15 articles in this issue
Claudemir Martins Soares, Carmino Hayashi, Anna Christina Esper Faria-Soares, Eliana Maria Galdioli, Telma Soares (Autor)
This study analyzed the diet during early developmental stages of Astyanax lacustris (AA), Piaractus mesopotamicus (PM), Megaleporinus obtusidens (MO) and Prochilodus lineatus (PL), under experimental conditions. Fish larvae, 350 of each species, were sto... see more
Abelardo Barbosa Moreira Lima-Neto, Márcia Maria Mendes Marques, Francisca Noélia Pereira Mendes, Ícaro Gusmão Pinto Vieira, Derlange Belizário Diniz, Maria Izabel Florindo Guedes (Autor)
The objective of this study was to determine the proximal composition, the physical and chemical characteristics and the in vitro antioxidant capacity (DPPH, ABTS and FRAP) of the pulp of the wild passion fruit (Passiflora glandulosa Cav.) from Cariri reg... see more
George Meredite Cunha de Castro, Norma Maria Barros Benevides, Maulori Curié Cabral, Rafael de Souza Miranda, Enéas Gomes Filho, Maria Valderez Ponte Rocha, Marjory Lima Holanda Araújo (Autor)
The seaweeds are bio-resource rich in sulfated and neutral polysaccharides. The tropical seaweed species used in this study (Solieria filiformis), after dried, shows 65.8% (w/w) carbohydrate, 9.6% (w/w) protein, 1.7% (w/w) lipid, 7.0% (w/w) moisture... see more
Claudio Nona Morado, Francisco Gerson Araújo, Iracema David Gomes (Autor)
Biomarkers are measurements within an organism that respond to environmental effects and are used as tools in bioassessment programs since they reflect physiological changes induced by exposure to pollutants. The hepatosomatic index (HSI) and the conditio... see more
Douglas Alves Lopes, Kelly Regina Ibarrola Vieira, Rafael da Silva Mota, Mateus Rojas Franco de Souza, Fábio Edir dos Santos Costa, Fernando Paiva (Autor)
The aim of this study was to investigate the diet composition and feeding strategies of Triportheus nematurus at the Miranda-Abobral floodplain region and evaluate if the temporal phenomenon of the flood pulse has influenced in the diet composition ... see more
André Felipe de Araujo Lira, Everton Tizo-Pedroso (Autor)
Phoresy is a common dispersal behavior among pseudoscorpions. Neotropical pseudoscorpions, mainly from the North and Northeast regions of Brazil, are known for their dispersal relationships with beetles and flies. Here, we report phoretic association amon... see more
Anna Fernanda Beatriz Amorim Cavalcante, Edevaldo Silva, Robson Victor Tavares (Autor)
This research aimed to analyze socio-environmental practices related to the conscious consumption of students of Sertão Pernambucano. A total of 174 high school students from two public schools were interviewed through a 29-item Likert-type measurement sc... see more
Eden Silva e Souza, Michely Correia Diniz (Autor)
All living organisms need a DNA replication mechanism and it has been conserved in the three domains of life throughout evolutionary process. Primase is the enzyme responsible for synthesizing de novo RNA primers in DNA replication. Archaeo-Eukaryot... see more
Fátima Cristiane Teles de Carvalho, Marina Teresa Torres Rodriguez, Francisca Gleire Rodrigues de Menezes, Oscarina Viana de Sousa, Ernesto Hofer, Regine Helena Silva dos Fernandes Vieira (Autor)
Our objective was to group in ecotypes 12 serovars of Salmonella isolated from shrimp farming environments in the State of Ceara (Northeast Brazil). Grouping was done based on genotypic virulence factors. Two groups based on the similarity of the Bo... see more
Priscila Rodrigues de Jesus, Joana Angélica Barbosa Ferreira, Hércules Rezende Freitas, Shirley de Mello Pereira Abrantes, Victor Augustus Marin (Autor)
Hemodialysis water and dialysates are fundamental in the treatment of kidney disease. During just one hemodialysis session, 120 liters of dialysate are consumed. Thus, it is essential that the parameters of chemical and microbiological quality of th... see more
Hilton Marcelo de Lima Souza, Lindimar Rosas Barreto, Adolfo José da Mota, Luiz Antônio de Oliveira, Hileia dos Santos Barroso, Sandra Patricia Zanotto (Autor)
Tolerance to Polycyclic Hydrocarbons Aromatic (PAHs) is considered an important characteristic when assessing the bioremediation potential of microorganisms. Given this, the objective of this research was to assay filamentous fungi from the Amazon r... see more
Ferdyanne Beatriz Sabóia Peixoto, Jean Charles da Cunha Peixoto, Enedina Nogueira de Assunção, Elise Miranda Peixoto, José Odair Pereira, Spartaco Astolfi-Filho (Autor)
Serratia marcescens is a Gram-negative bacillus, anaerobic facultative belonging to the family Enterobacteriaceae. S. marcescens strains are able to grow in the presence of different xenobiotic compounds, among them, petroleum and heavy metals. Xenobiotic... see more
Vivian Almeida, Hugo Pacheco de Freitas Fraga, Bruno Bachiega Navarro, Miguel Pedro Guerra, Rosete Pescador (Autor)
Cattleya tigrina is endemic to the Atlantic forest biome and classified as vulnerable in the Red Book of Brazilian Flora. In vitro techniques comprise valuable tools for the conservation of endangered plant species. The aim of the present study was to eva... see more
Elson Cardoso de Jesus, Lucas Cardoso, Tamiris Henrique Ferreira, Mauricio Laterça Martins, Marília Danyelle Nunes Rodrigues (Autor)
Isopods Cymothoidae are organisms that parasitize several fish species, both marine and freshwater, provoking important physiological alterations and secondary infections. The genus Braga was proposed to harbor three species of parasitic isopods in ... see more
Vitor Zuim, Hígor de Souza Rodrigues, Dirceu Pratissoli, Jorge Braz Torres, Débora Ferreira Melo Fragoso, Regiane Cristina Oliveira de Freitas Bueno (Autor)
This study evaluated the parasitism of Trichogramma pretiosum Riley (Hymenoptera: Trichogrammatidae) on eggs of Helicoverpa armigera Hübner (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) at different ages and densities. The rates of parasitism and emergence, the number of para... see more