Showing papers by "Mateus Matiuzzi da Costa published in 2006"
TL;DR: The ERIC-PCR technique used for epidemiological characterization of the isolates did not show the expected discriminatory power, however, the test allowed separation of the isolate in groups, but did not evidence groups related to virulence factors.
Abstract: Colibacillosis is an enteric disease with a major impact to the swine industry and is caused by enterotoxigenic strains of Escherichia coli. Forty clinical isolates from pigs with diarrhea and 13 environmental isolates were analysed regarding their genotypic profile, genetic relationship and antibiotic resistance. The most prevalent gene was Stb, identified in 50% of the isolates from clinical cases, and Sta and Lt were detected in 35% of them. Among the adesine factors investigated, F18 was found in 27.5% of the E. coli strains. The ERIC-PCR technique used for epidemiological characterization of the isolates did not show the expected discriminatory power. However, the test allowed separation of the isolates in groups, but did not evidence groups related to virulence factors. In the susceptibility test, the highest values for resistance were to tetracycline, in 88.6%. The index of multiple resistance to antimicrobials varied from 0 to 0.69.
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TL;DR: The use of Saccharomyces cerevisiae as probiotic in diets for Nile tilapia during the sexual reversion period resulted in intestine settling with no effect on performance and survival, in a system of culture with sanitary challenge.
Abstract: A 29-d experiment was carried out to evaluate the Saccharomyces cerevisiae (SC) as probiotic in diets for Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) during the sexual reversion phase, under a sanitary challenge. Three hundred 2-d larvae averaging 8.9 ± 1.02 mg and 0.71 ± 0.09 cm were allotted to a completely randomized design with two treatments and six replicates in twelve 50 L-aquaria. Sanitary challenge consisted of a daily supply of 0.5 mL of fresh swine manure. Treatments consisted of a commercial diet for the sexual reversion of tilapia, with (TP) or without (TT) 0.1% of S. cerevisiae. The larvae were fed ad libitum five times a day. At the end of experiment, the fries were counted, measured and weighed. Two fries of each treatment were randomly chosen for gu removal and counting of the number of bacteria and total coliforms. No treatment effect on performance and survival was observed. Only the intestine of TP fries was colonized by SC. No significant differences were observed for bacteria and total coliforms per g of intestinal content and aquarium water. The use of Saccharomyces cerevisiae as probiotic in diets for Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) during the sexual reversion period resulted in intestine settling with no effect on performance and survival, in a system of culture with sanitary challenge.
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TL;DR: Evaluated the virulence of R. equi isolated from human, horses and environment for mices found that only plasmid positive strains were virulent, but in human isolates both strains (plasmidpositive e plasmids negative) were virulence positive.
Abstract: Rhodococcus equi is a facultative intracellular pathogen associated with bronchopneumonia, mesenteric lymphadenitis and enterocolitis in foals. Although R. equi is likely to be found in every horse-breeding farm, the clinical disease is unrecognized in most of them. Capsule components, equi factor, micolic acid and some products encoded by the large 85-90Kb plasmid were described as virulence factors. However, the pathogenesis of R. equi infections and the sensibility of foals are not completely understood. The aim of this study was evaluate the virulence of R. equi isolated from human, horses and environment for mices. Nine strains carrying the 85-90Kb plasmid isolated from foal clinical specimens, one from immunodeficient human patient and six plasmidless strains (four isolated from feces, one from pasture and one from immunodeficient human patient) were inoculated in cyclophosphamide immunossuppressed mice. The pathological changes and viability of R. equi cells in the liver of mice was verified after the 3rd, 6th an 10th day after inoculation for horse and environmental isolates and for R. equi isolates from human patients on the 1st, 3rd and 6th day. During the necropsy procedures, infiltrate of macrophages and pyogranulomatous lesions were detected after the sixth pos-inoculation day in the liver and spleen. In horse isolates, only plasmid positive strains were virulent, but in human isolates both strains (plasmid positive e plasmid negative) were virulent. Both groups of the immunossupressed mice inoculated with R. equi isolated from environment showed pathological changes. All R. equi strains were unable to kill non imunossuppressed mice.
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