We describe a case of wound infection by multidrug-resistant Staphylococcus sciuri in a patient admitted to hospital for injuries in Agreste Alagoas, Brazil, identified through broad-spectrum PCR and sequencing of 16S rDNA gene. Due to its high resistance profile, the infection was characterized as methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus presenting sensitive only to vancomycin and chloramphenicol....

Two native species of the slug genus Deroceras Rafinesque, 1820, have been identified in samples from Fremont– Winema National Forest and other national forests in the Pacific Northwest of the United States: (a) Deroceras laeve (Müller, 1774), common and widespread in North America (Pilsbry, 1948); and (b) Deroceras hesperium Pilsbry, 1944, thought to have a more restricted distribution and con...

Este artigo é fruto de uma dissertação Otávio A. Chaves R. dos Santos, sob orientação da Doutora Allene Carvalho Lage, assim como reflexões do Grupo Estudo Filosofia Latino-americana Universidade Federal Pernambuco - Campus Agreste. Apoiados no pressuposto que há epistemologia das populações Agreste Pernambuco, os autores ensejam compreender as condições elaboração, organização, linguagens e pr...

Wildflower strips are used to increase natural enemies of crop pests and to conserve insect diversity on farmland. Mollusks, especially slugs, can affect the vegetation development in these strips considerably. Although recent theoretical work suggests that more diverse plant communities will exhibit greater resistance against herbivore pressure, empirical studies are scarce. We conducted a sem...

Deroceras reticulatum is a misanthropic European species spread widely throughout South America. At the moment this species is considered a 'pest' in direct sowing such as maize, soybean, sunflower, wheat, alfalfa and clovers, among others. The aim of this paper is to report the first record of D. reticulatum in the Reserva de Usos Multiples Isla Martín García, Buenos Aires province and to prov...

As doenças autoimunes são patológias onde o próprio organismo desenvolve uma resposta imune contra um autoantígeno (autológo). Existem vários fatores que desencadeiam essa perca de tolerância ao organismo, como por exemplo, os genéticos. O risco hereditário para a maioria dessas patológicas é atribuível múltiplos loci, cuja maior contribuição feita pelos genes do MHC. Objetivou-se, com esta pes...

The transplacental transmission is the primary route of Neospora caninum infection in bovine herds around the world. This study aimed to determine the frequency of transplacental transmission of the parasite in dairy cattle of Agreste region of Pernambuco through serological tests (IFAT and ELISA). Three hundred sixteen serum samples from cows and heifers and their offspring were analyzed. The ...