Browsing by Subject "Mycobacterium"
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Análise molecular dos genes nid e cyp e avaliação da degradação de pireno por isolados de Mycobacterium sp
(Universidade Federal de São Paulo, 2017-07-07)Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) are compounds found in the environment as a result of incomplete combustion of organic matter or the anthropogenic activity of exploration, refining and petroleum derivatives. They ...
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Análise química e genômica de isolados dos gêneros Gordonia e Mycolicibacterium com capacidade de biotransformação de hidrocarbonetos
(Universidade Federal de São Paulo, 2021-12-17)Os hidrocarbonetos são compostos químicos encontrados no meio ambiente, sendo provenientes da combustão incompleta da matéria orgânica e de atividades antropogênicas oriundas da exploração de petróleo, rejeitos de indústrias ...
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Discrimination of members of the Mycobacterium avium complex by polymerase chain reaction
(Sociedade Brasileira de Microbiologia, 1999-04-01)Mycobacterium avium complex (MAC) species cannot be discriminated by the usual methods of biochemical identification of mycobacteria. This study showed that amplification by PCR of DT1 and DT6, two single copy sequences ...
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Epidemic of surgical-site infections by a single clone of rapidly growing mycobacteria in Brazil
(Future Medicine Ltd, 2010-06-01)Aim: Our aim is to investigate if the clusters of postsurgical mycobacterial infections, reported between 2004 and 2008 in seven geographically distant states in Brazil, were caused by a single mycobacterial strain. Materials ...
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Estudo de isolados de Mycobacterium abscessus subsp. massiliense ambientais e de surto em modelo in vivo e ex vivo
(Universidade Federal de São Paulo (UNIFESP), 2009-11-25)Micobacterias de crescimento rapido (MCR) tem sido frequentemente descritas em surtos de infeccoes em seres humanos. Mycobacterium abscessus subsp. massiliense e uma MCR que foi descrita pela primeira vez em 2004, e desde ...
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hsp65 PCR-restriction enzyme analysis (PRA) for identification of mycobacteria in the clinical laboratory
(Instituto de Medicina Tropical, 2001-02-01)More than 70 species of mycobacteria have been defined, and some can cause disease in humans, especially in immunocompromised patients. Species identification in most clinical laboratories is based on phenotypic characteristics ...
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Identification of non-tuberculous mycobacteria from the Central Public Health Laboratory from Mato Grosso do Sul and analysis of clinical relevance
(Sociedade Brasileira de Microbiologia, 2008-06-01)Non-tuberculous mycobacteria isolated at the Central Public Health Laboratory from Mato Grosso do Sul in 2003 and 2004 were identified by conventional phenotypic methods (TI) and by PCR-Restriction Enzyme Analysis (PRA) ...
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Micobactérias isoladas de pacientes portadores do vírus da imunodeficiência humana na grande São Paulo: aspectos microbiológicos, epidemiológicos, clínicos e laboratoriais
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Multicenter evaluation of mycobacteria identification by PCR restriction enzyme analysis in laboratories from Latin America and the Caribbean
(Elsevier B.V., 2005-05-01)The identification of mycobacterial species in clinical isolates is essential for making patient care decisions. Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) restriction enzyme analysis (PRA) is a simple and rapid identification method, ...
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Mycobacterium tuberculosis expressing phospholipase C subverts PGE(2) synthesis and induces necrosis in alveolar macrophages
(Biomed Central Ltd, 2014-05-19)Background: Phospholipases C (PLCs) are virulence factors found in several bacteria. in Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb) they exhibit cytotoxic effects on macrophages, but the mechanisms involved in PLC-induced cell death ...
