Vibrio parahaemolyticus, an important human pathogen, is associated with gastroenteritis and transmitted through partially cooked seafood. It has become a major concern in the production and trade of marine food products. The prevalence of potentially virulent and pathogenic V. parahaemolyticus in raw seafood is of public health significance. Here we describe the genome sequence of a V. parahae...

Granulomatous inflammations in schistosomiasis mansoni are the result of T-cell-mediated reactions to soluble egg antigens (SEA) secreted by parasite ova. To study TDH effector cell function, a granuloma T-cell line was established from collagenase-digested liver granulomas of acutely infected CBA/J mice. Dispersed nonadherent granuloma cells were cultured with feeder layer cells and SEA or wit...

Seasonal prevalence of Vibrio species in shrimp samples from retail outlets in the South-western part of Iran was studied. A total of 300 samples were analyzed (75 samples in each season). Special attention was paid to the prevalence of total and pathogenic Vibrio parahaemolyticus. All the TCBS isolates were first identified to the genus level with PCR and then identified to the species level u...

Introduction Vibrio parahaemolyticus (Vp) and Vibrio vulnificus (Vv) are human pathogens commonly associated with bivalve shellfish. These Vibrios cause infections to humans when patients consume raw or undercooked shellfish or when it’s in free-living form in estuarine environments. There are three clinical manifestations of disease caused by Vp and Vv; most common for Vp is gastroenteritis an...

Vibrio parahaemolyticus, autochthonous to estuarine, marine, and coastal environments throughout the world, is the causative agent of food-borne gastroenteritis. More than 80 serotypes have been described worldwide, based on antigenic properties of the somatic (O) and capsular (K) antigens. Serovar O3:K6 emerged in India in 1996 and subsequently was isolated worldwide, leading to the conclusion...

Screening for pathogenic Vibrio parahaemolyticus has become routine in certain areas associated with food-borne outbreaks. This study is an evaluation of the CHROMagar Vibrio (CV) medium-PCR protocol and the conventional method (TCBS (thiosulfate-citrate-bile salts-sucrose) agar plus biochemical and Wagatsuma agar tests) for detection of V. parahaemolyticus in shrimp, water, sediment, and stool...

A novel Dasypyrum species, Dasypyrum breviaristatum, serves as a valuable source of useful genes for wheat improvement. The development and characterization of new wheat-D. breviaristatum introgression lines is important to determine the novel gene(s) on specific chromosome(s). We first used multi-color fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH) to identify the individual D. breviaristatum V(b) ...

Resumo O lançamento indiscriminado de nutrientes em corpos hídricos pode levar ao processo eutrofização desses corpos. Assim, deve-se buscar a remoção prévia nitrogênio e fósforo. Uma alternativa que desempenhar satisfatoriamente esse papel são as lagoas polimento bateladas sequenciais (LPBS) no pós-tratamento upflow anaerobic sludge blanket (UASB), uma vez nessas o pH tende se elevar, podendo ...

Introduction: The incidence of symptomatic thoracic disc herniation (TDH) is quite low, and most patients present with either radiculopathy as pain in the chest wall or thoracic myelopathy involving the lower extremities. However, not only these typical symptoms, but also various other symptoms pointing to other general diseases can be the sole presenting complaints. We describe a rare case in ...