Abstract:
:In the present paper, we announce new draft genomes of four Leptospira interrogans strains named Acegua, RCA, Prea, and Capivara. These strains were isolated in the state of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, from cattle, dog, Brazilian guinea pig, and capybara, respectively.
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Mem Inst Oswaldo Cruzjournal_title
Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruzauthors
Kremer FS,Eslabão MR,Jorge S,Oliveira NR,Labonde J,Santos MN,Monte LG,Grassmann AA,Cunha CE,Forster KM,Moreno LZ,Moreno AM,Campos VF,McBride AJ,Pinto LS,Dellagostin OAdoi
10.1590/0074-02760160010subject
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2016-04-01 00:00:00pages
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0074-0276issn
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111pub_type
杂志文章abstract::The number of visceral leishmaniasis (VL) cases has increased over the past 10 years in Brazil, especially in the North and Northeast regions of the country. The aim of this study was to evaluate the urbanisation of VL vectors in Barcarena, Pará, an area in northern Brazil where VL is endemic. Sandflies were captured ...
journal_title:Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1590/s0074-02762011000800023
更新日期:2011-12-01 00:00:00
abstract::BACKGROUND Chagas disease, resulting from Trypanosoma cruzi infections, continues to be a health concern mainly in Latin American countries where the parasite is endemic. The laboratory diagnosis of a chronic infection is determined through serological assays for antibodies against T. cruzi and several tests are avail...
journal_title:Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1590/0074-02760200214
更新日期:2020-01-01 00:00:00
abstract::Morphometrics of Brazilian strains (BH, SJ and CMO) of Schistosoma mansoni cercariae were obtained with a computerized image analyzer (IMAGE PRO PLUS, MEDIA CYBERNETICS), considering the following characters: body area, tail, furcae, oral and ventral suckers and distance between them. For statistical analysis, the var...
journal_title:Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1590/s0074-02762000000600015
更新日期:2000-11-01 00:00:00
abstract::In schistosomiasis, the host/parasite interaction remains not completely understood. Many questions related to the susceptibility of snails to infection by respective trematode still remain unanswered. The control of schistosomiasis requires a good understanding of the host/parasite association. In this work, the susc...
journal_title:Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1590/s0074-02762006000800007
更新日期:2006-12-01 00:00:00
abstract::Mutations in the katG gene have been identified and correlated with isoniazid (INH) resistance in Mycobacterium tuberculosis isolates. The mutation AGC-->ACC (Ser-->Thr) at katG315 has been reported to be the most frequent and is associated with transmission and multidrug resistance. Rapid detection of this mutation c...
journal_title:Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1590/s0074-02762009000500008
更新日期:2009-08-01 00:00:00
abstract::This study aimed to evaluate well-documented diagnostic antigens, named B13, 1F8 and JL7 recombinant proteins, as potential markers of seroconversion in treated chagasic patients. Prospective study, involving 203 patients treated with benznidazole, was conducted from endemic areas of northern Argentina. Follow-up was ...
journal_title:Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1590/0074-02760160006
更新日期:2016-05-24 00:00:00
abstract::In this work, the susceptibility to benznidazole of two parental Trypanosoma cruzi strains, Colombian and Berenice-78, was compared to isolates obtained from dogs infected with these strains for several years. In order to evaluate the susceptibility to benznidazole two groups of mice were infected with one of five dis...
journal_title:Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1590/s0074-02762001000700021
更新日期:2001-10-01 00:00:00
abstract::BACKGROUND Fluctuations in climate have been associated with variations in mosquito abundance. OBJECTIVES To analyse the influence of precipitation, temperature, solar radiation, wind speed and humidity on the oviposition dynamics of Aedes aegypti in three distinct environmental areas (Brasília Teimosa, Morro da Conce...
journal_title:Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1590/0074-02760200046
更新日期:2020-01-01 00:00:00
abstract::This study aimed to correlate the presence of ica genes, biofilm formation and antimicrobial resistance in 107 strains of Staphylococcus epidermidis isolated from blood cultures. The isolates were analysed to determine their methicillin resistance, staphylococcal cassette chromosome mec (SCCmec) type, ica genes and bi...
journal_title:Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1590/0074-0276140120
更新日期:2014-11-01 00:00:00
abstract::Aedes albifasciatus is an important common mosquito in Central Argentina. It is a confirmed vector of the Western Equine Encephalitis and is responsible for loss of milk production in dairy cattle during peak populations. This paper reports the flight activity pattern of Ae. albifasciatus for different seasons, in the...
journal_title:Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1590/s0074-02761995000500020
更新日期:1995-09-01 00:00:00
abstract::This report describes the development of a SYBR Green I based real time polymerase chain reaction (PCR) protocol for detection on the ABI Prism 7000 instrument. Primers targeting the gene encoding the SSU rRNA were designed to amplify with high specificity DNA from Schistosoma mansoni, in a real time quantitative PCR ...
journal_title:Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1590/s0074-02762006000900021
更新日期:2006-09-01 00:00:00
abstract::To analyze whether electrocardiographic alterations (ECGA) in patients with antibodies to Trypanosoma cruzi showed a pattern of familial aggregation, a sample of 379 young adults (166 men and 213 women) distributed in sibships, were assessed for the presence of anti-T. cruzi antibodies, and subjected to a complete cli...
journal_title:Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1590/s0074-02761994000300015
更新日期:1994-07-01 00:00:00
abstract::In this study we compared two polymerase chain reaction (PCR) methods using either 16S ribosomal RNA (rRNA) or 23S rRNA gene primers for the detection of different Leptospira interrogans serovars. The performance of these two methods was assessed using DNA extracted from bovine tissues previously inoculated with sever...
journal_title:Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1590/s0074-02762012000100012
更新日期:2012-02-01 00:00:00
abstract::Patterns of parasite abundance and prevalence are thought to be influenced by several host characteristics such as size, sex, developmental stage, and seasonality. We examined two obligatory ectoparasites of the bat Noctilio leporinus (L.) (Chiroptera, Noctilionidae) to test whether prevalence and abundance of Noctili...
journal_title:Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1590/s0074-02762003000600017
更新日期:2003-09-01 00:00:00
abstract::Triatoma jatai sp. nov. is the first new species of triatomine to be described in the state of Tocantins, in the northern region of Brazil. It was caught on rock outcrops in the wild environment and, more recently, invading homes. While T. jatai sp. nov. is morphologically similar to Triatoma costalimai, it is disting...
journal_title:Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1590/S0074-0276108042013006
更新日期:2013-06-01 00:00:00
abstract::A massive and homogeneous amount of amastigote-like forms was detected in the stomodeal valve (SV) and the thoracic mid-gut (TMG) of Leishmania major-infected Phlebotomus papatasi, which received a second blood meal 13 to 21 days post-infection on healthy anaesthetized hamsters. After re-feeding, the infected sand fli...
journal_title:Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1590/s0074-02762003000400011
更新日期:2003-06-01 00:00:00
abstract:BACKGROUND:Lutzomyia umbratilis, the vector for Leishmania guyanensis in northern South America, has been found naturally infected with L. guyanensis only in areas north of the Negro and Amazon rivers. While populations of this sand fly species are also found in areas south of these rivers, these populations have never...
journal_title:Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1590/0074-02760170425
更新日期:2018-03-01 00:00:00
abstract::Maternal malnutrition during the lactation period in early development may have long-term programming effects on adult offspring. We evaluated the combined effects of parasitological behaviour and histopathological features and malnutrition during lactation. Lactating mice and their pups were divided into a control gr...
journal_title:Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1590/s0074-02762011000500011
更新日期:2011-08-01 00:00:00
abstract::The objective of this study was to evaluate the feeding behavior of Triatoma vitticeps through the identification of its food sources and the characterization of the blood ingestion process. In addition, we aimed to verify if the saliva of this vector interferes with the perception of the host during the feedings by c...
journal_title:Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1590/s0074-02762011000100003
更新日期:2011-02-01 00:00:00
abstract::Current strategies for schistosomiasis control rely heavily on drug treatment intended to reduce morbidity and disease to an insignificant level of public health importance. This approach reduces but rarely, if ever, eliminates transmission. Indeed, snail infection rates may be little altered by such chemotherapy. Rei...
journal_title:Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1590/s0074-02761989000500014
更新日期:1989-10-01 00:00:00
abstract::This is the first report of adult and nymphs (20 nymphs of all stages and 4 adults) of Microtriatoma trinidadensis (Lent 1951) (Hemiptera: Reduviidae: Triatominae) collected in peridomestic environment, in the department of La Paz, Bolivia. These specimens were associated to Rhodnius stali Lent, Jurberg & Galvão 1993....
journal_title:Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1590/s0074-02762001000700001
更新日期:2001-10-01 00:00:00
abstract::As pyrethroids are presently the favored group of insecticides to control triatomines, we performed a series of bioassays to determine the intrinsic activity of some of the main compounds used in the control campaigns, against five of the main species of triatomines to be controlled. Comparing the insecticides it can ...
journal_title:Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1590/S0074-02761999000700084
更新日期:1999-01-01 00:00:00
abstract::Few studies are available on hepatitis B virus (HBV), hepatitis C virus (HCV) and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) co-infection in populations living in small and medium-sized Brazilian cities. We evaluated the seroprevalence of these viruses in selected individuals from a clinic of infectology, who were referred to...
journal_title:Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1590/s0074-02762009000700003
更新日期:2009-11-01 00:00:00
abstract::Different molecular-genetic methods were used to identify a cohort of Leishmania strains from natural foci of zoonotic cutaneous leishmaniasis located in Central Asia, on the former USSR territory. The results obtained using isoenzymes, PCR, restriction fragment length polymorphisms of kDNA and molecular hybridization...
journal_title:Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1590/s0074-02761997000100023
更新日期:1997-01-01 00:00:00
abstract::Several parasitological studies carried out in El Salvador between 2000-2012 showed a higher frequency of acute cases of Chagas disease than that in other Central American countries. There is an urgent need for improved Chagas disease surveillance and vector control programs in the provinces where acute Chagas disease...
journal_title:Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1590/0074-0276140416
更新日期:2014-04-01 00:00:00
abstract::Several studies conducted all over the world have reported that the influenza virus is associated with great morbidity and mortality rates. In this study, we analyzed the incidence of the influenza virus between 2000 and 2003 in Curitiba. We studied 1621 samples obtained from outpatients and hospitalized patients of b...
journal_title:Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1590/s0074-02762008000200009
更新日期:2008-03-01 00:00:00
abstract::The black flies of the genus Inaequalium present a Neotropical distribution, with Panama at the northern limit, and the Argentinian pampas at the southern, but do not occur in the Central Amazon. This study offers a cladistic analysis establishing a hypothesis of relationships between the species of Inaequalium. A tot...
journal_title:Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1590/s0074-02762002000100010
更新日期:2002-01-01 00:00:00
abstract::Dengue outbreaks have occurred in several regions in Brazil and cocirculating dengue virus type 1 (DENV-1), DENV-2, and DENV-3 have been frequently observed. Dual infection by DENV-2 and DENV-3 was identified by type-specific indirect immunofluorescence assay and confirmed by reverse transcription polymerase chain rea...
journal_title:Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1590/s0074-02762006000800017
更新日期:2006-12-01 00:00:00
abstract::The great difficulties in treating people and animals suffering from cryptosporidiosis have prompted the development of in vitro experimental models. Due to the models of in vitro culture, new extracellular stages of Cryptosporidium have been demonstrated. The development of these extracellular phases depends on the t...
journal_title:Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1590/s0074-02762007005000071
更新日期:2007-08-01 00:00:00
abstract::Heteroxenic and monoxenic trypanosomatids were screened for the presence of actin using a mouse polyclonal antibody produced against the entire sequence of the Trypanosoma cruzi actin gene, encoding a 41.9 kDa protein. Western blot analysis showed that this antibody reacted with a polypeptide of approximately 42 kDa i...
journal_title:Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1590/0074-0276108052013015
更新日期:2013-08-01 00:00:00