Volume 40(1); Jan-Mar 2009

Review

Research Paper

Principles and applications of polymerase chain reaction in medical diagnostic fields: a review

Marcela Agne Alves Valones, Rafael Lima Guimarães, Lucas André Cavalcanti Brandão, Paulo Roberto Eleutério de Souza, Alessandra de Albuquerque Tavares Carvalho, Sergio Crovela

Braz J Microbiol. 2009 Jan-Mar; 40(1): 1–11. Published online 2009 Mar 1. doi: 10.1590/S1517-83822009000100001

PMCID:: PMC3768498

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Industrial Microbiology

Research Papers

Purification and characterization of an extreme halothermophilic protease from a halophilic bacterium Chromohalobacter sp. TVSP101

Malashetty Vidyasagar, S. Prakash, Vineet Mahajan, Yogesh S. Shouche, K. Sreeramulu

Braz J Microbiol. 2009 Jan-Mar; 40(1): 12–19. Published online 2009 Mar 1. doi: 10.1590/S1517-83822009000100002

PMCID:: PMC3768512

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Production of fungal chitosan in liquid cultivation using apple pomace as substrate

Fernanda Streit, Fernanda Koch, Mauro C.M. Laranjeira, Jorge L. Ninow

Braz J Microbiol. 2009 Jan-Mar; 40(1): 20–25. Published online 2009 Mar 1. doi: 10.1590/S1517-83822009000100003

PMCID:: PMC3768493

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Xenobiotics enhance laccase activity in alkali-tolerant γ-proteobacterium JB

Gursharan Singh, Mona Batish, Prince Sharma, Neena Capalash

Braz J Microbiol. 2009 Jan-Mar; 40(1): 26–30. Published online 2009 Mar 1. doi: 10.1590/S1517-83822009000100004

PMCID:: PMC3768491

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Ligninases production by Basidiomycetes strains on lignocellulosic agricultural residues and their application in the decolorization of synthetic dyes

Eleni Gomes, Ana Paula Aguiar, Caio César Carvalho, Maricy Raquel B. Bonfá, Roberto da Silva, Mauricio Boscolo

Braz J Microbiol. 2009 Jan-Mar; 40(1): 31–39. Published online 2009 Mar 1. doi: 10.1590/S1517-83822009000100005

PMCID:: PMC3768518

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Constitutive and inducible pectinolytic enzymes from Aspergillus flavipes FP-500 and their modulation by pH and carbon source

Aurora Martínez-Trujillo, Juan S. Aranda, Carlos Gómez-Sánchez, Blanca Trejo-Aguilar, Guillermo Aguilar-Osorio

Braz J Microbiol. 2009 Jan-Mar; 40(1): 40–47. Published online 2009 Mar 1. doi: 10.1590/S1517-83822009000100006

PMCID:: PMC3768495

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Performance of an Anaerobic Baffled Reactor (ABR) in treatment of cassava wastewater

Fernanda M. Ferraz, Aline T. Bruni, Vanildo L. Del Bianchi

Braz J Microbiol. 2009 Jan-Mar; 40(1): 48–53. Published online 2009 Mar 1. doi: 10.1590/S1517-83822009000100007

PMCID:: PMC3768494

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Production of alkaline protease from Cellulosimicrobium cellulans

Luciana Ferracini-Santos, Hélia H Sato

Braz J Microbiol. 2009 Jan-Mar; 40(1): 54–60. Published online 2009 Mar 1. doi: 10.1590/S1517-83822009000100008

PMCID:: PMC3768500

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Screening of different fungi for decolorization of molasses

Isil Seyis, Tugba Subasioglu

Braz J Microbiol. 2009 Jan-Mar; 40(1): 61–65. Published online 2009 Mar 1. doi: 10.1590/S1517-83822009000100009

PMCID:: PMC3768505

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Glucosyltransferase production by Klebsiella sp. K18 and conversion of sucrose to palatinose using immobilized cells

Daniela C. Orsi, Haroldo Y. Kawaguti, Hélia H. Sato

Braz J Microbiol. 2009 Jan-Mar; 40(1): 66–72. Published online 2009 Mar 1. doi: 10.1590/S1517-838220090001000010

PMCID:: PMC3768490

Article PDF–448K

Environmental Microbiology

Research Paper

Selection of endophytic fungi from comfrey (Symphytum officinale L.) for in vitro biological control of the phytopathogen Sclerotinia sclerotiorum (Lib.)

Rafaeli Rocha, Daniela Eleutério da Luz, Cibelle Engels, Sônia Alvim Veiga Pileggi, David de Souza Jaccoud Filho, Rodrigo Rodrigues Matiello, Marcos Pileggi

Braz J Microbiol. 2009 Jan-Mar; 40(1): 73–78. Published online 2009 Mar 1. doi: 10.1590/S1517-838220090001000011

PMCID:: PMC3768515

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Short Communications

Calidion bombacis, a new combination for Uredo bombacis with the record of Bombacopsis glabra (Bombacaceae) as a new host from Brazil

Meiriele da Silva, Dartanhã José Soares, Robert Weingart Barreto

Braz J Microbiol. 2009 Jan-Mar; 40(1): 79–81. Published online 2009 Mar 1. doi: 10.1590/S1517-838220090001000012

PMCID:: PMC3768516

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Spread of Metallo-β-lactamases: screening reveals the presence of aBLA_SPM-1 gene in hospital sewage in southern Brazil

Daiane Bopp Fuentefria, Alessandra Einsfeld Ferreira, Tiago Gräf, Gertrudes Corção

Braz J Microbiol. 2009 Jan-Mar; 40(1): 82–85. Published online 2009 Mar 1. doi: 10.1590/S1517-838220090001000013

PMCID:: PMC3768503

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Nitrogen-deficient microalgae are rich in cell-surface mannose: potential implications for prey biorecognition by phagotrophic protozoa

Claire M. Martel

Braz J Microbiol. 2009 Jan-Mar; 40(1): 86–89. Published online 2009 Mar 1. doi: 10.1590/S1517-838220090001000014

PMCID:: PMC3768488

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Research Papers

Yeast communities in two Atlantic rain Forest fragments in Southeast Brazil

Raphael S. Pimenta, Priscila D. D. Alves, Gabriel M. F. Almeida, Juliana F.M Silva, Paula B. Morais, Ary Corrêa Jr., Carlos A. Rosa

Braz J Microbiol. 2009 Jan-Mar; 40(1): 90–95. Published online 2009 Mar 1. doi: 10.1590/S1517-838220090001000015

PMCID:: PMC3768514

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Dominance of Paris-type morphology on mycothallus of Lunularia cruciata colonised by Glomus proliferum

Henrique M.A.C. Fonseca, Joana I.L. Ferreira, Ricardo L.L. Berbara, Natalia P. Zatorre

Braz J Microbiol. 2009 Jan-Mar; 40(1): 96–101. Published online 2009 Mar 1. doi: 10.1590/S1517-838220090001000016

PMCID:: PMC3768492

Article PDF–6.6M

Short Communications

Longitudinal study on occurrence of adenoviruses and hepatitis A virus in raw domestic sewage in the city of Limeira, SÃo Paulo

Karina Medici Barrella, Patrícia Garrafa, Telma Alves Monezi, Charlotte Marianna Hársi, Cleber Salvi, Paula Alessandra B. Costa Violante, Dolores Ursula Mehnert

Braz J Microbiol. 2009 Jan-Mar; 40(1): 102–107. Published online 2009 Mar 1. doi: 10.1590/S1517-838220090001000017

PMCID:: PMC3768521

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Killer yeasts inhibit the growth of the phytopathogen Moniliophthora perniciosa, the causal agent of Witches’ Broom disease

Anderson de Souza Cabral, Patricia Maria Barroso de Carvalho, Tatiana Pinotti, Allen Norton Hagler, Leda Cristina Santana Mendonça-Hagler, Andrew Macrae

Braz J Microbiol. 2009 Jan-Mar; 40(1): 108–110. Published online 2009 Mar 1. doi: 10.1590/S1517-838220090001000018

PMCID:: PMC3768496

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Research Paper

Occurrence and diversity of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi in trap cultures from soils under different land use systems in the Amazon, Brazil

Patrícia Lopes Leal, Sidney Luiz Stürmer, José Oswaldo Siqueira

Braz J Microbiol. 2009 Jan-Mar; 40(1): 111–121. Published online 2009 Mar 1. doi: 10.1590/S1517-838220090001000019

PMCID:: PMC3768487

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Food Microbiology

Short Communications

New approach for papaya latex storage without virus degradation

Silas P. Rodrigues, Josemar S. Andrade, José A. Ventura, Patricia M. B. Fernandes

Braz J Microbiol. 2009 Jan-Mar; 40(1): 122–124. Published online 2009 Mar 1. doi: 10.1590/S1517-838220090001000020

PMCID:: PMC3768507

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Antimicrobial resistance profile of Enterococcus spp isolated from food in Southern Brazil

Gustavo Pelicioli Riboldi, Jeverson Frazzon, Pedro Alves d’Azevedo, Ana Paula Guedes Frazzon

Braz J Microbiol. 2009 Jan-Mar; 40(1): 125–128. Published online 2009 Mar 1. doi: 10.1590/S1517-838220090001000021

PMCID:: PMC3768509

Article PDF–226K

Research Papers

Viability of Staphylococcus xylosus isolated from artisanal sausages for application as starter cultures in meat products

Ângela Maria Fiorentini, Maristela Cortez Sawitzki, Teresinha Marisa Bertol, Ernani S. Sant’Anna

Braz J Microbiol. 2009 Jan-Mar; 40(1): 129–133. Published online 2009 Mar 1. doi: 10.1590/S1517-838220090001000022

PMCID:: PMC3768508

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Detection of fumonisin producing Fusarium verticillioides in paddy (Oryza sativa L.) using polymerase chain reaction (PCR)

P.K. Maheshwar, S. Ahmed Moharram, G.R. Janardhana

Braz J Microbiol. 2009 Jan-Mar; 40(1): 134–138. Published online 2009 Mar 1. doi: 10.1590/S1517-838220090001000023

PMCID:: PMC3768486

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Nutritional changes in powdered red pepper upon in vitro infection of Aspergillus flavus

Smita Tripathi, H.N. Mishra

Braz J Microbiol. 2009 Jan-Mar; 40(1): 139–144. Published online 2009 Mar 1. doi: 10.1590/S1517-838220090001000024

PMCID:: PMC3768520

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Short Communication

Ocurrence of Staphylococcus aureus and multiplex pcr detection of classic enterotoxin genes in cheese and meat products

Marcia Regina Pelisser, Cátia Silene Klein, Kelen Regina Ascoli, Thaís Regina Zotti, Ana Carolina Maisonnave Arisi

Braz J Microbiol. 2009 Jan-Mar; 40(1): 145–148. Published online 2009 Mar 1. doi: 10.1590/S1517-838220090001000025

PMCID:: PMC3768504

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Research Paper

Validation of a predictive model describing growth of Salmonella in enteral feeds

Roberta Ribeiro Silva, Célia Alencar Moraes, Josefina Bessan, Maria Cristina Dantas Vanetti

Braz J Microbiol. 2009 Jan-Mar; 40(1): 149–154. Published online 2009 Mar 1. doi: 10.1590/S1517-838220090001000026

PMCID:: PMC3768513

Article PDF–218K

Medical Microbiology

Research Papers

Nosocomial infections in human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) infected and AIDS patients: major microorganisms and immunological profile

C. Panis, T. Matsuo, E.M.V. Reiche

Braz J Microbiol. 2009 Jan-Mar; 40(1): 155–162. Published online 2009 Mar 1. doi: 10.1590/S1517-838220090001000027

PMCID:: PMC3768519

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Susceptibility testing of Candida albicans isolated from oropharyngeal mucosa of HIV⁺ patients to fluconazole, amphotericin B and Caspofungin. killing kinetics of caspofungin and amphotericin B against fluconazole resistant and susceptible isolates

Janine de Aquino Lemos, Carolina Rodrigues Costa, Crystiane Rodrigues de Araújo, Lúcia Kioko Hasimoto e Souza, Maria do Rosário Rodrigues Silva

Braz J Microbiol. 2009 Jan-Mar; 40(1): 163–169. Published online 2009 Mar 1. doi: 10.1590/S1517-838220090001000028

PMCID:: PMC3768489

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Investigation of an outbreak of Salmonella Typhi in Battalgazi district, Malatya-Turkey

Latife Iseri, Mehmet Refik Bayraktar, Elif Aktaş, Riza Durmaz

Braz J Microbiol. 2009 Jan-Mar; 40(1): 170–173. Published online 2009 Mar 1. doi: 10.1590/S1517-838220090001000029

PMCID:: PMC3768517

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Influence of the length of remaining root canal filling and post space preparation on the coronal leakage of Enterococcus faecalis

Alexandra Conca Alves Mozini, Luis P. Vansan, Manoel D. Sousa Neto, Rosimeire Pietro

Braz J Microbiol. 2009 Jan-Mar; 40(1): 174–179. Published online 2009 Mar 1. doi: 10.1590/S1517-838220090001000030

PMCID:: PMC3768511

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Short Communication

Invasive aspergillosis associated with systemic lupus erythematosus and cardiac postoperative complication

Danielle Patrícia Cerqueira Macêdo, Heraldo Maia Silva-Júnior, Cristina Maria de Souza-Motta, Eveline Pípolo Milan, Rejane Pereira Neves

Braz J Microbiol. 2009 Jan-Mar; 40(1): 180–183. Published online 2009 Mar 1. doi: 10.1590/S1517-838220090001000031

PMCID:: PMC3768502

Article PDF–1.4M

Veterinary Microbiology

Research Papers

Molecular differentiation between Salmonella enterica subsp enterica serovar Pullorum and Salmonella enterica subsp enterica serovar Gallinarum

Simone Alves Mendes Ribeiro, Jaqueline Boldrin de Paiva, Fábio Zotesso, Manoel Victor Franco Lemos, Ângelo Berchieri Jánior

Braz J Microbiol. 2009 Jan-Mar; 40(1): 184–188. Published online 2009 Mar 1. doi: 10.1590/S1517-838220090001000032

PMCID:: PMC3768506

Article PDF–9.2M

EMJH medium with 5-fluorouracil and nalidixic acid associated with serial dilution technique used to recover Leptospira spp from experimentally contaminated bovine semen

Fabiana Miraglia, Zenaide Maria de Moraes, Priscilla Anne Melville, Ricardo Augusto Dias, Silvio Arruda Vasconcellos

Braz J Microbiol. 2009 Jan-Mar; 40(1): 189–193. Published online 2009 Mar 1. doi: 10.1590/S1517-838220090001000033

PMCID:: PMC3768510

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Aerobic bacterial microflora of Broad-snouted caiman (Caiman latirostris) oral cavity and cloaca, originating from parque Zoológico Arruda Câmara, Paraíba, Brazil

J.S.A. Silva, R.A. Mota, J.W. Pinheiro Júnior, M.C.S. Almeida, D.R. Silva, D.R.A. Ferreira, J.C.N. Azevedo

Braz J Microbiol. 2009 Jan-Mar; 40(1): 194–198. Published online 2009 Mar 1. doi: 10.1590/S1517-838220090001000034

PMCID:: PMC3768499

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Frequency of virulence genes in Escherichia coli strains isolated from piglets with diarrhea in the North Parana State, Brazil

Marilda C. Vidotto, Natália C.S. de Lima, Juliana T.T. Fritzen, Júlio C. de Freitas, merson J. Venâncio, Mario A. Ono

Braz J Microbiol. 2009 Jan-Mar; 40(1): 199–204. Published online 2009 Mar 1. doi: 10.1590/S1517-838220090001000035

PMCID:: PMC3768501

Article PDF–39K

Short Communication

Sequencing and phylogenetic analysis of the infectious bursal disease virus isolates from outbreak in layer flocks in the state of Minas Gerais

Camila Cristina Almeida Dias, Fernanda de Oliveira Souza, Elisa Monteiro Sant’ Anna da Silva, Monique Renon Eller, Priscilla Rochele Barrios, Bernadete Miranda dos Santos, Mauro Pires Moraes, Márcia Rogéria de Almeida

Braz J Microbiol. 2009 Jan-Mar; 40(1): 205–207. Published online 2009 Mar 1. doi: 10.1590/S1517-838220090001000036

PMCID:: PMC3768497

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