O mesmo padrão foi observado para o nitrogênio total (N. A biomassa microbiana na pastagem foi 38 e 26 % maior do que nas áreas de capoeira e floresta, respectivamente, durante a estação chuvosa. O padrão de bandas em DGGE revelou menor número de bandas por área na estação seca, porém as diferenças na estrutura de comunidades bacterianas entre as áreas de estudo foram mais bem definidas do que na estação chuvosa. O perfil de bandas encontrado na floresta esteve mais associado ao teor de Al e às taxas Cmic:Ctot e Nmic:Ntot. Em relação às áreas de pastagem e capoeira, a estrutura do domínio Bacteria esteve mais associada a pH, soma de bases, umidade, C e N totais e à biomassa microbiana. De modo geral, a biomassa microbiana em solos é influenciada pelos teores de C e N totais, os quais estiveram associados ao domínio Bacteria, visto que a comunidade bacteriana é uma fração componente e ativa da biomassa microbiana. Os resultados indicam que a composição genética das comunidades microbianas dos solos da Amazônia mudou ao longo da sequ

Coryneform bacteria associated with canine otitis externa

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Aalbæk, Bent; Bemis, David A.; Schjærff, Mette

2010-01-01

This study aims to investigate the occurrence of coryneform bacteria in canine otitis externa. A combined case series and case-control study was carried out to improve the current knowledge on frequency and clinical significance of coryneform bacteria in samples from canine otitis externa. A total...... of 16 cases of otitis externa with involvement of coryneform bacteria were recorded at two referral veterinary hospitals in Denmark and the US, respectively. Coryneform bacteria were identified by partial 16S rRNA gene sequencing. Corynebacterium auriscanis was the most common coryneform species (10...... cases). Small colony variants of this species were also observed. Other coryneform isolates were identified as Corynebacterium amycolatum (3 cases), Corynebacterium freneyi (2 cases) and an Arcanobacterium-like species (1 case). The coryneform bacteria were in all cases isolated together with other...

Selecting and training a panel to evaluate the rancid defect in soybean oil and fish hamburgers; Selección y entrenamiento de un panel para evaluar el defecto rancio en aceite de soja y hamburguesas de pescado

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Marques, C.; Dos Reis, A.S.; Da Silva, L.D.; Carpes, S.T.; Mitterer-Daltoé, M.L.

2017-07-01

ón de los resultados cuando se utilizan junto con las tablas de desviación media y estándar. El panel final estuvo formado por siete catadores que fueron capaces de identificar y diferenciar el sabor rancio en ambas muestras utilizadas para su validación.

Bacteria classification using Cyranose 320 electronic nose

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Gardner Julian W

2002-10-01

Full Text Available Abstract Background An electronic nose (e-nose, the Cyrano Sciences' Cyranose 320, comprising an array of thirty-two polymer carbon black composite sensors has been used to identify six species of bacteria responsible for eye infections when present at a range of concentrations in saline solutions. Readings were taken from the headspace of the samples by manually introducing the portable e-nose system into a sterile glass containing a fixed volume of bacteria in suspension. Gathered data were a very complex mixture of different chemical compounds. Method Linear Principal Component Analysis (PCA method was able to classify four classes of bacteria out of six classes though in reality other two classes were not better evident from PCA analysis and we got 74% classification accuracy from PCA. An innovative data clustering approach was investigated for these bacteria data by combining the 3-dimensional scatter plot, Fuzzy C Means (FCM and Self Organizing Map (SOM network. Using these three data clustering algorithms simultaneously better 'classification' of six eye bacteria classes were represented. Then three supervised classifiers, namely Multi Layer Perceptron (MLP, Probabilistic Neural network (PNN and Radial basis function network (RBF, were used to classify the six bacteria classes. Results A [6 × 1] SOM network gave 96% accuracy for bacteria classification which was best accuracy. A comparative evaluation of the classifiers was conducted for this application. The best results suggest that we are able to predict six classes of bacteria with up to 98% accuracy with the application of the RBF network. Conclusion This type of bacteria data analysis and feature extraction is very difficult. But we can conclude that this combined use of three nonlinear methods can solve the feature extraction problem with very complex data and enhance the performance of Cyranose 320.

Communication among Oral Bacteria

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Kolenbrander, Paul E.; Andersen, Roxanna N.; Blehert, David S.; Egland, Paul G.; Foster, Jamie S.; Palmer, Robert J.

2002-01-01

Human oral bacteria interact with their environment by attaching to surfaces and establishing mixed-species communities. As each bacterial cell attaches, it forms a new surface to which other cells can adhere. Adherence and community development are spatiotemporal; such order requires communication. The discovery of soluble signals, such as autoinducer-2, that may be exchanged within multispecies communities to convey information between organisms has emerged as a new research direction. Direct-contact signals, such as adhesins and receptors, that elicit changes in gene expression after cell-cell contact and biofilm growth are also an active research area. Considering that the majority of oral bacteria are organized in dense three-dimensional biofilms on teeth, confocal microscopy and fluorescently labeled probes provide valuable approaches for investigating the architecture of these organized communities in situ. Oral biofilms are readily accessible to microbiologists and are excellent model systems for studies of microbial communication. One attractive model system is a saliva-coated flowcell with oral bacterial biofilms growing on saliva as the sole nutrient source; an intergeneric mutualism is discussed. Several oral bacterial species are amenable to genetic manipulation for molecular characterization of communication both among bacteria and between bacteria and the host. A successful search for genes critical for mixed-species community organization will be accomplished only when it is conducted with mixed-species communities. PMID:12209001

Automated radiometric detection of bacteria

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Waters, J.R.

1974-01-01

A new radiometric method called BACTEC, used for the detection of bacteria in cultures or in supposedly sterile samples, was discussed from the standpoint of methodology, both automated and semi-automated. Some of the results obtained so far were reported and some future applications and development possibilities were described. In this new method, the test sample is incubated in a sealed vial with a liquid culture medium containing a 14 C-labeled substrate. If bacteria are present, they break down the substrate, producing 14 CO 2 which is periodically extracted from the vial as a gas and is tested for radioactivity. If this gaseous radioactivity exceeds a threshold level, it is evidence of bacterial presence and growth in the test vial. The first application was for the detection of bacteria in the blood cultures of hospital patients. Data were presented showing typical results. Also discussed were future applications, such as rapid screening for bacteria in urine industrial sterility testing and the disposal of used 14 C substrates. (Mukohata, S.)

Bateria Psicológica para Avaliação da Atenção (BPA: desempenho de diferentes faixas etárias Batería Psicológica para Evaluación de la Atención (BPA: desempeño de distintos rangos etarios Psychological Battery for Attention Assessment (BPA: performance of different age groups

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Fabián Javier Marín Rueda

2013-04-01

Full Text Available O objetivo do estudo foi analisar o desempenho atencional em diferentes momentos da vida. Participaram 1.759 pessoas, de ambos os sexos, e com idades variando de 6 até 82 anos. O instrumento utilizado foi a Bateria Psicológica para Avaliação da Atenção (BPA, composta pelos testes de Atenção Concentrada, Atenção Dividida e Atenção Alternada. Os resultados estão de acordo com o apontado pela literatura ao relacionar a atenção com as diferentes etapas do desenvolvimento. Nesse sentido, observou-se que houve um aumento de desempenho até o início da vida adulta, com um leve decréscimo a partir dos 30 anos, que fica mais evidente a partir dos 50 anos. Ainda, a ANOVA permitiu identificar seis faixas etárias que se diferenciaram claramente. Por fim, identificou-se que o desempenho em atenção dividida é inferior aos outros tipos de atenção. Sugerem-se novos estudos que permitam identificar e diferenciar um maior número de idades.El objetivo del estudio fue analizar la capacidad de atención en diferentes momentos de la vida. Participaron 1.759 personas, de ambos sexos, y con edades de 6 hasta 82 años. El instrumento utilizado fue la Batería Psicológica para Evaluación de la Atención (BPA, compuesta por los testes de Atención Concentrada, Atención Dividida y Atención Alternada. Los resultados están de acuerdo con lo mencionado por la literatura al relacionar la atención con las distintas etapas del desarrollo. En ese sentido, se observó que hubo un aumento en el desempeño hasta el inicio de la vida adulta, con una pequeña disminución a partir de los 30 años, que se queda más evidente a partir de los 50 años. Además, el ANOVA permitió identificar seis rangos etarios que se diferencian claramente. Finalmente, se identificó que el desempeño en atención dividida es inferior a los otros tipos de atención. Se sugieren nuevos estudios que permitan identificar y diferenciar un mayor número de edades.This study

Interactions among sulfide-oxidizing bacteria

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Poplawski, R.

1985-01-01

The responses of different phototrophic bacteria in a competitive experimental system are studied, one in which primary factors such as H2S or light limited photometabolism. Two different types of bacteria shared one limited source of sulfide under specific conditions of light. The selection of a purple and a green sulfur bacteria and the cyanobacterium was based on their physiological similarity and also on the fact that they occur together in microbial mats. They all share anoxygenic photosynthesis, and are thus probably part of an evolutionary continuum of phototrophic organisms that runs from, strictly anaerobic physiology to the ability of some cyanobacteria to shift between anoxygenic bacterial style photosynthesis and the oxygenic kind typical of eukaryotes.

Reactivity of the Bacteria-Water Interface: Linking Nutrient Availability to Bacteria-Metal Interactions

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Fowle, D. A.; Daughney, C. J.; Riley, J. L.

2002-12-01

Identifying and quantifying the controls on metal mobilities in geologic systems is critical in order to understand processes such as global element cycling, metal transport in near-surface water-rock systems, sedimentary diagenesis, and mineral formation. Bacteria are ubiquitous in near-surface water-rock systems, and numerous laboratory and field studies have demonstrated that bacteria can facilitate the formation and dissolution of minerals, and enhance or inhibit contaminant transport. However, despite the growing evidence that bacteria play a key role in many geologic processes in low temperature systems, our understanding of the influence of the local nutrient dynamics of the system of interest on bacteria-metal interactions is limited. Here we present data demonstrating the effectiveness of coupling laboratory experiments with geochemical modeling to isolate the effect of nutrient availability on bacterially mediated proton and metal adsorption reactions. Experimental studies of metal-bacteria interactions were conducted in batch reactors as a function of pH, and solid-solute interactions after growth in a variety of defined and undefined media. Media nutrient composition (C,N,P) was quantified before and after harvesting the cells. Surface complexation models (SCM) for the adsorption reactions were developed by combining sorption data with the results of acid-base titrations, and in some cases zeta potential titrations of the bacterial surface. Our results indicate a clear change in both buffering potential and metal binding capacity of the cell walls of Bacillus subtilis as a function of initial media conditions. Combining current studies with our past studies on the effects of growth phase and others work on temperature dependence on metal adsorption we hope to develop a holistic surface complexation model for quantifying bacterial effects on metal mass transfer in many geologic systems.

Influence of irradiation of bacteria on their thermoresistance

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Szulc, M.; Stefaniakowa, A.; Tropilo, J.; Stanczak, B.; Peconek, J.; Mierzewska, H.; Bielecka, J.

1979-01-01

The influence of x-radiation on thermoresistance of bacteria was determined. The studies were carried out on: E. coli, Pr. vulgaris, S. typhimurium, Staph. aureus and Str. faecalis. The bacteria were irradiated in PBS (physiological buffer solution) and in broth (containing about 1% of protein) with x-rays at radium absorbed doses of 100, 1000, 5000 and 10 000, which was followed immediately by heating at temperatures causing death of part of the bacteria. The results obtained indicate that irradiation of bacteria with small x-ray doses distinctly decreases their thermoresistance. Synergetic action of irradiation and heating of bacteria was observed, increasing with increased irradiation dose. The greatest changes of thermoresistance occurred with Pr. vulgaris, the smallest with S. typhimurium. Thermoresistance of bacteria decreased more strongly on their irradiation in protein-free medium (PBS). (author)

Bioprospecting arsenite oxidizing bacteria in the soil of the Comarca Lagunera

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Edelweiss A. Rangel-Montoya

2015-01-01

Full Text Available Resumen El arsénico es uno de los metaloides más tóxicos presente en el ambiente y la exposición prolongada a este metal causa efectos crónicos en la salud. Por ello, la búsqueda de alternativas amigables con el medio ambiente, para el tratamiento de agua y suelos contaminados con arsénico es importante. En este trabajo se aislaron cepas bacterianas de suelos con presencia de arsénico en la Comarca Lagunera, para analizar aquellas con capacidad oxidante de arsenito. Las cepas 04-SP1qa y 14-SP1qh de metabolismo quimiolitoautotrófico y quimioheterotrófico, respectivamente, tuvieron mayor actividad de la enzima arsenito oxidasa. Las condiciones óptimas de crecimiento y la actividad enzimática de dichas cepas se investigaron. La cepa 04-SP1qa presentó actividad enzimática específica de 0.162 μmol·min- 1 ·mg-1, constante de Michaelis-Menten (Km de 3.37 μM y velocidad máxima (Vmax de 5.20 μM·min-1·mg-1 en condiciones óptimas de pH 8.0 y 40 °C. La cepa 14-SP1qh presentó actividad enzimática específica de 0.16 μmol·min-1·mg-1, Km de 3.70 μM y Vmax de 14.39 μM·min-1·mg-1 a pH 7.0 y 40 °C. Los resultados demostraron la presencia de bacterias oxidantes de arsenito con actividad enzimática en suelos de la Comarca Lagunera, identificando potencial para desarrollar nuevas tecnologías de biorremediación de aguas y suelos contaminados con arsénico en la región.

Hyphae colonizing bacteria associated with Penicillium bilaii

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Ghodsalavi, Behnoushsadat

shown that mycorrhizal helper bacteria presenting in mycorrhizal fungi could stimulate fungal growth, promote establishment of root-fungus symbiosis and enhance plant production. But it is unknown if the comparable relationship exist between the non-mycorrhizal fungus P. bilaii and its hyphae associated...... bacteria. In the current PhD thesis, we assumed that hyphae-associated microbiome of P. bilaii might harbor helper bacteria with ability to improve fungal growth and P solubilization performance. Therefore, we aimed to isolate bacteria associated with the P. bilaii hyphae and identify the fungal growth...... stimulating bacteria with the perspective of promoting efficiency of Jumpstart in soil – plant system. For this purpose, most of the work within the current project was carried out by development of suitable model systems by mimicking the natural soil habitat to reach to the reliable performance in soil...

Bacteria Culture Test: MedlinePlus Lab Test Information

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Development of a Highly Biocompatible Antituberculosis Nanodelivery Formulation Based on Para-Aminosalicylic Acid—Zinc Layered Hydroxide Nanocomposites

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Arulselvan, Palanisamy; El Zowalaty, Mohamed Ezzat; Fakurazi, Sharida; Webster, Thomas J.; Geilich, Benjamin; Hussein, Mohd Zobir

2014-01-01

Tuberculosis is a lethal epidemic, difficult to control disease, claiming thousands of lives every year. We have developed a nanodelivery formulation based on para-aminosalicylic acid (PAS) and zinc layered hydroxide using zinc nitrate salt as a precursor. The developed formulation has a fourfold higher efficacy of PAS against mycobacterium tuberculosis with a minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) found to be at 1.40 μg/mL compared to the free drug PAS with a MIC of 5.0 μg/mL. The newly developed formulation was also found active against Gram-positive bacteria, Gram-negative bacteria, and Candida albicans. The formulation was also found to be biocompatible with human normal lung cells MRC-5 and mouse fibroblast cells-3T3. The in vitro release of PAS from the formulation was found to be sustained in a human body simulated phosphate buffer saline (PBS) solution at pH values of 7.4 and 4.8. Most importantly the nanocomposite prepared using zinc nitrate salt was advantageous in terms of yield and free from toxic zinc oxide contamination and had higher biocompatibility compared to one prepared using a zinc oxide precursor. In summary, these promising in vitro results are highly encouraging for the continued investigation of para-aminosalicylic acid and zinc layered hydroxide nanocomposites in vivo and eventual preclinical studies. PMID:25050392

Chemically enhanced sunlight for killing bacteria

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Block, S.S.; Goswami, D.Y.

1995-01-01

Solar ultraviolet (UV) photocatalyzed oxidation of chemicals with titanium dioxide (TiO 2 ) has received considerable attention. Much less recognized, however, is the ability of the same system to destroy bacteria. This study examined this phenomenon and the conditions that affect it. Bacteria in aqueous solution were given solar exposure with titanium dioxide and their survival with time was determined. Lamps with a predominantly solar ultraviolet spectrum were also used in the experiments. Without exposure to UV light, TiO 2 had no deleterious effect on the bacteria. However, several common bacteria on solar exposure in the presence of TiO 2 were killed in just a few minutes, whereas without TiO 2 it took over an hour to destroy them. A concentration of 0.01% TiO 2 was most effective in killing bacteria and 10-fold concentrations lower or higher were successively less effective. Inorganic and organic compounds in solution, even in small amounts, interfered with the efficiency of killing. Alkaline solution also reduced the bactericidal activity. Circulation and agitation provided by stirring to keep the TiO 2 particles suspended reduced the time necessary to kill the bacteria. Time-intensity curves for killing bacteria were the same general shape with or without TiO 2 , indicating that TiO 2 served merely as a catalyst to increase the rate of the reaction but that the mechanism of action was not changed. The shape of the curves show that the organisms are sensitized with a minimum intensity of radiation and that an increase doesn't greatly increase the rate of kill. Below this critical intensity, however, the time required for killing markedly increases as the intensity is decreased

Molecular analysis of deep subsurface bacteria

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Jimenez Baez, L.E.

1989-09-01

Deep sediments samples from site C10a, in Appleton, and sites, P24, P28, and P29, at the Savannah River Site (SRS), near Aiken, South Carolina were studied to determine their microbial community composition, DNA homology and mol %G+C. Different geological formations with great variability in hydrogeological parameters were found across the depth profile. Phenotypic identification of deep subsurface bacteria underestimated the bacterial diversity at the three SRS sites, since bacteria with the same phenotype have different DNA composition and less than 70% DNA homology. Total DNA hybridization and mol %G+C analysis of deep sediment bacterial isolates suggested that each formation is comprised of different microbial communities. Depositional environment was more important than site and geological formation on the DNA relatedness between deep subsurface bacteria, since more 70% of bacteria with 20% or more of DNA homology came from the same depositional environments. Based on phenotypic and genotypic tests Pseudomonas spp. and Acinetobacter spp.-like bacteria were identified in 85 million years old sediments. This suggests that these microbial communities might have been adapted during a long period of time to the environmental conditions of the deep subsurface

Overlapping riboflavin supply pathways in bacteria.

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García-Angulo, Víctor Antonio

2017-03-01

Riboflavin derivatives are essential cofactors for a myriad of flavoproteins. In bacteria, flavins importance extends beyond their role as intracellular protein cofactors, as secreted flavins are a key metabolite in a variety of physiological processes. Bacteria obtain riboflavin through the endogenous riboflavin biosynthetic pathway (RBP) or by the use of importer proteins. Bacteria frequently encode multiple paralogs of the RBP enzymes and as for other micronutrient supply pathways, biosynthesis and uptake functions largely coexist. It is proposed that bacteria shut down biosynthesis and would rather uptake riboflavin when the vitamin is environmentally available. Recently, the overlap of riboflavin provisioning elements has gained attention and the functions of duplicated paralogs of RBP enzymes started to be addressed. Results point towards the existence of a modular structure in the bacterial riboflavin supply pathways. Such structure uses subsets of RBP genes to supply riboflavin for specific functions. Given the importance of riboflavin in intra and extracellular bacterial physiology, this complex array of riboflavin provision pathways may have developed to contend with the various riboflavin requirements. In riboflavin-prototrophic bacteria, riboflavin transporters could represent a module for riboflavin provision for particular, yet unidentified processes, rather than substituting for the RBP as usually assumed.

Efecto de la coinmovilización de la microalga Chlorella sorokiniana con la bacteria promotora de crecimiento vegetal Azospirillum brasilense, en el crecimiento poblacional microalgal y capacidad de remoción de amonio como uso potencial en el tratamiento..

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Lina María González González

2006-01-01

de C. sorokiniana con A. brasilense, muestra la habilidad de esta bacteria para influir de manera positiva en el crecimiento y fisiología de la microalga y por lo tanto la remoción de amonio puede ser incrementada.

Effect of leukocyte hydrolases on bacteria

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Cohen, D.; Michel, J.; Ferne, M.; Bergner-Rabinowitz, S.; Ginsburg, I.

1979-01-01

Leukocyte extracts, trypsin, and lysozyme are all capable of releasing the bulk of the LPS from S. typhi, S. typhimurium, and E. coli. Bacteria which have been killed by heat, ultraviolet irradiation, or by a variety of metabolic inhibitors and antibiotics which affect protein, DNA, RNA, and cell wall synthesis no longer yield soluble LPS following treatment with the releasing agents. On the other hand, bacteria which are resistant to certain of the antibiotics yield nearly the full amount of soluble LPS following treatment, suggesting that certain heatabile endogenous metabolic pathways collaborate with the releasing agents in the release of LPS from the bacteria. It is suggested that some of the beneficial effects of antibiotics on infections with gram-negative bacteria may be the prevention of massive release of endotoxin by leukocyte enzymes in inflammatory sites

Comparison of semi-automatized assays for anti-T. gondii IgG detection in low-reactivity serum samples: importance of the results in patient counseling Comparação de ensaios semi-automatizados para pesquisa de IgG anti-T. gondii em amostras de soros de baixa reatividade: importância dos resultados no aconselhamento do paciente

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Paulo Guilherme Leser

2003-06-01

Full Text Available Toxoplasmosis is a disease which can cause severe congenital infection and is normally diagnosed by the detection of T. gondii specific antibodies in the serum of infected patients. Several different tests allow to distinguish recent from past infections and to quantify anti-T. gondii specific IgG, and the results can be used as markers for immunity. In the present study, we compare the performance of two different methodologies, the Elfa (bioMérieux S.A and the Meia (Abbott Laboratories in detecting T. gondii specific IgG in low-reactivity sera. Of 76 analyzed samples, three presented discrepant results, being positive in the Abbott AxSYM Toxo IgG assay, and negative in the bioMérieux Vidas Toxo IgG II assay. By using other tests, the three sera were confirmed to be negative. The results are discussed in the context of their importance for patient management, especially during pregnancy.Toxoplasmose, doença conhecida por sua severidade na infecção congênita é geralmente diagnosticada pela demonstração de anticorpos específicos contra antígenos de T. gondii, presentes no soro de indivíduos infectados. Diferentes testes são disponíveis para diferenciar infecção recente de infecção pregressa, para quantificar anticorpos IgG anti-T. gondii nos soros dos pacientes e utilizar os resultados como marcadores de imunidade. Neste trabalho apresentamos os resultados do estudo comparativo de duas tecnologias, Elfa (bioMérieux S.A. e Meia (Abbott Laboratories, para pesquisa de anticorpos IgG anti-T. gondii em amostras de soros de baixa reatividade. De 76 amostras processadas, três apresentaram resultados discrepantes, reagentes para AxSYM Toxo IgG e não-reagentes para Vidas Toxo IgG II. A confirmação dos resultados, feita por bateria de testes, mostrou que todas as três amostras eram não-reagentes. Os resultados são discutidos em sua importância e orientação clínica, principalmente para a paciente gestante.

Bacteria abundance and diversity of different life stages of Plutella xylostella (Lepidoptera: Plutellidae), revealed by bacteria culture-dependent and PCR-DGGE methods.

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Lin, Xiao-Li; Pan, Qin-Jian; Tian, Hong-Gang; Douglas, Angela E; Liu, Tong-Xian

2015-03-01

Microbial abundance and diversity of different life stages (fourth instar larvae, pupae and adults) of the diamondback moth, Plutella xylostella L., collected from field and reared in laboratory, were investigated using bacteria culture-dependent method and PCR-DGGE analysis based on the sequence of bacteria 16S rRNA V3 region gene. A large quantity of bacteria was found in all life stages of P. xylostella. Field population had higher quantity of bacteria than laboratory population, and larval gut had higher quantity than pupae and adults. Culturable bacteria differed in different life stages of P. xylostella. Twenty-five different bacterial strains were identified in total, among them 20 strains were presented in larval gut, only 8 strains in pupae and 14 strains in adults were detected. Firmicutes bacteria, Bacillus sp., were the most dominant species in every life stage. 15 distinct bands were obtained from DGGE electrophoresis gel. The sequences blasted in GenBank database showed these bacteria belonged to six different genera. Phylogenetic analysis showed the sequences of the bacteria belonged to the Actinobacteri, Proteobacteria and Firmicutes. Serratia sp. in Proteobacteria was the most abundant species in larval gut. In pupae, unculturable bacteria were the most dominant species, and unculturable bacteria and Serratia sp. were the most dominant species in adults. Our study suggested that a combination of molecular and traditional culturing methods can be effectively used to analyze and to determine the diversity of gut microflora. These known bacteria may play important roles in development of P. xylostella. © 2013 Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences.

Labelling of bacteria with indium chelates

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Kleinert, P.; Pfister, W.; Endert, G.; Sproessig, M.

1985-01-01

The indium chelates were prepared by reaction of radioactive indiumchloride with 10 μg oxine, 15 μg tropolone and 3 mg acetylacetone, resp. The formed chelates have been incubated with 10 9 germs/ml for 5 minutes, with labelling outputs from 90 to 95%. Both gram-positive (Streptococcus, Staphylococcus) and gram-negative bacteria (Escherichia coli) can be labelled. The reproductive capacity of the bacteria was not impaired. The application of indium labelled bacteria allows to show the distribution of microorganisms within the living organism and to investigate problems of bacterial adherence. (author)

Laminar flow assisted anisotropic bacteria absorption for chemotaxis delivery of bacteria-attached microparticle

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Huh, Keon; Oh, Darong; Son, Seok Young; Yoo, Hyung Jung; Song, Byeonghwa; Cho, Dong-il Dan; Seo, Jong-Mo; Kim, Sung Jae

2016-12-01

The concepts of microrobots has been drawn significant attentions recently since its unprecedented applicability in nanotechnology and biomedical field. Bacteria attached microparticles presented in this work are one of pioneering microrobot technology for self-propulsion or producing kinetic energy from ambient for their motions. Microfluidic device, especially utilizing laminar flow characteristics, were employed for anisotropic attachment of Salmonella typhimurium flagellated chemotactic bacteria to 30 um × 30 um and 50 um × 50 um microparticles that made of biodegradable polymer. Any toxic chemicals or harmful treatments were excluded during the attachment process and it finished within 100 s for the anisotropic attachment. The attachments were directly confirmed by fluorescent intensity changes and SEM visualization. Chemotaxis motions were tracked using aspartate and the maximum velocity of the bacteria-attached microrobot was measured to be 5 um/s which is comparable to prior state of art technologies. This reusable and scalable method could play a key role in chemotaxis delivery of functional microparticles such as drug delivery system.

[Application of anaerobic bacteria detection in oral and maxillofacial infection].

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Bao, Zhen-ying; Lin, Qin; Meng, Yan-hong; He, Chun; Su, Jia-zeng; Peng, Xin

2016-02-18

To investigate the distribution and drug resistance of anaerobic bacteria in the patients with oral and maxillofacial infection. Aerobic and anaerobic bacteria cultures from 61 specimens of pus from the patients with oral and maxillofacial infection in the Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Peking University School of Stomatology were identified. The culture type was evaluated by API 20A kit and drug resistance test was performed by Etest method. The clinical data and antibacterial agents for the treatment of the 61 cases were collected, and the final outcomes were recorded. The bacteria cultures were isolated from all the specimens, with aerobic bacteria only in 6 cases (9.8%), anaerobic bacteria only in 7 cases (11.5%), and both aerobic and anaerobic bacteria in 48 cases (78.7%). There were 55 infected cases (90.2%) with anaerobic bacteria, and 81 anaerobic bacteria stains were isolated. The highest bacteria isolation rate of Gram positive anaerobic bacteria could be found in Peptostreptococcus, Bifidobacterium and Pemphigus propionibacterium. No cefoxitin, amoxicillin/carat acid resistant strain was detected in the above three Gram positive anaerobic bacteria. The highest bacteria isolation rate of Gram negative anaerobic bacteria could be detected in Porphyromonas and Prevotella. No metronidazole, cefoxitin, amoxicillin/carat acid resistant strain was found in the two Gram negative anaerobic bacteria. In the study, 48 patients with oral and maxillofacial infection were treated according to the results of drug resistance testing, and the clinical cure rate was 81.3%. Mixed aerobic and anaerobic bacteria cultures are very common in most oral and maxillofacial infection patients. Anaerobic bacteria culture and drug resistance testing play an important role in clinical treatment.

Review on Nano SeleniumProduced by Bacteria

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LI Ji-xiang

2014-12-01

Full Text Available Selenium (Se is a kind of essential trace element for people and animal, while ionic state of selenium is toxic with high concentrations and will cause the selenium pollution. Nano-selenium is stable, nontoxic with higher biological activity. Application of bacteria reducing selenite or selenate to biological nano-selenium has great potential in selenium pollution control and nano-selenium production. This review summarizes the research progress of the red elemental nano-selenium reduced by bacteria including characteristics and application of nano-selenium, effects of carbon and nitrogen source, oxygen, temperature and pH in bacteria nano-selenium production, and molecular mechanisms of nano-selenium reduced by bacteria.

Differential staining of bacteria: acid fast stain.

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Reynolds, Jackie; Moyes, Rita B; Breakwell, Donald P

2009-11-01

Acid-fastness is an uncommon characteristic shared by the genera Mycobacterium (Section 10A) and Nocardia. Because of this feature, this stain is extremely helpful in identification of these bacteria. Although Gram positive, acid-fast bacteria do not take the crystal violet into the wall well, appearing very light purple rather than the deep purple of normal Gram-positive bacteria. (c) 2009 by John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

Transformation of gram positive bacteria by sonoporation

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Yang, Yunfeng; Li, Yongchao

2014-03-11

The present invention provides a sonoporation-based method that can be universally applied for delivery of compounds into Gram positive bacteria. Gram positive bacteria which can be transformed by sonoporation include, for example, Bacillus, Streptococcus, Acetobacterium, and Clostridium. Compounds which can be delivered into Gram positive bacteria via sonoporation include nucleic acids (DNA or RNA), proteins, lipids, carbohydrates, viruses, small organic and inorganic molecules, and nano-particles.

Test de Rorscharch: respuestas diferenciales entre pacientes con y sin intento suicida

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Alejandro Cuadra-Peralta

2009-12-01

Full Text Available Este estudio tuvo como objetivo identificar respuestas diferenciales entre grupos de No-pacientes, pacientes diagnosticados con Depresión, pacientes diagnosticados con Trastorno de Personalidad y con Depresión y pacientes con intento suicida a través de los indicadores de la Escala de Potencial suicida, propuesto por Passalacqua, Herrera y Orcoyen (1997. La muestra total fue de 70 sujetos de sexo femenino, con grupos de aproximadamente 18 personas cada uno. Se encontró diferencia significativa en seis indicadores entre los cuatro grupos y en diez indicadores entre los pacientes con intento suicida y los demás participantes. Con estos indicadores se realizó un análisis discriminante, encontrándose una alta capacidad para diferenciar los diferentes subgrupos, en especial a grupo de pacientes con intento suicida y el resto de las personas. Se entrega una formula para calcular la probabilidad de pertenencia al grupo de intento de suicidio.

El caso del desplazamiento forzado en Colombia: un análisis municipal a partir de regresiones cuantílicas

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Sandra Liliana Botón Gómez

2013-01-01

Full Text Available El desplazamiento forzado ha sido una consecuencia directa de la proliferación de grupos armados; sin embargo, la literatura sobre el tema argumenta que son también las condiciones propias de las regiones las que propician ambientes adecuados para que el crimen y el conflicto tomen territorios de sus manos y sea la población civil la directamente afectada. El objetivo de este documento es establecer la relación de causalidad existente entre el desplazamiento forzado de población y las condiciones socioeconómicas de las regiones expulsoras. En el desarrollo del artículo se determina la influencia de la actividad económica y la desigualdad en los indicadores de desplazamiento regionales, así como el papel de la violencia. Para los fines propuestos se utilizaron estimaciones por cuantiles, que permiten diferenciar los efectos entre los municipios con flujos más altos de desplazados forzados.

Identification of Bacteria and the Effect on Compressive Strength of Concrete

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Anneza L. H.

2016-01-01

Full Text Available This paper presents the species of bacteria used in this study as well as the effect of the bacteria on compressive strength of bioconcrete. Bioconcrete is not only more environmentally friendly but it is easy to procure. The objective of this research is to identify the ureolytic bacteria and sulphate reduction bacteria that have been isolated and further use the bacteria in concrete to determine the effect of bacteria on compressive strength. Identification of bacteria is conducted through Polymerase chain reaction (PCR method and DNA sequencing. The DNA of the bacteria was run through BLAST algorithm to determine the bacterial species.The bacteria were added into the concrete mix as a partial replacement of water. 3% of water is replaced by ureolytic bacteria and 5% of water is replaced by sulphate reduction bacteria. After running BLAST algorithm the bacteria were identified as Enterococcus faecalis (ureolytic bacteria and Bacillus sp (sulphate reduction bacteria. The result of the compressive strength for control is 36.0 Mpa. Partial replacement of 3% water by ureolytic bacteria has strength of 38.2Mpa while partial replacement of 5% of water by sulphate reduction bacteria has strength of 42.5Mpa. The significant increase of compressive strength with the addition of bacteria shows that bacteria play a significant role in the improvement of compressive strength.

Caracterización de bacterias y hongos solubilizadores de fosfato bajo tres usos de suelo en el Sur del Trapecio Amazónico

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Yerly M. Useche

2004-07-01

que la abundancia y diversidad de las bacterias totales y solubilizadoras de fosfato se ven fuertemente afectadas por el uso del suelo y por la profundidad, por tanto la tala del bosque no solo cambia las propiedades estructurales de los suelos, sino también las microbiológicas afectando el funcionamiento del ecosistema. Por otro lado en los rastrojos, que constituyen un estado sucesional posterior al cultivo tradicional indígena (chagra, la mayor ARBSF y ARHSF puede promover la fertilidad de los suelos y su uso sostenible. Esta información constituye una base importante para el establecimiento de programas de manejo sostenible del bosque húmedo tropical en la zona de estudio, dada la importancia de los microorganismos solubilizadores de fosfato para el crecimiento y desarrollo vegetal.

NREL Scientists Model Methane-Eating Bacteria | News | NREL

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Scientists Model Methane-Eating Bacteria News Release: NREL Scientists Model Methane-Eating Bacteria February 13, 2018 Nature is full of surprises - not to mention solutions. A research team ) recently explored the possibilities provided by the natural world by researching how the bacteria

Characterization of (per)chlorate-reducing bacteria

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Wolterink, A.F.W.M.

2004-01-01

Some bacteria can use (per)chlorateas terminal electron acceptor for growth. These bacteria convert perchlorate via chlorate and chlorite into chloride and molecular oxygen. Oxygen formation in microbial respiration is unique. In this study two chlorate-reducing strains

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Sistema de suporte à decisão para alocação de água em projetos de irrigação Decision support system for water allocation in irrigation projects

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Mirléia A. de Carvalho

2009-02-01

Full Text Available Neste artigo se apresenta um modelo visando analisar a alocação de água para irrigação, denominado IrrigaLS. Os volumes de água armazenados no solo e nos reservatórios superficiais constituem variáveis de decisão do modelo de rede de fluxo na análise de alocação. O IrrigaLS é um dos programas que integram a base de modelos do sistema de suporte à decisão AcquaNet. As avaliações indicaram que o IrrigaLS foi eficiente para simular sistemas complexos de recursos hídricos sob condição de múltiplos usos, calcular a necessidade hídrica real das culturas e informar garantias de um suprimento mínimo de água para as culturas em períodos de seca. O programa considera a precipitação no balanço hídrico do solo, possibilita variar os volumes meta para armazenamento de água no solo e diferenciar as culturas em relação à sensibilidade ao déficit hídrico. O fato de considerar as interações entre os fatores água, solo, clima e planta, permite uma aproximação melhor para se obter eficiência de uso da água e também melhor estimativa da produção agrícola.This paper presents a model, called IrrigaLS, to analyze the water allocation for irrigation. The water volumes stored in the soil and in the superficial reservoirs constitute decision variables of the network flow model in the allocation analysis. IrrigaLS is one of the programs that form the base of models of the decision support system called AcquaNet. Evaluations have shown that IrrigaLS is efficient at simulating complex water resource systems under multiple usage condition. IrrigaLS allows the real water needs of the crops to be determined, it guarantees a minimum water supply to the crops during drought periods, as well as water saving by the inclusion of rainfall. It also makes possible the choice of soil moisture target, to differentiate the crops in relation to the water deficit sensitivity and to calculate the soil daily water budget. The fact that it takes

Fuzzy species among recombinogenic bacteria

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Fraser Christophe

2005-03-01

Full Text Available Abstract Background It is a matter of ongoing debate whether a universal species concept is possible for bacteria. Indeed, it is not clear whether closely related isolates of bacteria typically form discrete genotypic clusters that can be assigned as species. The most challenging test of whether species can be clearly delineated is provided by analysis of large populations of closely-related, highly recombinogenic, bacteria that colonise the same body site. We have used concatenated sequences of seven house-keeping loci from 770 strains of 11 named Neisseria species, and phylogenetic trees, to investigate whether genotypic clusters can be resolved among these recombinogenic bacteria and, if so, the extent to which they correspond to named species. Results Alleles at individual loci were widely distributed among the named species but this distorting effect of recombination was largely buffered by using concatenated sequences, which resolved clusters corresponding to the three species most numerous in the sample, N. meningitidis, N. lactamica and N. gonorrhoeae. A few isolates arose from the branch that separated N. meningitidis from N. lactamica leading us to describe these species as 'fuzzy'. Conclusion A multilocus approach using large samples of closely related isolates delineates species even in the highly recombinogenic human Neisseria where individual loci are inadequate for the task. This approach should be applied by taxonomists to large samples of other groups of closely-related bacteria, and especially to those where species delineation has historically been difficult, to determine whether genotypic clusters can be delineated, and to guide the definition of species.

Antibacterial activity of silver-killed bacteria: the "zombies" effect

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Wakshlak, Racheli Ben-Knaz; Pedahzur, Rami; Avnir, David

2015-04-01

We report a previously unrecognized mechanism for the prolonged action of biocidal agents, which we denote as the zombies effect: biocidally-killed bacteria are capable of killing living bacteria. The concept is demonstrated by first killing Pseudomonas aeruginosa PAO1 with silver nitrate and then challenging, with the dead bacteria, a viable culture of the same bacterium: Efficient antibacterial activity of the killed bacteria is observed. A mechanism is suggested in terms of the action of the dead bacteria as a reservoir of silver, which, due to Le-Chatelier's principle, is re-targeted to the living bacteria. Langmuirian behavior, as well as deviations from it, support the proposed mechanism.

Bactérias gram negativas resistentes a antimicrobianos em alimentos Gram-negative bacteria resistant to antibiotics in foods

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José Cavalcante de Albuquerque Ribeiro Dias

1985-12-01

Full Text Available A partir de 154 espécimens de alimentos, representados por hortaliças (alface, leite e merenda escolar, obteve-se o isolamento e identificação de 400 amostras de bacilos Gram negativos. Esta amostragem se distribuiu em 339 enterobactérias (Escherichia, Shigella, Citrobacter, Klebsiella, Enterobacter, Serratia e Proteus e 61 de gêneros afins (Acinetobacter, Flavobacterium, Aeromonas e Pseudomonas. Submetendo-se as culturas aos antimicrobianos: sulfadiazina (Su, estreptomicina (Sm, tetraciclina (Tc, cloranfenicol (Cm, canamicina (Km, ampicilina (Ap, ácido nalidíxico (Nal e gentamicina (Gm, observou-se apenas seis estirpes sensíveis a todas as drogas e sensibilidade absoluta à Gm. A predominância dos modelos Su (27,6% e Su-Ap (39,6% incidiu nas enterobactérias, enquanto que, 18,0% para Ap e 9,8% para Su-Ap foram detectados nos gêneros afins. Para caracterização da resistência foram realizados testes de conjugação e a totalidade das culturas não revelou transferência para o gene que confere resistência ao ácido nalidíxico. Relevantes são as taxas de amostras R+ observadas nos bacilos entéricos, oscilando em torno de 90% (leite e merenda escolar e alface, em torno de 70%From 154 food samples, including vegetables (lettuce, milk and meals served at school it was possible to isolate and identify 400 Gram negative bacilli distributed among 339 enteric bacteria (Escherichia, Shigella, Citrobacter, Klebsiella, Enterobacter, Serratia and Proteus and other 61 non enteric bacilli (Acinetobacter, Flavobacterium, Aeromonas and Pseudomonas. Submitting this cultures to the drugs sulfadiazine (Su, streptomycin (Sm, tetracycline (Tc, chloramphenicol (Cm, kanamycin (Km, ampicillin (Ap, nalidixic acid (Nal and gentamycin (Gm it was observed only six stocks susceptible to all drugs and total sensibility to Gm. Among enteric bacteria the profiles Su (27,6% and Su-Ap (39,6% predominated, while for the non enteric bacilli percentages of 18.0 for

Gastric spiral bacteria in small felids.

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Kinsel, M J; Kovarik, P; Murnane, R D

1998-06-01

Nine small cats, including one bobcat (Felis rufus), one Pallas cat (F. manul), one Canada lynx (F. lynx canadensis), two fishing cats (F. viverrina), two margays (F. wiedii), and two sand cats (F. margarita), necropsied between June 1995 and March 1997 had large numbers of gastric spiral bacteria, whereas five large cats, including one African lion (Panthera leo), two snow leopards (P. uncia), one Siberian tiger (P. tigris altaica), and one jaguar (P. onca), necropsied during the same period had none. All of the spiral organisms from the nine small cats were histologically and ultrastructurally similar. Histologically, the spiral bacteria were 5-14 microm long with five to nine coils per organism and were located both extracellularly within gastric glands and surface mucus, and intracellularly in parietal cells. Spiral bacteria in gastric mucosal scrapings from the Canada lynx, one fishing cat, and the two sand cats were gram negative and had corkscrewlike to tumbling motility when viewed with phase contrast microscopy. The bacteria were 0.5-0.7 microm wide, with a periodicity of 0.65-1.1 microm in all cats. Bipolar sheathed flagella were occasionally observed, and no periplasmic fibrils were seen. The bacteria were extracellular in parietal cell canaliculi and intracellular within parietal cells. Culture of mucosal scrapings from the Canada lynx and sand cats was unsuccessful. Based on morphology, motility, and cellular tropism, the bacteria were probably Helicobacter-like organisms. Although the two margays had moderate lymphoplasmacytic gastritis, the other cats lacked or had only mild gastric lymphoid infiltrates, suggesting that these organisms are either commensals or opportunistic pathogens.

Catabolism of lysine by mixed rumen bacteria

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Onodera, Ryoji; Kandatsu, Makoto.

1975-01-01

Metabolites arising from the catabolism of lysine by the mixed rumen bacteria were chromatographically examined by using radioactive lysine. After 6 hr incubation, 241 nmole/ml of lysine was decomposed to give ether-soluble substances and CO 2 by the bacteria and 90 nmole/ml of lysine was incorporated unchanged into the bacteria. delta-Aminovalerate, cadaverine or pipecolate did not seem to be produced from lysine even after incubation of the bacteria with addition of those three amino compounds to trap besides lysine and radioactive lysine. Most of the ether-soluble substances produced from radioactive lysine was volatile fatty acids (VFAs). Fractionation of VFAs revealed that the peaks of butyric and acetic acids coincided with the strong radioactive peaks. Small amounts of radioactivities were detected in propionic acid peak and a peak assumed to be caproic acid. The rumen bacteria appeared to decompose much larger amounts of lysine than the rumen ciliate protozoa did. (auth.)

Biodiversity of Bacteria Isolated from Different Soils

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Fatma YAMAN

2017-01-01

Full Text Available The aim of this study was to determine the biodiversity of PHB producing bacteria isolated from soils where fruit and vegetable are cultivated (onion, grape, olive, mulberry and plum in Aydın providence. Morphological, cultural, biochemical, and molecular methods were used for bacteria identification. These isolated bacteria were identified by 16S rRNA sequencing and using BLAST. The following bacteria Bacillus thuringiensis (6, Bacillus cereus (8, Bacillus anthrachis (1, Bacillus circulans (1, Bacillus weihenstephanensis (1, Pseudomonas putida (1, Azotobacter chroococcum (1, Brevibacterium frigoritolerans (1, Burkholderia sp. (1, Staphylococcus epidermidis (1, Streptomyces exfoliatus (1, Variovorax paradoxus (1 were found. The Maximum Likelihood method was used to produce a molecular phylogenetic analysis and a phylogenetic tree was constructed. These bacteria can produce polyhydroxybutyrate (PHB which is an organic polymer with commercial potential as a biodegradable thermoplastic. PHB can be used instead of petrol derivated non-degradable plastics. For this reason, PHB producing microorganisms are substantial in industry.

La compatibilidad vegetativa: un método para diferenciar razas fisiológicas y formas especiales de Fusarium oxysporum Schlecht.

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Posada Buitrago Martha Lucia; Orozco de Amézquita Martha

1994-01-01

La compatibilidad vegetativa fue estudiada en 15 aislamientos de Fusarium oxysporum, nueve procedentes de suelos de...

Probiotic bacteria: selective enumeration and survival in dairy foods.

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Shah, N P

2000-04-01

A number of health benefits have been claimed for probiotic bacteria such as Lactobacillus acidophilus, Bifidobacterium spp., and Lactobacillus casei. Because of the potential health benefits, these organisms are increasingly incorporated into dairy foods. However, studies have shown low viability of probiotics in market preparations. In order to assess viability of probiotic bacteria, it is important to have a working method for selective enumeration of these probiotic bacteria. Viability of probiotic bacteria is important in order to provide health benefits. Viability of probiotic bacteria can be improved by appropriate selection of acid and bile resistant strains, use of oxygen impermeable containers, two-step fermentation, micro-encapsulation, stress adaptation, incorporation of micronutrients such as peptides and amino acids and by sonication of yogurt bacteria. This review will cover selective enumeration and survival of probiotic bacteria in dairy foods.

Seed-vectored endophytic bacteria modulate development of rice seedlings.

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Verma, S K; Kingsley, K; Irizarry, I; Bergen, M; Kharwar, R N; White, J F

2017-06-01

The aim of the present study was to evaluate the effects of the removal of indigenous bacteria from rice seeds on seedling growth and development. Here we report the presence of three indigenous endophytic bacteria in rice seeds that play important roles in modulating seedling development (shoot and root lengths, and formation of root hairs and secondary roots) and defence against pathogens. Seed-associated bacteria were removed using surface sterilization with NaOCl (bleach) followed by antibiotic treatment. When bacteria were absent, growth of seedlings in terms of root hair development and overall seedling size was less than that of seedlings that contained bacteria. Reactive oxygen staining of seedlings showed that endophytic bacteria became intracellular in root parenchyma cells and root hairs. Roots containing endophytic bacteria were seen to stain densely for reactive oxygen, while roots free of bacteria stained lightly for reactive oxygen. Bacteria were isolated and identified as Enterobacter asburiae (VWB1), Pantoea dispersa (VWB2) and Pseudomonas putida (VWB3) by 16S rDNA sequencing. Bacteria were found to produce indole acetic acid (auxins), inhibited the pathogen Fusarium oxysporum and solubilized phosphate. Reinoculation of bacteria onto seedlings derived from surface-disinfected rice and Bermuda grass seeds significantly restored seedling growth and development. Rice seeds harbour indigenous bacterial endophytes that greatly influence seedling growth and development, including root and shoot lengths, root hair formation and disease susceptibility of rice seedlings. This study shows that seeds of rice naturally harbour bacterial endophytes that play key roles in modulation of seedling development. © 2017 The Society for Applied Microbiology.

Bacteria and plutonium in marine environments

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Carey, A.E.; Bowen, V.T.

1978-01-01

Microbes are important in geochemical cycling of many elements. Recent reports emphasize biogenous particulates and bacterial exometabolites as controlling oceanic distribution of plutonium. Bacteria perform oxidation/reduction reactions on metals such as mercury, nickel, lead, copper, and cadmium. Redox transformations or uptake of Pu by marine bacteria may well proceed by similar mechanisms. Profiles of water samples and sediment cores were obtained along the continental shelf off Nova Scotia and in the Gulf of St. Lawrence. Profiles of water samples, and sediment cores were obtained. Epifluorescent microscopy was used to view bacteria (from water or sediment) after concentration on membrane filters and staining with acridine orange. Radiochemical analyses measured Pu in sediments and water samples. Studies of 237 Pu uptake used a strain of Leucothrix mucor isolated from a macroalga. Enumeration shows bacteria to range 10 4 to 10 5 cells/ml in seawater or 10 7 to 10 8 cells/gram of sediment. These numbers are related to the levels and distrbution of Pu in the samples. In cultures of L. mucor amended with Pu atom concentrations approximating those present in open ocean environments, bacterial cells concentrated 237 Pu slower and to lower levels than did clay minerals, glass beads, or phytoplankton. These data further clarify the role of marine bacteria in Pu biogeochemistry

Assessment on Bacteria in the Heavy Metal Bioremediation

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Mohamad Romizan Osman; Mohamad Romizan Osman; Azman Azid; Kamaruzzaman Yunus; Ahmad Dasuki Mustafa; Mohammad Azizi Amran; Fazureen Azaman; Zarizal Suhaili; Yahya Abu Bakar; Syahrir Farihan Mohamed Zainuddin

2015-01-01

The aim of this study was to identify and verify the potential bacteria as the bioremediation agent. It involved bacteria isolation, identification through Gram staining, analytical profile index (API) test and determine bioremediation activities by using inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (ICPMS). The soil and water sample were collected from downstream of Galing River, Kuantan Malaysia. Based on phenotypic identification and biochemical analysis, the bacteria present at the vicinity area are possibility of Myroides spp. and Micrococcus spp. These bacteria were proven as bioremediation agent based on the ICPMS result. The result 1 ppm of Zink (Zn), Lead (Pb), Arsenic (As), Selenium (Se), Cadmium (Cd), Manganese (Mn), and Indium (In) dwindled after the bacteria inoculated and incubated for seven days in mixture of base salt media (BSM) with the heavy metal elements. Therefore, this proves that the bacteria which are present at downstream of Galing River, Kuantan Malaysia are significant to help us in the bioremediation activity to decrease the heavy metal pollution in the environment. (author)

Bacteria-based concrete: from concept to market

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Wiktor, V.; Jonkers, H. M.

2016-08-01

The concept of self-healing concrete—a concrete which can autonomously repair itself after crack formation, with no or limited human intervention—has received a lot of attention over the past 10 years as it could help structures to last longer and at a lower maintenance cost. This paper gives an overview on the key aspects and recent advances in the development of the bacteria-based self-healing concrete developed at the University of Technology of Delft (The Netherlands). Research started with the screening and selection of concrete compatible bacteria and nutrients. Several types of encapsulated bacteria and nutrients have been developed and tested. The functionality of these healing agents was demonstrated by showing metabolic activity of activated bacterial spores by oxygen consumption measurements and by regain of material functionality in form of regain of water tightness. Besides development of bacteria-based self-healing concrete, a bacteria-based repair mortar and liquid system were developed for the treatment of aged concrete structures. Field trials have been carried out with either type of bacteria-based systems and the promising results have led to a spinoff company Basilisk Self-Healing Concrete with the aim to further develop these systems and bring them to the market.

Rapid diagnostics of the bacteria in air

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Belov Nikolai, N. [ATECH KFT, Budapest (Hungary)

2000-07-01

Presence of the bacteria and viruses in the air is great problem now. Terrorists are going to use the bacteria weapon. Now biotechnology provides very cheap equipment ({approx} $500) for modification of the bacteria sorts. It may be used for receiving of new variants of the bacteriological weapon. And presence of one small bacteria aerosol generator in the international airport during several days will start the dangerous epidemic incidence the entire world. From another side - poor countries with hot and wet weather are continuously producing new and new dangerous bacteria. Every year epidemic waves of influence are going from China, India or Africa. And once up a time it will be epidemic explosive with fast lethal finish. Methods of estimation of the bio-aerosols in Air of City are very poor. Standard Bio-aerosol sampler has two conflicting demands. From one side the bio-sampler needs in great air volume of sample with great efficiency of separation of aerosol particles from measured air. From another side all selected particles needs in great care. This demand carried out from method of measurement of bacteria in sample by counting of colonies that grew from bacteria on nutrient media after incubation time. It is a problem to prevent bacterial flora from death during collecting aerosol sample. This time of growth and counting of colony is so long that result of this measurement will be unusable if it will be terrorist action of start of bacteriological was. Here presented new methods for fast diagnostics of the bacteria in the air. It consists from 4 general parts: (1) Micro-droplet method for diagnostics of biological active substances in aerosol sample. This method allows to control the bio-particle position on the plate, to use series of biochemistry species for analytical reaction for this small bio-particle. Small volume of biochemical reaction reduces noise. This method provides extremely high sensitivity for discovering of biological material. (2

Anti-bacteria effect of active ingredients of siraitia grosvenorii on the spoilage bacteria isolated from sauced pork head meat

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Li, X.; Xu, L. Y.; Cui, Y. Q.; Pang, M. X.; Wang, F.; Qi, J. H.

2018-01-01

Extraction and anti-bacteria effect of active ingredients of Siraitia grosvenorii were studied in this paper. Extraction combined with ultrasonic was adopted. The optimum extraction condition was determined by single factor test; the anti-bacteria effect of active ingredients and minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) were valued by Oxford-cup method. The results indicated that optimum extraction condition of active ingredients extracted from Siraitia grosvenorii were described as follows: ethanol concentrations of sixty-five percent and twenty minutes with ultrasonic assisted extraction; the active ingredients of Siraitia grosvenorii had anti-bacteria effect on Staphylococcus epidermidis, Proteus vulgaris, Bacillus sp, Serratia sp and MIC was 0.125g/mL, 0.0625g/mL, 0.125g/mL and 0.125g/mL. The active constituent of Siraitia grosvenorii has obvious anti-bacteria effect on the spoilage bacteria isolated from Sauced pork head meat and can be used as a new natural food preservation to prolong the shelf-life of Low-temperature meat products.

LD5o of the bacteria Aeromonas hydrophila to matrinxã, Brycon amazonicus DL5o da bactéria Aeromonas hydrophila para o matrinxã, Brycon amazonicus

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Sarah Ragonha de Oliveira

2011-01-01

Full Text Available In order to determine the lethal dose (96-h LD50 of the bacteria Aeromonas hydrophila to matrinxã, Brycon amazonicus, to be applied in challenge tests, 90 fish (63.23 ± 6.39 g were divided into five treatments, with different bacterial solutions: T1 - Control (0.9% NaCl saline solution; T2 (4 x 10(11 cells/ mL; T3 (5 x 10(11 cells/ mL; T4 (1.36 x 10(12 cells/ mL and T5 (3.06 x 10(12 cells/ mL. Fish were previously anesthetized with benzocaine (60 mg L-1, inoculated in the peritoneal cavity with the bacterial suspensions and then distributed into fifteen 80-L test chambers, where the water variables were monitored and fish mortality was observed. The experiment was randomly designed in three replicates and the 96-h LD50 was estimated according to the trimmed Spearman-Karber method. Water quality variables remained within adequate ranges for fish health and performance. Fish mortality rate increased with the bacterial concentrations of A. hydrophila (T1 = 0%; T2 = 16.66%; T3 = 44.44%; T4 = 72.22% and T5 = 100%, and the first mortalities were observed after 57 h, although the signs of the bacterial infection were already observed 24 h after the inoculation. The results indicate that the 96-h LD50 value of A. hydrophila to matrinxã is 6.66 x 10(11 cells/ mL.Para determinar a dose letal (DL50 96-h da bactéria Aeromonas hydrophila para o matrinxã, Brycon amazonicus, com aplicabilidade para testes de desafio, foram utilizados 90 peixes (63,23 ± 6,39 g, divididos em cinco tratamentos, com diferentes soluções bacterianas: T1 - Controle (solução salina 0,9% NaCl; T2 (4 x 10(11 células/ mL; T3 (5 x 10(11 células/ mL-1; T4 (1,36 x 10(12 células/mL-1 e T5 (3,06 x 10(12 células/ mL-1. Os peixes foram previamente anestesiados com benzocaína (60 mg L-1, inoculados na cavidade peritoneal com as suspensões bacterianas e distribuídos em 15 aquários de vidro de 80 L de capacidade, com aeração constante. O experimento teve duração de 96 h, no

Diversidad de bacterias cultivables con capacidad de degradar hidrocarburos de la playa de Caleta Córdova, Argentina

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Graciela N. Pucci

2011-05-01

Full Text Available En el presente trabajo se estudiaron las comunidades bacterianas aisladas de agua de mar y sedimentos intermareales de Caleta Córdova, norte de Comodoro Rivadavia, Argentina. Tres sitios fueron muestreados estacionalmente entre los años 2005 y 2006; el primer sitio fue una playa pública, el segundo sitio cerca de un puerto pesquero y el tercero cerca de una boya de toma de petróleo. Las comunidades bacterianas fueron determinadas en base a las diferencias en la composición de ácidos grasos de membrana, las bacterias fueron identificadas por medio del Sistema Sherlock MIDI, y el potencial de las comunidades para la utilización de hidrocarburos por la mineralización de gasoil, petróleo, kerosene, aceite lubricante y nafta. Las mineralizaciones evidenciaron la capacidad de los microorganismos para la degradación de hidrocarburos en dos de los sitios estudiados. Se aislaron 251 cepas de las que se lograron identificar 124 correspondientes a 24 géneros y 40 especies; la más frecuente fue Pseudoalteromonas.

Producción y formulación de prototipos de un biofertilizante a partir de bacterias nativas asociadas al cultivo de arroz (Oryza sativa)

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Johanna Rojas Sierra; Nubia Moreno-Sarmiento

2008-01-01

Los biofertilizantes son productos con base en microorganismos que están involucrados en los procesos nutritivos de las plantas. Además de los microorganismos, es necesario mejorar las condiciones de formulación de los productos para mantener la viabilidad y estabilidad en almacenamiento y campo. El objetivo de este trabajo fue evaluar formulaciones, las cuales se realizaron mezclando el ingrediente activo (bacteria fijadora de nitrógeno) en diferentes relaciones con sustancias húmicas, Polie...

Rapid methods for detection of bacteria

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Corfitzen, Charlotte B.; Andersen, B.Ø.; Miller, M.

2006-01-01

Traditional methods for detection of bacteria in drinking water e.g. Heterotrophic Plate Counts (HPC) or Most Probable Number (MNP) take 48-72 hours to give the result. New rapid methods for detection of bacteria are needed to protect the consumers against contaminations. Two rapid methods...

Isolation and characterization of feather degrading bacteria from ...

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This study is aimed at isolating and characterizing new culturable feather degrading bacteria from soils of the University of Mauritius Farm. Bacteria that were isolated were tested for their capability to grow on feather meal agar (FMA). Proteolytic bacteria were tested for feather degradation and were further identified ...

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Bacteria associated with cultures of psathyrella atroumbonata (Pleger)

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These bacteria include Bacillus licheniformis, Bacillus subtilis, Leuconostoc mesenteroides, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Bacillus cereus and Staphylococcus aureus. The average bacteria count was 1.0 x 106 cfu/ml and these bacteria grew within pH range of 5.0 and 9.0. the optimum temperature range of growth lied ...

Thymidine kinase diversity in bacteria

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Sandrini, Michael; Clausen, A.R.; Munch-Petersen, B.

2006-01-01

Thymidine kinases (TKs) appear to be almost ubiquitous and are found in nearly all prokaryotes, eukaryotes, and several viruses. They are the key enzymes in thymidine salvage and activation of several anti-cancer and antiviral drugs. We show that bacterial TKs can be subdivided into 2 groups. The....... The TKs from Gram-positive bacteria are more closely related to the eukaryotic TK1 enzymes than are TKs from Gram-negative bacteria....

Characterization of Bacteria Associated with Pinewood Nematode Bursaphelenchus xylophilus

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Vicente, Claudia S. L.; Nascimento, Francisco; Espada, Margarida; Barbosa, Pedro; Mota, Manuel; Glick, Bernard R.; Oliveira, Solange

2012-01-01

Pine wilt disease (PWD) is a complex disease integrating three major agents: the pathogenic agent, the pinewood nematode Bursaphelenchus xylophilus; the insect-vector Monochamus spp.; and the host pine tree, Pinus sp. Since the early 80's, the notion that another pathogenic agent, namely bacteria, may play a role in PWD has been gaining traction, however the role of bacteria in PWD is still unknown. The present work supports the possibility that some B. xylophilus-associated bacteria may play a significant role in the development of this disease. This is inferred as a consequence of: (i) the phenotypic characterization of a collection of 35 isolates of B. xylophilus-associated bacteria, in different tests broadly used to test plant pathogenic and plant growth promoting bacteria, and (ii) greenhouse experiments that infer the pathogenicity of these bacteria in maritime pine, Pinus pinaster. The results illustrate the presence of a heterogeneous microbial community associated with B. xylophilus and the traits exhibited by at least, some of these bacteria, appear to be related to PWD symptoms. The inoculation of four specific B. xylophilus-associated bacteria isolates in P. pinaster seedlings resulted in the development of some PWD symptoms suggesting that these bacteria likely play an active role with B. xylophilus in PWD. PMID:23091599

Identification of Lactic Acid Bacteria and Propionic Acid Bacteria using FTIR Spectroscopy and Artificial Neural Networks

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Beata Nalepa

2012-01-01

Full Text Available In the present study, lactic acid bacteria and propionic acid bacteria have been identified at the genus level with the use of artificial neural networks (ANNs and Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR. Bacterial strains of the genera Lactobacillus, Lactococcus, Leuconostoc, Streptococcus and Propionibacterium were analyzed since they deliver health benefits and are routinely used in the food processing industry. The correctness of bacterial identification by ANNs and FTIR was evaluated at two stages. At first stage, ANNs were tested based on the spectra of 66 reference bacterial strains. At second stage, the evaluation involved 286 spectra of bacterial strains isolated from food products, deposited in our laboratory collection, and identified by genus-specific PCR. ANNs were developed based on the spectra and their first derivatives. The most satisfactory results were reported for the probabilistic neural network, which was built using a combination of W5W4W3 spectral ranges. This network correctly identified the genus of 95 % of the lactic acid bacteria and propionic acid bacteria strains analyzed.

PREVALENCIA DE BACTERIAS ASOCIADAS A LA INFERTILIDAD INFECCIOSA EN BOVINOS DE MONTERÍA, COLOMBIA

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Marco González T

2007-12-01

Full Text Available Objetivo. Establecer la prevalencia de algunos gérmenes asociados con infertilidad infecciosa de bovinos del municipio de Montería. Materiales y métodos. Se recolectaron 384 muestras sanguíneas e igual número de hisopados cervicales de hembras que cumplieron con alguno de los siguientes criterios de inclusión: más de tres servicios sin concepción, vaginitis, cervicitis, metritis, endometritis, útero con contenido, momificación fetal, natimortos, reabsorciones embrionarias, antecedentes de abortos y/o hembras positivas a brucelosis. Las muestras cervicales se sembraron en agar Mc conkey, agar sangre, agar brucella y agar campylobacter. A las colonias sospechosas se le realizaron pruebas bioquímicas y la confirmación se llevó a cabo con pruebas serológicas. Para el serodiagnóstico de Brucella, los sueros fueron analizados por Rosa de Bengala y los positivos fueron confirmados con ELISA indirecta. Resultados. De las 384 muestras procesadas, hubo crecimiento en 281 (73,2%, las bacterias prevalentes fueron Escherichia coli, Bacilos Gram Negativos Oxidantes, Klepsiella spp y Pseudomonas spp, que correspondieron a 194 (69.1% aislamientos y cinco muestras equivalentes al 1.8% resultaron positivas para Campylobacter spp. Las pruebas serológicas para Brucella arrojaron como resultado 22 muestras positivas por ELISA (6.3%. Conclusiones. Los resultados de este trabajo describen de forma preliminar la posible asociación bacteriana en la infertilidad infecciosa en hembras vacunas, demostrando la presencia de una gran variedad de microorganismos.

Rock-degrading endophytic bacteria in cacti

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M. Esther Puente; Ching Y. Li; Yoav Bashan

2009-01-01

A plant-bacterium association of the cardon cactus (Pachycereus pringlei) and endophytic bacteria promotes establishment of seedlings and growth on igneous rocks without soil. These bacteria weather several rock types and minerals, unbind significant amounts of useful minerals for plants from the rocks, fix in vitro N2. produce...

Rapid separation of bacteria from blood - Chemical aspects.

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Alizadeh, Mahsa; Wood, Ryan L; Buchanan, Clara M; Bledsoe, Colin G; Wood, Madison E; McClellan, Daniel S; Blanco, Rae; Ravsten, Tanner V; Husseini, Ghaleb A; Hickey, Caroline L; Robison, Richard A; Pitt, William G

2017-06-01

To rapidly diagnose infectious organisms causing blood sepsis, bacteria must be rapidly separated from blood, a very difficult process considering that concentrations of bacteria are many orders of magnitude lower than concentrations of blood cells. We have successfully separated bacteria from red and white blood cells using a sedimentation process in which the separation is driven by differences in density and size. Seven mL of whole human blood spiked with bacteria is placed in a 12-cm hollow disk and spun at 3000rpm for 1min. The red and white cells sediment more than 30-fold faster than bacteria, leaving much of the bacteria in the plasma. When the disk is slowly decelerated, the plasma flows to a collection site and the red and white cells are trapped in the disk. Analysis of the recovered plasma shows that about 36% of the bacteria is recovered in the plasma. The plasma is not perfectly clear of red blood cells, but about 94% have been removed. This paper describes the effects of various chemical aspects of this process, including the influence of anticoagulant chemistry on the separation efficiency and the use of wetting agents and platelet aggregators that may influence the bacterial recovery. In a clinical scenario, the recovered bacteria can be subsequently analyzed to determine their species and resistance to various antibiotics. Copyright © 2017 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.

Effects of symbiotic bacteria on chemical sensitivity of Daphnia magna.

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Manakul, Patcharaporn; Peerakietkhajorn, Saranya; Matsuura, Tomoaki; Kato, Yasuhiko; Watanabe, Hajime

2017-07-01

The crustacean zooplankton Daphnia magna has been widely used for chemical toxicity tests. Although abiotic factors have been well documented in ecotoxicological test protocols, biotic factors that may affect the sensitivity to chemical compounds remain limited. Recently, we identified symbiotic bacteria that are critical for the growth and reproduction of D. magna. The presence of symbiotic bacteria on Daphnia raised the question as to whether these bacteria have a positive or negative effect on toxicity tests. In order to evaluate the effects of symbiotic bacteria on toxicity tests, bacteria-free Daphnia were prepared, and their chemical sensitivities were compared with that of Daphnia with symbiotic bacteria based on an acute immobilization test. The Daphnia with symbiotic bacteria showed higher chemical resistance to nonylphenol, fenoxycarb, and pentachlorophenol than bacteria-free Daphnia. These results suggested potential roles of symbiotic bacteria in the chemical resistance of its host Daphnia. Copyright © 2017 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

Comparative genomics of the lactic acid bacteria

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Makarova, K.; Slesarev, A.; Wolf, Y.; Sorokin, A.; Mirkin, B.; Koonin, E.; Pavlov, A.; Pavlova, N.; Karamychev, V.; Polouchine, N.; Shakhova, V.; Grigoriev, I.; Lou, Y.; Rokhsar, D.; Lucas, S.; Huang, K.; Goodstein, D. M.; Hawkins, T.; Plengvidhya, V.; Welker, D.; Hughes, J.; Goh, Y.; Benson, A.; Baldwin, K.; Lee, J. -H.; Diaz-Muniz, I.; Dosti, B.; Smeianov, V; Wechter, W.; Barabote, R.; Lorca, G.; Altermann, E.; Barrangou, R.; Ganesan, B.; Xie, Y.; Rawsthorne, H.; Tamir, D.; Parker, C.; Breidt, F.; Broadbent, J.; Hutkins, R.; O' Sullivan, D.; Steele, J.; Unlu, G.; Saier, M.; Klaenhammer, T.; Richardson, P.; Kozyavkin, S.; Weimer, B.; Mills, D.

2006-06-01

Lactic acid-producing bacteria are associated with various plant and animal niches and play a key role in the production of fermented foods and beverages. We report nine genome sequences representing the phylogenetic and functional diversity of these bacteria. The small genomes of lactic acid bacteria encode a broad repertoire of transporters for efficient carbon and nitrogen acquisition from the nutritionally rich environments they inhabit and reflect a limited range of biosynthetic capabilities that indicate both prototrophic and auxotrophic strains. Phylogenetic analyses, comparison of gene content across the group, and reconstruction of ancestral gene sets indicate a combination of extensive gene loss and key gene acquisitions via horizontal gene transfer during the coevolution of lactic acid bacteria with their habitats.

Chitin Degradation In Marine Bacteria

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Paulsen, Sara; Machado, Henrique; Gram, Lone

2015-01-01

Introduction: Chitin is the most abundant polymer in the marine environment and the second most abundant in nature. Chitin does not accumulate on the ocean floor, because of microbial breakdown. Chitin degrading bacteria could have potential in the utilization of chitin as a renewable carbon...... and nitrogen source in the fermentation industry.Methods: Here, whole genome sequenced marine bacteria were screened for chitin degradation using phenotypic and in silico analyses.Results: The in silico analyses revealed the presence of three to nine chitinases in each strain, however the number of chitinases...... chitin regulatory system.Conclusions: This study has provided insight into the ecology of chitin degradation in marine bacteria. It also served as a basis for choosing a more efficient chitin degrading production strain e.g. for the use of chitin waste for large-scale fermentations....

Mortality of fecal bacteria in seawater

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Garcia-Lara, J.; Menon, P.; Servais, P.; Billen, G.

1991-01-01

The authors propose a method for determining the mortality rate for allochthonous bacteria released in aquatic environments without interference due to the loss of culturability in specific culture media. This method consists of following the disappearance of radioactivity from the trichloracetic acid-insoluble fraction in water samples to which [ 3 H]thymidine-prelabeled allochthonous bacteria have been added. In coastal seawater, they found that the actual rate of disappearance of fecal bacteria was 1 order of magnitude lower than the rate of loss of culturability on specific media. Minor adaptation of the procedure may facilitate assessment of the effect of protozoan grazing and bacteriophage lysis on the overall bacterial mortality rate

Beer spoilage bacteria and hop resistance.

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Sakamoto, Kanta; Konings, Wil N

2003-12-31

For brewing industry, beer spoilage bacteria have been problematic for centuries. They include some lactic acid bacteria such as Lactobacillus brevis, Lactobacillus lindneri and Pediococcus damnosus, and some Gram-negative bacteria such as Pectinatus cerevisiiphilus, Pectinatus frisingensis and Megasphaera cerevisiae. They can spoil beer by turbidity, acidity and the production of unfavorable smell such as diacetyl or hydrogen sulfide. For the microbiological control, many advanced biotechnological techniques such as immunoassay and polymerase chain reaction (PCR) have been applied in place of the conventional and time-consuming method of incubation on culture media. Subsequently, a method is needed to determine whether the detected bacterium is capable of growing in beer or not. In lactic acid bacteria, hop resistance is crucial for their ability to grow in beer. Hop compounds, mainly iso-alpha-acids in beer, have antibacterial activity against Gram-positive bacteria. They act as ionophores which dissipate the pH gradient across the cytoplasmic membrane and reduce the proton motive force (pmf). Consequently, the pmf-dependent nutrient uptake is hampered, resulting in cell death. The hop-resistance mechanisms in lactic acid bacteria have been investigated. HorA was found to excrete hop compounds in an ATP-dependent manner from the cell membrane to outer medium. Additionally, increased proton pumping by the membrane bound H(+)-ATPase contributes to hop resistance. To energize such ATP-dependent transporters hop-resistant cells contain larger ATP pools than hop-sensitive cells. Furthermore, a pmf-dependent hop transporter was recently presented. Understanding the hop-resistance mechanisms has enabled the development of rapid methods to discriminate beer spoilage strains from nonspoilers. The horA-PCR method has been applied for bacterial control in breweries. Also, a discrimination method was developed based on ATP pool measurement in lactobacillus cells. However

Inhibitory effect of bacteriocin-producing lactic acid bacteria against histamine-forming bacteria isolated from Myeolchi-jeot

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Eun-Seo Lim

2016-12-01

Full Text Available Abstract The objectives of this study were to identify the histamine-forming bacteria and bacteriocin- producing lactic acid bacteria (LAB isolated from Myeolchi-jeot according to sequence analysis of the 16S rRNA gene, to evaluate the inhibitory effects of the bacteriocin on the growth and histamine accumulation of histamine-forming bacteria, and to assess the physico-chemical properties of the bacteriocin. Based on 16S rRNA gene sequences, histamine-forming bacteria were identified as Bacillus licheniformis MCH01, Serratia marcescens MCH02, Staphylococcus xylosus MCH03, Aeromonas hydrophila MCH04, and Morganella morganii MCH05. The five LAB strains identified as Pediococcus acidilactici MCL11, Leuconostoc mesenteroides MCL12, Enterococcus faecium MCL13, Lactobacillus sakei MCL14, and Lactobacillus acidophilus MCL15 were found to produce an antibacterial compound with inhibitory activity against the tested histamine-producing bacteria. The inhibitory activity of these bacteriocins obtained from the five LAB remained stable after incubation at pH 4.0–8.0 and heating for 10 min at 80 °C; however, the bacteriocin activity was destroyed after treatment with papain, pepsin, proteinase K, α-chymotrypsin, or trypsin. Meanwhile, these bacteriocins produced by the tested LAB strains also exhibited histamine-degradation ability. Therefore, these antimicrobial substances may play a role in inhibiting histamine formation in the fermented fish products and preventing seafood-related food-borne disease caused by bacterially generated histamine.

Anaerobic bacteria that dechlorinate perchloroethene.

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Fathepure, B Z; Nengu, J P; Boyd, S A

1987-01-01

In this study, we identified specific cultures of anaerobic bacteria that dechlorinate perchlorethene (PCE). The bacteria that significantly dechlorinated PCE were strain DCB-1, an obligate anaerobe previously shown to dechlorinate chlorobenzoate, and two strains of Methanosarcina. The rate of PCE dechlorination by DCB-1 compared favorably with reported rates of trichloroethene bio-oxidation by methanotrophs. Even higher PCE dechlorination rates were achieved when DCB-1 was grown in a methanogenic consortium. PMID:3426224

Modulation of immune homeostasis by commensal bacteria

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Ivanov, Ivaylo I.; Littman, Dan R.

2011-01-01

Intestinal bacteria form a resident community that has co-evolved with the mammalian host. In addition to playing important roles in digestion and harvesting energy, commensal bacteria are crucial for the proper functioning of mucosal immune defenses. Most of these functions have been attributed to the presence of large numbers of “innocuous” resident bacteria that dilute or occupy niches for intestinal pathogens or induce innate immune responses that sequester bacteria in the lumen, thus quenching excessive activation of the mucosal immune system. However it has recently become obvious that commensal bacteria are not simply beneficial bystanders, but are important modulators of intestinal immune homeostasis and that the composition of the microbiota is a major factor in pre-determining the type and robustness of mucosal immune responses. Here we review specific examples of individual members of the microbiota that modify innate and adaptive immune responses, and we focus on potential mechanisms by which such species-specific signals are generated and transmitted to the host immune system. PMID:21215684

Uptake of americium-241 by algae and bacteria

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Geisy, J P; Paine, D

1978-01-01

Algae and bacteria are important factors in the transport and mobilization of elements in the biosphere. These factors may be involved in trophic biomagnification, resulting in a potential human hazard or environmental degradation. Although americium, one of the most toxic elements known, is not required for plant growth, it may be concentrated by algae and bacteria. Therefore, the availability of americium-241 to algae and bacteria was studied to determine their role in the ultimate fate of this element released into the environment. Both algae and bacteria concentrated americium-241 to a high degree, making them important parts of the biomagnification process. The ability to concentrate americium-241 makes algae and bacteria potentially significant factors in cycling this element in the water column. (4 graphs, numerous references, 3 tables)

High motility reduces grazing mortality of planktonic bacteria

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Matz, Carsten; Jurgens, K.

2005-01-01

We tested the impact of bacterial swimming speed on the survival of planktonic bacteria in the presence of protozoan grazers. Grazing experiments with three common bacterivorous nanoflagellates revealed low clearance rates for highly motile bacteria. High-resolution video microscopy demonstrated...... size revealed highest grazing losses for moderately motile bacteria with a cell size between 0.2 and 0.4 mum(3). Grazing mortality was lowest for cells of >0.5 mum(3) and small, highly motile bacteria. Survival efficiencies of >95% for the ultramicrobacterial isolate CP-1 (less than or equal to0.1 mum......(3), >50 mum s(-1)) illustrated the combined protective action of small cell size and high motility. Our findings suggest that motility has an important adaptive function in the survival of planktonic bacteria during protozoan grazing....

Thermophilic Sulfate-Reducing Bacteria in Cold Marine Sediment

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ISAKSEN, MF; BAK, F.; JØRGENSEN, BB

1994-01-01

sulfate-reducing bacteria was detected. Time course experiments showed constant sulfate reduction rates at 4 degrees C and 30 degrees C, whereas the activity at 60 degrees C increased exponentially after a lag period of one day. Thermophilic, endospore-forming sulfate-reducing bacteria, designated strain...... C to search for presence of psychrophilic, mesophilic and thermophilic sulfate-reducing bacteria. Detectable activity was initially only in the mesophilic range, but after a lag phase sulfate reduction by thermophilic sulfate-reducing bacteria were observed. No distinct activity of psychrophilic...... P60, were isolated and characterized as Desulfotomaculum kuznetsovii. The temperature response of growth and respiration of strain P60 agreed well with the measured sulfate reduction at 50 degrees-70 degrees C. Bacteria similar to strain P60 could thus be responsible for the measured thermophilic...

Thermophilic Sulfate-Reducing Bacteria in Cold Marine Sediment

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ISAKSEN, MF; BAK, F.; JØRGENSEN, BB

1994-01-01

C to search for presence of psychrophilic, mesophilic and thermophilic sulfate-reducing bacteria. Detectable activity was initially only in the mesophilic range, but after a lag phase sulfate reduction by thermophilic sulfate-reducing bacteria were observed. No distinct activity of psychrophilic...... sulfate-reducing bacteria was detected. Time course experiments showed constant sulfate reduction rates at 4 degrees C and 30 degrees C, whereas the activity at 60 degrees C increased exponentially after a lag period of one day. Thermophilic, endospore-forming sulfate-reducing bacteria, designated strain...... P60, were isolated and characterized as Desulfotomaculum kuznetsovii. The temperature response of growth and respiration of strain P60 agreed well with the measured sulfate reduction at 50 degrees-70 degrees C. Bacteria similar to strain P60 could thus be responsible for the measured thermophilic...

Serie: Madera para construcción Acabados para madera

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Sáenz-Muñoz, Marta; Instituto Tecnológico de Costa Rica

2012-01-01

Durante mucho tiempo, la madera ha sido utilizada como material de construcción para resolver principalmente objetivos estructurales; sin embargo, actualmente, el uso de la madera ha tomado mucho auge en la estética de las construcciones, para brindar apariencia y calidez. En la actualidad, el mercado ofrece una amplia gama productos para dar diversos “acabados” a la madera, los cuales sirven para resaltar la belleza de algunas de ellas, realzar características como el color y la veta, o bien...

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Visualizing aquatic bacteria by light and transmission electron microscopy.

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Silva, Thiago P; Noyma, Natália P; Duque, Thabata L A; Gamalier, Juliana P; Vidal, Luciana O; Lobão, Lúcia M; Chiarini-Garcia, Hélio; Roland, Fábio; Melo, Rossana C N

2014-01-01

The understanding of the functional role of aquatic bacteria in microbial food webs is largely dependent on methods applied to the direct visualization and enumeration of these organisms. While the ultrastructure of aquatic bacteria is still poorly known, routine observation of aquatic bacteria by light microscopy requires staining with fluorochromes, followed by filtration and direct counting on filter surfaces. Here, we used a new strategy to visualize and enumerate aquatic bacteria by light microscopy. By spinning water samples from varied tropical ecosystems in a cytocentrifuge, we found that bacteria firmly adhere to regular slides, can be stained by fluorochoromes with no background formation and fast enumerated. Significant correlations were found between the cytocentrifugation and filter-based methods. Moreover, preparations through cytocentrifugation were more adequate for bacterial viability evaluation than filter-based preparations. Transmission electron microscopic analyses revealed a morphological diversity of bacteria with different internal and external structures, such as large variation in the cell envelope and capsule thickness, and presence or not of thylakoid membranes. Our results demonstrate that aquatic bacteria represent an ultrastructurally diverse population and open avenues for easy handling/quantification and better visualization of bacteria by light microscopy without the need of filter membranes.

Contrasting Patterns in Mammal–Bacteria Coevolution: Bartonella and Leptospira in Bats and Rodents

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Lei, Bonnie R.; Olival, Kevin J.

2014-01-01

Background Emerging bacterial zoonoses in bats and rodents remain relatively understudied. We conduct the first comparative host–pathogen coevolutionary analyses of bacterial pathogens in these hosts, using Bartonella spp. and Leptospira spp. as a model. Methodology/Principal Findings We used published genetic data for 51 Bartonella genotypes from 24 bat species, 129 Bartonella from 38 rodents, and 26 Leptospira from 20 bats. We generated maximum likelihood and Bayesian phylogenies for hosts and bacteria, and tested for coevoutionary congruence using programs ParaFit, PACO, and Jane. Bartonella spp. and their bat hosts had a significant coevolutionary fit (ParaFitGlobal = 1.9703, P≤0.001; m2 global value = 7.3320, P≤0.0001). Bartonella spp. and rodent hosts also indicated strong overall patterns of cospeciation (ParaFitGlobal = 102.4409, P≤0.001; m2 global value = 86.532, P≤0.0001). In contrast, we were unable to reject independence of speciation events in Leptospira and bats (ParaFitGlobal = 0.0042, P = 0.84; m2 global value = 4.6310, P = 0.5629). Separate analyses of New World and Old World data subsets yielded results congruent with analysis from entire datasets. We also conducted event-based cophylogeny analyses to reconstruct likely evolutionary histories for each group of pathogens and hosts. Leptospira and bats had the greatest number of host switches per parasite (0.731), while Bartonella and rodents had the fewest (0.264). Conclusions/Significance In both bat and rodent hosts, Bartonella exhibits significant coevolution with minimal host switching, while Leptospira in bats lacks evolutionary congruence with its host and has high number of host switches. Reasons underlying these variable coevolutionary patterns in host range are likely due to differences in disease-specific transmission and host ecology. Understanding the coevolutionary patterns and frequency of host-switching events between bacterial pathogens and

Medio de cultivo utilizando residuos-sólidos para el crecimiento de una bacteria nativa con potencial biofertilizante

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Cecilia Lara Mantilla

2010-01-01

Full Text Available En el presente trabajo se muestran los resultados obtenidos de la evaluación del crecimiento, desarrollo y viabilidad de una cepa bacteriana nativa Azotobacter A15M2G con potencial biofertilizante, sobre un medio de cultivo preparado con residuos sólidos vegetales procedentes del mercado: Brassica Oleracea (repollo, Lactusa sativa (lechuga y Allium fistulosum (cebollín. El crecimiento de la bacteria en el medio de residuo vegetal a diferentes concentraciones: 25, 50 y 75% p/v fue evaluado, encontrándose un mejor crecimiento en la concentración del 25%; la caracterización química del medio de cultivo al 25% p/v, después de ser esterilizado, mostró los siguientes valores: 0,035% de carbohidratos, 0,4044% de proteína, 0,03574% de cenizas, 99,3955% de humedad, 6,93 mg/l de azufre, 0,170 mg/l de fósforo, 0,2 mg/l de manganeso, 409,2 mg/l de potasio, 1,842 mg/l de hierro, 14 mg/l de sodio y 0,1 mg/l de zinc, 28,056 mg/l de calcio y 17,017 mg/l de magnesio. En el medio de cultivo al 25% también fue evaluada la capacidad fijadora de nitrógeno y productora de ácido indol acético (AIA de la bacteria, obteniendo una concentración de 4,8725 mg/l y 13,5837 mg/l respectivamente. Posteriormente se realizó un ensayo de viabilidad por un periodo de 2 meses. Los resultados muestran que los residuos-sólidos vegetales generados en las plazas de mercado local pueden ser utilizados como medio de cultivo ofreciendo un aporte nutricional al microorganismo de interés agrícola minimizando la contaminación ambiental generada.

Microfluidic Transducer for Detecting Nanomechanical Movements of Bacteria

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Kara, Vural; Ekinci, Kamil

2017-11-01

Various nanomechanical movements of bacteria are currently being explored as an indication of bacterial viability. Most notably, these movements have been observed to subside rapidly and dramatically when the bacteria are exposed to an effective antibiotic. This suggests that monitoring bacterial movements, if performed with high fidelity, can offer a path to various clinical microbiological applications, including antibiotic susceptibility tests. Here, we introduce a robust and sensitive microfluidic transduction technique for detecting the nanomechanical movements of bacteria. The technique is based on measuring the electrical fluctuations in a microchannel which the bacteria populate. These electrical fluctuations are caused by the swimming of motile, planktonic bacteria and random oscillations of surface-immobilized bacteria. The technique provides enough sensitivity to detect even the slightest movements of a single cell and lends itself to smooth integration with other microfluidic methods and devices; it may eventually be used for rapid antibiotic susceptibility testing. We acknowledge support from Boston University Office of Technology Development, Boston University College of Engineering, NIH (1R03AI126168-01) and The Wallace H. Coulter Foundation.

Bacterias causantes de enfermedades transmitidas por alimentos: una mirada en colombia

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Zamira Soto Varela

2016-01-01

Full Text Available Objetivo: Las enfermedades de transmisión alimentaria constituyen un grave problema de salud pública a nivel mundial; entre sus causas más frecuentes se encuentran los patógenos bacterianos, los cuales generan desde síntomas gastrointestinales hasta complicaciones que pueden conducir a la muerte. En esta revisión se describen estudios sobre detección de patógenos bacterianos en diferentes alimentos en Colombia publicados entre 2010 y 2013, y se presenta información acerca de las características y prevalencia de los microorganismos encontrados, alimentos implicados y caracterización de los aislados. La búsqueda en bases de datos arrojó un total de 16 artículos enfocados directamente a la detección de cinco patógenos: Salmonella spp., Listeria monocytogenes, Escherichia coli, Aeromonas spp. y Vibrio spp. La mayor parte de los estudios correspondió al género Salmonella. No se hallaron investigaciones relacionadas con otras bacterias causantes de enfermedades de transmisión alimentaria. Los productos analizados fueron principalmente de origen animal, desde alimentos crudos, como pescado y carnes, hasta alimentos listos para el consumo. Esta revisión evidencia que a pesar de la importancia a nivel de salud pública de detectar y caracterizar bacterias patógenas trasmitidas por alimentos existen muy pocos estudios publicados relacionados con esta temática en el periodo revisado. Asimismo, los trabajos se encaminaron primordialmente a la búsqueda del microorganismo en el producto final y no a lo largo de la cadena productiva.

Diseño de un medio para la producción de un co-cultivo de bacterias fosfato solubilizadoras con actividad fosfatasa

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Jimena Paola Angulo-Cortés

2012-04-01

Full Text Available Design of a culture media for the production of a phosphate-solubilizing bacteria co-culture. Objective. To design a complexculture media for the production of biomass and acid phosphatases from phosphate-solubilizing bacteria isolated from soil. Materialsand methods. Phosphate-solubilizing bacteria were isolated from oil palm crop soil samples and selected on SMRS1 agar, which werethen assessed with antagonism tests to verify their aptitude to form a co-culture. A Box-Behnken experimental design was applied toevaluate the effect of each one of the culture media components on the production of biomass and phosphatase enzymes at a laboratoryscale. Finally, microbial growth and enzyme production curves were carried out in order to determine their production times. Results.Five phosphate-solubilizing bacterial strains were isolated and three of them were selected based on their solubilization indices.These Gram negative strains with bacillus morphology were identified as A, B and C; their solubilization indices were 2.03, 2.12, and2.83, respectively. According to the ANOVA analyses for the Box-Behnken design, the only factor which had a significant effect onthe phosphatase activity (p<0.01 was hydrolyzed yeast, and the formulation that generated the highest biomass concentration andphosphatase activity (p<0.01 contained 10, 15 and 2.5 gL-1 of phosphoric rock, sucrose and hydrolyzed yeast, respectively. After 24hours of incubation at 100 rpm, the highest values of biomass and phosphatase activity were obtained: 11.8 logarithmic units of CFUand 12.9 phosphatase units. Conclusion. We determined that the culture media based on phosphoric rock 10 gL-1, hydrolyzed yeast 2.5gL-1 and commercial sucrose 15 gL-1 was ideal for the production of biomass and phosphatases by the strains evaluated; likewise, weproved that the hydrolyzed yeast was the only factor significantly influential for the production of phosphatases.

Linear Alkylbenzene Sulfonate tolerance in bacteria isolated from sediment of tropical water bodies polluted with detergents

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I.T Kehinde

2008-12-01

ambiente acuático. El tensoactivador persiste en algunos arroyos y ríos de Nigeria, en parte es absorbido por materiales en suspensión y termina entre los sedimentos de los cuerpos de agua receptores. En este estudio, bacterias aisladas de los sedimentos de algunos arroyos tropicales que reciben efluentes contaminados con detergentes, fueron analizadas para determinar su tolerancia a los LAS, utilizando la técnica de dilusión del medio. Las bacterias se consideraron tolerantes a los LAS cuando continuaron creciendo aún en presencia del tensoactivador. En los sedimentos también se determinó acidez (pH, concentración de tensoactivador, poblaciones de bacterias heterotróficas y de bacterias tolerantes a los LAS. Se encontró una relación directa (r= 0.9124 entre condiciones alcalinas (pH= 8.2-12.0 y concentraciones altas de tensoactivador (45-132 mg/g en los sedimentos. Además, los sedimentos mostraron albergar a una población grande y variada de bacterias; las poblaciones de bacterias heterotróficas (vHB: 2.9×10(5 -1.2×10(7 cfu/g y bacterias tolerantes a los LAS (LTB: 1.5×10(4 -1.2×10(6 cfu/g, mostraron una relación directa (r= 0.9500. Por otra parte, una relación inversa se encontró entre cada una de ellas y la concentración de tensoactivador en los sedimentos, r vHB/ LAS = -0.9303 y rLTB/ LAS = -0.9143 respectivamente. Doce especies de bacterias fueron aisladas de los sedimentos: Alcaligenes odorans, Bacillus subtilis, Burkholderia cepacia, Citrobacter freundii, Citrobacter diversus, Escherichia coli, Micrococcus luteus, Micrococcus albus, Pseudomonas putida, Pseudomonas stutzeri, Staphylococcus aureus y Streptococcus faecalis. La mayoría de esas especies muestra adaptaciones al tensoactividor, siempre que éste se encuentre en concentraciones entre 0.03 y 1.0% (w/v. Los sedimentos pueden servir como una fuente de organismos que pueden ser utilizados en el bio-tratamiento de desechos que contengan LAS.

Los procesos de descentralización en América Latina

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Iván Finot

2007-06-01

Full Text Available Los procesos de la región hasta ahora se orientan primordialmente a facilitar la ejecución de políticas sociales nacionales. ¿Cómo hacer para orientarlos también a potenciar la autonomía local –y sobre todo hacerlo en condiciones de igualdad– a fin de hacer viable el desarrollo local y regional, y además avanzar en el logro de otros objetivos? Para responder a este interrogante el autor elabora una síntesis de la teoría económica sobre descentralización y a la luz de este marco revisa ampliamente los procesos de la región, utilizando para ello la desigual información existente. Sus principales recomendaciones para orientar los procesos en el sentido deseado son: (i diferenciar entre sistemas de financiamiento de «bienes sociales» y otros bienes descentralizables: «bienes territoriales», donde el principio de equidad sería «igual nivel de provisión a igual esfuerzo fiscal»; (ii inducir un reordenamiento territorial político-administrativo orientado a reducir grandes desigualdades demográficas y de capacidad entre circunscripciones de un mismo nivel, y (iii aprovechar mejor capacidades endógenas de autogobierno.

Exogenous fatty acid metabolism in bacteria.

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Yao, Jiangwei; Rock, Charles O

2017-10-01

Bacterial type II fatty acid synthesis (FASII) is a target for novel antibiotic development. All bacteria encode for mechanisms to incorporate exogenous fatty acids, and some bacteria can use exogenous fatty acids to bypass FASII inhibition. Bacteria encode three different mechanisms for activating exogenous fatty acids for incorporation into phospholipid synthesis. Exogenous fatty acids are converted into acyl-CoA in Gammaproteobacteria such as E. coli. Acyl-CoA molecules constitute a separate pool from endogenously synthesized acyl-ACP. Acyl-CoA can be used for phospholipid synthesis or broken down by β-oxidation, but cannot be used for lipopolysaccharide synthesis. Exogenous fatty acids are converted into acyl-ACP in some Gram-negative bacteria. The resulting acyl-ACP undergoes the same fates as endogenously synthesized acyl-ACP. Exogenous fatty acids are converted into acyl-phosphates in Gram-positive bacteria, and can be used for phospholipid synthesis or become acyl-ACP. Only the order Lactobacillales can use exogenous fatty acids to bypass FASII inhibition. FASII shuts down completely in presence of exogenous fatty acids in Lactobacillales, allowing Lactobacillales to synthesize phospholipids entirely from exogenous fatty acids. Inhibition of FASII cannot be bypassed in other bacteria because FASII is only partially down-regulated in presence of exogenous fatty acid or FASII is required to synthesize essential metabolites such as β-hydroxyacyl-ACP. Certain selective pressures such as FASII inhibition or growth in biofilms can select for naturally occurring one step mutations that attenuate endogenous fatty acid synthesis. Although attempts have been made to estimate the natural prevalence of these mutants, culture-independent metagenomic methods would provide a better estimate. Copyright © 2017 Elsevier B.V. and Société Française de Biochimie et Biologie Moléculaire (SFBBM). All rights reserved.

Sensitivity of certain bacteria to antibiotics and irradiation

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Harsojo,; Andini, L S; Siagian, E G; Lina, M R; Zuleiha, S [National Atomic Energy Agency, Jakarta (Indonesia). Pasar Djumat Research Centre

1981-07-01

An experiment has been conducted to find vegetative forms of certain bacteria in Indonesia which are resistant to irradiation, the resistance of which will be compared to that of known radioresistant bacteria micrococcus radiodurans. To inactivate the vegetative forms of resistant bacteria to irradiation high doses are needed, while for storage purposes lower doses change the physical and chemical properties of the stored commodity are preferred. For this purpose the bacteria were irradiated in aerobic condition with gamma radiation doses of 0.1, 0.2 and 0.3 kGy, or treated with antibiotics e.g. tetracycline HCl or chloramphenicol with concentrations of 0.1, 0.2 and 0.3 ..mu..g/ml respectively. The results indicated that doses of 0.2 kGy and 0.1 ..mu..g/ml reduced the ability of the bacteria for multiplication.

Lumbalgia crónica inespecífica. Tests físicos para detectarla. Prueba piloto

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Júlia Jubany Güell

2011-12-01

Full Text Available Objetivo: Valorar la capacidad de detección de la lumbalgia crónica inespecífica que tienen los indicadores: proporcionalidad de los tiempos de resistencia entre extensores, flexores y musculatura lateral; tiempo de resistencia de los extensores, Sorensen test y la fatigabilidad mediante electromiografía (EMG por superficie. Igualmente, valorar la influencia sobre estos indicadores que tienen las variables género, talla y peso. Diseño: Estudio piloto con grupo de control. Medición mediante tres tests y EMG de individuos con lumbalgia crónica inespecífica y de individuos sin ella. La fiabilidad queda medida con la repetición de los tests y de la EMG en días diferentes. Participantes: Trece estudiantes de fisioterapia entre 18 y 32 años. Siete con lumbalgia crónica inespecífica y seis sin ella. Resultados: No se han encontrado diferencias significativas entre la proporcionalidad de los tiempos de resistencia entre extensores, flexores y musculatura lateral entre los individuos que presentaban lumbalgia y los que no la presentaban. Igualmente, el Sorensen test y la potencia media obtenida mediante EMG por superficie no han mostrado diferencias entre los mismos dos grupos. El género ha resultado ser un elemento diferenciador respecto a los valores de las proporcionalidades de los tiempos de resistencia de la musculatura extensora, flexora y musculatura lateral. El peso en el tiempo de resistencia de la musculatura extensora ha resultado tener una correlación de Pearson negativa (r = –0.61. Conclusiones: No se han podido diferenciar los individuos con lumbalgia de los que no la presentan para ninguno de los indicadores utilizados. El peso y el género son variables que influyen en estos y que por tanto deben tenerse en cuenta durante la evaluación de los individuos mediante estos tests.

Anti-bacteria Effect of Active Ingredients of Cacumen Platycladi on the Spoilage Bacteria of Sauced Pork Head Meat

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Li, Xiao; Xu, Lingyi; Cui, Yuqian; Pang, Meixia; Wang, Fang; Qi, Jinghua

2017-12-01

Extraction and anti-bacteria effect of active ingredients of Cacumen Platycladi were studied in this paper. Extraction combined with ultrasonic was adopted. The optimum extraction condition was determined by single factor test; the anti-bacteria effect of active ingredients and minimum inhibitory concentration(MIC) were valued by Oxford-cup method. The results indicated that kaempferol was the active ingredients of Cacumen Platycladi whose optimum extraction condition for ethanol concentrations were sixty-five percent and twenty minutes with ultrasonic assisted extraction.; the active ingredients of Cacumen Platycladi had anti-bacteria effect on Staphylococcus, Proteus, Bacillus, Serratia and MIC was 0.5 g/mL,0.5 g/mL,0.0313 g/mL and 0.0625 g/mL. The active constituent of Cacumen Platycladi is kaempferol which has obvious anti-bacteria effect and can be used to prolong the shelf-life of Low-temperature meat products.

Behavior of plutonium interacting with bentonite and sulfate-reducing anaerobic bacteria

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Kudo, A.; Zheng, J.; Cayer, I.; Fujikawa, Y.; Yoshikawa, H.; Ito, M.

1997-01-01

The interactions between sulfate reducing anaerobic bacteria and plutonium, with or without bentonite present, were investigated using distribution coefficients [Kd (ml/g)] as an index of the radionuclide behavior. Plutonium Kds for living bacteria varied within a large range, from 1,804 to 112,952, depending on the pH, while the Kds ranged from 1,180 to 5,931 for dead bacteria. In general, living bacteria had higher plutonium Kds than dead bacteria. Furthermore, the higher Kd values of 39,677 to 106,915 for living bacteria were obtained for a pH range between 6.83 and 8.25, while no visible pH effect was observed for dead bacteria. These Kd values were obtained using tracers for both 236 Pu and 239 Pu, which can check the experimental procedures and mass balance. Another comparison was conducted for plutonium Kd values of mixtures of living bacteria with bentonite and sterilized bacteria with bentonite. The range of Kd values for the non-sterilized bacteria with bentonite were 1,194 to 83,648 while Kd values for the sterilized bacteria with bentonite were from 624 to 17,236. Again, the Kd values for the living bacteria with bentonite were higher than those of sterilized bacteria with bentonite. In other words, the presence of living anaerobic bacteria with bentonite increased, by roughly 50 times, the Kd values of 239 Pu when compared to the mixture of dead bacteria with bentonite. The results indicate that the effects of anaerobic bacteria within the engineered barrier system (in this case bentonite) will play a significant role in the behavior of plutonium in geologic repositories

Multiresistant Bacteria Isolated from Chicken Meat in Austria

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Gernot Zarfel

2014-12-01

Full Text Available Multidrug resistant bacteria (MDR bacteria, such as extended spectrum beta-lactamase (ESBL Enterobacteriaceae, methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA, and vancomycin-resistant Enterococci (VRE, pose a challenge to the human health care system. In recent years, these MDR bacteria have been detected increasingly outside the hospital environment. Also the contamination of food with MDR bacteria, particularly of meat and meat products, is a concern. The aim of the study was to evaluate the occurrence of MDR bacteria in chicken meat on the Austrian market. For this study, 50 chicken meat samples were analysed. All samples originated from chickens slaughtered in Austrian slaughterhouses and were marked as produced in Austria. Samples were analysed for the presence of ESBL Enterobacteriaceae, methicillin resistant Staphylococci and VRE. Resistance genes of the isolated bacteria were characterised by PCR and sequencing. In the present study 26 ESBL producing E. coli, five mecA gene harbouring Staphylococci (but no MRSA, and four VRE were detected in chicken meat samples of Austrian origin. In 24 (48% of the samples no ESBL Enterobacteriaceae, MRSA, methicillin resistant coagulase negative Staphylococcus (MRCNS or VRE could be detected. None of the samples contained all three types of investigated multiresistant bacteria. In concordance to previous studies, CTX-M-1 and SHV-12 were the dominant ESBL genes.

Pu sorption to activated conglomerate anaerobic bacteria

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Sasaki, Takayuki; Kudo, Akira

2001-01-01

The sorption of Pu to the anaerobic bacteria activated under specific conditions of temperature, pH and depleted nutrients after long dormant period was investigated. After 4 h at neutral pH, the distribution coefficient (K d ) between bacteria and aqueous phase at 308 and 278 K had around 10 3 to 10 4 . After over 5 days, however, the K d at only 308 K had increased to over 10 5 . Sterilized (dead) and dormant anaerobic bacteria adsorbed Pu to the same extent. (author)

The effect of lactic acid bacteria on cocoa bean fermentation.

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Ho, Van Thi Thuy; Zhao, Jian; Fleet, Graham

2015-07-16

Cocoa beans (Theobroma cacao L.) are the raw material for chocolate production. Fermentation of cocoa pulp by microorganisms is crucial for developing chocolate flavor precursors. Yeasts conduct an alcoholic fermentation within the bean pulp that is essential for the production of good quality beans, giving typical chocolate characters. However, the roles of bacteria such as lactic acid bacteria and acetic acid bacteria in contributing to the quality of cocoa bean and chocolate are not fully understood. Using controlled laboratory fermentations, this study investigated the contribution of lactic acid bacteria to cocoa bean fermentation. Cocoa beans were fermented under conditions where the growth of lactic acid bacteria was restricted by the use of nisin and lysozyme. The resultant microbial ecology, chemistry and chocolate quality of beans from these fermentations were compared with those of indigenous (control) fermentations. The yeasts Hanseniaspora guilliermondii, Pichia kudriavzevii, Kluyveromyces marxianus and Saccharomyces cerevisiae, the lactic acid bacteria Lactobacillus plantarum, Lactobacillus pentosus and Lactobacillus fermentum and the acetic acid bacteria Acetobacter pasteurianus and Gluconobacter frateurii were the major species found in control fermentations. In fermentations with the presence of nisin and lysozyme, the same species of yeasts and acetic acid bacteria grew but the growth of lactic acid bacteria was prevented or restricted. These beans underwent characteristic alcoholic fermentation where the utilization of sugars and the production of ethanol, organic acids and volatile compounds in the bean pulp and nibs were similar for beans fermented in the presence of lactic acid bacteria. Lactic acid was produced during both fermentations but more so when lactic acid bacteria grew. Beans fermented in the presence or absence of lactic acid bacteria were fully fermented, had similar shell weights and gave acceptable chocolates with no differences

Comparative Genomics of Green Sulfur Bacteria

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Ussery, David; Davenport, C; Tümmler, B

2010-01-01

Eleven completely sequenced Chlorobi genomes were compared in oligonucleotide usage, gene contents, and synteny. The green sulfur bacteria (GSB) are equipped with a core genome that sustains their anoxygenic phototrophic lifestyle by photosynthesis, sulfur oxidation, and CO(2) fixation. Whole...... weight of 10(6), and are probably instrumental for the bacteria to generate their own intimate (micro)environment....

Isolation of radiation-resistant bacteria without exposure to irradiation

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Sanders, S.W.; Maxcy, R.B.

1979-01-01

Resistance to desiccation was utilized in the selection of highly radiation-resistant asporogenous bacteria from nonirradiated sources. A bacterial suspension in phosphate buffer was dried in a thin film at 25 0 C and 33% relative humidity. Storage under these conditions for 15 days or more reduced the number of radiation-sensitive bacteria. Further selection for radiation-resistant bacteria was obtained by irradiation of bacteria on velveteen in the replication process, therby avoiding the toxic effect of irradiated media. The similarity of radiation resistance and identifying characteristics in irradiated and non-irradiated isolates should allay some concerns that highly radiation-resistance bacteria have been permanently altered by radiation selection

La gestión de intangibles y la marca corporativa: ¿ha cambiado algo en la relación entre las empresas y la sociedad?

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N Villagra

2016-02-01

Full Text Available Introducción. Este artículo es un análisis de la gestión de intangibles en las corporaciones. Esto implica redefinir la identidad y la gestión de la marca corporativa para obtener reconocimiento social y apoyo de los stakeholders. Metodología. Se utiliza una metodología cualitativa mediante el método Delphi. Las entrevistas a expertos de comunicación muestran las consecuencias de la gestión de intangibles en los nuevos medios de comunicación. Resultados. La gestión de intangibles contribuye a diferenciar y fortalecer la marca e incrementar la reputación de la compañía. Sin embargo, es necesaria una clara orientación en la gestión corporativa y la comunicación de la marca hacia los intereses de la sociedad. Discusión. Para obtener influencia y recomendación de los stakeholders, las empresas deben explicar qué y por qué realizan determinadas acciones y su impacto. Conclusiones. Los nuevos medios de comunicación deben ser participativos para lograr reconocimiento y favorecer soluciones reales a las demandas sociales.

Avaliação cognitiva psicométrica e assistida de crianças com baixa visão moderada

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Ana Cristina Barros da Cunha

2011-04-01

Full Text Available Provas assistidas, que incluem uma fase intermediária de mediação, podem promover uma percepção mais otimista do desempenho cognitivo. Este estudo analisou o desempenho de 12 crianças, com idade entre cinco e nove anos, com baixa visão moderada, em provas assistidas (Jogo de Perguntas de Busca para Crianças com Deficiência Visual -PBFG-DV ou Children Analogical Thinking Modifiability - CATM e uma psicométrica (Escala de Maturidade Mental Columbia - EMMC. Na EEMC, a mediana foi 68; no PBFG-DV, o perfil cognitivo foi ganhador e, no CATM, todas as quatro crianças em idade pré-escolar tiveram perfil de desempenho ganhador. Os tipos de ajuda mais utilizados pela examinadora foram a instrução e o feedback informativo, fornecidos desde a fase inicial das provas assistidas. Estas foram sensíveis para avaliar e diferenciar essas crianças que apresentaram baixa classificação na prova psicométrica, mostrando seu potencial de aprendizagem; porém, discute-se, ainda, a adequação do CATM para essa população.

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Do Bacteria Age?

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Bacteria are thought to be examples of organisms that do not age. They divide by .... carry genetic material to the next generation through the process of reproduction; they are also .... molecules, and modified proteins. This report revealed that ...

Teste de Condutividade Elétrica em Lotes de Sementes de Schinus molle L.

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Pricila Delazeri

Full Text Available RESUMO Este experimento objetivou avaliar a eficiência do teste de condutividade elétrica para determinar a qualidade fisiológica de lotes de sementes de Schinus molle. No estudo foram utilizados três lotes de sementes armazenados por diferentes períodos (1, 8 e 12 meses, avaliando-se duas quantidades de sementes (50 e 100 e três volumes de água (25, 50 e 75 mL para obtenção da solução de embebição e posterior leitura da condutividade elétrica. Foi realizado também o teste de germinação para melhor interpretação dos resultados. Observou-se que os três volumes de água permitiram diferenciar os três lotes para as duas quantidades de sementes utilizadas. O lote com menor período de armazenamento apresentou os menores valores de condutividade elétrica, apresentando melhor qualidade fisiológica e confirmando os resultados do teste de germinação. O teste de condutividade elétrica mostrou-se eficiente para a diferenciação de lotes de sementes de Schinus molle, podendo ser conduzido a 25 °C, com o uso de 50 sementes embebidas em 25 mL de água por 24 horas.

Magnetosome chain superstructure in uncultured magnetotactic bacteria

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Abraçado, Leida G; Farina, Marcos; Abreu, Fernanda; Keim, Carolina N; Lins, Ulysses; Campos, Andrea P C

2010-01-01

Magnetotactic bacteria produce magnetosomes, which are magnetic particles enveloped by biological membranes, in a highly controlled mineralization process. Magnetosomes are used to navigate in magnetic fields by a phenomenon called magnetotaxis. Two levels of organization and control are recognized in magnetosomes. First, magnetotactic bacteria create a spatially distinct environment within vesicles defined by their membranes. In the vesicles, the bacteria control the size, composition and purity of the mineral content of the magnetic particles. Unique crystal morphologies are produced in magnetosomes as a consequence of this bacterial control. Second, magnetotactic bacteria organize the magnetosomes in chains within the cell body. It has been shown in a particular case that the chains are positioned within the cell body in specific locations defined by filamentous cytoskeleton elements. Here, we describe an additional level of organization of the magnetosome chains in uncultured magnetotactic cocci found in marine and freshwater sediments. Electron microscopy analysis of the magnetosome chains using a goniometer showed that the magnetic crystals in both types of bacteria are not oriented at random along the crystal chain. Instead, the magnetosomes have specific orientations relative to the other magnetosomes in the chain. Each crystal is rotated either 60°, 180° or 300° relative to their neighbors along the chain axis, causing the overlapping of the (1 1 1) and (1-bar 1-bar 1-bar) capping faces of neighboring crystals. We suggest that genetic determinants that are not present or active in bacteria with magnetosomes randomly rotated within a chain must be present in bacteria that organize magnetosomes so precisely. This particular organization may also be used as an indicative biosignature of magnetosomes in the study of magnetofossils in the cases where this symmetry is observed

Platelets and infections—complex interactions with bacteria

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Hind eHAMZEH-COGNASSE

2015-02-01

Full Text Available Platelets can be considered sentinels of vascular system due to their high number in the circulation and to the range of functional immunoreceptors they express. Platelets express a wide range of potential bacterial receptors, including complement receptors, FcγRII, Toll-Like Receptors but also integrins conventionally described in the hemostatic response, such as GPIIb-IIIa or GPIb. Bacteria bind these receptors either directly, or indirectly via fibrinogen, fibronectin, the first complement C1q, the von Willebrand Factor, etc. The fate of platelet bound bacteria is questioned. Several studies reported the ability of activated platelets to internalize bacteria such as Staphylococcus aureus or Porphyromonas gingivalis, though there is no clue on what happens thereafter. Are they sheltered from the immune system in the cytoplasm of platelets or are they lysed? Indeed, while the presence of phagolysosome has not been demonstrated in platelets, they contain antimicrobial peptides that were shown to be efficient on S. aureus. Besides, the fact that bacteria can bind to platelets via receptors involved in hemostasis suggests that they may induce aggregation; this has indeed been described for Streptococcus sanguinis, S. epidermidis or C. pneumoniae. On the other hand, platelets are able to display an inflammatory response to an infectious triggering. We, and others, have shown that platelet release soluble immunomodulatory factors upon stimulation by bacterial components. Moreover, interactions between bacteria and platelets are not limited to only these two partners. Indeed, platelets are also essential for the formation of Neutrophil Extracellular Traps by neutrophils, resulting in bacterial clearance by trapping bacteria and concentrating antibacterial factors but in enhancing thrombosis. In conclusion, the platelet-bacteria interplay is a complex game; its fine analysis is complicated by the fact that the inflammatory component adds to the

Nanotextile membranes for bacteria Escherichia coli capturing

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Jaroslav Lev

2010-01-01

Full Text Available The article describes an experimental study dealing with the possibility of nanotextile materials usage for microbiologically contaminated water filtration. The aim of the study is to verify filtration ability of different nanotextile materials and evaluate the possibilities of practical usage. Good detention ability of these materials in the air filtration is the presumption for nanotextile to be used for bacteria filtration from a liquid. High nanotextile porosity with the nanotextile pores dimensions smaller than a bacteria size predicates the possibility of a successful usage of these materials. For the experiment were used materials made from electrospinning nanofibres under the label PA612, PUR1, PUR2 s PUR3 on the supporting unwoven textiles (viscose and PP. As a model simulation of the microbial contamination, bacteria Escherichia coli was chosen. Contaminated water was filtered during the overpressure activity of 105Pa on the input side of the filter from the mentioned material. After three-day incubation on the nutrient medium, cultures found in the samples before and after filtration were compared. In the filtrated water, bacteria E. coli were indicated, which did not verify the theoretical presumptions about an absolut bacteria detention. However, used materials caught at least 94% of bacteria in case of material PUR1 and up to 99,996% in case of material PUR2. These results predict the possibility of producing effective nanotextile filters for microbiologically contaminated water filtration.Recommendation: For the production of materials with better filtrating qualities, experiments need to be done, enabling better understanding of the bacteria detention mechanisms on the nanotextile material, and parameters of the used materials that influence the filtrating abilities need to be verified.

[Spectrum and susceptibility of preoperative conjunctival bacteria].

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Fernández-Rubio, M E; Cuesta-Rodríguez, T; Urcelay-Segura, J L; Cortés-Valdés, C

2013-12-01

To describe the conjunctival bacterial spectrum of our patients undergoing intraocular surgery and their antibiotic sensitivity during the study period. A retrospective study of preoperative conjunctival culture of patients consecutively scheduled for intraocular surgery from 21 February 2011 to 1 April 2013. Specimens were directly seeded onto blood-agar and MacConkey-agar (aerobiosis incubation, 2 days), and on chocolate-agar (6% CO2 incubation, 7 days). The identified bacteria were divided into 3 groups according to their origin; the bacteria susceptibility tests were performed on those more pathogenic and on some of the less pathogenic when more than 5 colonies were isolated. The sensitivity of the exigent growing bacteria was obtained with disk diffusion technique, and for of the non-exigent bacteria by determining their minimum inhibitory concentration. The Epidat 3.1 program was used for statistical calculations. A total of 13,203 bacteria were identified in 6,051 cultures, with 88.7% being typical colonizers of conjunctiva (group 1), 8.8% typical of airways (group 2), and the remaining 2.5% of undetermined origin (group 3). 530 cultures (8.8%) were sterile. The sensitivity of group 1 was: 99% vancomycin, 95% rifampicin, 87% chloramphenicol, 76% tetracycline. Levels of co-trimoxazole, aminoglycosides, quinolones, β-lactams and macrolides decreased since 2007. The group 2 was very sensitive to chloramphenicol, cefuroxime, rifampicin, ciprofloxacin and amoxicillin/clavulanate. In group 3, to levofloxacin 93%, ciprofloxacin 89%, tobramycin 76%, but ceftazidime 53% and cefuroxime 29% decreased. None of the tested antibiotics could eradicate all possible conjunctival bacteria. Bacteria living permanently on the conjunctiva (group 1) have achieved higher resistance than the eventual colonizers. Copyright © 2013 Sociedad Española de Oftalmología. Published by Elsevier Espana. All rights reserved.

RNases and Helicases in Gram-Positive Bacteria.

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Durand, Sylvain; Condon, Ciaran

2018-04-01

RNases are key enzymes involved in RNA maturation and degradation. Although they play a crucial role in all domains of life, bacteria, archaea, and eukaryotes have evolved with their own sets of RNases and proteins modulating their activities. In bacteria, these enzymes allow modulation of gene expression to adapt to rapidly changing environments. Today, >20 RNases have been identified in both Escherichia coli and Bacillus subtilis , the paradigms of the Gram-negative and Gram-positive bacteria, respectively. However, only a handful of these enzymes are common to these two organisms and some of them are essential to only one. Moreover, although sets of RNases can be very similar in closely related bacteria such as the Firmicutes Staphylococcus aureus and B. subtilis , the relative importance of individual enzymes in posttranscriptional regulation in these organisms varies. In this review, we detail the role of the main RNases involved in RNA maturation and degradation in Gram-positive bacteria, with an emphasis on the roles of RNase J1, RNase III, and RNase Y. We also discuss how other proteins such as helicases can modulate the RNA-degradation activities of these enzymes.

Diferenciação de cepas de Candida albicans pelo sistema killer

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Regina Celia Cândido

1995-12-01

Full Text Available Foi estudado o efeito killer de 9 cepas padrão de leveduras sobre 146 amostras de Candida albicans isoladas dos seguintes espécimes clínicos: mucosa bucal, fezes, lavado brônquico, escarro, secreção vaginal, urina, lesão de pele, lesão de unha e sangue. Usando este sistema foi possível diferenciar 23 biotipos de C. albicans. Os biotipos 211, 111 e 811 foram os mais freqüentemente isolados. A maioria das amostras de C. albicans (98,6% foi sensível a pelo menos uma ou mais das 9 cepas killer. Empregando- se este sistema foi possível demonstrar que 2 pacientes albergavam mesmo biotipo killer, respectivamente, 111 e 211, em diferentes espécimes clínicos, e em outro paciente, o mesmo biotipo (211 foi isolado de hemoculturas realizadas em ocasiões distintas. O uso do sistema killer para diferenciar os tipos entre as espécies de leveduras patogênicas, pode ser um método útil para estabelecer a eventual fonte de infecção, constituindo uma ajuda valiosa para o controle e vigilância de infecções nosocomiais causadas por leveduras.The authors studied the killer effect of nine standard strains of yeasts on 146 samples of Candida albicans isolated from the following clinical specimens: oral mucosa, feces, bronchial wash, sputum, vaginal secretion, urine, skin lesion, nail lesion and blood. Using this system it was possible to differentiate 23 biotypes of Candida albicans. The biotypes 211, 111 and 811 were most frequently isolated. Most of the samples of C. albicans (98.6% were sensitive to at least one or more of the nine killer strains. Using the killer system it was possible to show that two patients harbored the same killer biotypes, 111 and 211, respectively, in different clinical specimens and another patient harbored the same biotype (211 in blood cultures effected in different ocasions. The utilization of the killer system to differentiate types among species of pathogenic yeasts can be a useful method to stablish the eventual

Using Bacteria to Store Renewable Energy (Text Version) | News | NREL

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Using Bacteria to Store Renewable Energy (Text Version) Using Bacteria to Store Renewable Energy is a text version of the video entitled "Using Bacteria to Store Renewable Energy." ; Bacteria from some of the Earth's harshest environments now have a new home at NREL. [A natural spring has

Electron microscopic examination of uncultured soil-dwelling bacteria.

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Amako, Kazunobu; Takade, Akemi; Taniai, Hiroaki; Yoshida, Shin-ichi

2008-05-01

Bacteria living in soil collected from a rice paddy in Fukuoka, Japan, were examined by electron microscopy using a freeze-substitution fixation method. Most of the observed bacteria could be categorized, based on the structure of the cell envelope and overall morphology, into one of five groups: (i) bacterial spore; (ii) Gram-positive type; (iii) Gram-negative type; (iv) Mycobacterium like; and (v) Archaea like. However, a few of the bacteria could not be readily categorized into one of these groups because they had unique cell wall structures, basically resembling those of Gram-negative bacteria, but with the layer corresponding to the peptidoglycan layer in Gram-negative bacteria being extremely thick, like that of the cortex of a bacterial spore. The characteristic morphological features found in many of these uncultured, soil-dwelling cells were the nucleoid being in a condensed state and the cytoplasm being shrunken. We were able to produce similar morphologies in vitro using a Salmonella sp. by culturing under low-temperature, low-nutrient conditions, similar to those found in some natural environments. These unusual morphologies are therefore hypothesized to be characteristic of bacteria in resting or dormant stages.

Roseobacter-clade bacteria as probiotics in marine larvaeculture

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Grotkjær, Torben

Disease caused by fish pathogenic bacteria can cause large scale crashes in marine fish larval rearing units. One of the biggest challenges for aquaculture is the management of these bacterial outbreaks. Vaccines can be admitted to fish but only the juvenile and the adult fish because they need...... to have a mature immune system. This means that the larvae of the fish, until they are 2-3 weeks old are more prone to bacterial infections. A short term solution is antibiotics but this leaves way for the selection for antibiotic resistance among the pathogenic bacteria, which again can be transferred...... to human pathogens. Alternatives are therefore needed and one could be the use of probiotic bacteria. Marine bacteria from the Roseobacter clade (Phaeobacter inhibens) have shown great potential as probiotic bacteria, and we have hypothesized that they could be used to antagonize pathogenic fish...

AZF Microdeletions in Human Semen Infected with Bacteria

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Hayfa H Hassani

2011-11-01

Full Text Available Bacterial infections are associated with infertility in men. This study was aimed to investigate microdeletions on Yq chromosome in semen infected with bacteria by using bacteriological, biochemical, and serological assays. The investigation showed that 107 of 300 (84.80% semen samples collected from infertile men with primary or secondary infertility were infected with different species of bacteria. Chlamydia trachomatis and Neisseria gonorrheae were the most frequently diagnosed bacteria in the infected semen samples. The percentages of infections of semen samples with C. trachomatis and N. gonorrhea were 42.31% and 35.28% respectively. Genomic DNA from each semen sample infected with predominant bacteria was analyzed for AZF deletions by using multiplex PCR. Different patterns of AZF microdeletions were obtained. It can be concluded that sexually transmitted bacteria may contribute in microdeletions of Yq chromosome by indirectly producing reactive oxygen species and causing gene defect in AZF regions.

Atividade de extensão: estratégia para o intercâmbio de conhecimento entre os alunos de enfermagem Actividad de extensión: estrategia para el intercambio del conocimiento entre los alumnos de enfermería Extension cctivity: strategy of knowledge interchange among nursing students

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Norma Valéria Dantas de Oliveira Souza

2007-06-01

Full Text Available Estudo qualitativo, descritivo, tipo estudo de caso, cujo objeto foi o intercâmbio de conhecimento teórico-prático estabelecido entre os bolsistas do projeto de extensão denominado "Orientando o cliente em situação cirúrgica para diferenciar o cuidado" e os internos de Enfermagem que estagiam nos cenários das enfermarias cirúrgicas do Hospital Universitário Pedro Ernesto. Objetivos: identificar e analisar as situações e modos de ensino-aprendizagem nas quais se estabelecem intercâmbios de conhecimento teórico-prático entre internos e bolsistas e discutir a importância do projeto de extensão como uma estratégia para aquisição de conhecimento teórico-prático. Aplicou-se uma entrevista semi-estruturada a quinze internos, e, após a análise de conteúdo, verificou-se que existiu intercâmbio de conhecimento quando da realização de grupos de orientação para clientes no pré-operatório, nas orientações individuais para o autocuidado no domicílio e através do material instrucional fornecido à clientela. Além disso, verificou-se que a atividade de extensão é uma importante estratégia que favorece o ensino-aprendizagem.Estudio cualitativo, descriptivo, del tipo estudio de caso, cuyo objeto fué el intercambio de conocimiento teórico-practico establecido entre los alumnos del proyecto de extensión llamado "Orientando el cliente en situación quirúrgica para distinguir el cuidado" y los internos de enfermería que practican en los escenarios de las Enfermarías Quirúrgicas del Hospital Universitario Pedro Ernesto (Rio de Janeiro - Brasil. Objetivo: identificar y analizar las situaciones y modos de enseñanza-aprendizaje, en las cuales se establecen intercambios de conocimiento teórico-práctico entre internos y practicantes y debatir la importancia del proyecto de extensión como una estrategia para adquisición de conocimiento teórico-práctico. Fue utilizada entrevista semiestructurada en quince internos y despu

New Insight on the Response of Bacteria to Fluoride

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Breaker, R.R.

2012-01-01

Fluoride has been used for decades to prevent caries and it is well established that this anion can inhibit the growth of bacteria. However, the precise effects that fluoride has on bacteria and the mechanisms that bacteria use to overcome fluoride toxicity have largely remained unexplored. Recently, my laboratory reported the discovery of biological systems that bacteria use to sense fluoride and reduce fluoride toxicity. These sensors and their associated genes are very widespread in biolog...

Antagonistic activity of isolated lactic acid bacteria from Pliek U against gram-negative bacteria Escherichia coli ATCC 25922

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Kiti, A. A.; Jamilah, I.; Rusmarilin, H.

2017-09-01

Lactic acid bacteria (LAB) is one group of microbes that has many benefits, notably in food and health industries sector. LAB plays an important role in food fermentation and it has bacteriostatic effect against the growth of pathogenic microorganisms. The research related LAB continued to be done to increase the diversity of potential isolates derived from nature which is indigenous bacteria for biotechnological purposes. This study was aimed to isolate and characterize LAB derived from pliek u sample and to examine the potency to inhibits Escherichia coli ATCC 25922 bacteria growth. A total of 5 isolates were isolated and based on morphological and physiological characteristics of the fifth bacteria, they are allegedly belonging to the genus Bacillus. Result of antagonistic test showed that the five isolates could inhibits the growth of E. coli ATCC 25922. The highest inhibition zone is 8.5 mm was shown by isolates NQ2, while the lowest inhibition is 1.5 mm was shown by isolates NQ3.

Methylotrophic bacteria in sustainable agriculture.

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Kumar, Manish; Tomar, Rajesh Singh; Lade, Harshad; Paul, Diby

2016-07-01

Excessive use of chemical fertilizers to increase production from available land has resulted in deterioration of soil quality. To prevent further soil deterioration, the use of methylotrophic bacteria that have the ability to colonize different habitats, including soil, sediment, water, and both epiphytes and endophytes as host plants, has been suggested for sustainable agriculture. Methylotrophic bacteria are known to play a significant role in the biogeochemical cycle in soil ecosystems, ultimately fortifying plants and sustaining agriculture. Methylotrophs also improve air quality by using volatile organic compounds such as dichloromethane, formaldehyde, methanol, and formic acid. Additionally, methylotrophs are involved in phosphorous, nitrogen, and carbon cycling and can help reduce global warming. In this review, different aspects of the interaction between methylotrophs and host plants are discussed, including the role of methylotrophs in phosphorus acquisition, nitrogen fixation, phytohormone production, iron chelation, and plant growth promotion, and co-inoculation of these bacteria as biofertilizers for viable agriculture practices.

Monitoring of airborne bacteria and aerosols in different wards of hospitals - Particle counting usefulness in investigation of airborne bacteria.

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Mirhoseini, Seyed Hamed; Nikaeen, Mahnaz; Khanahmd, Hossein; Hatamzadeh, Maryam; Hassanzadeh, Akbar

2015-01-01

The presence of airborne bacteria in hospital environments is of great concern because of their potential role as a source of hospital-acquired infections (HAI). The aim of this study was the determination and comparison of the concentration of airborne bacteria in different wards of four educational hospitals, and evaluation of whether particle counting could be predictive of airborne bacterial concentration in different wards of a hospital. The study was performed in an operating theatre (OT), intensive care unit (ICU), surgery ward (SW) and internal medicine (IM) ward of four educational hospitals in Isfahan, Iran. A total of 80 samples were analyzed for the presence of airborne bacteria and particle levels. The average level of bacteria ranged from 75-1194 CFU/m (3) . Mean particle levels were higher than class 100,000 cleanrooms in all wards. A significant correlation was observed between the numbers of 1-5 µm particles and levels of airborne bacteria in operating theatres and ICUs. The results showed that factors which may influence the airborne bacterial level in hospital environments should be properly managed to minimize the risk of HAIs especially in operating theaters. Microbial air contamination of hospital settings should be performed by the monitoring of airborne bacteria, but particle counting could be considered as a good operative method for the continuous monitoring of air quality in operating theaters and ICUs where higher risks of infection are suspected.

Transmission of nephridial bacteria of the earthworm Eisenia fetida.

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Davidson, Seana K; Stahl, David A

2006-01-01

The lumbricid earthworms (annelid family Lumbricidae) harbor gram-negative bacteria in their excretory organs, the nephridia. Comparative 16S rRNA gene sequencing of bacteria associated with the nephridia of several earthworm species has shown that each species of worm harbors a distinct bacterial species and that the bacteria from different species form a monophyletic cluster within the genus Acidovorax, suggesting that there is a specific association resulting from radiation from a common bacterial ancestor. Previous microscopy and culture studies revealed the presence of bacteria within the egg capsules and on the surface of embryos but did not demonstrate that the bacteria within the egg capsule were the same bacteria that colonized the nephridia. We present evidence, based on curing experiments, in situ hybridizations with Acidovorax-specific probes, and 16S rRNA gene sequence analysis, that the egg capsules contain high numbers of the bacterial symbiont and that juveniles are colonized during development within the egg capsule. Studies exposing aposymbiotic hatchlings to colonized adults and their bedding material suggested that juvenile earthworms do not readily acquire bacteria from the soil after hatching but must be colonized during development by bacteria deposited in the egg capsule. Whether this is due to the developmental stage of the host or the physiological state of the symbiont remains to be investigated.

Validación de un método de análisis para la determinación de hidrocarburos aromáticos policíclicos por cromatografía líquida de alta eficiencia en partículas PM10 Y PM2,5 Validation of an analytical method for the determination of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons by high efficiency liquid chromatography in PM10 and PM2, 5

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Jorge Herrera Murillo

2012-11-01

Full Text Available Se validó un método analítico para la determinación de hidrocarburos aromáticos policíclicos presentes en partículas PM10 y PM 2,5 recolectadas en el aire mediante cromatografía líquida de alta resolución (CLAR. Los HPA incluidos en la metodología comprenden: Naftaleno, Acenaftileno, Fluoreno, Acenafteno, Fenantreno, Antraceno, Fluoranteno, Pireno, Benzo (aantraceno, Criseno, Benzo (bfluoranteno, Benzo (kfluoranteno, Benzo (apireno, Dibenzo (a,h antraceno, Benzo (g,h,iperileno y Indeno (1,2,3- C.D pireno. Para estos compuestos, los límites de detección y cuantificación estuvieron entre 0,02 y 0,1 mg/l utilizando un equipo marca Dionex modelo ICS- 3000, el cual consta de dos detectores en serie, un ultravioleta modelo VWD-1 y un detector de fluorescencia modelo RF-2000, permitiendo diferenciar las distintas señales de absorción y emisión para la debida identificación de los distintos compuestos. Para todos los compuestos analizados, el factor de recuperación resultó no ser significativamente diferente de uno y la repetibilidad y reproducibilidad resultó ser adecuada para un método analítico, especialmente para los HPA más ligeros.An analytical method for polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in PM10 and PM 2.5 par ticles collected from air by high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC was validated. The PAHs analyzed in the methodology include: Naphthalene, Acenaphthylene, Fluorene, Acenaphthene, Phenanthrene, Anthracene, fluoranthene,pyrene,Benzo(aanthracene,Chrysene, Benzo (bfluoranthene, Benzo (kfluoranthene, Benzo (apyrene Dibenzo (a, hanthracene, Benzo (g, h, iperylene and Indeno (1,2,3-CDpyrene. For these compounds, the detection limit and quantification limit were between 0,02 and 0,1 mg/l using a DIONEX ICS 3000 model cromatograph, that has two in serie detectors: UV/Vis and Fluorescense, separating the different absorption and emission signals for proper identification of individual compounds. For all the compounds

Effect of radiation on activity of sulphate reducing bacteria

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Agaev, N.M.; Smorodin, A.E.; Gusejnov, M.M.

1985-01-01

The effect of γ-radiation on activity of sulphate reducing bacteria has been studied. Concentration of biogenic hydrogen, generated in the medium, is the main criterion, characterizing corrosion activity of the bacteria studied. The developed method of suppression of active development of sulfate reducing bacteria considerably reduces, and at lethal doses of γ-radiation eliminates altogether the bacteria activity and formation of the main corrosion agent-hydrogen sulphide-in the medium and that, in its turn, liquidates hydrogen sulphide corrosion

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Rumen bacteria

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McSweeney, C.S.; Denman, S.E.; Mackie, R.I.

2005-01-01

The rumen is the most extensively studied gut community and is characterized by its high population density, wide diversity and complexity of interactions. This complex, mixed microbial culture is comprised of prokaryote organisms including methane-producing archaebacteria, eukaryote organisms, such as ciliate and flagellate protozoa, anaerobic phycomycete fungi and bacteriophage. Bacteria are predominant (up to 10 11 viable cells per g comprising 200 species) but a variety of ciliate protozoa occur widely (10 4 -10 6 /g distributed over 25 genera). The anaerobic fungi are also widely distributed (zoospore population densities of 10 2 -10 4 /g distributed over 5 genera). The occurrence of bacteriophage is well documented (10 7 -10 9 particles/g). This section focuses primarily on the widely used methods for the cultivation and the enumeration of rumen microbes, especially bacteria, which grow under anaerobic conditions. Methods that can be used to measure hydrolytic enzymes (cellulases, xylanases, amylases and proteinases) are also described, along with cell harvesting and fractionation procedures. Brief reference is also made to fungi and protozoa, but detailed explanations for culturing and enumerating these microbes is presented in Chapters 2.4 and 2.5

Para-bosons and Para-fermions in Quantum Mechanics

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Cattani, M.S.D.; Fernandes, N.C.

1982-01-01

Within the framework of the ordinary quantum mechanics, a detailed study of the energy eigenfunctions of N identical particles using the irreducible representations of the permutation group in the Hilbert space is performed. It is shown that the para-states, as occurs with the boson and fermion states, are compatible with the postulates of quantum mechanics and with the principle of indistinguishability. A mathematical support for the existence of para-bosons and para-fermions is given. Gentile's quantum statistics is, in a certain sense, justified. (Author) [pt

Propuesta de diseño de monitoreo ambiental microbiológico para diagnóstico de niveles de contaminación en áreas de procesamiento aséptico

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Heidy Pérez; Vicente L. Sánchez

2010-01-01

El monitoreo ambiental está diseñado para demostrar el control de partículas viables y no viables en un área crítica, en este caso solo se hace referencia a las viables. Dentro de estas áreas se incluyen el flujo laminar, los laboratorios y otras áreas limpias. El ensayo de partículas viables se realiza para bacterias, levaduras y hongos. Con el objetivo de mantener las áreas seguras y en las condiciones requeridas, es preciso chequear el ambiente de las mismas mediante el monitoreo de las s...

Methods and Techniques of Sampling, Culturing and Identifying of Subsurface Bacteria

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Lee, Seung Yeop; Baik, Min Hoon

2010-11-01

This report described sampling, culturing and identifying of KURT underground bacteria, which existed as iron-, manganese-, and sulfate-reducing bacteria. The methods of culturing and media preparation were different by bacteria species affecting bacteria growth-rates. It will be possible for the cultured bacteria to be used for various applied experiments and researches in the future

Encapsulation of bacteria and viruses in electrospun nanofibres

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Salalha, W; Kuhn, J; Dror, Y; Zussman, E

2006-01-01

Bacteria and viruses were encapsulated in electrospun polymer nanofibres. The bacteria and viruses were suspended in a solution of poly(vinyl alcohol) (PVA) in water and subjected to an electrostatic field of the order of 1 kV cm -1 . Encapsulated bacteria in this work (Escherichia coli, Staphylococcus albus) and bacterial viruses (T7, T4, λ) managed to survive the electrospinning process while maintaining their viability at fairly high levels. Subsequently the bacteria and viruses remain viable during three months at -20 and -55 deg. C without a further decrease in number. The present results demonstrate the potential of the electrospinning process for the encapsulation and immobilization of living biological material

Why bacteria matter in animal development and evolution.

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Fraune, Sebastian; Bosch, Thomas C G

2010-07-01

While largely studied because of their harmful effects on human health, there is growing appreciation that bacteria are important partners for invertebrates and vertebrates, including man. Epithelia in metazoans do not only select their microbiota; a coevolved consortium of microbes enables both invertebrates and vertebrates to expand the range of diet supply, to shape the complex immune system and to control pathogenic bacteria. Microbes in zebrafish and mice regulate gut epithelial homeostasis. In a squid, microbes control the development of the symbiotic light organ. These discoveries point to a key role for bacteria in any metazoan existence, and imply that beneficial bacteria-host interactions should be considered an integral part of development and evolution.

Quantification and Qualification of Bacteria Trapped in Chewed Gum

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Wessel, Stefan W.; van der Mei, Henny C.; Morando, David; Slomp, Anje M.; van de Belt-Gritter, Betsy; Maitra, Amarnath; Busscher, Henk J.

2015-01-01

Chewing of gum contributes to the maintenance of oral health. Many oral diseases, including caries and periodontal disease, are caused by bacteria. However, it is unknown whether chewing of gum can remove bacteria from the oral cavity. Here, we hypothesize that chewing of gum can trap bacteria and

Bacteria associated with contamination of ready-to-eat (RTE ...

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The bacteria associated with contamination of ready-to-eat (RTE) cooked rice in Lagos, Nigeria were studied using standard microbiological methods. The objective of this study was to investigate the distribution of pathogenic bacteria recovered from RTE cooked rice in Lagos, assess bacteria load in the contaminated RTE ...

PRODUCCIÓN DE AGUA ELECTROLIZADA PARA ELIMINACIÓN DE MICROORGANISMOS EN LECHUGA

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Gustavo Adolfo Chaves

2004-06-01

Full Text Available Se llevó a cabo la construcción de una celda electrolítica para la producción de agua electrolizada oxidante (EO, observando constantemente su pH y contenido de cloro residual. La eficacia del agua EO (14ppm de cloro residual y pH 2.7±0.2 fue evaluada con la cepa de Escherichia coli ATCC 25922 (Experimentos “in vitro” y carga microbiana de lechuga (recuento de bacterias mesófilas aeróbios, NMP coliformes y coliformes termotolerantes, hongos y levaduras. Después de obtener un inóculo de E. coli de 9 horas (fase estacionaria, 63 X 10 11UFC/ml, este fue sometido a tratamiento con agua EO en diferentes tiempos de exposición (0, 2, 5, 10, 15, 20min para luego hacer recuentos en placa. Para el análisis microbiológico in vivo se sumergieron 10 gramos de lechuga en 200ml de agua EO a diferentes tiempos de acción (0, 2, 5, 10, 15, 20min. Posterior a esto serealizaron pruebas microbiológicas de estos ensayos (Recuento de mesófilos aeróbios, número mas probable de coliformes totales, coliformes termotolerantes y recuento de hongos y levaduras. Los ensayos in vitro arrojaron datos que comprueban la acción microbicida del agua EO sobre el inoculo sometido a tratamiento durante 20 minutos, reduciendo en 11.34 Unidades Logarítmicas (UL los recuen-tos de E. coli.La experimentación con la lechuga mostró reducciones en el NMP de coliformes totales y termotolerantes que pasaron de >2400 NMP a <3 NMP, descenso de 4.16 UL para los recuentos de mesófilos aeróbios(Recuento inicial de 57 X 105 UFC/g y 3.95 UL para los de hongos y levaduras (recuento inicial de 89 X 103; luego del tratamiento con agua EO durante 20 min. Se demostró que la utilización de agua EO sobre lechuga contaminada tiene efecto microbicida estadísticamente significativo (p=0.0001, permitiendo de esta manera utilizar esta agua para el proceso de lavado y desinfección de las lechugas.

Establecimiento de un material de referencia de trabajo para interleucina-2 recombinante

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Maribel Vega

2005-08-01

Full Text Available Resumen La interleucina-2 es una glicoproteína humana de 133 aminoácidos que resulta vital para obtener una respuesta inmunológica efectiva. En el Centro de Ingeniería Genética y Biotecnología ha podido obtenerse por vía recombinante a partir de una cepa de Escherichia coli. Para el control de la calidad de cada lote producido se hizo necesaria la elaboración de un material de referencia de trabajo. En esta publicación se describen los pasos seguidos en la obtención del lote candidato y la preparación del material de referencia como tal. Se demostró que el patrón de trabajo preparado es homogéneo para el uso en las técnicas analíticas de control de calidad de la interleucina-2 y se predijo una pérdida de actividad inferior al 5 % anual mediante un estudio de estabilidad acelerada. Se obtuvieron valores adecuados para la pureza del material de referencia, evaluada por electroforesis y para la actividad biológica, que se estableció con trazabilidad al material de referencia internacional para este producto.Establishment of a working reference material for recombinant interleukin-2 Interleukin-2 is a human glycoprotein with 133 aminoacids that is crucial for attaining an effective immunological reaction. In the Center of Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology this protein has been obtained as a recombinant product from Eschericia coli bacteria. For the quality control of every batch produced, it was necessary to establish a working reference material. In this paper we describe the steps taken to obtain a candidate batch and the preparation of the working material as such. It was proved that the working pattern obtained.is homogenous for its use in the analytical techniques of quality control of interleukin-2. A loss of activity lower than an annual 5 % was predicted by an accelerated stability study. Adequate values were attained for the purity of the reference material, evaluated by electrophoresis, and for the biological

3D printing of bacteria into functional complex materials.

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Schaffner, Manuel; Rühs, Patrick A; Coulter, Fergal; Kilcher, Samuel; Studart, André R

2017-12-01

Despite recent advances to control the spatial composition and dynamic functionalities of bacteria embedded in materials, bacterial localization into complex three-dimensional (3D) geometries remains a major challenge. We demonstrate a 3D printing approach to create bacteria-derived functional materials by combining the natural diverse metabolism of bacteria with the shape design freedom of additive manufacturing. To achieve this, we embedded bacteria in a biocompatible and functionalized 3D printing ink and printed two types of "living materials" capable of degrading pollutants and of producing medically relevant bacterial cellulose. With this versatile bacteria-printing platform, complex materials displaying spatially specific compositions, geometry, and properties not accessed by standard technologies can be assembled from bottom up for new biotechnological and biomedical applications.

[Teichoic acids from lactic acid bacteria].

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Livins'ka, O P; Harmasheva, I L; Kovalenko, N K

2012-01-01

The current view of the structural diversity of teichoic acids and their involvement in the biological activity of lactobacilli has been reviewed. The mechanisms of effects of probiotic lactic acid bacteria, in particular adhesive and immunostimulating functions have been described. The prospects of the use of structure data of teichoic acid in the assessment of intraspecific diversity of lactic acid bacteria have been also reflected.

Use of thermophilic bacteria for bioremediation of petroleum contaminants

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Al-Maghrabi, I.M.A.; Bin Aqil, A.O.; Chaalal, O.; Islam, M.R.

1999-01-01

Several strains of thermophilic bacteria were isolated from the environment of the United Arab Emirates. These bacteria show extraordinary resistance to heat and have their maximum growth rate around 60--80 C. This article investigates the potential of using these facultative bacteria for both in situ and ex situ bioremediation of petroleum contaminants. In a series of batch experiments, bacterial growth was observed using a computer image analyzer following a recently developed technique. These experiments showed clearly that the growth rate is enhanced in the presence of crude oil. This is coupled with a rapid degradation of the crude oil. These bacteria were found to be ideal for breaking down long-chain organic molecules at a temperature of 40 C, which is the typical ambient temperature of the Persian Gulf region. The same strains of bacteria are also capable of surviving in the presence of the saline environment that can prevail in both sea water and reservoir connate water. This observation prompted further investigation into the applicability of the bacteria in microbial enhanced oil recovery. In the United Arab Emirates, the reservoirs are typically at a temperature of around 85 C. Finally, the performance of the bacteria is tested in a newly developed bioreactor that uses continuous aeration through a transverse slotted pipe. This reactor also uses mixing without damaging the filamentous bacteria. In this process, the mechanisms of bioremediation are identified

The aerobic activity of metronidazole against anaerobic bacteria.

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Dione, Niokhor; Khelaifia, Saber; Lagier, Jean-Christophe; Raoult, Didier

2015-05-01

Recently, the aerobic growth of strictly anaerobic bacteria was demonstrated using antioxidants. Metronidazole is frequently used to treat infections caused by anaerobic bacteria; however, to date its antibacterial activity was only tested in anaerobic conditions. Here we aerobically tested using antioxidants the in vitro activities of metronidazole, gentamicin, doxycycline and imipenem against 10 common anaerobic and aerobic bacteria. In vitro susceptibility testing was performed by the disk diffusion method, and minimum inhibitory concentrations (MICs) were determined by Etest. Aerobic culture of the bacteria was performed at 37°C using Schaedler agar medium supplemented with 1mg/mL ascorbic acid and 0.1mg/mL glutathione; the pH was adjusted to 7.2 by 10M KOH. Growth of anaerobic bacteria cultured aerobically using antioxidants was inhibited by metronidazole after 72h of incubation at 37°C, with a mean inhibition diameter of 37.76mm and an MIC of 1μg/mL; however, strains remained non-sensitive to gentamicin. No growth inhibition of aerobic bacteria was observed after 24h of incubation at 37°C with metronidazole; however, inhibition was observed with doxycycline and imipenem used as controls. These results indicate that bacterial sensitivity to metronidazole is not related to the oxygen tension but is a result of the sensitivity of the micro-organism. In future, both culture and antibiotic susceptibility testing of strictly anaerobic bacteria will be performed in an aerobic atmosphere using antioxidants in clinical microbiology laboratories. Copyright © 2015 Elsevier B.V. and the International Society of Chemotherapy. All rights reserved.

Effects of ionizing radiation on bacteria

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Suhadi, F [National Atomic Energy Agency, Jakarta (Indonesia). Pasar Djumat Research Centre

1976-10-01

The differences of radiosensitivities among bacteria in addition to the dependence upon the species or strains also depends on the environmental condition during irradiation (temperature, medium, the presence of protective or sensitizing agents, the gas phase or atmosphere, and water activity, or degree of hydration) and on the effects of the environmental condition before and after irradiation treatment (temperature of incubation, age of culture and growth medium). In general, spores are more resistant to radiation than vegetatic bacteria, with the exception that a few cocci are the most radiation resistant bacteria (Micrococcus and Streptococcus). The application of ionizing radiation in the fields of microbiology supports the radiation sterilization of medical and pharmaceutical products. In addition, microbiological aspects of food preservation, especially radurization, radicidation, and immunization studies by using irradiated microorganisms, are also important.

Lethal photosensitization of biofilm-grown bacteria

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Wilson, Michael

1997-12-01

Antibacterial agents are increasingly being used for the prophylaxis and treatment of oral diseases. As these agents can be rendered ineffective by resistance development in the target organisms there is a need to develop alternative antimicrobial approaches. Light-activated antimicrobial agents release singlet oxygen and free radicals which can kill adjacent bacteria and a wide range of cariogenic and periodontopathogenic bacteria has been shown to be susceptible to such agents. In the oral cavity these organisms are present as biofilms (dental plaques) which are less susceptible to traditional antimicrobial agents than bacterial suspensions. The results of these studies have shown that biofilm-grown oral bacteria are also susceptible to lethal photosensitization although the light energy doses required are grater than those needed to kill the organisms when they are grown as aqueous suspensions.

Analyzing Arthropods for the Presence of Bacteria

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Andrews, Elizabeth S.

2013-01-01

Bacteria within arthropods can be identified using culture-independent methods. This unit describes protocols for surface sterilization of arthropods, DNA extraction of whole bodies and tissues, touchdown PCR amplification using 16S rDNA general bacteria primers and profiling the bacterial community using denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis.

Evaluación de la Dúplex PCR para el diagnóstico simultáneo de Mycobacterium spp. y Brucella spp. en bovinos

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Ariel Escobar

2013-01-01

Full Text Available La tuberculosis y la brucelosis siguen siendo causas importantes de morbilidad y mortalidad en muchos países, para la detección de ambas enfermedades se requieren de herramientas eficientes y sensibles para efectivizar el diagnóstico. Este trabajo fue diri gido a evaluar y comparar la técnica de Dúplex PCR frente a la PCR anidada, para la detección de Brucella spp. (BR y Mycobacterium spp. (TB. Se utilizó un total de 100 muestras de tejidos a partir de nódulos linfáticos traqueo bronquiales, pulmón de bovi nos y, aislados bacterianos de TB y BR como controles positivos. Diez combinaciones de iniciadores dirigidos a flanquear un segmento de la secuencia 16S ARNr (BR y el gen antígeno MPB70 (TB fueron evaluados, el mejor resultado para la Dúplex PCR se logró con los iniciadores Bru - 2F/Bru - 2R para BR y para TB, Tub - 1F/Tub - N - R. Los productos de amplificación fueron de 225 y 230 - pb respectivamente. A fin de potencializar los resultados de la técnica propuesta, todas las muestras fueron inicialmente analizadas y comparadas entre la PCR simple y la PCR anidada (Kappa, k = 0,85 y, la concordancia entre los resultados obtenidos con la PCR anidada y la Dúplex PCR (k = 0,88, para las dos bacterias fue muy buena.

Isolation and characterization of autotrophic, hydrogen-utilizing, perchlorate-reducing bacteria.

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Shrout, Joshua D; Scheetz, Todd E; Casavant, Thomas L; Parkin, Gene F

2005-04-01

Recent studies have shown that perchlorate (ClO(4) (-)) can be degraded by some pure-culture and mixed-culture bacteria with the addition of hydrogen. This paper describes the isolation of two hydrogen-utilizing perchlorate-degrading bacteria capable of using inorganic carbon for growth. These autotrophic bacteria are within the genus Dechloromonas and are the first Dechloromonas species that are microaerophilic and incapable of growth at atmospheric oxygen concentrations. Dechloromonas sp. JDS5 and Dechloromonas sp. JDS6 are the first perchlorate-degrading autotrophs isolated from a perchlorate-contaminated site. Measured hydrogen thresholds were higher than for other environmentally significant, hydrogen-utilizing, anaerobic bacteria (e.g., halorespirers). The chlorite dismutase activity of these bacteria was greater for autotrophically grown cells than for cells grown heterotrophically on lactate. These bacteria used fumarate as an alternate electron acceptor, which is the first report of growth on an organic electron acceptor by perchlorate-reducing bacteria.

Antibiotic-producing bacteria from stag beetle mycangia.

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Miyashita, Atsushi; Hirai, Yuuki; Sekimizu, Kazuhisa; Kaito, Chikara

2015-02-01

The search for new antibiotics or antifungal agents is crucial for the chemotherapies of infectious diseases. The limited resource of soil bacteria makes it difficult to discover such new drug candidate. We, therefore, focused on another bacterial resource than soil bacteria, the microbial flora of insect species. In the present study, we isolated 40 strains of bacteria and fungi from the mycangia of three species of stag beetle, Dorcus hopei binodulosus, Dorcus rectus, and Dorcus titanus pilifer. We identified those species with their ribosomal DNA sequences, and revealed that Klebsiella spp. are the most frequent symbiont in the stag beetle mycangia. We examined whether these microorganisms produce antibiotics against a Gram-negative bacterium, Escherichia coli, a Gram-positive bacterium, Staphylococcus aureus, or a fungus, Cryptococcus neoformans. Culture supernatants from 33, 29, or 18 strains showed antimicrobial activity against E. coli, S. aureus, or C. neoformans, respectively. These findings suggest that bacteria present in the mycangia of stag beetles are useful resources for screening novel antibiotics.

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Bile anaerobic bacteria detection and antibiotic susceptibility in patients with gallstone.

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Lu, Yun; Xiang, Ting-Hai; Shi, Jing-Sen; Zhang, Bing-Yuan

2003-08-01

To detect bile anaerobic bacteria and antibiotic susceptibility in 59 patients with gallstones who had had cholecystectomy. BACT/ALERT 120 microbe detection system and SCEPTOR microbe detection system were used to detect bile anaerobic bacteria, antibiotic susceptibility. The ratio of anaerobic bacteria to the patients examined was 52.5% (31/59). Obligate anaerobe bile culture showed positive results in 4 patients. B. fragilis (37.8%) was the major type of anaerobic bacteria in bile. Most (81.8%) of anaerobic bacteria were sensitive to metronidazole, and imipenem was suitable for beta-lactamase bacteria. Culture of anaerobic bacteria in logarithmic phase can improve the positive rate of the culture. There are some relations between anaerobic infection and gallstone formation.

Screening identification of aerobic denitrification bacteria with high soil desalinization capacity

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Jin, H.; Chen, H.; Jin, H.; Qian, Y.; Zhang, K.

2017-08-01

In order to study the mechanism of bacteria used in the saline soil remediation process, the aerobic denitrification bacteria were isolated from an agricultural greenhouse soil in a farm in East China’s Zhejiang Province. The identification, nitrogen reducing characteristics and the denitrification effect of bacteria from different soils at various locations were investigated. The results showed that the NO3- removal rate was 91% with bacteria from the greenhouse soil under aerobic conditions in 52 h, and the bacteria were identified as Gram-positive Castellaniella denitrification bacteria.

Infecciones por bacterias poco comunes y oncogénesis bacteriana

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Horacio A. Lopardo

Full Text Available La recuperación de algunos microorganismos de aislamiento esporádico en el laboratorio de microbiología clínica podría significar la existencia de algún defecto inmunitarioespecial en el paciente. Por ejemplo, se ha descrito una importante correlación entre Clostridium septicum y carcinoma de colon, y se han visto relacionadas con leucemias y linfomas a especies que aparecen casi siempre como contaminantes (Bacillus spp., Corynebacterium spp. y a otras raramente aisladas en otros contextos (Capnocytophaga spp.. Hay bacterias que se aíslan casi exclusivamente de pacientes con sida (Rhodococcus equi. Se ha observado una mayor frecuencia de infecciones por Campylobacter spp., Aeromonas spp. y estreptococos del grupo G y del grupo mitis en individuos con algún tipo de cáncer que en el resto de los pacientes. También hay bacterias que son marcadoras de algún cáncer no detectado o que afectan más a pacientes neutropénicos que a individuos normoinmunes. La alteración de la reacción inflamatoria, la linfoproliferación mediada por antígenos bacterianos y la inducción de hormonas que aumentan la proliferación de las células epiteliales podrían ser causas de la oncogénesis bacteriana. Los ejemplos clásicos son el adenocarcinoma gástrico inducido por Helicobacter pylori, la asociación de la bacteriemia por estreptococos del grupo bovis y el cáncer de colon y los linfomas de tejido linfoide asociado a mucosas (MALT en vinculación con especies de Helicobacter (MALT gástricos y con Chlamydophila spp. (MALT oculares. El aislamiento de alguno de estos patógenos debería ser un llamado de atención para inducir al estudio de alguna enfermedad maligna.

Working with bacteria and putting bacteria to work: The biopolitics of synthetic biology for energy in the United Kingdom.

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McLeod, Carmen; Nerlich, Brigitte; Mohr, Alison

2017-08-01

The UK government has made significant investment into so called 'fourth-generation' biofuel technologies. These biofuels are based on engineering the metabolic pathways of bacteria in order to create products compatible with existing infrastructure. Bacteria play an important role in what is promoted as a potentially new biological industrial revolution, which could address some of the negative environmental legacies of the last. This article presents results from ethnographic research with synthetic biologists who are challenged with balancing the curiosity-driven and intrinsically fulfilling scientific task of working with bacteria, alongside the policy-driven task of putting bacteria to work for extrinsic economic gains. In addition, the scientists also have to balance these demands with a new research governance framework, Responsible Research and Innovation, which envisions technoscientific innovation will be responsive to societal concerns and work in collaboration with stakeholders and members of the public. Major themes emerging from the ethnographic research revolve around stewardship, care, responsibility and agency. An overall conflict surfaces between individual agents assuming responsibility for 'stewarding' bacteria, against funding systems and structures imposing responsibility for economic growth. We discuss these findings against the theoretical backdrop of a new concept of 'energopolitics' and an anthropology of ethics and responsibility.

LODO INDUSTRIAL COMO ALTERNATIVA DE MEIO DE CULTURA PARA Bacillus subtilis

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Fábio Fernando de Araújo

2006-06-01

Full Text Available The objective of this study was to demonstrate that industrial wastewater sludge, class II, originary of alimenticeous industry, could be used as a sole raw material to sustain growth of Bacillus subtilis. The growth of one strain of Bacillus subtilis (AP-3, antagonist of phytopathogens, was evaluated in culture media based in diluitions with differents concentrations of sludge obtained in biologicals treatments of wastewater. The sludge showed concentration of organic components in 76,5% that contributed for growth and survival of B. subtilis. The dose of sludge (20% p/v evaluated was satisfactory para growth of bacteria. Nutrient enrichement did not increased growth of B. subtilis in media with sludge. Culture media based in industrial sludge evaluated would be indicated with of big potential for use large scale.

DEVELOPMENT OF TOFU PRODUCTION METHOD WITH PROBIOTIC BACTERIA ADDITION

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Dorota Zielińska

2015-06-01

Full Text Available The aim of the study was to develop a production method for tofu with probiotic bacteria under laboratory conditions. The works included: selection of a strain and tofu production conditions, and a storage test of the manufactured product. It was concluded that the sensory quality of tofu with the addition of different probiotic cultures did not differ significantly (p>0.01, depending on used strains and their mixtures, and the sample quality was comparable to the commercial product. It was observed that the number of Lactobacillus bacteria in study samples was the factor determining the palatability of tofu (r= 0.75. On the other hand, the sensory quality of products was significantly affected by the production method of tofu with the addition of probiotic bacteria. It was concluded that the formation of curds from soy beverage by the addition of CaSO4, followed by inoculation with Lactobacillus casei ŁOCK 0900 at the amount of 9.26 log CFU/g and incubation at temp. of 37C for 2h as well as for 20h are methods recommended for production tofu with regard to sensory qualities of the final product among all tested methods. The number of lactic acid bacteria in studied tofu samples was maintained at the high level (109-1010 CFU/g, and the number of Bifidobacterium animalis ssp lactis BB-12 bacteria did not exceed 103 CFU/g, whereas the number of Lactobacillus bacteria was equal to 108-109 CFU/g. For the period of 15 days of storage of tofu with probiotic bacteria at the temperature of 4C the number of lactic acid bacteria was maintained at the constant level of approx. 109 CFU/g. It was concluded that it is possible to produce tofu with probiotic bacteria that has acceptable sensory characteristics and a high number of lactic acid bacteria, therefore the product could be considered as a functional one.

Cultivos primarios de células endoteliales aisladas de cordón umbilical humano: un modelo biológico para el estudio de los mecanismos de infección por enterococos.

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Carlos Andrés Chiriboga

2004-12-01

Full Text Available Aunque las especies de enterococos son flora normal del tracto gastrointestinal humano, se encuentran entre los tres agentes patógenos microbianos que más se asocian con infecciones intrahospitalarias. Tradicionalmente, los enterococos se han considerado bacterias extracelulares. Sin embargo, es creciente la información que reporta su ingreso a través de líneas celulares epiteliales o macrófagos. A pesar de que estos microorganismos constituyen el tercer grupo de aislamientos obtenido de pacientes con bacteriemia o endocarditis, su interacción con la célula endotelial no se ha descrito completamente. En el presente trabajo evaluamos si el aislamiento intrahospitalario de Enterococcus faecalis (Ef2880 podía penetrar en células endoteliales de la vena de cordón umbilical humano (HUVEC cultivadas in vitro. Nuestros resultados indican que los cultivos primarios HUVEC después de ser inoculados con Ef2890, incubados y tratados con antibióticos bactericidas para las bacterias extracelulares y adheridas a la cara externa de la membrana celular, exhiben bacterias intracelulares que pueden ser recuperadas vivas cuatro horas después de la inoculación. El modelo biológico desarrollado se puede constituir en una herramienta útil para el estudio de las interacciones que establecen los enterococos con el endotelio.

Antioxidant and Antimicrobial Potential of the Bifurcaria bifurcata Epiphytic Bacteria

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André Horta

2014-03-01

Full Text Available Surface-associated marine bacteria are an interesting source of new secondary metabolites. The aim of this study was the isolation and identification of epiphytic bacteria from the marine brown alga, Bifurcaria bifurcata, and the evaluation of the antioxidant and antimicrobial activity of bacteria extracts. The identification of epiphytic bacteria was determined by 16S rRNA gene sequencing. Bacteria extracts were obtained with methanol and dichloromethane (1:1 extraction. The antioxidant activity of extracts was performed by quantification of total phenolic content (TPC, 2,2-diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH radical scavenging activity and oxygen radical absorbance capacity (ORAC. Antimicrobial activities were evaluated against Escherichia coli, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Bacillus subtilis, Salmonella enteritidis, Staphylococcus aureus, Saccharomyces cerevisiae and Candida albicans. A total of 39 Bifurcaria bifurcata-associated bacteria were isolated and 33 were identified as Vibrio sp. (48.72%, Alteromonas sp. (12.82%, Shewanella sp. (12.26%, Serratia sp. (2.56%, Citricoccus sp. (2.56%, Cellulophaga sp. (2.56%, Ruegeria sp. (2.56% and Staphylococcus sp. (2.56%. Six (15.38% of the 39 bacteria Bifurcaria bifurcata-associated bacteria presented less than a 90% Basic Local Alignment Search Tool (BLAST match, and some of those could be new. The highest antioxidant activity and antimicrobial activity (against B. subtilis was exhibited by strain 16 (Shewanella sp.. Several strains also presented high antimicrobial activity against S. aureus, mainly belonging to Alteromonas sp. and Vibrio sp. There were no positive results against fungi and Gram-negative bacteria. Bifurcaria bifurcata epiphytic bacteria were revealed to be excellent sources of natural antioxidant and antimicrobial compounds.

Antioxidant and antimicrobial potential of the Bifurcaria bifurcata epiphytic bacteria.

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Horta, André; Pinteus, Susete; Alves, Celso; Fino, Nádia; Silva, Joana; Fernandez, Sara; Rodrigues, Américo; Pedrosa, Rui

2014-03-24

Surface-associated marine bacteria are an interesting source of new secondary metabolites. The aim of this study was the isolation and identification of epiphytic bacteria from the marine brown alga, Bifurcaria bifurcata, and the evaluation of the antioxidant and antimicrobial activity of bacteria extracts. The identification of epiphytic bacteria was determined by 16S rRNA gene sequencing. Bacteria extracts were obtained with methanol and dichloromethane (1:1) extraction. The antioxidant activity of extracts was performed by quantification of total phenolic content (TPC), 2,2-diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH) radical scavenging activity and oxygen radical absorbance capacity (ORAC). Antimicrobial activities were evaluated against Escherichia coli, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Bacillus subtilis, Salmonella enteritidis, Staphylococcus aureus, Saccharomyces cerevisiae and Candida albicans. A total of 39 Bifurcaria bifurcata-associated bacteria were isolated and 33 were identified as Vibrio sp. (48.72%), Alteromonas sp. (12.82%), Shewanella sp. (12.26%), Serratia sp. (2.56%), Citricoccus sp. (2.56%), Cellulophaga sp. (2.56%), Ruegeria sp. (2.56%) and Staphylococcus sp. (2.56%). Six (15.38%) of the 39 bacteria Bifurcaria bifurcata-associated bacteria presented less than a 90% Basic Local Alignment Search Tool (BLAST) match, and some of those could be new. The highest antioxidant activity and antimicrobial activity (against B. subtilis) was exhibited by strain 16 (Shewanella sp.). Several strains also presented high antimicrobial activity against S. aureus, mainly belonging to Alteromonas sp. and Vibrio sp. There were no positive results against fungi and Gram-negative bacteria. Bifurcaria bifurcata epiphytic bacteria were revealed to be excellent sources of natural antioxidant and antimicrobial compounds.

A porous silicon optical microcavity for sensitive bacteria detection

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Li Sha; Huang Jianfeng; Cai Lintao

2011-01-01

A porous silicon microcavity (PSM) is highly sensitive to subtle interface changes due to its high surface area, capillary condensation ability and a narrow resonance peak (∼10 nm). Based on the well-defined optical properties of a PSM, we successfully fabricated a bacteria detection chip for molecular or subcellular analysis by surface modification using undecylenic acid (UA), and the specific recognition binding of vancomycin to the D-alanyl-D-alanine of bacteria. The red shift of the PSM resonance peak showed a good linear relationship with bacteria concentration ranging from 100 to 1000 bacteria ml -1 at the level of relative standard deviation of 0.994 and detection limit of 20 bacteria ml -1 . The resulting PSM sensors demonstrated high sensitivity, good reproducibility, fast response and low cost for biosensing.

A porous silicon optical microcavity for sensitive bacteria detection

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Li, Sha; Huang, Jianfeng; Cai, Lintao

2011-10-01

A porous silicon microcavity (PSM) is highly sensitive to subtle interface changes due to its high surface area, capillary condensation ability and a narrow resonance peak (~10 nm). Based on the well-defined optical properties of a PSM, we successfully fabricated a bacteria detection chip for molecular or subcellular analysis by surface modification using undecylenic acid (UA), and the specific recognition binding of vancomycin to the D-alanyl-D-alanine of bacteria. The red shift of the PSM resonance peak showed a good linear relationship with bacteria concentration ranging from 100 to 1000 bacteria ml - 1 at the level of relative standard deviation of 0.994 and detection limit of 20 bacteria ml - 1. The resulting PSM sensors demonstrated high sensitivity, good reproducibility, fast response and low cost for biosensing.

A porous silicon optical microcavity for sensitive bacteria detection

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Li Sha; Huang Jianfeng; Cai Lintao, E-mail: lt.cai@siat.ac.cn [CAS Key Lab of Health Informatics, Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Cancer Nanotechnology, Institute of Biomedical and Health Engineering, Shenzhen Institutes of Advanced Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenzhen 518055 (China)

2011-10-21

A porous silicon microcavity (PSM) is highly sensitive to subtle interface changes due to its high surface area, capillary condensation ability and a narrow resonance peak ({approx}10 nm). Based on the well-defined optical properties of a PSM, we successfully fabricated a bacteria detection chip for molecular or subcellular analysis by surface modification using undecylenic acid (UA), and the specific recognition binding of vancomycin to the D-alanyl-D-alanine of bacteria. The red shift of the PSM resonance peak showed a good linear relationship with bacteria concentration ranging from 100 to 1000 bacteria ml{sup -1} at the level of relative standard deviation of 0.994 and detection limit of 20 bacteria ml{sup -1}. The resulting PSM sensors demonstrated high sensitivity, good reproducibility, fast response and low cost for biosensing.

Physiological and genetics studies of highly radiation-resistant bacteria

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Keller, L.C.

1981-01-01

The phenomenon of radiation resistance was studied using micrococci and Moraxella-Acinetobacter capable of surviving very high doses of gamma radiation which were isolated from foods. Physiological age, or growth phase, was found to be an important factor in making comparisons of radiation-resistance among different bacteria and their mutants. Radiation-resistant bacteria were highly resistant to the lethal effect of nitrosoguanidine used for mutagenesis. Studies of relative resistance of radiation-resistant bacteria, radiation-sensitive mutants, and nonradiation-resistant bacteria to killing by different chemical mutagens did not reveal a correlation between the traits of radiation resistance and mutagen resistance among different strains. Comparisons of plasmid profiles of radiation-resistant bacteria and selected radiation-sensitive mutants suggested the possibility that plasmids may carry genes involved in radiation resistance

Stalking Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria in Common Vegetables

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Brock, David; Boeke, Caroline; Josowitz, Rebecca; Loya, Katherine

2004-01-01

The study developed a simple experimental protocol for studying antibiotic resistant bacteria that will allow students to determine the proportion of such bacteria found on common fruit and vegetable crops. This protocol can open up the world of environmental science and show how human behavior can dramatically alter ecosystems.

Marcadores para la Realidad Aumentada para fines educativos

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María Reina Zarate Nava

2013-12-01

Full Text Available La Realidad Aumentada (AR es considerada por algunos expertos como la tecnología en crecimiento para el 2014, en diferentes sectores: ingeniería, educación, juegos y negocios, siendo este último el más usado en él 2013. Sin embargo en el sector educativo la AR se presenta en algunos proyectos que se han desarrollado para diferentes áreas de las ciencias, como Química, Física y Matemáticas, lo anterior con el objetivo de facilitar el proceso de Enseñanza-Aprendizaje. En el presente artículo se presenta el modelo de patrones utilizado para un Proyecto AR enfocado en Química, el cual presenta un conjunto de patrones que fueron valorados para facilitar el rastreo de los objetos y a su vez el entendimiento de algunos materiales de los laboratorios de Química I.

Metodología para el diseño de un biorreactor secuencial - Methodology for the Design of a Sequential Bioreactor

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Pedro Nel Martínez Henao

2017-06-01

Full Text Available El artículo presenta la metodología de diseño de un Biorreactor secuencial SBR requerido en el proceso de tratamiento de aguas residuales. El proceso aeróbico empleado ayuda a la oxigenación del agua para que las bacterias realicen la degradación y procesamiento de material particulado y generen los lodos activados, que es un material que puede ser reutilizado para compostaje en procesos de agricultura orgánica. La medición de PH en el agua ayuda al control de bacterias que se hace mediante el suministro de aire y/o levadura en el agua. El proyecto es desarrollado con la participación de estudiantes de los programas de Ingeniería Ambiental e Ingeniería Industrial, adscritos al semillero de investigación SIDI en el marco del proyecto de iniciación científica PIC-ING-2252, financiada por la Universidad Militar Nueva Granada [UMNG]. La metodología de diseño a emplearse en el diseño del SBR es la expuesta por Arzola [1] y Martínez [2], abordando inicialmente la matriz de despliegue de función de calidad (QfD, en el que se registran inicialmente los requerimientos del cliente para poderlos traducir a las especificaciones técnicas de ingeniería: posteriormente se desarrolla el diseño conceptual (caja gris, donde se plantean alternativas que dan cumplimiento a los requerimientos y a las especificaciones técnicas de ingeniería. Seleccionada la alternativa más viable, se procede al modelamiento, cálculo y selección de componentes a ser utilizados en el concepto seleccionado como alternativa de desarrollo. Finalmente, se realiza la ingeniería de detalle mediante modelamiento CAD.

Effect of ionizing radiation on the antigenic composition of typhoid bacteria

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Sinilova, N.G.; Nikolaeva, L.A.; Tumanyan, M.A.

1978-01-01

Changes in the antigenic composition of typhoid bacteria occurring during the exposure of microbial suspension to different doses of gamma radiation ( 60 Co) ranging between 0.5 and 3.0 Mrad were studied. Immunoelectrophoresis in agar was used to determine the antigenic composition of different samples of irradiated bacteria. The antigenic composition of bacteria irradiated with doses up to 2.5 Mrad was found to be similar to that of non-irradiated bacteria. Antigens demonstrated by means of Vi, H and O antisera are preserved in these bacteria. However, all irradiated bacteria in general slightly differ from non-irradiated bacteria; this is manifest in a different configuration and position of the precipitation lines in the cathodic part of the immunophoreograms. The content of the component migrating rapidly towards the cathode, evidently the O antigen in the R form, in the irradiated bacteria increases with the dose of radiation. No new serologically active substances, non-existent in non-irradiated bacteria, were found to appear in the process of irradiation. (author)

Reducing gas content of coal deposits by means of bacteria

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Godlewska-Lipowa, A A; Kozlowski, B

1981-07-01

This paper discusses the results of experiments carried out in Poland under laboratory conditions on efficiency of methane control using bacteria from Methanosarcina and Methanomonas groups. Malashenko and Whittenburry culture mediums were used. Bacteria growth in an atmosphere of air and methane (48.2%, 8.6% and 5.21%) was observed. Temperature ranged from 19 to 20 C. Investigations show that the bacteria are characterized by high oxidation activity. Depending on methane concentration in the air the bacteria consume from 75% to 100% of methane during biosynthesis. The bacteria reduce methane and oxygen content and increase carbon dioxide content in the air. Using bacteria methane concentration in the air was reduced from 48.2% to 12.3%, from 8.6% to 0.0% and from 5.21% to 0.01%. (7 refs.) (In Polish)

Novel Adaptive Bacteria Foraging Algorithms for Global Optimization

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Ahmad N. K. Nasir

2014-01-01

Full Text Available This paper presents improved versions of bacterial foraging algorithm (BFA. The chemotaxis feature of bacteria through random motion is an effective strategy for exploring the optimum point in a search area. The selection of small step size value in the bacteria motion leads to high accuracy in the solution but it offers slow convergence. On the contrary, defining a large step size in the motion provides faster convergence but the bacteria will be unable to locate the optimum point hence reducing the fitness accuracy. In order to overcome such problems, novel linear and nonlinear mathematical relationships based on the index of iteration, index of bacteria, and fitness cost are adopted which can dynamically vary the step size of bacteria movement. The proposed algorithms are tested with several unimodal and multimodal benchmark functions in comparison with the original BFA. Moreover, the application of the proposed algorithms in modelling of a twin rotor system is presented. The results show that the proposed algorithms outperform the predecessor algorithm in all test functions and acquire better model for the twin rotor system.

[Effects of transgenic Bt + CpTI cotton on rhizosphere bacteria and ammonia oxidizing bacteria population].

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Dong, Lianhua; Meng, Ying; Wang, Jing

2014-03-04

The effect of transgenic cotton on the rhizosphere bacteria can be important to the risk assessment for the genetically modified crops. We studied the rhizosphere microbial community with cultivating genetically modified cotton. The effects of transgenic Bt + CpTI Cotton (SGK321) and its receptor cotton (SY321) on rhizosphere total bacteria and ammonia oxidizing bacteria population size were studied by using droplet digital PCR. We collected rhizosphere soil before cotton planting and along with the cotton growth stage (squaring stage, flowering stage, belling stage and boll opening stage). There was no significant change on the total bacterial population between the transgenic cotton and the receptor cotton along with the growth stage. However, the abundance of ammonia oxidizing bacteria (AOB) in both type of cottons showed significant difference between different growth stages, and the variation tendency was different. In squaring stage, the numbers of AOB in rhizosphere of SY321 and SGK321 increased 4 and 2 times, respectively. In flowering stage, AOB number in rhizosphere of SY321 significantly decreased to be 5.96 x 10(5) copies/g dry soil, however, that of SGK321 increased to be 1.25 x 10(6) copies/g dry soil. In belling stage, AOB number of SY321 greatly increased to be 1.49 x 10(6) copies/g dry soil, but no significant change was observed for AOB number of SGK321. In boll opening stage, both AOB number of SY321 and SGK321 clearly decreased and they were significantly different from each other. Compared to the non-genetically modified cotton, the change in abundance of ammonia oxidizing bacteria was slightly smooth in the transgenic cotton. Not only the cotton growth stage but also the cotton type caused this difference. The transgenic cotton can slow down the speed of ammonia transformation through impacting the number of AOB, which is advantageous for plant growth.

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Níveis de fertilidade dos solos do estado de São Paulo para a cultura algodoeira. I- Os teores de fósforo, nitrogênio e potássio Levels of soil fertility for cotton crops

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F. da Costa Verdade

1965-01-01

Full Text Available Durante os anos de 1957 a 1960, instalaram-se cêrca de 400 experiências de adubação para algodoeiro, nas principais zonas de exploração dessa malvácea no Estado de São Paulo. Dessas experiêncis, por diversas causas, só foram aproveitadas 216 para os estudos de fertilidade. Os resultados indicaram maior reação para o fósforo, pequena para o nitrogênio e raramente para o potássio. Estudando-se os teores de fósforo solúvel em H2SO4 0,05 N, foi possível diferenciar dois tipos de reação, um para solos arenosos e outros para argilosos, e estabelecer os respectivos níveis de fertilidade. Foram estabelecidos níveis, apenas preliminares, de reação ao nitrogênio, em virtude do pequeno número de experimentos com resposta significativa a esse elemento. Dado o pequeno número de experiências com reação ao potássio, nenhuma indicação se conseguiu sôbre os níveis de fertilidade para êsse elemento. Verificou-se relação entre o pH do solo e a reação à adubação fosfatada, diminuindo a ação desta com a elevação do pH. As experiências encontradas na literatura, abrangendo os mesmos solos e utilizando os mesmos extratores, permitiram confirmar os níveis de fertilidade preconizados para as condições do Estado de São Paulo.During the years of 1957 through 1960. about 400 experiments for cotton fertilizing were installed in the main districts of exploitation of this malvacea. For some reason or another, only 216 out of these experiments were used for the studies about fertility. The results obtained from the fertilization indicate that the major reaction is for the element phosphorus, in a small scale for the nitrogen and, for potassium, in less than 5% of the whole of the experiments. When studying the contents of phosphorus soluble in H2SO4 0.05 N, it was possible to differentiate two types of rection: one for sandy soils and the other for the clay soils, thus establishing the respective levels of fertility. Another

Generating para-water from para-hydrogen: A Gedankenexperiment.

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Ivanov, Konstantin L; Bodenhausen, Geoffrey

2018-07-01

A novel conceptual approach is described that is based on the transfer of hyperpolarization from para-hydrogen in view of generating a population imbalance between the two spin isomers of H 2 O. The approach is analogous to SABRE (Signal Amplification By Reversible Exchange) and makes use of the transfer of spin order from para-hydrogen to H 2 O in a hypothetical organometallic complex. The spin order transfer is expected to be most efficient at avoided level crossings. The highest achievable enrichment levels of para- and ortho-water are discussed. Copyright © 2018 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

Bactericidal effects of antibiotics on slowly growing and nongrowing bacteria.

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Eng, R H; Padberg, F T; Smith, S M; Tan, E N; Cherubin, C E

1991-01-01

Antimicrobial agents are most often tested against bacteria in the log phase of multiplication to produce the maximum bactericidal effect. In an infection, bacteria may multiply less optimally. We examined the effects of several classes of antimicrobial agents to determine their actions on gram-positive and gram-negative bacteria during nongrowing and slowly growing phases. Only ciprofloxacin and ofloxacin exhibited bactericidal activity against nongrowing gram-negative bacteria, and no antib...

Bacteria Isolated from Post-Partum Infections

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Nahid Arianpour

2009-06-01

Full Text Available Objective: This study was undertaken with an aim to determine bacterial species involved in post partum infections and also their abundance in patients admitted to at Khanevadeh hospital. In this study out of three different kinds of postpartum infections (i.e. genital, breast and urinary tract, only genital infection is considered.Materials and Methods: Post partum infection among 6077 patients (inpatients and re-admitted patients of Khanevadeh hospital from 2003 till 2008 was studied in this descriptive study. Samples were collected from patients for laboratory diagnosis to find out the causative organisms.Results: Follow up of mothers after delivery revealed 7.59% (461 patients had post partum infection, out of which 1.03% (63 patients were re-hospitalized. Infection was more often among younger mothers. Bacteria isolated and identified were both aerobic and anaerobic cocci and bacilli, majority of which were normal flora of the site of infection. Though, some pathogenic bacteria like Staphylococcus aureus, Neisseria gonorrhea, Chlamydia trachomatis,were also the causative agents. The commonest infection was infection at the site of episiotomy. Conclusion: Puerperal infection was detected in of 7.59% mothers. Bacteria isolated were both aerobic and anaerobic cocci and bacilli, majority of which were normal flora. However; some pathogenic bacteria were isolated.

Luminous bacteria cultured from fish guts in the Gulf of Oman.

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Makemson, J C; Hermosa, G V

1999-01-01

The incidence of culturable luminous bacteria in Omani market fish guts was correlated to habitat type amongst 109 species of fish. Isolated representative luminous bacteria were compared to known species using the Biolog system (95 traits/isolate) and cluster analysis, which showed that the main taxa present in fish guts were clades related to Vibrio harveyi and Photobacterium species with sporadic incidence of P. phosphoreum. The luminous isolates from gut of the slip-mouth (barred pony fish), Leiognathus fasciatus, were mainly a type related to Photobacterium but phenotypically different from known species. These luminous gut bacteria were identical with the bacteria in the light organ, indicating that the light organ supplies a significant quantity of luminous bacteria to the gut. In many of the fish that lack light organs, luminous bacteria were also the dominant bacterial type in the gut, while in some others luminous bacteria were encountered sporadically and at low densities, reflecting the incidence of culturable luminous bacteria in seawater. Pelagic fish contained the highest incidence of culturable luminous bacteria and reef-associated fish the lowest. No correlation was found between the incidence of culturable luminous bacteria and the degree to which fish produce a melanin-covered gut. Copyright 1999 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

Investigation of IR absorption spectra of oral cavity bacteria

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Belikov, Andrei V.; Altshuler, Gregory B.; Moroz, Boris T.; Pavlovskaya, Irina V.

1996-12-01

The results of comparative investigation for IR and visual absorption spectra of oral cavity bacteria are represented by this paper. There are also shown the main differences in absorption spectra of such pure bacteria cultures as : E- coli, Candida, Staph, Epidermidis, and absorption spectra of bacteria colonies cultured in tooth root canals suspected to harbour several endodontical problems. The results of experimental research targeted to investigate an effect of such combined YAG:Nd and YAG:Cr; Tm; Ho laser parameters like: wavelength, energy density, average power and etc., to oral cavity bacteria deactivation are given finally.

Oh What a Tangled Biofilm Web Bacteria Weave

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... Home Page Oh What a Tangled Biofilm Web Bacteria Weave By Elia Ben-Ari Posted May 1, ... a suitable surface, some water and nutrients, and bacteria will likely put down stakes and form biofilms. ...

Toxicity of tetracyclines and tetracycline degradation products to environmentally relevant bacteria, including selected tetracycline-resistant bacteria

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Halling-Sørensen, B.; Sengeløv, G.; Tjørnelund, J.

2002-01-01

Tetracyclines used in veterinary therapy invariably will find their way as parent compound and degradation products to the agricultural field. Major degradation products formed due to the limited stability of parent tetracyclines (tetracycline, chlortetracycline, and oxytetracycline) in aqueous...... at the same concentration level as tetracycline, chlortetracycline, and oxytetracycline on both the sludge and the tetracycline-sensitive soil bacteria. Further, both 5a,6-anhydrotetracychne and 5a,6-anhydrochlortetracycline had potency on tetracycline-resistant bacteria supporting a mode of action different...

Anaerobic bacteria in the gut of terrestrial isopod Crustacean Porcellio scaber.

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Kostanjsek, R; Lapanje, A; Rupnik, M; Strus, J; Drobne, D; Avgustin, G

2004-01-01

Anaerobic bacteria from Porcellio scaber hindgut were identified and, subsequently, isolated using molecular approach. Phylogenetic affiliation of bacteria associated with the hindgut wall was determined by analysis of bacterial 16S rRNA gene sequences which were retrieved directly from washed hindguts of P. scaber. Sequences from bacteria related to obligate anaerobic bacteria from genera Bacteroides and Enterococcus were retrieved, as well as sequences from 'A1 subcluster' of the wall-less mollicutes. Bacteria from the genus Desulfotomaculum were isolated from gut wall and cultivated under anaerobic conditions. In contrast to previous reports which suggested the absence of anaerobic bacteria in the isopod digestive system due to short retention time of the food in the tube-like hindgut, frequent renewal of the gut cuticle during the moulting process, and unsuccessful attempts to isolate anaerobic bacteria from this environment our results indicate the presence of resident anaerobic bacteria in the gut of P. scaber, in spite of apparently unsuitable, i.e. predominantly oxic, conditions.

Nitrogen acquisition in Agave tequilana from degradation of endophytic bacteria.

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Beltran-Garcia, Miguel J; White, James F; Prado, Fernanda M; Prieto, Katia R; Yamaguchi, Lydia F; Torres, Monica S; Kato, Massuo J; Medeiros, Marisa H G; Di Mascio, Paolo

2014-11-06

Plants form symbiotic associations with endophytic bacteria within tissues of leaves, stems, and roots. It is unclear whether or how plants obtain nitrogen from these endophytic bacteria. Here we present evidence showing nitrogen flow from endophytic bacteria to plants in a process that appears to involve oxidative degradation of bacteria. In our experiments we employed Agave tequilana and its seed-transmitted endophyte Bacillus tequilensis to elucidate organic nitrogen transfer from (15)N-labeled bacteria to plants. Bacillus tequilensis cells grown in a minimal medium with (15)NH4Cl as the nitrogen source were watered onto plants growing in sand. We traced incorporation of (15)N into tryptophan, deoxynucleosides and pheophytin derived from chlorophyll a. Probes for hydrogen peroxide show its presence during degradation of bacteria in plant tissues, supporting involvement of reactive oxygen in the degradation process. In another experiment to assess nitrogen absorbed as a result of endophytic colonization of plants we demonstrated that endophytic bacteria potentially transfer more nitrogen to plants and stimulate greater biomass in plants than heat-killed bacteria that do not colonize plants but instead degrade in the soil. Findings presented here support the hypothesis that some plants under nutrient limitation may degrade and obtain nitrogen from endophytic microbes.

The effects of deuterium-depleted water on bacteria

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Butnaru, Gallia; Jurca, Elena M.; Titescu, Gh.; Stefanescu, I.

2000-01-01

Due to their adaptability the bacteria are ubiquitous, occurring in a large variety of habitats. Most of them are saprotrophs or parasites. Bacteria are agents causing many diseases in animals and humans. The main purpose of this work was to reveal the deuterium-depleted water bactericidal effect. Nonpathogenic Gram-positive (Bacillus subtilis and Bacillus cereus) and pathogenic Gram-negative (Agrobacterium tumefaciens, Erwinia amylovora and Escherichia coli) bacteria were used. The variant deuterium depleted (DDW) eater was compared with distilled water eater one. The diffusometric method was found the proper way of investigation. The bacteria culture was developed in Petri dishes (diam = 70 mm) at a temperature of 25 deg. C. After 24 h, 48 h and 72 h the clear area was measured. The clear area was one in which the bacteria were killed. The surface was determined by the area of the small disc on the filter paper. The statistical data were determined by variance analysis. The results pointed out a large response to DDW presence. The data were classified in: 1. without response when no clear area occurred; - 2. with response when a clear area of under 5 mm 2 occurred; - 3. strong response when the clear area was higher than 10 mm 2 . The Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria behaviours were not in correlation with the DDW bactericidal effect. The Bacillus cereus and Escherichia coli were scored as without response and we presume that they were very tolerant. No clear area was induced by DDW. Bacillus subtilis and Erwinia amylovora showed weak response. After 24 h the killed bacteria were extended on the same area, namely, 2.89 mm 2 . Even if the DDW effect seems to be small it was significantly in comparison with the control case (s d = 2.78 mm 2 > 0.1). After 48 h and 72 h the clear surface remained the same. The Agrobacterium tumefaciens' response was very strong. The bacteria were killed on 22.50 mm 2 after 24 h and on 26.95 mm 2 after 48 h, being very

Leucine incorporation by aerobic anoxygenic phototrophic bacteria in the Delaware estuary

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Stegman, Monica R; Cottrell, Matthew T; Kirchman, David L

2014-01-01

Aerobic anoxygenic phototrophic (AAP) bacteria are well known to be abundant in estuaries, coastal regions and in the open ocean, but little is known about their activity in any aquatic ecosystem. To explore the activity of AAP bacteria in the Delaware estuary and coastal waters, single-cell 3H-leucine incorporation by these bacteria was examined with a new approach that combines infrared epifluorescence microscopy and microautoradiography. The approach was used on samples from the Delaware coast from August through December and on transects through the Delaware estuary in August and November 2011. The percent of active AAP bacteria was up to twofold higher than the percentage of active cells in the rest of the bacterial community in the estuary. Likewise, the silver grain area around active AAP bacteria in microautoradiography preparations was larger than the area around cells in the rest of the bacterial community, indicating higher rates of leucine consumption by AAP bacteria. The cell size of AAP bacteria was 50% bigger than the size of other bacteria, about the same difference on average as measured for activity. The abundance of AAP bacteria was negatively correlated and their activity positively correlated with light availability in the water column, although light did not affect 3H-leucine incorporation in light–dark experiments. Our results suggest that AAP bacteria are bigger and more active than other bacteria, and likely contribute more to organic carbon fluxes than indicated by their abundance. PMID:24824666

Leucine incorporation by aerobic anoxygenic phototrophic bacteria in the Delaware estuary.

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Stegman, Monica R; Cottrell, Matthew T; Kirchman, David L

2014-11-01

Aerobic anoxygenic phototrophic (AAP) bacteria are well known to be abundant in estuaries, coastal regions and in the open ocean, but little is known about their activity in any aquatic ecosystem. To explore the activity of AAP bacteria in the Delaware estuary and coastal waters, single-cell (3)H-leucine incorporation by these bacteria was examined with a new approach that combines infrared epifluorescence microscopy and microautoradiography. The approach was used on samples from the Delaware coast from August through December and on transects through the Delaware estuary in August and November 2011. The percent of active AAP bacteria was up to twofold higher than the percentage of active cells in the rest of the bacterial community in the estuary. Likewise, the silver grain area around active AAP bacteria in microautoradiography preparations was larger than the area around cells in the rest of the bacterial community, indicating higher rates of leucine consumption by AAP bacteria. The cell size of AAP bacteria was 50% bigger than the size of other bacteria, about the same difference on average as measured for activity. The abundance of AAP bacteria was negatively correlated and their activity positively correlated with light availability in the water column, although light did not affect (3)H-leucine incorporation in light-dark experiments. Our results suggest that AAP bacteria are bigger and more active than other bacteria, and likely contribute more to organic carbon fluxes than indicated by their abundance.

Folate Production by Probiotic Bacteria

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Stefano Raimondi

2011-01-01

Full Text Available Probiotic bacteria, mostly belonging to the genera Lactobacillus and Bifidobacterium, confer a number of health benefits to the host, including vitamin production. With the aim to produce folate-enriched fermented products and/or develop probiotic supplements that accomplish folate biosynthesis in vivo within the colon, bifidobacteria and lactobacilli have been extensively studied for their capability to produce this vitamin. On the basis of physiological studies and genome analysis, wild-type lactobacilli cannot synthesize folate, generally require it for growth, and provide a negative contribution to folate levels in fermented dairy products. Lactobacillus plantarum constitutes an exception among lactobacilli, since it is capable of folate production in presence of para-aminobenzoic acid (pABA and deserves to be used in animal trials to validate its ability to produce the vitamin in vivo. On the other hand, several folate-producing strains have been selected within the genus Bifidobacterium, with a great variability in the extent of vitamin released in the medium. Most of them belong to the species B. adolescentis and B. pseudocatenulatum, but few folate producing strains are found in the other species as well. Rats fed a probiotic formulation of folate-producing bifidobacteria exhibited increased plasma folate level, confirming that the vitamin is produced in vivo and absorbed. In a human trial, the same supplement raised folate concentration in feces. The use of folate-producing probiotic strains can be regarded as a new perspective in the specific use of probiotics. They could more efficiently confer protection against inflammation and cancer, both exerting the beneficial effects of probiotics and preventing the folate deficiency that is associated with premalignant changes in the colonic epithelia.

Colonization of the oral cavity by probiotic bacteria.

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Ravn, I; Dige, I; Meyer, R L; Nyvad, B

2012-01-01

The aim of this study was to investigate if three probiotic bacteria present in the milk product Cultura Dofilus® naturell could be detected in saliva and on oral mucosal surfaces, and if they colonized dental surfaces in situ in 8 caries-inactive individuals after 8 daily exposures to the milk product for up to 3 days. Bacteria were identified by fluorescence in situ hybridization and confocal laser scanning microscopy. While probiotic bacteria were present sporadically in the oral cavity on mucosal surfaces and in saliva after 3 days of frequent use of the probiotic milk, they were not detected on dental surfaces. Probiotic bacteria may thus contribute to general oral health, but their potential role in biofilm-induced dental diseases remains unclear. Copyright © 2012 S. Karger AG, Basel.

Co-existence of Anaerobic Ammonium Oxidation Bacteria and Denitrifying Anaerobic Methane Oxidation Bacteria in Sewage Sludge: Community Diversity and Seasonal Dynamics.

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Xu, Sai; Lu, Wenjing; Mustafa, Muhammad Farooq; Caicedo, Luis Miguel; Guo, Hanwen; Fu, Xindi; Wang, Hongtao

2017-11-01

Anaerobic ammonium oxidation (ANAMMOX) and denitrifying anaerobic methane oxidation (DAMO) have been recently discovered as relevant processes in the carbon and nitrogen cycles of wastewater treatment plants. In this study, the seasonal dynamics of ANAMMOX and DAMO bacterial community structures and their abundance in sewage sludge collected from wastewater treatment plants were analysed. Results indicated that ANAMMOX and DAMO bacteria co-existed in sewage sludge in different seasons and their abundance was positively correlated (P bacteria in autumn and winter indicated that these seasons were the preferred time to favour the growth of ANAMMOX and DAMO bacteria. The community structure of ANNAMOX and DAMO bacteria could also shift with seasonal changes. The "Candidatus Brocadia" genus of ANAMMOX bacteria was mainly recovered in spring and summer, and an unknown cluster was primarily detected in autumn and winter. Similar patterns of seasonal variation in the community structure of DAMO bacteria were also observed. Group B was the dominant in spring and summer, whereas in autumn and winter, group A and group B presented almost the same proportion. The redundancy analysis revealed that pH and nitrate were the most significant factors affecting community structures of these two groups (P < 0.01). This study reported the diversity of ANAMMOX and DAMO in wastewater treatment plants that may be the basis for new nitrogen removal technologies.

Bioaccumulation and chemical modification of Tc by soil bacteria

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Henrot, J.

1989-01-01

Bioaccumulation and chemical modification of pertechnetate (TcO 4 -) by aerobically and anaerobically grown soil bacteria and by pure cultures of sulfate-reducing bacteria (Desulfovibrio sp.) were studied to gain insight on the possible mechanisms by which bacteria can affect the solubility of Tc in soil. Aerobically grown bacteria had no apparent effect on TcO 4 -; they did not accumulate Tc nor modify its chemical form. Anaerobically grown bacteria exhibited high bioaccumulation and reduced TcO 4 -, enabling its association with organics of the growth medium. Reduction was a metabolic process and not merely the result of reducing conditions in the growth medium. Association of Tc with bacterial polysaccharides was observed only in cultures of anaerobic bacteria. Sulfate-reducing bacteria efficiently removed Tc from solution and promoted its association with organics. Up to 70% of the total Tc in the growth medium was bioaccumulated and/or precipitated. The remaining Tc in soluble form was entirely associated with organics. Pertechnetate was not reduced by the same mechanism as dissimilatory sulfate reduction, but rather by some reducing agent released in the growth medium. A calculation of the amount of Tc that could be associated with the bacterial biomass present in soil demonstrates that high concentration ratios in cultures do not necessarily imply that bioaccumulation is an important mechanism for long-term retention of Tc in soil

Antioxidant and Antimicrobial Potential of the Bifurcaria bifurcata Epiphytic Bacteria

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Horta, André; Pinteus, Susete; Alves, Celso; Fino, Nádia; Silva, Joana; Fernandez, Sara; Rodrigues, Américo; Pedrosa, Rui

2014-01-01

This article belongs to the Special Issue Selected Papers from the 14th International Symposium on Marine Natural Products Surface-associated marine bacteria are an interesting source of new secondary metabolites. The aim of this study was the isolation and identification of epiphytic bacteria from the marine brown alga, Bifurcaria bifurcata, and the evaluation of the antioxidant and antimicrobial activity of bacteria extracts. The identification of epiphytic bacteria was determined by 16S...

Social Behaviour in Bacteria

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the recipient. • Social behaviours can be categorized according to the fitness ... is actually the flagella of symbiotic spirochete bacteria that helps it to swim around .... Normal population. Responsive switching. (Environmental stress). Stochastic.

Ammonia production by human faecal bacteria, and the enumeration, isolation and characterization of bacteria capable of growth on peptides and amino acids

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Richardson Anthony J

2013-01-01

Full Text Available Abstract Background The products of protein breakdown in the human colon are considered to be detrimental to gut health. Amino acid catabolism leads to the formation of sulfides, phenolic compounds and amines, which are inflammatory and/or precursors to the formation of carcinogens, including N-nitroso compounds. The aim of this study was to investigate the kinetics of protein breakdown and the bacterial species involved. Results Casein, pancreatic casein hydrolysate (mainly short-chain peptides or amino acids were incubated in vitro with suspensions of faecal bacteria from 3 omnivorous and 3 vegetarian human donors. Results from the two donor groups were similar. Ammonia production was highest from peptides, followed by casein and amino acids, which were similar. The amino acids metabolized most extensively were Asp, Ser, Lys and Glu. Monensin inhibited the rate of ammonia production from amino acids by 60% (P = 0.001, indicating the involvement of Gram-positive bacteria. Enrichment cultures were carried out to investigate if, by analogy with the rumen, there was a significant population of asaccharolytic, obligately amino acid-fermenting bacteria (‘hyper-ammonia-producing’ bacteria; HAP in the colon. Numbers of bacteria capable of growth on peptides or amino acids alone averaged 3.5% of the total viable count, somewhat higher than the rumen. None of these were HAP, however. The species enriched included Clostridium spp., one of which was C. perfringens, Enterococcus, Shigella and Escherichia coli. Conclusions Protein fermentation by human faecal bacteria in the absence of sugars not only leads to the formation of hazardous metabolic products, but also to the possible proliferation of harmful bacteria. The kinetics of protein metabolism were similar to the rumen, but HAP bacteria were not found.

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Bacteria Associated with Fresh Tilapia Fish (Oreochromis niloticus ...

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Keywords: Bacteria, Tilapia fish and Sokoto central market. INTRODUCTION ... The bacteria are transmitted by fish that have made contact ... with which a product spoils is also related to the .... Base on the percentage frequency of occurance ,.

Biodegradación de fenol en aguas tratadas de la industria petrolera para re-uso en cultivos agrícolas

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Pardo-Díaz, Sergio; Rojas-Tapias, Daniel; Roldan, Fabio; Brandão, Pedro; Almansa-Manrique, Edgar

2017-01-01

ResumenLa explotación del petróleo y el uso de sus derivados han contribuido para el desarrollo tecnológico a nivel mundial. Esta actividad, no obstante, genera muchos subproductos los cuales atentan contra la salud del ambiente. Las aguas de producción, por ejemplo, pueden contener trazas de metales pesados e hidrocarburos, razón por la cual deben ser reincorporadas de forma adecuada al ambiente. En este trabajo, se aislaron, caracterizaron e identificaron molecularmente ocho bacterias en ba...

[Screening endophytic bacteria against plant-parasitic nematodes].

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Peng, Shuang; Yan, Shuzhen; Chen, Shuanglin

2011-03-01

Plant-parasite nematode is one of the most important pathogens in plant. Our objective is to screen endophytic bacteria against plant-parasitic nematodes from plant. Endophytic bacteria were isolated and screened by testing their metabolite against Bursaphelenchus xylophilus in vitro. Those strains inhibiting B. xylophilus were selected to culture in liquid medium and fermentation conditions were optimized by orthogonal test. The stability of the antinematode substances was evaluated by various. In addition, four strains were identified by 16SrDNA sequence analysis. In total 13 strains of endophytic bacteria secreting antinematode metabolite were isolated from 6 species of plant. The supernatant of the fermentation broth of these endophytic bacteria gave 100% mortality of nematodes after treated as the follows: 1 ml each was mixed with 0.2 ml of the suspension of nematodes (2000 nematodes/ml) then incubated at 250C for 24 h, some of which could led to leakage or dissolution of nematodes. Among them, four strains, BCM2, SZ5, CCM7 and DP1, showed stronger activity than others. The supernatants diluted three times also gave not less than 95% mortality after 24 h treatment, and those from DP1 and SZ5 even gave 100% mortality. The fermentation conditions of the four strains were optimized and the antinematode activity grew up four times after optimization. The antinematode substances of these strains were found stable when treated with protease or heating or stored at 4 degrees C after 100 days, while instable when treated with acid or alkali. DP1 and CCM7 were identified to be Bacillus subtilis, while SZ5 and BCM2 to be Bacillus cereus. Endophytic bacteria secreting antinematode metabolite were found in economic crops. The metabolite of some strains showed strong and stable antinematode activity. Our results indicate the real potential of biocontrol by endophytic bacteria.

Trophic state and microorganisms community of major sub-basins of the middle Rio Doce basin, southeast Brazil

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Mauricio Mello Petrucio

2005-07-01

Full Text Available Total phosphorus concentration was used to define the trophic state of the main sub-basins of the middle Rio Doce, in Minas Gerais State (southeast Brazil and physical, chemical, and microbiological variables of water were analyzed during 2000 to 2001. The study evaluated changes in water quality caused by seasonality and human activities. Water temperature, conductivity, pH, total alkalinity, dissolved oxygen, and concentrations of NH4-N, NO2-N, NO3-N, total-N, PO4-P, total-P, DOC, and chlorophyll-a were measured in seven rivers stretches (sampling stations. Total yeasts, faecal and total coliforms, and heterotrophic bacteria were also determined. The studied areas were considered to be under oligotrophic to eutrophic conditions. The variables that presented highest positive correlation with faecal coliforms were total-P and total-N, and heterotrophic bacteria density was identified as a good parameter to differentiate the ecosystems. These results suggested the inclusion of the trophic level and the distinct activities within a watershed as important elements when proposing conservation and restoration areas.A concentração de fósforo total foi utilizada para determinar o grau de trofia das principais sub-bacias do trecho médio da bacia do Rio Doce, em Minas Gerais, e variáveis físicas, químicas e microbiológicas da água foram analisadas nos períodos de chuva e seca durante os anos de 2000 e 2001. O estudo visou determinar mudanças na qualidade da água causadas pela sazonalidade e por diferentes atividades antrópicas. As áreas estudadas variaram de oligotróficas a eutróficas. As variáveis que apresentaram as maiores correlações positivas com a densidades de coliformes fecais foram as concentrações de nitrogênio e fósforo total, além disso, bactérias heterotróficas mostrou-se capaz de diferenciar os ambientes. Estes resultados sugerem a inclusão do grau de trofia e da caracterização das atividades antrópicas na

Pepsin homologues in bacteria

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Bateman Alex

2009-09-01

Full Text Available Abstract Background Peptidase family A1, to which pepsin belongs, had been assumed to be restricted to eukaryotes. The tertiary structure of pepsin shows two lobes with similar folds and it has been suggested that the gene has arisen from an ancient duplication and fusion event. The only sequence similarity between the lobes is restricted to the motif around the active site aspartate and a hydrophobic-hydrophobic-Gly motif. Together, these contribute to an essential structural feature known as a psi-loop. There is one such psi-loop in each lobe, and so each lobe presents an active Asp. The human immunodeficiency virus peptidase, retropepsin, from peptidase family A2 also has a similar fold but consists of one lobe only and has to dimerize to be active. All known members of family A1 show the bilobed structure, but it is unclear if the ancestor of family A1 was similar to an A2 peptidase, or if the ancestral retropepsin was derived from a half-pepsin gene. The presence of a pepsin homologue in a prokaryote might give insights into the evolution of the pepsin family. Results Homologues of the aspartic peptidase pepsin have been found in the completed genomic sequences from seven species of bacteria. The bacterial homologues, unlike those from eukaryotes, do not possess signal peptides, and would therefore be intracellular acting at neutral pH. The bacterial homologues have Thr218 replaced by Asp, a change which in renin has been shown to confer activity at neutral pH. No pepsin homologues could be detected in any archaean genome. Conclusion The peptidase family A1 is found in some species of bacteria as well as eukaryotes. The bacterial homologues fall into two groups, one from oceanic bacteria and one from plant symbionts. The bacterial homologues are all predicted to be intracellular proteins, unlike the eukaryotic enzymes. The bacterial homologues are bilobed like pepsin, implying that if no horizontal gene transfer has occurred the duplication

The growth of bacteria on organic compounds in drinking water

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Kooij, van der D.

1984-01-01

Growth ("regrowth") of bacteria In drinking water distribution systems results in a deterioration of the water quality. Regrowth of chemoheterotrophic bacteria depends on the presence of organic. compounds that serve as a nutrient source for these bacteria. A batch-culture technique was

Threats and opportunities of plant pathogenic bacteria.

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Tarkowski, Petr; Vereecke, Danny

2014-01-01

Plant pathogenic bacteria can have devastating effects on plant productivity and yield. Nevertheless, because these often soil-dwelling bacteria have evolved to interact with eukaryotes, they generally exhibit a strong adaptivity, a versatile metabolism, and ingenious mechanisms tailored to modify the development of their hosts. Consequently, besides being a threat for agricultural practices, phytopathogens may also represent opportunities for plant production or be useful for specific biotechnological applications. Here, we illustrate this idea by reviewing the pathogenic strategies and the (potential) uses of five very different (hemi)biotrophic plant pathogenic bacteria: Agrobacterium tumefaciens, A. rhizogenes, Rhodococcus fascians, scab-inducing Streptomyces spp., and Pseudomonas syringae. Copyright © 2013 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

Potency of Amylase-producing Bacteria and Optimization Amylase Activities

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Indriati, G.; Megahati, R. R. P.; Rosba, E.

2018-04-01

Enzymes are capable to act as biocatalyst for a wide variety of chemical reactions. Amylase have potential biotechnological applications in a wide range of industrial processes and account for nearly 30% of the world’s enzyme market. Amylase are extracellular enzymes that catalyze the hydrolysis of internal α-1,4-glycosidic linkages in starch to dextrin, and other small carbohydrate molecules constituted of glucose units. Although enzymes are produced from animal and plant sources, the microbial sources are generally the most suitable for commercial applications. Bacteria from hot springs is widely used as a source of various enzymes, such as amylase. But the amount of amylase-producing bacteria is still very limited. Therefore it is necessary to search sources of amylase-producing bacteria new, such as from hot springs Pariangan. The purpose of this study was to isolation of amylase-producing bacteria from Pariangan hot spring, West Sumatera and amylase activity optimization. The results were obtained 12 isolates of thermophilic bacteria and 5 isolates of amyalse-producing bacteria with the largest amylolytic index of 3.38 mm. The highest amylase activity was obtained at 50°C and pH 7.5.

Interaction of neptunium with humic acid and anaerobic bacteria

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Kubota, Takumi; Sasaki, Takayuki; Kudo, Akira

2002-01-01

Humic acid and bacteria play an important role in the migration of radionuclides in groundwaters. The interaction of neptunium with humic acid and anaerobic bacteria has been investigated by liquid/liquid and solid/liquid extraction systems. For liquid/liquid extraction, the apparent complex formation constant, β α was obtained from the distribution between two phases of neptunium. For solid/liquid extraction, the ratio of sorption to bacteria, K d , was measured. K d of humic acid can be evaluated from β α . The large value of β α and K d means strong interaction of neptunium with organisms. In order to examine the effect of the nature of organism on interaction, the interaction with humic acid was compared to that with non-sterilized or sterilized mixed anaerobic bacteria. The value of β α of humate depended on neptunium ion concentration as well as pH, which showed the effect of polyelectrolyte properties and heterogeneous composition of humic acid. The comparison of interaction with humic acid and bacteria indicated that the K d value of humic acid was larger than that of bacteria and more strongly depend on pH. (author)

Occurrence and distribution of nitrogen-scavenging bacteria in marine environment

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Sugahara, Isao; Kimura, Toshio; Hayashi, Koichiro

1987-01-01

The occurrence and distribution nitrogen-scavenging bacteria in the water of coastal and oceanic of Japan were studied during the Seisui-Maru cruises from 1986 to 1987. Nitroben-scavenging bacteria in the water usually occurred at the level of 10-104 cfu/ml.This value was almost comparable to that of aerobic heterotrophic bacteria. It seems that nitrogen-scavenging bacteria play an important role in the efficient uptake of low levels of nitrogenous compounds in marine enviroment.

[Analysis of Pathogenic Bacteria in Reclaimed Water and Impact of UV Disinfection on the Removal of Pathogenic Bacteria].

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Jing, Ming; Wang, Lei

2016-02-15

In the study, 454-pyrosequencing technology was employed to investigate the species of pathogenic bacteria and the proportion of each pathogen in secondary effluent. Culture-based, qPCR and Q-RT-PCR methods were employed to analyze the removal of indicator (E. coli) and pathogen (Salmonella and Mycobacterium) by ultraviolet (UV) disinfection at a dose of 60 mJ x Cm(-2). The results showed that 11 kinds of pathogenic bacteria were found and the most abundant potentially pathogenic bacteria in the secondary effluent were affiliated with the genera of Clostridium (2.96%), Arcobacter (0.82%) and Mycobacterium (0.36%). 99.9% of culturable E. coli and Salmonella were removed by UV disinfection (60 mJ x cm(-2), however, less than 90% of culturable Mycobacterium were removed. The removal efficiencies of viable E. coli, Salmonella and Mycobacterium were low. Q-RT-PCR seemed to be a promising method for evaluating viable microorganisms in samples. Besides, pathogenic bacteria entered into VBNC state at a UV dose of 60 mJ x cm(-2). Other advanced treatment processes were needed to ensure safe utilization of reclaimed water.

High resistance of some oligotrophic bacteria to ionizing radiation

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Nikitin, D.I.; Tashtemirova, M.A.; Pitryuk, I.A.; Sorokin, V.V.; Oranskaya, M.S.; Nikitin, L.E.

1994-01-01

The resistance of seven cultures of eutrophic and oligotrophic bacteria to gamma radiation (at doses up to 360 Gy) was investigated. The bacteria under study were divided into three groups according to their survival ability after irradiation. Methylobacterium organophilum and open-quotes Pedodermatophilus halotoleransclose quotes (LD 50 = 270 Gy) were highly tolerant. By their tolerance, these organisms approached Deinococcus radiodurans. Aquatic ring-shaped (toroidal) bacteria Flectobacillus major and open-quotes Arcocella aquaticaclose quotes (LD 5 = 173 and 210 Gy, respectively) were moderately tolerant. Eutrophic Pseudomonas fluorescens and Escherichia coli (LD 50 = 43 and 38 Gy, respectively) were the most sensitive. X-ray microanalysis showed that in tolerant bacteria the intracellular content of potassium increased and the content of calcium decreased after irradiation. No changes in the element composition of the eutrophic bacterium E. coli were detected. Possible mechanisms of the resistance of oligotrophic bacteria to gamma radiation are discussed

Copper tolerance and virulence in bacteria

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Ladomersky, Erik; Petris, Michael J.

2015-01-01

Copper (Cu) is an essential trace element for all aerobic organisms. It functions as a cofactor in enzymes that catalyze a wide variety of redox reactions due to its ability to cycle between two oxidation states, Cu(I) and Cu(II). This same redox property of copper has the potential to cause toxicity if copper homeostasis is not maintained. Studies suggest that the toxic properties of copper are harnessed by the innate immune system of the host to kill bacteria. To counter such defenses, bacteria rely on copper tolerance genes for virulence within the host. These discoveries suggest bacterial copper intoxication is a component of host nutritional immunity, thus expanding our knowledge of the roles of copper in biology. This review summarizes our current understanding of copper tolerance in bacteria, and the extent to which these pathways contribute to bacterial virulence within the host. PMID:25652326

[Methanotrophic bacteria of acid sphagnum bogs].

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Dedysh, S N

2002-01-01

Acid sphagnum bogs cover a considerable part of the territory of Russia and are an important natural source of biogenic methane, which is formed in their anaerobic layers. A considerable portion of this methane is consumed in the aerobic part of the bog profile by acidophilic methanotrophic bacteria, which comprise the methane filter of sphagnum bogs and decrease CH4 emission to the atmosphere. For a long time, these bacteria escaped isolation, which became possible only after the elucidation of the optimal conditions of their functioning in situ: pH 4.5 to 5.5; temperature, from 15 to 20 degrees C; and low salt concentration in the solution. Reproduction of these conditions and rejection of earlier used media with a high content of biogenic elements allowed methanotrophic bacteria of two new genera and species--Methylocella palustris and Methylocapsa acidophila--to be isolated from the peat of sphagnum bogs of the northern part of European Russia and West Siberia. These bacteria are well adapted to the conditions in cold, acid, oligotrophic sphagnum bogs. They grow in a pH range of 4.2-7.5 with an optimum at 5.0-5.5, prefer moderate temperatures (15-25 degrees C) and media with a low content of mineral salts (200-500 mg/l), and are capable of active nitrogen fixation. Design of fluorescently labeled 16S rRNA-targeted oligonucleotide probes for the detection of Methylocella palustris and Methylocapsa acidophila and their application to the analysis of sphagnum peat samples showed that these bacteria represent dominant populations of methanotrophs with a density of 10(5)-10(6) cells/g peat. In addition to Methylocella and Methylocapsa populations, one more abundant population of methanotrophs was revealed (10(6) cells/g peat), which were phylogenetically close to the genus Methylocystis.

Anaerobic bacteria in wastewater treatment plant.

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Cyprowski, Marcin; Stobnicka-Kupiec, Agata; Ławniczek-Wałczyk, Anna; Bakal-Kijek, Aleksandra; Gołofit-Szymczak, Małgorzata; Górny, Rafał L

2018-03-28

The objective of this study was to assess exposure to anaerobic bacteria released into air from sewage and sludge at workplaces from a wastewater treatment plant (WWTP). Samples of both sewage and sludge were collected at six sampling points and bioaerosol samples were additionally collected (with the use of a 6-stage Andersen impactor) at ten workplaces covering different stages of the technological process. Qualitative identification of all isolated strains was performed using the biochemical API 20A test. Additionally, the determination of Clostridium pathogens was carried out using 16S rRNA gene sequence analysis. The average concentration of anaerobic bacteria in the sewage samples was 5.49 × 10 4 CFU/mL (GSD = 85.4) and in sludge-1.42 × 10 6 CFU/g (GSD = 5.1). In turn, the average airborne bacterial concentration was at the level of 50 CFU/m 3 (GSD = 5.83) and the highest bacterial contamination (4.06 × 10 3 CFU/m 3 ) was found in winter at the bar screens. In total, 16 bacterial species were determined, from which the predominant strains belonged to Actinomyces, Bifidobacterium, Clostridium, Propionibacterium and Peptostreptococcus genera. The analysis revealed that mechanical treatment processes were responsible for a substantial emission of anaerobic bacteria into the air. In both the sewage and air samples, Clostridium perfringens pathogen was identified. Anaerobic bacteria were widely present both in the sewage and in the air at workplaces from the WWTP, especially when the technological process was performed in closed spaces. Anaerobic bacteria formed small aggregates with both wastewater droplets and dust particles of sewage sludge origin and as such may be responsible for adverse health outcomes in exposed workers.

Uma ferramenta para planejamento de estudos para concursos

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Leonardo Pimentel

2015-11-01

Full Text Available De acordo com a constituição brasileira, a única forma de se tornar um empregado do governo é passar em um concurso público. O exame de conhecimento do cargo é um dos componentes mais importantes de um concurso. Estudar para esse exame é uma tarefa que requer planejamento. Um meio de obter um bom planejamento é construir uma grade de horários que relacione as matérias a serem estudadas com os respectivos horários disponíveis para o estudo. Esse tipo de problema se assemelha bastante à gerência de projetos, em que se procura estabelecer a distribuição das atividades ao longo do tempo disponível. Assim, torna-se interessante explorar a dinâmica de estudos para concursos como um projeto. O presente trabalho apresenta a ferramenta de apoio ao estudos - Passe-me, baseada no ciclo PDCA (do inglês, Plan-Do-Check-Act. Por se tratar de uma ferramenta web, o tempo de resposta para produzir uma grade de estudos é fundamental. A ferramenta faz uso de algoritmo genético para calcular a grade de horários priorizando a velocidade de resposta. A ferramenta foi avaliada em diferentes cenários de uso e obteve desempenho satisfatório durante a produção da grade de estudos.

Docencia para el logro y educación para emprender

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Luis Gerardo Rodríguez Gómez

1994-05-01

Full Text Available RESUMEN En el primer artículo, el autor plasmó los elementos relevantes para una propuesta de educación para emprender. En este describe el desarrollo docente como expresión de una intensión, saber y un quehacer, encaminados a la formación del hombre emprendedor. El artículo se divide en tres partes. En la primera, se reseña los factores que orientan la intensión docente para emprender, a partir de un discurso y formas metodológicas establecidas con esa intención. En segundo lugar, se asume el espacio y tiempo la clase como unidad de análisis, para lograr objetivos de tipo institucional, programático y temático y en la parte final, se examina la evaluación docente y se hacen consideraciones generales para una propuesta de evaluación, que surge al investigar la actuación del maestro.

Chemical signaling between plants and plant-pathogenic bacteria.

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Venturi, Vittorio; Fuqua, Clay

2013-01-01

Studies of chemical signaling between plants and bacteria in the past have been largely confined to two models: the rhizobial-legume symbiotic association and pathogenesis between agrobacteria and their host plants. Recent studies are beginning to provide evidence that many plant-associated bacteria undergo chemical signaling with the plant host via low-molecular-weight compounds. Plant-produced compounds interact with bacterial regulatory proteins that then affect gene expression. Similarly, bacterial quorum-sensing signals result in a range of functional responses in plants. This review attempts to highlight current knowledge in chemical signaling that takes place between pathogenic bacteria and plants. This chemical communication between plant and bacteria, also referred to as interkingdom signaling, will likely become a major research field in the future, as it allows the design of specific strategies to create plants that are resistant to plant pathogens.

A reassessment of the study of cut mark patterns to infer hominid manipulation of fleshed carcasses at the Flk Zinj 22 site, Olduvai Gorge, Tanzania

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Domínguez-Rodrigo, Manuel

1997-12-01

Full Text Available Previous experimental studies on cut marks have suggested that cut mark percentages and their anatomical distribution (based on element type and bone section type could be used to differentiate primary access to fleshed carcasses from secondary access to defleshed carcasses. In this study, the experimental sample of this type of studies is increased and further data are included to infer a primary access by hominids to carcasses at the FLK Zinj site of Olduvai.

Estudios experimentales anteriores sobre marcas de corte han sugerido que los porcentajes de marcas de corte y su distribución (basada en tipo de hueso y tipo de sección ósea podrían usarse para diferenciar un acceso primario a carcasas con carne de un acceso secundario a carcasas descarnadas. En este estudio semejante muestra experimental se ve ampliada y se muestran más datos que sirven para inferir que los homínidos tuvieron un acceso primario a las carcasas representadas en el yacimiento FLK Zinj de Olduvai.

DETECCIÓN Y DIFERENCIACIÓN DE Mycoplasma gallisepticum Y Mycoplasma synoviae MEDIANTE LA TÉCNICA DE PCR A PARTIR DE HISOPOS TRAQUEALES DE AVES CON SÍNTOMAS RESPIRATORIOS

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CESAR VENTURA

2012-09-01

Full Text Available Los micoplasmas son importantes patógenos en las aves por ser responsables de cuadros respiratorios que ocasionan grandes pérdidas económicas a la industria avícola a nivel mundial. Existen principalmente dos especies de micoplasmas como causantes de enfermedad en aves comerciales, el Mycoplasma gallisepticum (MG y el Mycoplasma synoviae (MS. Teniendo en cuenta su importancia y la necesidad de conocer y diferenciar la presencia de las diferentes especies de micoplasmas presentes en las explotaciones avícolas, se tomaron 91 muestras de hisopos traqueales de aves con síntomas respiratorios, provenientes de igual número de granjas de pollo de engorde, ponedoras comerciales y reproductoras pesadas ubicadas en los departamentos de Cundinamarca y Boyacá y se determinó la presencia de MG y MS por la técnica de PCR. La prevalencia determinada fue de 39,6% para MG y 47,3% para MS, encontrándose diferencias estadísticamente significativas cuando se comparó la positividad a MG y MS y el tipo de explotación (p

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Representaciones sociales de los alimentos orgánicos entre consumidores de Chiapas

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Cynthia Gutiérrez Pérez

2012-01-01

Full Text Available Ante un modelo intensivo en el uso de agroquímicos y sus consecuencias en la salud y en el medio ambiente, los alimentos orgánicos emergen como una opción de producción sustentable y saludable para los consumidores. Este artículo expone los resultados de un estudio sobre los factores generales que organizan la representación social de los alimentos frescos orgánicos en tres grupos de consumidores en San Cristóbal de Las Casas, Chiapas. El estudio se realizó con dispositivos cuantitativos y cualitativos con 250 consumidores en tres espacios de venta. Los resultados muestran similitudes y diferencias según grupo social estudiado. Los tres casos comparten preocupaciones por la salud las cuales se enmarcan en diversos factores de riesgo. Las diferencias se muestran en cuanto a sus posicionamientos políticos e ideológicos así como por su oportunidad de acceso a los alimentos orgánicos. La escolaridad no fue determinante para diferenciar las representaciones sociales emitidas.

NC10 bacteria in marine oxygen minimum zones

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Padilla, Cory C; Bristow, Laura A; Sarode, Neha

2016-01-01

Bacteria of the NC10 phylum link anaerobic methane oxidation to nitrite denitrification through a unique O2-producing intra-aerobic methanotrophy pathway. A niche for NC10 in the pelagic ocean has not been confirmed. We show that NC10 bacteria are present and transcriptionally active in oceanic....... rRNA and mRNA transcripts assignable to NC10 peaked within the OMZ and included genes of the putative nitrite-dependent intra-aerobic pathway, with high representation of transcripts containing the unique motif structure of the nitric oxide (NO) reductase of NC10 bacteria, hypothesized...

CcpA-dependent carbon catabolite repression in bacteria

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Warner, JB; Lolkema, JS; Warner, Jessica B.

2003-01-01

Carbon catabolite repression (CCR) by transcriptional regulators follows different mechanisms in gram-positive and gram-negative bacteria. In gram-positive bacteria, CcpA-dependent CCR is mediated by phosphorylation of the phosphoenolpyruvate:sugar phosphotransferase system intermediate HPr at a

Antimicrobial properties of probiotic bacteria from various sources

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OKEREKE HOPE C

2012-05-15

May 15, 2012 ... The lactic acid bacteria (LAB), a component of several fermented foods including ... lactic acid bacteria grown in MRS broth for 20 to 24 h using centrifugation .... vacuum packed chill-stored meat has potential application for ...

“caracterización de bacterias metalofijadoras de mercurío, a través de la subunidad 16srna, mediante la técnica de pcr-dgge del rio gala (aguas abajo en el recinto San Rafael) en la parroquia tenguel”

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Llivisaca, Susana Alexandra; Burgos, Felix Adolfo; Vargas, Jeffrey David

2011-01-01

El proyecto sobre el cual tratamos, se refiere el uso de la técnica molecular PCR-DGGE, para la caracterización de bacterias, y su potencial existencia en las aguas del río Gala de la parroquia Tenguel. La selección del sitio se basó al alto grado de contaminación con metales pesados en la que este se encuentra este rio. La probabilidad sobre la presencia de microorganismos con capacidad metalofijadora, es alta dada sus características biológicas y bioquímicas con las que cuenta esta bacteria...

Epithermal neutron activation analysis of CR(VI)-reducer basalt-inhabiting bacteria

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Tsibakhashvili, N.Ya.; Kalabegishvili, T.L.; Murusidze, I.G.; Mosulishvili, L.M.; Frontas'eva, M.V.; Kirkesali, E.I.; Aksenova, N.G.; Holman, H.Y.

2005-01-01

Epithermal neutron activation analysis (ENAA) has been applied to studying elemental composition of Cr(VI)-reducer bacteria isolated from polluted basalts from the Republic of Georgia. Cr(VI)-reducing ability of the bacteria was examined by electron spin resonance (ESR) demonstrating that the bacteria differ in the rates of Cr(VI) reduction. A well-pronounced correlation between the ability of the bacteria to accumulate Cr(VI) and their ability to reduce Cr(V) to Cr(III) observed in our experiments is discussed. Elemental analysis of these bacteria also revealed that basalt-inhabiting bacteria are distinguished by relative contents of essential elements such as K, Na, Mg, Fe, Mn, Zn, and Co. A high rate of Cr(III) formation correlates with a high concentration of Co in the bacterium. ENAA detected some similarity in the elemental composition of the bacteria. The relatively high contents of Fe detected in the bacteria (140-340 μg/g of dry weight) indicate bacterial adaptation to the environmental conditions typical of the basalts. The concentrations of at least 12-19 different elements ranging from major- to ultratrace ones were determined in each type of bacteria simultaneously. The range of concentrations spans over 8 orders of magnitude

Identification of marine methanol-utilizing bacteria

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Yamamoto, M; Iwaki, H; Kouno, K; Inui, T

1980-01-01

A taxonomical study of 65 marine methanol-utilizing bacteria is described. They were Gram-negative, non-spore-forming rods with a polar flagellum and had marine bacterial properties and required vitamin B/sub 12/ for growth. All of them assimilated fructose in addition to C/sub 1/-compounds and produced acid oxidatively from fructose. Twenty-four strains assimilated only C/sub 1/-compounds. They were resistant to penicillin, oxytetracycline and 0/129 substance (Vibrio stat), and tolerant to 12% NaCl. Guanine-cytosine contents of deoxyribonucleic acid in typical strains fell in the range of 43.8 to 47.6%. Other morphological and physiological properties were almost the same as those of terrestrial methanol-utilizers. Bacteria in the first group (41 strains) were facultative methylotrophs and were divided into three subgroups by the assimilation of methylated amines, that is, subgroup I (30 strains) assimilated mono-, di- and tri-methylamine, subgroup II (9 strains) assimilated only mono-methylamine, the bacteria of subgroups I and II were named Alteromonas thalassomethanolica sp. nov. and subgroup III (2 strains) did not assimilate methylated amines, and was tentatively assigned as Alteromonas sp. The second group of bacteria (24 strains) was obligate methylotrophs, named Methylomonas thalassica sp. nov. and was divided into subgroup IV (15 strains) which assimilated mono-, di and tri-methylamine and subgroup V (9 strains) which assimilated mono-methylamine.

Developing new bacteria subroutines in the SWAT model

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Fecal bacteria observations from four different sites in Korea and the US demonstrate seasonal variability, showing a significant relationship with temperature (Figure 1); fecal indicator bacteria (FIB) concentrations are relatively higher in summer and lower in winter , including Stillwater river (...

Release of Antibiotic Resistant Bacteria by a Waste Treatment Plant from Romania.

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Lupan, Iulia; Carpa, Rahela; Oltean, Andreea; Kelemen, Beatrice Simona; Popescu, Octavian

2017-09-27

The occurrence and spread of bacterial antibiotic resistance are subjects of great interest, and the role of wastewater treatment plants has been attracting particular interest. These stations are a reservoir of bacteria, have a large range of organic and inorganic substances, and the amount of bacteria released into the environment is very high. The main purpose of the present study was to assess the removal degree of bacteria with resistance to antibiotics and identify the contribution of a wastewater treatment plant to the microbiota of Someşul Mic river water in Cluj county. The resistance to sulfamethoxazole and tetracycline and some of their representative resistance genes: sul1, tet(O), and tet(W) were assessed in this study. The results obtained showed that bacteria resistant to sulphonamides were more abundant than those resistant to tetracycline. The concentration of bacteria with antibiotic resistance changed after the treatment, namely, bacteria resistant to sulfamethoxazole. The removal of all bacteria and antibiotic-resistant bacteria was 98-99% and the degree of removal of bacteria resistant to tetracycline was higher than the bacteria resistant to sulfamethoxazole compared to total bacteria. The wastewater treatment plant not only contributed to elevating ARG concentrations, it also enhanced the possibility of horizontal gene transfer (HGT) by increasing the abundance of the intI1 gene. Even though the treatment process reduced the concentration of bacteria by two orders of magnitude, the wastewater treatment plant in Cluj-Napoca contributed to an increase in antibiotic-resistant bacteria concentrations up to 10 km downstream of its discharge in Someşul Mic river.

Estrategia de silenciamiento génico en yuca para la validación de genes de resistencia.

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Camilo Ernesto Lopez

2010-05-01

Full Text Available La yuca (Manihot esculenta constituye la base de la alimentación para mas de 1000 millones de personas en el mundo considerándose por esta razón un cultivo primordial para la seguridad alimentaria. La bacteriosis vascular ocasionada por la bacteria gram negativa Xanthomonas axonopodis pv. manihotis (Xam es uno de las factores mas limitantes para la producción en este cultivo. Un gen de resistencia candidato de yuca a la bacteriosis vascular, denominado RXam1, ha sido previamente identificado. En este trabajo se empleó la estrategia de silenciamiento génico mediado por el geminivirus ACMV (del ingles African Cassava Mosaic Virus para validar la función del gen RXam1. Como control positivo se utilizó el gen su, cuyo silenciamiento produce blanqueamiento en las hojas. Plantas de la variedad SG10735 fueron bombardeadas con las construcciones ACMV-A-SU + ACMV-B y ACMV-A-RXam1 + ACMV-B. La eficiencia de silenciamiento empleando el gen su fue baja, observándose un fenotipo de blanqueamiento en solo una de las siete plantas. En las plantas posiblemente silenciadas en el gen RXam1, no se logró identificar siRNAs correspondientes a este gen, aunque si se observó una leve disminución en la expresión de RXam1 en una de las plantas evaluadas. Las curvas de crecimiento para la cepa Xam CIO136 en plantas de yuca inoculadas mostraron una leve pero no significativa diferencia en la susceptibilidad de las plantas silenciadas con respecto a las no silenciadas.

Providing Meaningful Learning for Students of the Sixth Grade of Middle School: a Study on the Moon Phases. (Breton Title: Propiciando Aprendizagem Significativa Para Alunos do Sexto Ano do Ensino Fundamental: um Estudo sobre as Fases da Lua.) Propiciando el Aprendizaje Significativo Para Alumnos del Sexto Nivel de la Educación General Básica: un Estudio sobre Las Fases de la Luna

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Darroz, Luiz Marcelo; Samudio Pérez, Carlos Ariel; da Rosa, Cleci Werner; Heineck, Renato

2012-07-01

We relate in this article a didactic experience studying the moon phases with a group of middle school students of a private school of the municipality of Passo Fundo, RS. Based on David Ausubel's Meaningful Learning Theory, we have sought to develop a proposal following a didactic model which simulates the phases of the Moon, as based on the previous conceptions of the students. The signs of learning were evidenced by means of memory registries of the activity. From the obtained results we believe that the proposal achieved its goals, since the students were able to identify, differentiate and transfer the phenomenon of the moon phases to new contexts. Thus, it is concluded that a methodology focused on a meaningful content for the students is fundamental to the construction and genuine grasping of what is being learned. Neste artigo, relata-se uma experiência didática de estudo das fases da Lua com uma turma do 6° ano do Ensino Fundamental, de uma escola privada do município de Passo Fundo, RS. Tendo como fundamentação teórica a Teoria da Aprendizagem Significativa de David Ausubel, buscou-se desenvolver a proposta a partir de um modelo didático que simula as fases da Lua e com base nas concepções prévias dos estudantes. Os indícios da aprendizagem foram constatados através de registros de memórias da atividade. Pelos resultados apresentados, acredita-se que a proposta alcançou seus objetivos, uma vez que os estudantes conseguiram identificar, diferenciar e transferir o fenômeno das fases da Lua para novos contextos. Assim, conclui-se que uma metodologia com enfoque em um conteúdo significativo ao estudante é fundamental para a construção e compreensão genuína do que está sendo aprendido. En este artículo se relata una experiencia didáctica de estudio de las fases de la Luna con una clase de 6º año de la educación general básica de una escuela privada del municipio de Passo Fundo, RS. Teniendo como fundamentación teórica la Teor

Coevolution of CRISPR bacteria and phage in 2 dimensions

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Han, Pu; Deem, Michael

2014-03-01

CRISPR (cluster regularly interspaced short palindromic repeats) is a newly discovered adaptive, heritable immune system of prokaryotes. It can prevent infection of prokaryotes by phage. Most bacteria and almost all archae have CRISPR. The CRISPR system incorporates short nucleotide sequences from viruses. These incorporated sequences provide a historical record of the host and predator coevolution. We simulate the coevolution of bacteria and phage in 2 dimensions. Each phage has multiple proto-spacers that the bacteria can incorporate. Each bacterium can store multiple spacers in its CRISPR. Phages can escape recognition by the CRISPR system via point mutation or recombination. We will discuss the different evolutionary consequences of point mutation or recombination on the coevolution of bacteria and phage. We will also discuss an intriguing ``dynamic phase transition'' in the number of phage as a function of time and mutation rate. We will show that due to the arm race between phages and bacteria, the frequency of spacers and proto-spacers in a population can oscillate quite rapidly.

Presencia de Salmonella spp. en un área del Caribe colombiano: un riesgo para la salud pública.

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Johnny Durango

2004-03-01

Full Text Available Salmonella está asociada frecuentemente con la enfermedad diarreica aguda; la bacteria se propaga principalmente por la ingestión de alimentos o de aguas contaminadas o por personas infectadas que manipulan los alimentos. En Colombia no se conoce la distribución de los serotipos de Salmonella en los alimentos. El objetivo de este estudio fue el de establecer la frecuencia de Salmonella spp. en alimentos del Caribe colombiano. Se analizaron 636 muestras de alimentos obtenidas en ventas de comidas rápidas callejeras y en plazas de mercados de Barranquilla (n=245, Montería (n=222, Sincelejo (n=87 y Cartagena (n=82. El aislamiento de la bacteria se realizó por el método convencional de la Food and Drug Administration (FDA de los Estados Unidos. Se inocularon 25 g de cada muestra de alimento en 225 ml de caldo de preenriquecimiento; posteriormente, se inoculó 1 ml a los caldos de enriquecimiento y, finalmente, se sembraron en medios de cultivo selectivos para Salmonella. Las colonias sospechosas se identificaron por pruebas bioquímicas y serológicas convencionales para Salmonella. Se aislaron 47 (7,4% Salmonella spp. Del total de muestras de carne de res, 9,3% fueron positivas para Salmonella spp., 12,6% de chorizo, 7,9% de queso, 5,2% de carne de cerdo, 1,6% de pollo y 10,5% de arepa de huevo. Los principales serotipos encontrados fueron S. Anatum (26%, S. Newport (13%, S. Typhimurium (9%, S. Gaminara (9% y S. Uganda (9%. Este estudio permitió establecer la distribución de los serotipos de Salmonella spp. en alimentos de la Costa Atlántica colombiana. No se observaron diferencias estadísticas significativas entre los estratos 1 y 4, ni entre los estratos 2 y 3 (p>0,05, pero sí entre los estratos 1, 2 y 3 (p

Atlas Palinológico de la flora vascular del páramo I. Las familias más ricas en especies

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Velásquez César

1995-06-01

Full Text Available The pollen descriptions of the twelve planst-families with the highest number of species in colombian paramo region are presented. The contribution also includes dicotomie keys to difference by morphologycal features the families and the species more common in this area. Morphological description are refered to the apertures, exine-stratification and the measurements of the axis.Se presenta la primera parte del alias palinológico de la flora vascular del páramo colombiano que incluye las 12 familias con mayor número de especies. Se elaboran claves dicotómicas para diferenciar las familias y las especies seleccionadas; las descripciones morfológicas comprenden aspectos de las aberturas, la exina y su ornamentación y las medidas de los ejes ecuatorial y polar.

Mediadores bioquímicos involucrados en la fisiopatología y diagnóstico de la enfermedad periodontal

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Facundo Ledesma

2013-01-01

Full Text Available En el desarrollo de la enfermedad periodontal (EP intervienen enzimas derivadas tanto del huésped como de los microorganismos presentes en la placa dental. La presente revisión abordó el papel que cumplen diversos mediadores de la EP y sus utilidades clínicas. La fosfatasa alcalina, la β-glucuronidasa, la catepsina B, las MMP-8 y MMP-9, la elastasa y las Dipeptidil peptidasas II y IV, son útiles en el monitoreo y la planificación del tratamiento. La catepsina B, la MMP-8, la elastasa, las dipeptidil peptidasas II y IV, son utilizadas para diferenciar la gingivitis y la periodontitis. Las exotoxinas bacterianas del Aggregatibacter actinomycetemcomitans, indican la severidad de la enfermedad periodontal agresiva y ayudan al pronóstico del caso.

A feminilidade como uma posição de sujeito: uma abordagem lacaniana

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Bruno Alves Coelho

2013-04-01

Full Text Available O objetivo do presente trabalho é diferenciar duas formas de pensar a feminilidade. A primeira, entendida a partir da economia libidinal de um homem e a segunda como uma forma própria de um sujeito se constituir sexuado. Neste trabalho, a feminilidade é pensada como uma posição do sujeito, e buscamos aproximar alguns dos principais conceitos que Freud e Lacan usam para pensar a feminilidade, nomeadamente, no caso de Freud, no que diz respeito à configuração particular da libido feminina entre a libido objetal e a libido narcísica e, no caso de Lacan, no que diz respeito à relação da mulher com o falo ser mediada por uma forma diferente de relação com o Outro.

Mediadores bioquímicos involucrados en la fisiopatología y diagnóstico de la enfermedad periodontal

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Facundo Ledesma

2012-09-01

Full Text Available En el desarrollo de la enfermedad periodontal (EP intervienen enzimas derivadas tanto del huésped como de los microorganismos presentes en la placa dental. La presente revisión abordó el papel que cumplen diversos mediadores de la EP y sus utilidades clínicas. La fosfatasa alcalina, la β-glucuronidasa, la catepsina B, las MMP-8 y MMP-9, la elastasa y las Dipeptidil peptidasas II y IV, son útiles en el monitoreo y la planificación del tratamiento. La catepsina B, la MMP-8, la elastasa, las dipeptidil peptidasas II y IV, son utilizadas para diferenciar la gingivitis y la periodontitis. Las exotoxinas bacterianas del Aggregatibacter actinomycetemcomitans, indican la severidad de la enfermedad periodontal agresiva y ayudan al pronóstico del caso.

SOBRE EL EMPRENDIMIENTO EN AMÉRICA LATINA: MITOS Y REALIDADES

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Alejandro Schnarch Kirberg

2014-06-01

Full Text Available América Latina y El Caribe, se caracterizan por una alta tasa de emprendimiento entre su población activa, según destaca cada año el informe Global Entrepreneurship Monitor (GEM. De hecho, la actividad empresarial total es incluso mayor que en el caso de países desarrollados. Sin embargo, el porcentaje de fracasos continúa, siendo bastante elevado, y el crecimiento de la productividad ha sido en promedio históricamente muy bajo. En este contexto, hay tres aspectos que resultan fundamentales para comenzar bien y adecuadamente un proceso emprendedor y que pueden ser el origen de muchas frustraciones, reveses y errores: el no saber diferenciar ideas de oportunidades, carecer de un modelo de negocio y no utilizar las herramientas del marketing.

A PROPÓSITO DE LA COMUNICACIÓN VERBAL

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Luz Amparo Fajardo Uribe

2009-12-01

Full Text Available El presente artículo es el resultado de un estudio de la comunicación verbal teniendo en cuenta la visión propuesta por el modelo inferencial. El objetivo del texto es ofrecer una descripción detallada de cada uno de los elementos que intervienen en él, a fin de brindar herramientas para que todos aquellos estudiantes, que se inician en los estudios del lenguaje, estén en capacidad de diferenciar los modelos que describen la comunicación como un proceso de descodificación, de aquellos que se basan en procesos inferenciales y que por lo tanto se ocupan no sólo de lo que se dice y cómo se dice, sino a demás de lo que se quiere decir.

Active targeting of tumor cells using light emitting bacteria

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Moon, Sung Min; Min, Jung Joon; Hong, Yeong Jin; Kim, Hyun Ju; Le, Uuenchi N.; Rhee, Joon Haeng; Song, Ho Chun; Heo, Young Jun; Bom, Hee Seung; Choy, Hyon E

2004-01-01

The presence of bacteria and viruses in human tumors has been recognized for more than 50 years. Today, with the discovery of bacterial strains that specifically target tumors, and aided by genomic sequencing and genetic engineering, there is new interest in the use of bacteria as tumor vectors. Here, we show that bacteria injected intravenously into live animals entered and replicated in solid tumors and metastases using the novel imaging technology of biophotonics. Bioluminescence operon (LuxCDABE) or fluorescence protein, GFP) has been cloned into pUC19 plasmid to engineer pUC19lux or pUC19gfp. Engineered plasmid was transformed into different kinds of wild type (MG1655) or mutant E. coli (DH5, ppGpp, fnr, purE, crpA, flagella, etc.) strains to construct light emitting bacteria. Xenograft tumor model has been established using CT26 colon cancer cell line. Light emitting bacteria was injected via tail vein into tumor bearing mouse. In vivo bioluminescence imaging has been done after 20 min to 14 days of bacterial injection. We observed localization of tumors by light-emitting E. coli in tumor (CT-26) bearing mice. We confirmed the presence of light-emitting bacteria under the fluorescence microscope with E. coli expressing GFP. Althoug varying mutants strain with deficient invading function has been found in tumor tissues, mutant strains of movement (flagella) couldn't show any light signal from the tumor tissue under the cooled CCD camera, indicating bacteria may actively target the tumor cells. Based on their 'tumor-finding' nature, bacteria may be designed to carry multiple genes or drugs for detection and treatment of cancer, such as prodrug-converting enzymes, toxins, angiogenesis inhibitors and cytokines

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