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| Mendonça,Analucia Longman; Mariano,Rosa de Lima Ramos; Araújo,Janete Magali de; Cavalcante,Uided Maaze T.. |
| Forty-four Bacillus spp. strains obtained from sugar cane derivates and residues, six of them isolated in this work, were tested using Tween 80 as substrate (agar-Tween 80 medium), in order to determine their esterase activity through the enzymatic index averages. After statistic analysis, B. cereus (C124) strain, which presented better results, was submitted to genetic improvement by treatment with ultraviolet light (UV). The survival curve pointed out 28" as the time necessary to obtain 30% of survivors. Fifty survivors and the wild strain C124 were compared in relation to their esterase activity as mentioned previously. The wild strain and the mutant C124UV35, which showed enzymatic index average higher than C124, were characterized in polyacrilamide... |
| Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: Bacteria; Genetic improvement; Bacillus spp.; B. cereus; Esterase. |
| Ano: 1998 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1516-89131998000100011 |
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| Sene,Luciane; Converti,Attilio; Secchi,Geslaine Aparecida Ribeiro; Simão,Rita de Cássia Garcia. |
| The world practice of using agrochemicals for long periods, in an indiscriminated and abusive way, has been a concern of the authorities involved in public health and sustainability of the natural resources, as a consequence of environmental contamination. Agrochemicals refer to a broad range of insecticides, fungicides and herbicides, and among them stands out atrazine, a herbicide intensively used in sugarcane, corn and sorghum cultures, among others. Researches have demonstrated that atrazine has toxic effects in algae, aquatic plants, aquatic insects, fishes and mammals. Due to the toxicity and persistence of atrazine in the environment, the search of microbial strains capable of degrading it is fundamental to the development of bioremediation... |
| Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: Atrazine; Biodegradation; Bacteria; Fungi; Microbial consortium. |
| Ano: 2010 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1516-89132010000200030 |
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| Božić,Jelena; Ilić,Predrag; ilić,Svetlana. |
| Abstract Clean, fresh air is the most important requirement for good indoor air quality (IAQ) in all buildings, but it is especially important with regard to the environments within hospitals and other healthcare facilities. The literature indicates that buildings with heating, ventilating and air conditioning (HVAC) systems may have an increased risk of sick building syndrome (SBS) and building-related illness (BRI) if they are not well maintained. Microorganisms are brought into hospitals by people, air currents, water, construction materials and equipment. The main objective of this study was to assess the degree of fungal and bacterial contamination in the University Clinical Centre in Banja Luka, which is directly connected to the HVAC system.... |
| Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: Indoor air quality; Hospital; HVAC system; Bacteria; Fungi. |
| Ano: 2019 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1516-89132019000100607 |
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| Brustolin,Jean Carlos; Dal Pisol,Andreia; Steffens,Juliana; Toniazzo,Geciane; Valduga,Eunice; Di Luccio,Marco; Cansian,Rogério Luis. |
| The objective of this work was to evaluate the effect of different water pressures and concentrations of lactic acid on microbial counts (mesophilic bacteria, enterobacteria and Salmonella) on pig carcasses without contamination and contaminated carcasses, before and after the last shower and before being cooled. The tests were carried out using 4, 3 and 2 bar water pressure, and 2, 1 and 0% lactic acid concentration. In general, both the pressure in the shower and lactic acid had a positive effect by reducing the microbial count. The interaction between the pressure and lactic acid caused the largest reduction in carcasses surface count for mesophiles. With regard to enterobacteria on contaminated carcasses, the most important variable was the lactic acid... |
| Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: Pig carcasses; Decontamination; Water pressure; Lactic acid; Bacteria. |
| Ano: 2014 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1516-89132014000600954 |
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| Pilonetto,Marcelo; Rosa,Edvaldo Antonio Ribeiro; Brofman,Paulo Roberto Slud; Baggio,Daniela; Calvário,Francine; Schelp,Cristiane; Nascimento,Aguinaldo; Messias-Reason,Iara. |
| The microbiota from the uniforms of 31 professionals from the general intensive care unit was analyzed. The samples were collected in duplicate at the beginning and at the end of the work period. Total viable counts of microorganisms were determined; there was a significant increase in the counts at the end of the period, when compared with those obtained at the beginning. No significant difference was observed between the first and second counts obtained from the cuffs. However, differences were observed for the samples from the abdominal region. Among the isolated pathogens 11/18 were Staphylococcus aureus, 2/18 were Acinetobacter baumannii, 2/18 were Klebsiela pneumoniae and 1/18 were Serratia rubidae. Some of these isolates were multi-resistant to... |
| Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: Gown; Bacteria; Hospital infection; Cross contamination. |
| Ano: 2004 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1413-86702004000300003 |
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| Curty,Natália Fabiane Ridão; Martins,Lucilene Fagundes da Silva; Ito,Carmen Antônia Sanches; Schafranski,Marcelo; Brites,Dorelayne Aparecida; Busato,César Roberto. |
| INTRODUCTION: Renal replacement therapy is the treatment of end-stage chronic kidney disease and can be performed through dialysis catheters, arteriovenous fistulas/grafts, and peritoneal dialysis. Patients are usually immunocompromised and exposed to invasive procedures, leading to high rates of infection and increased mortality.OBJECTIVES: To compare the prevalence of infection and related deaths, as well as the sensitivity profile of the putative bacteria in patients treated with peritoneal dialysis, arteriovenous fistula hemodialysis and catheter hemodialysis.METHODS: This is case-control study. Six hundred forty-four patients undergoing renal replacement therapy were selected. Patients were divided into three groups according to the modality of... |
| Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: Hospital infection; Morbimortality; Renal replacement therapy center; Hemodialysis; Bacteria; Sensitivity profiles. |
| Ano: 2014 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1413-86702014000300281 |
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| Hassan,Afreenish; Usman,Javaid; Kaleem,Fatima; Omair,Maria; Khalid,Ali; Iqbal,Muhammad. |
| BACKGROUND: Microorganisms growing in a biofilm are associated with chronic and recurrent human infections and are highly resistant to antimicrobial agents. There are various methods to detect biofilm production like Tissue Culture Plate (TCP), Tube method (TM), Congo Red Agar method (CRA), bioluminescent assay, piezoelectric sensors, and fluorescent microscopic examination. OBJECTIVE: This study was conducted to compare three methods for the detection of biofilms. METHOD: The study was carried out at the Department of Microbiology, Army Medical College, National University of Sciences and Technology, Pakistan, from January 2010 to June 2010. A total of 110 clinical isolates were subjected to biofilm detection methods. Isolates were identified by standard... |
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Palavras-chave: Biofilms; Bacteria; Anti-bacterial agents. |
| Ano: 2011 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1413-86702011000400002 |
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| Cortes,Jorge Alberto; Cuervo,Sonia Isabel; Urdaneta,Ana María; Potdevin,Guillermo; Arroyo,Patricia; Bermúdez,Diana; Correa,Adriana; Villegas,María Virginia. |
| Pseudomonas aeruginosa is an important and frightening microorganism for patients suffering from cancer. Multiresistant P. aeruginosa (MRPA) may appear as a consequence of exposure to multiple antibiotics or from a breakdown in infection control practices. This article reports an MRPA outbreak in a cancer treatment centre and the consequent case control study. Mechanical ventilation was identified as being the main risk factor for developing MRPA colonisation or infection; molecular analysis confirmed the outbreak. A multifaceted strategy was adopted, involving reinforcing hand-washing practices, contact isolation, antibiotic restriction and suction devices for mechanically-ventilated patients. MRPA was controlled and the outbreak ended. Such strategy may... |
| Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: Pseudomonas aeruginosa; Epidemiology; Multiple drug resistance; Bacteria; Risk factor. |
| Ano: 2009 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1413-86702009000200005 |
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| Cairo,Romilda Castro; Silva,Luciana Rodrigues; Andrade,Carol Ferreira de; Barberino,Maria Goreth de Andrade; Bandeira,Antônio Carlos; Santos,Kleber Pimentel; Diniz-Santos,Daniel R.. |
| Milk may represent an important source of infectious agents to hospitalized pediatric patients. To describe the bacterial microflora isolated from the hands, stools, pharynx of all workers at milk kitchens in pediatric hospitals in the city of Salvador, Brazil, as well as in the formulas prepared by them, we carried out this cross-sectional study with all 91 workers from the 20 milk kitchens of all the public and private hospitals in Salvador, Brazil. Hand and pharynx swabs and stool samples were collected from all workers, as well as samples of the milk and formulas delivered by the kitchens. All samples were cultured for the detection of pathogenic and non-pathogenic bacteria. Pathogenic bacteria were isolated from 20 (22.0%) and 8 (8.8%) cultures of the... |
| Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: Bacteria; Microflora; Hands; Faeces; Pharynx; Milk; Contamination; Hospital; Children. |
| Ano: 2008 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1413-86702008000300011 |
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| Pinto Junior,Vitor Laerte Laerte; Rebelo,Maria Cristina; Gomes,Rachel Novaes; Assis,Edson Fernandes de; Castro-Faria-Neto,Hugo C; Bóia,Marcio Neves. |
| Cytokines are molecules that act as mediators of immune response; cerebral spinal fluid (CSF) IL-6 is found in all meningeal inflammatory diseases, but IL-8 is associated with acute bacterial meningitis (ABM). A case control study was done to ascertain the discriminatory power of these cytokines in differentiating ABM from aseptic meningitis (AM); IL-6 and IL-8 CSF concentrations were tested through ELISA in samples collected from patients who underwent investigation for meningitis. Sixty patients, 18 with AM, nine with bacteriologic confirmed ABM and 33 controls, assisted in 2005 (MA and controls) and 2007 (ABM) were included. Differently from controls, IL-6 concentrations were increased both in MA and ABM patients (p < 0.05). CSF IL-8 levels were... |
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Palavras-chave: CSF; Inflammation meningitis; Aseptic meningitis; Bacteria; IL-6; IL-8. |
| Ano: 2011 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1413-86702011000200011 |
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| Pisa,G.; Magnani,G.S.; Weber,H.; Souza,E.M.; Faoro,H.; Monteiro,R.A.; Daros,E.; Baura,V.; Bespalhok,J.P.; Pedrosa,F.O.; Cruz,L.M.. |
| Sugarcane is an important agricultural product of Brazil, with a total production of more than 500 million tons. Knowledge of the bacterial community associated with agricultural crops and the soil status is a decisive step towards understanding how microorganisms influence crop productivity. However, most studies aim to isolate endophytic or rhizosphere bacteria associated with the plant by culture-dependent approaches. Culture-independent approaches allow a more comprehensive view of entire bacterial communities in the environment. In the present study, we have used this approach to assess the bacterial community in the rhizosphere soil of sugarcane at different times and under different nitrogen fertilization conditions. At the high taxonomic level, few... |
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Palavras-chave: 16S rRNA; Biodiversity; Nitrogen fixation; Bacteria; Sugarcane; Soil. |
| Ano: 2011 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-879X2011001200004 |
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| Tang,Jun-Hua; Gao,Dong-Ping; Zou,Peng-Fei. |
| To avoid the abuse and misuse of antibiotics, procalcitonin (PCT) and C-reactive protein (CRP) have been used as new approaches to identify different types of infection. Multiple databases were adopted to search relevant studies, and the articles that satisfied the inclusion criteria were included. Meta-analyses were conducted with Review Manager 5.0, and to estimate the quality of each article, risk of bias was assessed. Eight articles satisfied the inclusion criteria. The concentrations of both PCT and CRP in patients with bacterial infection were higher than those with non-bacterial infection. Both PCT and CRP levels in patients with G− bacterial infection were higher than in those with G+ bacterial infection and fungus infection. In the G+ bacterial... |
| Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: Pulmonary infection; PCT; CRP; Bacteria; Fungus. |
| Ano: 2018 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-879X2018000700610 |
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| Kolm,Hedda Elisabeth; Andretta,Lucimar. |
| The influence of tidal phase on bacteria abundance in surface waters was studied in five stations along the Perequê tidal creek (Paraná State, Brazil), at spring and neap low and high tides in July 1999. The stations were located from the mouth (St.1) to the creek's head (St. 5). The following parameters were analyzed: salinity, temperature, pH, dissolved oxygen, total carbon dioxide, seston, particulate organic matter, pluviosity, chlorophyll "a", total heterotrophic bacteria, bacterial biomass, cultivable heterotrophic aerobic halophilic and halophobic bacteria, total coliforms and Escherichia coli. The results showed that the highest values of salinity, pH and dissolved oxygen at stations 1 to 4 were registered during the spring high tide. The amount of... |
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Palavras-chave: Bacteria; Tide; Tidal creek; Perequê; Paraná State. |
| Ano: 2003 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1517-83822003000200002 |
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| Zhou,JunPei; Huang,Ying; Mo,MingHe. |
| Phylogenetic composition of bacterial community in soil of a karst forest was analyzed by culture-independent molecular approach. The bacterial 16S rRNA gene was amplified directly from soil DNA and cloned to generate a library. After screening the clone library by RFLP, 16S rRNA genes of representative clones were sequenced and the bacterial community was analyzed phylogenetically. The 16S rRNA gene inserts of 190 clones randomly selected were analyzed by RFLP and generated 126 different RFLP types. After sequencing, 126 non-chimeric sequences were obtained, generating 113 phylotypes. Phylogenetic analysis revealed that the bacteria distributed in soil of the karst forest included the members assigning into Proteobacteria, Acidobacteria, Planctomycetes,... |
| Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: Karst forest; Bacteria; 16S rRNA gene. |
| Ano: 2009 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1517-83822009000400013 |
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| Hisatugo,Karina F.; Mansano,Adrislaine S.; Seleghim,Mirna H.R.. |
| In aquatic ecosystems, bacteria are controlled by several organisms in the food chain, such as protozoa, that use them as food source. This study aimed to quantify the ingestion and clearance rates of bacteria by ciliates and heterotrophic nanoflagellates (HNF) in a subtropical freshwater reservoir (Monjolinho reservoir -São Carlos -Brazil) during one year period, in order to verify their importance as consumers and controllers of bacteria in two seasons, a dry/cold and a rainy/warm one. For this purpose, in situ bacterivory experiments were carried out bimonthly using fluorescently labeled bacteria with 5-(4,6 diclorotriazin-2yl) aminofluorescein (DTAF). Although ciliates have shown the highest individual ingestion and clearance rates, bacterivory was... |
| Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/other |
Palavras-chave: Bacteria; Grazing; Ciliates; Nanoflagellates; Microbial food web. |
| Ano: 2014 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1517-83822014000100020 |
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| Silva,Paulo da; Nahas,Ely. |
| The diversity of bacterial isolates from soil in response to different plants (control, Brachiaria ruziziensis and Cajanus cajan), fertilization (control, simple superphosphate and rock phosphate) and liming (with and without lime) was evaluated. Phenotypic and physiological characteristics of the isolates were recorded and organized in a file to identify the bacteria. Among the isolates, 95% were Gram-positive and 5% Gram-negative rods. Soil cultivated with B. ruziziensis favored the nonsporing Gram-positive and Gram-negative rods compared to soils with C. cajan or uncultivated. Number of spore-forming Gram-positive rods were higher in plots with superphosphate than in unfertilized soil or soil fertilized with rock phosphate. In unfertilized plots, larger... |
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Palavras-chave: Bacteria; Phosphate; Brachiaria ruziziensis; Cajanus cajan; Liming. |
| Ano: 2002 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1517-83822002000400005 |
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