Perfil de resistência de Aeromonas spp. isolada no fluxograma de produção do queijo minas frescal industrial e artesanal.

Resumo: Bactérias do gênero Aeromonas podem ser isoladas de amostras clínicas, alimentares e ambientais. Para os derivados lácteos a contaminação decorre da presença do agente na matéria prima utilizada para produção, ou devido a condições higiênicas insatisfatórias durante o processamento. Considerando a importância da Aeromonas spp. como patógeno emergente de doenças de origem alimentar, o uso indiscriminado de antimicrobianos nas patologias humanas, além do papel fundamental que o leite e seus derivados representam na alimentação humana, o presente estudo teve por objetivo verificar o comportamento dos isolados frente à ação de antimicrobianos de uso comum. Foram pesquisados produtos e pontos do fluxograma do processamento de derivados lácteos, que poderiam veicular o gênero Aeromonas e permitir sua ocorrência nos produtos finais, ou atuar como disseminadores do micro-organismo nas diferentes etapas do processamento do queijo Minas Frescal e do queijo Colonial. Os resultados demonstram altos níveis de resistência: 33,6% dos 98 isolados de Aeromonas spp. foram resistentes a todos os 15 antimicrobianos testados, correspondendo a 7,5% dos isolados do queijo Colonial e 51,7% do queijo Minas Frescal, ocorrendo, portanto, maior resistência entre as amostras coletadas na indústria. 100% dos isolados apresentaram resistência múltipla, resultado que revela um perfil preocupante para saúde pública. [Resistance profile of Aeromonas spp. Isolated in dairy products industry]. Abstract: Bacteria of the genus Aeromonas can be isolated from clinical, food and environmental samples. For dairy products contamination can be caused by the presence of the agent in the feedstock used for production or due to unsatisfactory hygienic conditions during processing. The present study aimed to assess Aeromonas isolates behavior in the presence of common antimicrobials, considering the importance of Aeromonas spp. as an emerging pathogen of foodborne diseases, the indiscriminate use of antimicrobials to treat human pathologies, in addition to the role that milk and its derivatives play in human feeding habits. The processing steps during dairy products manufacturing were studied looking for vulnerable points or products where Aeromonas could be present and, subsequently, either pass it to the final products or disseminate the micro-organism in different processing stages of Minas and Colonial cheeses. The results show high levels of resistance: 33.6% of 98 isolates of Aeromonas spp. were resistant to all 15 antibiotics tested, corresponding to 7.5% of the isolates from Colonial cheese and 51.7% from Minas cheese, thus showing greater resistance among the samples collected in the industry. Multiple antimicrobial resistance was verified in 100% of the isolates, which reveals a profile which is alarming for public health

Produção in vivo de embriões caprinos da raça Moxotó participando de um programa de preservação.

Edição dos resumos da 20. Reunião Anual da Sociedade Brasileira de Tecnologia de Embriões, Araxá, MG, agosto 2006

Atividade antioxidante total em frutos de diferentes genótipos de umbuzeiro oriundos de Petrolina, PE.

Este trabalho teve como objetivo avaliar a atividade antioxidante total dos extratos fenólicos obtidos de frutos de 32 genótipos de umbuzeiro através de dois métodos: ABTS e Sistema l3-caroteno/ácido linoléico

Transcriptome analysis in cotton Boll Weevil (Anthonomus grandis) and RNA interference in insect pests.

Cotton plants are subjected to the attack of several insect pests. In Brazil, the cotton boll weevil, Anthonomus grandis, is the most important cotton pest. The use of insecticidal proteins and gene silencing by interference RNA (RNAi) as techniques for insect control are promising strategies, which has been applied in the last few years. For this insect, there are not much available molecular information on databases. Using 454-pyrosequencing methodology, the transcriptome of all developmental stages of the insect pest, A. grandis, was analyzed. The A. grandis transcriptome analysis resulted in more than 500.000 reads and a data set of high quality 20,841 contigs. After sequence assembly and annotation, around 10,600 contigs had at least one BLAST hit against NCBI non-redundant protein database and 65.7% was similar to Tribolium castaneum sequences. A comparison of A. grandis, Drosophila melanogaster and Bombyx mori protein families’ data showed higher similarity to dipteran than to lepidopteran sequences. Several contigs of genes encoding proteins involved in RNAi mechanism were found. PAZ Domains sequences extracted from the transcriptome showed high similarity and conservation for the most important functional and structural motifs when compared to PAZ Domains from 5 species. Two SID-like contigs were phylogenetically analyzed and grouped with T. castaneum SID-like proteins. No RdRP gene was found. A contig matching chitin synthase 1 was mined from the transcriptome. dsRNA microinjection of a chitin synthase gene to A. grandis female adults resulted in normal oviposition of unviable eggs and malformed alive larvae that were unable to develop in artificial diet. This is the first study that characterizes the transcriptome of the coleopteran, A. grandis. A new and representative transcriptome database for this insect pest is now available. All data support the state of the art of RNAi mechanism in insects

Ganhos em dez anos de melhoramento da população-elite de arroz irrigado da embrapa na região subtropical.

O objetivo desse trabalho foi quantificar os ganhos observados com o melhoramento da PE do programa de melhoramento de arroz irrigado da Embrapa para a região subtropical brasileira, durante o período de 2002/03 a 2011/12, considerando as características produção de grãos, altura de planta e dias para a floração média

HPLC-DAD analysis, antinociceptive and anti-inflammatory properties of the ethanolic extract of Hyptis umbrosa in mice

Hyptis umbrosa (syn. Mesosphaerum sidifolium) (Lamiaceae Family) has been used to treat several conditions such as gastrointestinal disorders, skin infections, nasal congestion, fever and cramps. The objective of this study was to evaluate the chemical composition, analgesic and anti-inflammatory profiles of ethanol extract from leaves of Hyptis umbrosa (EEB). HPLC-DAD was used to determine the fingerprint chromatogram of the extract. Male Swiss mice were orally pretreated with EEB (100, 200 or 400 mg/kg; 60 min before initiating algesic stimulation) and antinociceptive activity was assessed using the acetic acid-induced writhing model, formalin test and hyperalgesia induced by glutamate or capsaicin. Also, peritonitis was induced by the intrathoracic injection of carrageenan to quantify the total number of leukocytes. The presence of phenolic compounds in the extract was confirmed using HPLC-DAD. The treatment with EEB, at all doses, produced a significant analgesic effect against acetic acid-induced antinociceptive activity. In the formalin test, only the 400-mg/kg-dose of EEB had a significant effect in the first phase. However, all doses tested were able to reverse nociception in the second phase. The effect of all doses of EEB also showed a significant antinociceptive effect in the glutamate and capsaicin tests and inhibited the carrageenan-induced leukocyte migration to the peritoneal cavity. The present study suggests that the EEB possesses peripheral analgesic action and showed potential in reducing the spreading of the inflammatory processes. Also, it seems to be related with vanilloid and glutamate receptors