15 articles in this issue
Richelly da Costa Dantas, Julio Alejandro Navoni, Douglisnilson de Morais Ferreira, Thomas Ferreira da Costa, Silvia Regina Batistuzzo de Medeiros, Viviane Souza do Amaral (Autor)
The Brazilian semiarid region presents some adverse environmental conditions for the settled population such as a restricted water availability and the presence of radon and metal natural sources that can contaminate the water reservoirs and consequently ... see more
José Ariévilo Gurgel Rodrigues, Norma Maria Barros Benevides, Ana Maria Freire Tovar, Paulo Antônio de Souza Mourão (Autor)
Pharmacological efficacy of Caulerpa racemosa (Chlorophyta) sulfated polysaccharidic (SPs) fractions (F I?III) on models of coagulation and inflammation has been demonstrated, but not their effects on thrombin generation (TG). This study examined fr... see more
Marco Antônio Andrade de Souza (Autor)
Studies on the distribution of molluscs in Brazilhave been conducted since the beginning of the twentieth and the knowledge of the species distributed in the country represent important findings, which contribute to the understanding of human diseas... see more
Márcia Aparecida Andreazzi, Francielli Gasparotto, Edneia Aparecida de Souza Paccola, Cleiltan Novais da Silva, Aparecida de Fatima Cracco Rodrigues, Maria de los Angeles Perez Lizama (Autor)
Achatina fulica, known as Giant African Snail (GAS), was introduced in Brazil as a substitute for the European escargot, Helix aspersa maxima. However, its cultivation was abandoned and the mollusk became an invasive species, found throughout Brazil... see more
Isabela Nascimento Canhas, Luiz Guilherme Dias Heneine, Thaís Fraga, Débora Cristina Sampaio de Assis, Márcia Helena Borges, Edmar Chartone-Souza, Andréa Maria Amaral Nascimento (Autor)
Toxins and venoms produced by living organisms have exhibited a variety of biological activities against microorganisms. In this study, we tested seven snake venoms from the family Viperidae for antibacterial activity and the activities of reversal of ant... see more
Fabrícia Vieira Silva Bomtempo, Franciane Maria Mantovani Santin, Raphael Sanzio Pimenta, Deyla Paula de Oliveira, Emerson Adriano Guarda (Autor)
The purpose of this study was to define the factors that influence the production of cellulases by Penicillium oxalicum, a strain obtained from a leaf-cutting ant colony and identified based on the ITS gene. The experimental design included solid st... see more
Heloisa Castro Pereira, Dayane Olímpia Gomes, Líria Queiroz Luz Hirano, André Luiz Quagliatto Santos, Anna Monteiro Correia Lima (Autor)
Stomatitis is a common disease found on snake farms, and Gram-negative bacilli are the main etiological agents that play an important role as secondary sources of viral or parasitic infections. The purpose of this work was to identify the aerobic ba... see more
Thamara Cozzi Gonçalves, Érika Branco, Rogério Antônio Ribeiro Rodrigues, Elane Guerreiro Giese, Juliana Teixeira Santos, Ana Rita de Lima (Autor)
Sciurus igniventris is a squirrel with broad distribution in South America. We examined one female adult specimen which was donated after death by trampling. The aim of this work was describe the morphological characteristics of mammary gland of one... see more
Gabriele Sauthier Romano de Melo, Herick Soares de Santana, Claudenice Dei Tos (Autor)
The construction of the Itaipu Hydroelectric Power Plant in 1982 led to the formation of a reservoir, which, in turn, leveled the waters of the Paraná River by flooding the geographic barrier Salto de Sete Quedas. This allowed the piranha Serrasalmu... see more
Gabriel dos Santos Carvalho, Luciana Barbosa Silva, Maisa Sousa Veras, Eliane Carneiro Bueno dos Santos, Mayra Layra dos Santos Almeida, Soislan Sousa Reis (Autor)
This project has an objective to study the biological parameters of Trichogramma pretiosum on eggs of H. armigera. The three strains of T. pretiosum were evaluated: TM, TMC and TLEM, from different places. The experimental establishing was completel... see more
Cláudia Letícia de Souza Barros Correia, Adilva de Souza Conceição (Autor)
Senna comprises about 300 species with circuntropical distribution, widely represented in the Americas, also occurring in Africa, Australia, Asia and Oceania. The Brazil includes 80 species, of which 27 are endemic, 50 reported from Bahia and ... see more
Vandjore de Mattos Ribeiro, Ariane Spiassi, Thaís Regina Marcon, Gislaine Piccolo de Lima, Jaqueline Malagutti Corsato, Andréa Maria Teixeira Fortes (Autor)
This study aimed to analyze oxidative stress produced in cucumber seeds and seedlings when exposed to aqueous extract from dried leaves of leucaena, as well as its effect on the germination behavior, early growth and the antioxidant enzymes activity... see more
Cristini Milech, Simone Ribeiro Lucho, Alítcia Moraes Kleinowski, Débora Barwaldt Dutra, Mariana Mühlenberg Soares, Eugenia Jacira Bolacel Braga (Autor)
Among the compounds produced by plants, pigments such as betalains have received attention from both food and pharmaceuticals industries. The Alternanthera sessilis species produces these pigments, though in small quantities, and so it is necessary to inc... see more
Núbia Lorena Farias Rabelo, Thatyana Cristina Muniz e Silva, Laudemir Roberto Ferreira Araujo, Raul Henrique da Silva Pinheiro, Carlos Alberto Machado da Rocha (Autor)
Five specimens of Plagioscion squamosissimus from Xingu River and ten specimens of Pellona castelnaeana from Mosqueiro Island, both in the State of Pará, Brazil, were examined to investigate the presence of anisakid nematodes, due to their zoonotic ... see more
Diego Moscarelli Pinto, Cintia Lidiane Guidotti Aguiar, Pablo Villarreal Villarreal, Marcelo Becker, Nicolas Conter Tavares, Natália Soares Martins (Autor)
Ticks are parasites of wild animals, affecting diverse and several species. The present study reveals the presence of Amblyomma aureolatum parasitizing the margay cat (Leopardus wiedii) in the city of Uruguaiana. This is the first report of the presence o... see more