abstract：:Data analysis, presentation and distribution is of utmost importance to a genome project. A public domain software, ACeDB, has been chosen as the common basis for parasite genome databases, and a first release of TcruziDB, the Trypanosoma cruzi genome database, is available by ftp from ftp://iris.dbbm.fiocruz.br/pub/g...

journal_title：Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

authors： Degrave W,de Miranda AB,Amorim A,Brandão A,Aslett M,Vandeyar M

更新日期：1997-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Granuloma size is the variable most frequently used to evaluate the immunopathogenesis of schistosome infections. However, hepatic fibrosis is at the least an equally relevant variable. Hepatic fibrosis and the size of circumoval granulomas are frequently dissociated in experimental murine Schistosoma mansoni and S. j...

journal_title：Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

authors： Cheever AW

更新日期：1997-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The cases of five patients with unusual manifestations of acute schistosomiasis mansoni are described in this paper. One patient developed skin lesions, three displayed diverse lung involvement, and one presented pyogenic liver abscesses caused by Staphylococcus aureus. ...

journal_title：Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

authors： Lambertucci JR,Rayes AA,Barata CH,Teixeira R,Gerspacher-Lara R

更新日期：1997-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To compare the epidemiological profile and socioeconomic factors associated to the infection by Schistosoma mansoni in a rural and an urban endemic area a cross-sectional study was performed in Agua Branca de Minas (rural area) and Bela Fama (urban area), both situated in the State of Minas Gerais, Brazil. Two hundred...

journal_title：Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

authors： Amorim MN,Rabello A,Contreras RL,Katz N

更新日期：1997-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The ultrastructure of endogenous stages of Eimeria ninakohlyakimovae was observed in epithelial cells of cecum and colon crypts from a goat experimentally infected with 2.0 x 10(5) oocysts/kg. The secondary meronts developed above the nucleus of the host cell. The nucleus first divides and merozoites then form on the ...

journal_title：Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

authors： Vieira LS,Lima JD,Ribeiro MF,Bozzi IA,Camargos ER

更新日期：1997-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A study on tick-borne rickettsiosis was developed in the county of Santa Cruz do Escalvado, State of Minas Gerais, Brazil, where a clinical case of the disease, confirmed by necropsy, had been reported. Of the 1,254 ticks collected, 1,061 belonged to the Amblyomma genus, 57 to the Rhipicephalus sanguineus species, 81 ...

journal_title：Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

authors： de Lemos ER,Machado RD,Pires FD,Machado SL,da Costa LM,Coura JR

更新日期：1997-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The extent of genomic variability of clones of Schistosoma mansoni obtained from field isolates was compared with that of strains that have been laboratory maintained. Analysis was undertaken using randomly amplified polymorphic DNAs (RAPDs) generated with three primers. Phenograms showing the similarity among the clo...

journal_title：Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

authors： Pinto PM,Brito CF,Passos LK,Tendler M,Simpson AJ

更新日期：1997-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A list of 41 Apoidea (Hymenoptera) type specimens deposited in the Entomological Collection of the Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil is presented. The types previously belonged to the Zikán and Schrottky private collections. A total of 11 holotypes and 30 paratypes are listed with their respective dat...

journal_title：Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

authors： Ferraz MV

更新日期：1997-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A survey of the carrion fauna was made at two sites in Curitiba, State of Paraná, with the objective of describing the insects associated with carrion and setting up a preliminary data-base for medico-legal purposes in south Brazil. Vertebrate exclusion experiments were carried out in each season between 1994 and 1995...

journal_title：Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

authors： Moura MO,de Carvalho CJ,Monteiro-Filho EL

更新日期：1997-03-01 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

authors： Strelkova MV,Pacheco RS,Bulat SA,Rakitskaya TA

更新日期：1997-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Mycobacteria, specially Mycobacterium tuberculosis are among the micro-organisms that are increasing dramatically the number of infections with death, all over the world. A great number of animal experimental models have been proposed to investigate the mechanisms involved in the host response against these intracellu...

journal_title：Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

authors： Menezes-de-Lima-Júnior O,Henriques M das G

更新日期：1997-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:While the eosinophil's effector functions clearly can contribute to the pathogenesis of allergic diseases, the evolutionary benefit to having eosinophils as a distinct class of leukocyte is not clear, especially if one must reconsider the nominally beneficial role of eosinophils in parasite host defense, Eosinophils a...

journal_title：Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

authors： Weller PF,Lim K

更新日期：1997-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In many helminth infected hosts the number of eosinophils increases dramatically, often without any concurrent increases in the number of other leukocytes, so that eosinophils become the dominant cell type. Many experimental investigations have shown that the eosinophilia is induced by interleukin-5 (IL-5) but its fun...

journal_title：Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

authors： Ovington KS,Behm CA

更新日期：1997-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The dual function of eosinophils has been evidenced in protective immunity against parasites as well as in pathological manifestations during allergic disorders. We have demonstrated that a new class of IgE receptors, Fc epsilon RII/CD23, was involved in the functional duality of eosinophils and other proinflammatory ...

journal_title：Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

authors： Nutten S,Trottein F,Gounni AS,Papin JP,Capron A,Capron M

更新日期：1997-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We present herein an improved assay for detecting the presence of extracellular proteases from microorganisms on agar plates. Using different substrates (gelatin, BSA, hemoglobin) incorporated into the agar and varying the culture medium composition, we were able to detect proteolytic activities from Pseudomonas aerug...

journal_title：Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

authors： Vermelho AB,Meirelles MN,Lopes A,Petinate SD,Chaia AA,Branquinha MH

更新日期：1996-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Warileya lumbrerasi n. sp. is described from the northern Peruvian Andes. This species was collected inside houses, and is the seventh species described within the genus Warileya Hertig, 1948. ...

journal_title：Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

authors： Ogusuku E,Perez JE,Davies CR,Villaseca P

更新日期：1996-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study's objective was to search for Cryptosporidium sp. in diarrheic feces from children aged zero to 12 years and cared for at medical units within Universidade Federal de Uberlândia or at a private practice in Uberlândia, State of Minas Gerais, Brazil, from September 1992 to August 1993. Three fecal samples pre...

journal_title：Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

authors： Gennari-Cardoso ML,Costa-Cruz JM,de Castro E,Lima LM,Prudente DV

更新日期：1996-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Triatoma sordida is a peridomestic Triatominae that could play an important role in the transmission of Trypanosoma cruzi, although its vectorial competence is not well known. The aim of this work was to evaluate two aspects of the vectorial competence: the feeding behaviour and defaecation patterns, and to compare th...

journal_title：Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

authors： Crocco LB,Catalá SS

更新日期：1996-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Experiments with Squamatoides trivitattus were carried out in two different controlled temperatures (16 +/- 1 degree C/50-60% RH and 27 +/- 1 degree C/70-80% RH). The viability of larvae and pupae at 27 degrees C was 89.82% and 92.75% respectively. Larvae did not develop at 16 degrees C. Larval development lasted for ...

journal_title：Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

authors： Salviano RJ,de Mello RP,Beck LC,d'Almeida JM

更新日期：1996-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Discs of polyvinyl alcohol cross-linked with glutaraldehyde were synthesized under acid catalysis (H2SO4). Then, the antigen F1 purified from Yersinia pestis was covalently linked to this modified polymer. Afterwards, an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) was established for the diagnosis of plague in rabbit an...

journal_title：Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

authors： Araujo AM,Petribú AT,Sales Barbosa GH,Diniz JR,de Almeida AM,Mendes Azevedo W,Malagueño E,Carvalho Júnior LB

更新日期：1996-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The four dominant outer membrane proteins (46, 38, 33 and 28 kDa) were detected by sodium dodecyl sulfate-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis (SDS-PAGE) in a semi-purified preparation of vesicle membranes of a Neisseria meningitidis (N44/89, B:4:P1.15:P5.5,7) strain isolated in Brazil. The N-terminal amino acid sequenc...

journal_title：Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

authors： De Simone SG,Soares SA,Souza AL,Danelli MG

更新日期：1996-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A comparative study was undertaken on the immunogenic properties of 63kDa glycoproteins obtained from five different strains/species of Leishmania and assessed in C57BL/10 mice. The humoral immune response was assessed by ELISA against the five different antigens of the immunized animals. The cellular immune response ...

journal_title：Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

authors： Dabés Guimarães TM,de Toledo VD,da Costa CA,da Costa RT,Genaro O,Williams P,Mayrink W

更新日期：1996-01-01 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

authors： Almeida FF,Gorla DE

更新日期：1995-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Penicillin tolerance among 67 strains of beta-hemolytic streptococci was examined by determining the ratio of the minimal bactericidal concentration to the minimal inhibitory concentration as 32 or greater. Tolerance was demonstrated in 15 group A strains and in 11.7, and 4 of groups B, C and G, respectively. Thereaft...

journal_title：Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

authors： Avelino CC,Benchetrit LC

更新日期：1995-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Two sibling species of Biomphalaria, B. tenagophila and B. occidentalis were identified using isozyme patterns obtained by horizontal gel electrophoresis. Six diagnostic enzymatic loci were identified in digestive gland homogenates. The results enable us to distinguish the species, calculate the Nei's coefficient of g...

journal_title：Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

authors： Mascara D,Morgante JS

更新日期：1995-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Schistosoma mansoni was introduced in the Senegal basin around 1988, due to man-made ecological changes. Since 1991, we investigate a recent but very intense focus, Ndombo, a village near the city of Richard Toll where the outbreak was first described. Four cohorts, each a random sample (+/- 400 subjects each) from th...

journal_title：Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

authors： Gryseels B,Stelma F,Talla I,Polman K,Van Dam G,Sow S,Diaw M,Sturrock RF,Decam C,Niang M

更新日期：1995-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We have initiated a gene discovery program in Schistosoma mansoni based on the technique of Expressed Sequence Tags (ESTs), i.e. partial sequences of cDNAs obtained from single passes in automatic DNA sequences. ESTs can be used to identify genes on the basis of their homology with sequences from other species deposit...

journal_title：Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

authors： Franco GR,Simpson AJ,Pena SD

更新日期：1995-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The subject of this conference reflects the scientific community's interest in seeking to understand the complex causal web whose various social, economic, and biological components interact in the production and reproduction of schistosomiasis and its control in relation to community participation. From the onset, th...

journal_title：Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

authors： Barbosa FS

更新日期：1995-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Bacillus sphaericus produces at least two toxins which are highly toxic to mosquito larvae. The binary toxin, which is comprised of proteins of 51.4 and 41.9 kDa, is present in all highly insecticidal strains. The 100 kDa SSII-1 toxin is present in most highly insecticidal as well as the weakly insecticidal strains. T...

journal_title：Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

authors： Davidson EW

更新日期：1995-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Prosorhynchoides arcuatus (Linton, 1900) from the intestine of Pomatomus saltator (L.) from the Atlantic coast of the State of Rio de Janeiro is studied by scanning electron microscopy, with detailed description of tegumental spines. Comments on the synonymy of this species with Bucephalopsis callicotyle Kohn, 1962 ar...

journal_title：Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

authors： Cohen SC,Kohn A,Barth OM

更新日期：1995-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Results of studies on a larvicidal cyanobacterium that expresses a Bti cryIVD gene fusion are reported. Genetically altered Agmenellum quadruplicatum PR-6 is shown to be toxic to larvae of three major genera of disease-bearing mosquitos. Factors affecting expression of Bti genes in cyanobacteria are discussed. ...

journal_title：Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

authors： Murphy RC,Stevens SE Jr

更新日期：1995-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Six clinical isolates of influenza A viruses were examined for hemagglutinin receptor specificity and neuraminidase substrate specificity. All of the viral isolates minimally passaged in mammalian cells demonstrated preferential agglutination of human erythrocytes enzymatically modified to contain NeuAc alpha 2,6Gal s...

journal_title：Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

authors： Couceiro JN,Baum LG

更新日期：1994-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:American cutaneous leishmaniasis (ACL) has been increasing in Pernambuco, thus becoming an important problem for Public Health. The incindence is predominant in the region called 'Zona da Mata', in the east of this state. This region corresponds geographically to the primitive area of the Atlantic forest. In order to ...

journal_title：Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

authors： Brandão-Filho SP,de Carvalho FG,de Brito ME,Almeida Fde A,Nascimento LA

更新日期：1994-07-01 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

authors： Morini JC,Berra H,Dávila HO,Pividori JF,Bottasso OA

更新日期：1994-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The chromatin of Trypanosoma congolense was analyzed by electron microscopy. The chromatin is organized as nucleosome filaments but does not form a 30 nm fiber. There are five groups of histones, including a histone H1-like protein, which as a molecular weight within the range of the core histones, and is extremely hy...

journal_title：Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

authors： Schlimme W,Burri M,Betschart B,Hecker H

更新日期：1994-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Faeces from 17 children less than 1.6 years old and 15 adults more than 22 years old were collected during an outbreak of gastroenteritis in a day care nursery and screened for the presence of adenovirus and rotavirus by enzyme immunoassay (EIARA) and other viruses by electron microscopy (EM) and polyacrylamide gel el...

journal_title：Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

authors： de Castro L,Rodrigues Ddos P,Flauzino R,Moura M,Leite JP

更新日期：1994-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Chimpanzees are being used in the study of immune response to Plasmodium falciparum malaria pre-erythrocytic stages (MPES). Responses induced by immunisation with recombinant/synthetic antigens and by irradiated sporozoites are being evaluated in a model system that is phylogenetically close to humans and that is amen...

journal_title：Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

authors： Thomas AW,Slierendregt B,Mons B,Druilhe P

更新日期：1994-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The principal vector of malaria in eastern Venezuela, Anopheles aquasalis, is exophagic and exophilic. Control using indoor insecticide house sprays has failed to lower the number of malaria cases. Therefore, studies were initiated in two villages of the eastern coastal state of Sucre to better understand this vector'...

journal_title：Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

authors： Berti J,Zimmerman R,Amarista J

更新日期：1993-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The preferred food items of the slugs Laevicaulis alte and the snails Achatina fulica were used to prepare 'poison baits' by injecting the pesticides 'Rogor' and 'Nuvan' to kill these mollusc pests. The 'poison baits' prepared with Trichosanthes dioica and Lycopersicum esculentum were accepted by 100% individuals of b...

journal_title：Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

authors： Panigrahi A,Raut SK

更新日期：1993-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effects of radiation on the reproductive capacity and the longevity of Panstrongylus megistus were studied. An indirect correlation between longevity and radiation doses was observed. Males were more affected than females. Longevity of females submitted to 10 Gy was not different when compared to controls. Some of...

journal_title：Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

authors： Verçosa P,Falcão PH,Furtado AF

更新日期：1993-04-01 00:00:00