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The composting technique has been increasingly highlighted in poultry production units, as an efficient and low-cost solution for the destination of carcasses. The process is based on the accelerated decomposition of organic material under high temperatures, associated with eliminating pathogenic microorganisms. This study aims to evaluate the effectiveness and the time necessary for the elimination of Salmonella Gallinarum in carcasses of poultry submitted to the composting process. The composting was carried out following the models used in the field, and microbiological analysis was performed in five different periods: 45, 90, 120, 150 and 180-days after closing the composter. After 90 days of experiment and in the subsequent analysis, the elimination of the bacteria in 100% of the samples was verified, validating the composting process as an effective method for eliminating S. Gallinarum in poultry carcasses, when respecting the period necessary for the elimination of the bacteria and the good quality of the structure adopted for the process.(AU)

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Poultry products may be a source of foodborne human salmonellosis. The use of alternatives to antimicrobials that are not harmful to humans may reduce the presence of Salmonella spp. in poultry production. Among the products used, organic acids stand out. In the present study, three different organic acid (OA) blends were evaluated for the control of Salmonella Heidelberg (SH) in commercial broilers. Day-old chicks (n = 114) were randomly assigned to four treatments, with three replicates of 12 birds each. Birds in treatments A and B received SCFA (0.2mL/L) and SCFA + MCFA (0.2mL/L), respectively, in the drinking water, while birds in treatment C received SCFA + MCFA in the feed (2g/Kg of feed). Birds from treatment D did not receive OAs (control group). At 8 days of age, each bird was orally inoculated with SH at 108 CFU/mL, and cloacal swabs and SH enumeration of the cecal content were performed 24-, 48-, and 72-hours post-inoculation (hpi). The results show a reduction of both SH shedding and counts in the birds fed OAs at all pi times relative to the control birds. Fecal shedding was significantly lower in the OA-treated groups compared with the control group. As for SH presence in the cecum, significant differences were detected between groups C and D at 24 and 72 hpi, and between groups B and D at 72 hpi. The results of this study indicate that the use of feeding OAs to broilers may contribute to reduce the incidence of SH in the poultry production chain, allowing better flock health management, provided an efficient biosecurity program is employed.(AU)

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Embora Salmonella Enteritidis (SE) seja capaz de metabolizar 1,2-propanodiol (1,2-Pd), utilizado como fonte de carbono e de energia ao longo de uma rota dependente de vitamina B12, a importância deste composto na infeção de Gallus gallus domesticus por SE permanece desconhecida. No presente estudo, foram construídos um mutante de SE sem os genes pduCDE, que codifica a propanodiol desidratase (Pdu), e outro contendo as deleções no pduCDE e também nos genes cobS e cbiA, responsáveis pela síntese de vitamina B12. Em seguida, avaliou-se a importância do metabolismo do 1,2-Pd em SE para colonização intestinal de infecção sistêmica de poedeiras comerciais. As estirpes mutantes de SE foram capazes de colonizar o intestino, de serem excretadas nas fezes e de invadir o baço e o fígado na mesma intensidade que a estirpe selvagem, o que sugere que os produtos dos genes pduC, pduD, pduE, cobS e cbiA não são essenciais durante infecção por Salmonella Enteritidis nessa espécie.(AU)

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Fowl paratyphoid infections are caused by different Salmonella serovars that can affect a wide range of hosts. Due to its complex epidemiology, Salmonella serovar identification is crucial for the development and implementation of monitoring and control programs in poultry farms. Moreover, the characterization of the antimicrobial resistance profiles of Salmonella strains isolated from livestock is relevant to public health because they are a common causative agent of foodborne diseases. The objective of this study was to investigate the presence of Salmonella spp. and to identify the antimicrobial resistance profiles of strains isolated in the midwestern region of São Paulo state, which accounts for the highest production of table eggs in Brazil. For this purpose, 2008 fecal samples were collected on 151 commercial layer farms and submitted to microbiological analyses. Twenty-two serovars were isolated from 80 (52.9%) farms, among which S. Mbandaka and S. Braenderup were the most prevalent. All isolates expressed resistance to at least one of the 23 antimicrobials tested, and the highest resistance rates were determined against streptomycin (93.5%) and sulfonamide (84.6%). Moreover, multidrug resistance was observed in 41% of the isolates and the maximum drug resistance profile was against ten different antimicrobials. Therefore, the identification of Salmonella serovars in poultry production provides epidemiological knowledge to develop prevention and control measures in order to ensure poultry health and to prevent human infection by multiresistant strains.

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The incidence of foodborne diseases caused by the genus Salmonella spp. in industrialized countries is often high in epidemiological surveys. Obtaining a rapid diagnostic test for identification of bacteria is crucial in order to rapidly implement control measures to contain bacterial spread, to reduce losses in animal production and to avoid risks from food-borne infections to human health. The aim of this study was to standardize duplex real-time PCR using SYBr Green I for differential and quantitative diagnosis of S. Typhimurium and S. Enteritidis. According to the experiment, the melting temperature of 85°C was observed for a 206bp amplified product when S. Enteritidis DNA was added to the reaction. S. Typhimurium DNA showed that the melting temperature of 79°C when observed for a 62bp amplified product. The standard curve showed the high sensitivity of the proposed test, since it was possible to obtain eight quantification points, starting at 108 CFU/mL and ending at 101 CFU/mL. As a result of the present study, a real-time PCR duplex reaction with high sensitivity, specificity and based on the fluorescence of SYBr Green I was standardized. In addition, this methodology aligns low cost to the faster diagnostic result, in relation to other molecular tests, making it attractive for application in routine laboratory analyzes.

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In poultry processing plants, disinfectants are often added to pre-chilling water tanks to reduce microbial contamination. The present study aimed at evaluating the effect of five disinfectants (acidified sodium chlorite, alkyl dimethyl benzyl ammonium chloride, chlorine dioxide, peracetic acid, and sodium hypochlorite) on the populations of food quality indicator microorganisms and on Salmonella Enteritidis (SE) in the presence and absence of organic matter. The results showed that chlorine dioxide and sodium hypochlorite did not reduce microbial carcass counts. On the other hand, acidified sodium chlorite, alkyl dimethyl benzyl ammonium chloride and peracetic acid reduced total and fecal coliform counts. Peracetic acid reduced the number of psychrotrophic microorganisms. All products were effective in reducing SE counts only in the absence of organic matter. Acidified sodium chlorite, alkyl dimethyl benzyl ammonium chloride and peracetic acid could be candidates for the replacement of sodium hypochlorite (commonly used in Brazil) in pre-chilling tanks.

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Salmonella spp. is the main originator of human foodborne diseases worldwide and is mainly transmitted by food containing eggs. In Brazil, as a result of the lack of studies and data collection very little is known about the prevalence of Salmonella spp. in laying hen flocks and commercial table eggs. Consequently the present study was elaborated and aimed at generating data about Salmonella spp. in part of the Brazilian egg production chain. Eight flocks of day-old chicks, eight flocks of adult laying hens (four vaccinated with bacterin against Salmonella Enteritidis and four unvaccinated) and commercial table eggs from four supermarkets were examined. Salmonella spp. was isolated in 50 % of the newly hatched chicks, 25 % of the adult flocks and 1.5 % of egg samples examined. S. enterica subsp. enterica 4,12:r:-, S. Mbandaka, S. enterica subsp. enterica 6,7: z10:-, S. Enteritidis and S. Havana were the serovars isolated in birds. In commercial table-eggs S. Mbandaka, S. enterica subsp. enterica 6,7: z10:- and S. Braenderup were isolated. These results show that Salmonella spp. is present in laying hen flocks and consequently in eggs destined for human consumption. Probably, some of the Salmonella serovars are being introduced in egg farms by vertical via.

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In the present study Salmonella spp. was surveyed in four flocks of meat-type quails reared in a farm that also had processing plant on site, located in the region of Bastos, state of São Paulo, Brazil. Meconium samples of one-day-old quail chicks were collected from transport cardboard boxes. Cecal content was collected on days 7, 14, 21, 28 and 35 of rearing. At 36 days of age, birds were slaughtered in the farm's processing plant, where two samples of water from the scalding and the chilling tanks and four carcasses per flock were collected. All samples were examined for Salmonella spp. using traditional bacteriological methods. Salmonella spp. was present in meconium samples of three flocks and in cecal feces of the four flocks. This bacterium was also isolated in the chiller water and in the carcasses of three of the evaluated flocks and in the scalding water of one flock. In this study, S. enterica subspecies enterica 4, 5, 12; S. Corvalis; S. Give; S. Lexington; S. Minnesota; S. Schwarzengrund; S. Rissen and S. Typhimurium were the eight serovars identified.

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In order to maintain the high production and export rates achieved by the Brazilian poultry industry, it is necessary to prevent and control certain disease agents, such as Salmonella spp. Using bacterial cultures, the aim of the present study was to investigate the prevalence of Salmonella spp. in specimens collected from broiler facilities. Local wild birds were also sampled, as well as the feces of swine housed on the poultry farm. After sample collection, the isolated serotypes were subsequently inoculated into broiler chicks to determine their effects. Positive samples were collected from the following locations in the poultry facilities: poultry litter (S. serotype 4,5,12:R:-; S. Heidelberg; S. Infantis), broiler feces (S. Heidelberg; S. serotype 6,7:R:-; S. serotype 4,5,12:R:-; S. Tennessee), water (S. Glostrup; S. serotype 6,8:d:-;), and lesser mealworms (Alphitobius diaperinus) found in the litter (S. Tennessee). Among the 36 wild birds captured, S. Heidelberg was isolated from one bird's organs and intestinal contents (Colaptes campestris), and S. Enteritidis was isolated from another bird's intestinal contents (Zenaida auriculata). Salmonella Panama and Salmonella Typhimurium were isolated from swine feces. One-day-old chicks (150) were divided into 10 groups of 15 animals each. Each group was orally inoculated with a previously isolated serotype of Salmonella. Soft stools were observed on the cage floor and around the birds' cloaca between 3 and 12 days post-infection (dpi). The different serotypes of Salmonella used to inoculate the chicks were re-isolated from the spleen, liver, and cecal content samples of the infected birds on 15 and 21 dpi.

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O objetivo do presente trabalho foi avaliar a contaminação bacteriana e fúngica em chocadeira antes e após procedimento de limpeza e desinfecção. Foram coletadas amostras do ar e de superfícies do piso, da parede, das folhas de amoreira, das lagartas do bicho-da-seda e da máquina picadeira de folhas. A metodologia empregada seguiu a técnica da placa de sedimentação e contato de superfície com meios de cultura específicos, Ágar Nutriente, Ágar McConkey e Ágar Sabouraud Dextrose para crescimento, respectivamente, de bactérias, de enterobactérias e de fungos. Os resultados demonstraram, ao término dos dois primeiros ínstars, aumento nos índices de contaminação fúngica e bacteriana nas superfícies das lagartas do bicho-da-seda, do piso e das folhas de amoreira. A limpeza e desinfecção reduziram o grau de contaminação por micro-organismos presentes no ambiente, do nível péssimo para o excelente. As folhas de amoreira representaram um forte potencial de infecção para as lagartas do bicho-da-seda. A contagem de colônias fúngicas e bacterianas foi uma forma simples de monitorar e detectar os pontos de problemas sanitários da chocadeira.

The aim of this study was to evaluate the fungus and bacterial contamination in the silkworm incubatory before and after cleaning and disinfection procedures. Samples from the air and the surface of the floor, walls, mulberry leaves, silkworms, and leaf-trimming machine were collected. The methodology used was the sedimentation plate technique and surface contact with specific culture media such as Nutrient’s agar, McConkey’s agar and Sabouraud dextrose agar for growth, respectively, of bacteria, enterobacteria and fungi. The results showed that at the end of the two first instars, the fungus and bacterium index on the surface of the floor, the silkworm caterpillar and mulberry leaves had increased. The cleaning and disinfection reduced the level of contamination by microorganisms in the environment from very bad to excellent. The mulberry leaves represented a strong infection potential for the silkworm caterpillar. The counting of bacteria and fungus colonies was a very simple way of monitoring and detecting the incubatory sanitary problems.

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Descreveram-se os achados clínicos e patológicos de um caso de displasia renal em um cão da raça Rotweiller com oito meses de idade. O animal apresentou vômitos, emagrecimento, polidpsia e poliúria. Houve elevação sanguínea de creatinina, cálcio e da fosfatase alcalina. À necropsia, notaram-se os rins diminuídos de tamanho, com estruturas císticas proeminentes sobre a superfície natural do órgão e, ao corte, firmes e com estruturas císticas distribuídas pelo parênquima. Na avaliação histológica, havia glomérulos imaturos, fibroplasia intersticial e dilatação cística tubular.

In this study we describe the clinical and pathological findings of a case of renal dysplasia in a dog from the Rottweiler breed at 8 months of age. The animal presented vomiting, weight loss, polydipsia and polyuria. There was an increase of blood creatinine, calcium, and alkaline phosphatase. At necropsy it was noted that the kidneys were reduced in size, with prominent cystic structures on the natural surface of the body and the cutting and firm with cystic structures distributed throughout the parenchyma. The histological evaluation was immature glomeruli, interstitial fibroplasia and tubular cystic dilation.

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Neste trabalho estudou-se a reação de maracujazeiro amarelo 'Maguari' e 'Afruvec' ao fitonematoide Meloidogyne incognita raça 3, em casa-de-vegetação. Adotou-se o delineamento inteiramente casualizado, com três tratamentos (Maguari, Afruvec e Tomateiro cv. Rutgers) e quatro repetições, sendo a parcela constituída por um vaso contendo uma planta. Após seis meses, avaliou-se o índice de galhas e de massa de ovos nas cultivares de maracujazeiro amarelo e no tomateiro cv. Rutgers. A classificação da resistência ao fitonematoide foi feita utilizando o critério do fator de reprodução (FR). A 'Maguari' apresentou zero de índice de galhas e de massa de ovos, enquanto que 'Afruvec' mostrou baixo índice de galhas e massa de ovos comparativamente com o tomateiro cv. Rutgers. De acordo com o FR, a 'Maguari' enquadrou-se como imune ao nematoide, sendo a 'Afruvec' resistente e o tomateiro cv. Rutgers como suscetível.

This study concerned the reaction of yellow passion fruit 'Maguary' and 'Afruvec' to the phytonematode Meloidogyne incognita race 3 in greenhouse conditions. An entirely randomized experimental design with 3 treatments ('Maguary', 'Afruvec', and tomato cv. 'Rutgers') and 4 repetitions was used, each plot consisting of 1 vase containing 1 plant. After 6 months, an evaluation was made of the index of galls and egg mass in the yellow passion fruit varieties and in the tomato cv. 'Rutgers'. The classification of resistance to the phytonematode was made by criterion of the reproduction factor (RF). 'Maguary' presented a zero index of galls and egg mass, while 'Afruvec' showed a low index of galls and egg mass in relation to the tomato cv. Rutgers. According to the RF, 'Maguary' was characterized as immune to the phytonematode, while 'Afruvec' was resistant, and the tomato cv. 'Rutgers' was susceptible.

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O trabalho teve os seguintes objetivos: 1) avaliar diferentes substratos para a produção semissólida dos fungos Metarhizium anisopliae e Beauveria bassiana; 2) verificar a tolerância dos conídios produzidos ao efeito da radiação ultravioleta e da temperatura; e 3) avaliar a patogenicidade dos conídios a Diatraea saccharalis. Para ambos os fungos, foram utilizadas 6 repetições para cada tratamento: amido de milho, arroz integral, arroz parboilizado tipo1, arroz tipo 1 e 2, aveia em flocos, canjiquinha, farelo de trigo, farinhas de mandioca crua, de milho amarela e de trigo especial, fubá, milho em grãos, polvilho azedo, soja em grãos, trigo moído e turfa. Os conídios foram quantificados em câmara de Neubauer e a determinação da viabilidade foi realizada através da observação em microscópio, dos conídios germinados e não germinados, após espalhamento da suspensão fúngica em placas de Petri contendo BDA. No ensaio com radiação os fungos foram expostos à radiação por 25 e 50 segundos e foi considerado um tratamento sem exposição; para temperatura os fungos foram expostos a 20, 25, 30 e 35o C. Utilizando a torre de Potter, 2 mL de cada suspensão fúngica dos tratamentos foram pulverizados em lagartas de D. saccharalis. As maiores concentrações de conídios de M. anisopliae e B. bassiana foram encontradas nos tratamentos com arroz parboilizado tipo 1, arroz tipo 1 e 2, farinha de milho amarela, fubá e trigo moído e a viabilidade dos conídios produzidos superou os 94%. Quanto maior o tempo de exposição à radiação menor foi o número de conídios viáveis; também ocorreu perda significativa da viabilidade dos conídios quando expostos à temperatura de 35o C. Os fungos foram patogênicos para D. saccharalis.

The present study was aimed to evaluate different (semi-solid) media for the production of Metarhizium anisopliae and Beauveria bassiana propagules, and to evaluate the tolerance of these propagules to ultraviolet radiation and temperature. The experiments were performed at the Biological Control Laboratory of the Instituto Biológico at Campinas, São Paulo, Brazil. For both fungi, 6 repetitions were performed for each of the 17 treatments: corn starch, full rice, parboiled rice, type-1 rice, type-2 rice, oat flakes, canjiquinha [grits], wheat flour, raw cassava flour, yellow corn flour, special wheat flour, corn flour, corn in grains, cassava starch, soy in grains, crushed wheat, and turf. The viability analysis was done in plastic plates containing BDA. For the bioassays involving exposure to ultraviolet light and temperature, BDA was also used for viability analysis, and each treatment was exposed to the UV radiation for 0, 25 and 50 seconds, the temperature exposure being at 20, 25, 30 and 35º C. Using a Potter tower, 2 mL of fungus suspension from each treatment was inoculated to the Diatraea saccharalis caterpillars. Regarding the sporulation, the largest concentrations of M. anisopliae and B. bassiana were found for the treatments with parboiled rice, type-1 rice, type-2 rice, yellow corn flour, corn flour and crushed wheat. The viability of all treatments was superior to 94.00%. Also, the longer the duration of the exposition to the UV, the 2Universidade Estadual Paulista, Faculdade de Ciências Agronômicas, Botucatu, SP, Brasil.

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Este estudo teve o objetivo de selecionar isolados do fungo entomopatogênico Metarhizium anisopliae para o controle de adultos de Rhynchophorus palmarum (L.) (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) e avaliar a compatibilidade de agrotóxicos utilizados nesta cultura com o isolado que ocasionasse maior mortalidade dos adultos. Para tal, adultos do inseto foram imersos em suspensões de seis isolados do fungo na concentração de 109 conídios.mL-1 e, após 24 dias, o isolado IBCB 348 causou maior mortalidade (87,5%) e foi utilizado para o teste de compatilibidade, por meio do cálculo da fórmula de T, com inseticidas, herbicidas e fungicidas comerciais utilizados na cultura. Nenhum dos fungicidas e herbicidas testados foram compatíveis com o patógeno. Os inseticidas Calypso, Dipterex 500 e Sevin 480 SC, na concentração mínima recomendada pelo fabricante, foram os únicos produtos classificados como compatíveis com o isolado IBCB 348 de M. anisopliae.

This study was aimed to screen the entomopathogenic fungus Metarhizium anisopliae for the control of Rhynchophorus palmarum (L.) (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) adults and to evaluate the compatibility of agrochemicals used in this crop with the strain that caused the highest insect mortality. To this end, adult insects were immersed in suspensions of 6 strains at a concentration of 109 conidia.mL-1, and after 24 days the isolate IBCB 348 caused the highest mortality (87.5%) and was used in the compatibility test, using calculations by way of the T formula, with commercial insecticides, herbicides and fungicides used in the crop. Among the tested strains, IBCB 348 was the most efficient in the control of this pest, causing 87.5% of weevil mortality. None of the tested fungicides and herbicides were compatible with the pathogen. The insecticides Calypso, Dipterex 500 and Sevin 480 SC, at the lowest dose recommended by the manufacturer, were the only products classified as compatible with the strain IBCB 348 of M. anisopliae.

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ABSTRACT The present study was carried out with the aim of selecting strains of B. bassiana against Cosmopolites sordidus adults. The experiment involved 11 treatments: 10 strains and 1 control. Each treatment had 5 repetitions with 50 insects. The beetles were immersed in a fungal suspension in the concentration of 1.12 x 109 conidia/mL, with only sterile water for the control. When the best strains were identified, they were produced in rice using the tray method, to identify which of them produced the most number of conidia per gram of the substrate. The strains that caused the highest levels of mortality were: IBCB 74, IBCB 87 and IBCB 146, with 58%, 54% and 66% of confirmed mortality, respectively. In regard to the production, there was no significant difference in the sporulation of the three strains.

RESUMO O objetivo deste trabalho foi selecionar isolados de Beauveria bassiana (Bals.) Vuill. mais virulentos aos adultos de Cosmopolites sordidus. Para tal, o experimento foi composto de onze tratamentos, sendo dez isolados e uma testemunha. Cada tratamento conteve 50 insetos divididos em cinco repetições. Os besouros foram imersos em suspensão fúngica na concentração de 1,12 x 109 conídios/mL e os da testemunha em água estéril. Definidos os melhores isolados, eles foram produzidos em arroz por meio do método de bandejas, para identificar qual deles produz maior número de conídios por grama de substrato. Os isolados que causaram maior mortalidade dos insetos foram: IBCB 74, IBCB 87 e IBCB 146, com 58%, 54% e 66% de mortalidade confirmada, respectivamente. Quanto ao teste de produção, não houve diferença significativa na esporulação dos três isolados testados.

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ABSTRACT The objective of this study was to evaluate, under laboratory and greenhouse conditions, the compatibility of Lecanicillium lecanii, JAB 02, with pesticides. The compatibility in the laboratory was verified adding pesticides to the PDA media and evaluating the parameters of vegetative growth, sporulation and viability of the entomopathogen. In the greenhouse, L. lecanii were sprayed on chrysanthemum plants after the spraying of the pesticides; subsequently, four leaves of each treatment were collected and washed to obtain a suspension that was transfered to PDA medium to evaluate the growth of the fungus colonies in laboratory conditions. The acaricides and most of insecticides were compatible to the isolate JAB 02, except the insecticide Thiodan®, which was classified as very toxic. All the evaluated fungicides were classified as toxic or very toxic. In greenhouse assays, the fungicide Rovral® produced a number of grown colonies similar to those of the control, not affecting fungus growth. This compatibility was also shown by the products Alto 100® and Thiodan® in some of the evaluated periods. Rovral® and Alto 100® can be used, combined, when applied before the entomopathogen.

RESUMO Este trabalho teve como objetivo avaliar, em condições de laboratório e estufa, a compatibilidade de Lecanicillium lecanii, JAB 02, com agrotóxicos. A compatibilidade em laboratório foi verificada misturando-se os agrotóxicos ao meio de cultura BDA e os parâmetros utilizados para a avaliação foram: crescimento vegetativo, esporulação e viabilidade do entomopatógeno. Em condições de estufa, as suspensões dos agrotóxicos e, posteriormente, a do fungo foram pulverizadas em plantas de crisântemo. Após a aplicação, folhas foram coletadas e lavadas obtendo-se uma suspensão que foi plaqueada em BDA, sendo então avaliado o crescimento das colônias do fungo. Verificou-se, em laboratório, que a maioria dos inseticidas e os acaricidas foram compatíveis ao fungo, com exceção do inseticida Thiodan® classificado como muito tóxico. Todos os fungicidas testados foram classificados como tóxico e muito tóxico. Em condições de estufa, no tratamento com o fungicida Rovral® foi observado um número de colônias fúngicas formadas compatível com a testemunha, não afetando o desenvolvimento do fungo. Essa compatibilidade repetiu-se para os produtos Alto 100® e Thiodan® em alguns dos tempos avaliados. Os produtos Rovral® e Alto 100® podem ser utilizados, conjuntamente, quando aplicados previamente ao entomopatógeno.

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ABSTRACT The reaction of the yellow passion-fruit cultivars Afruvec and Maguary to Meloidogyne incognita race 2, M. javanica and M. hapla were studied under greenhouse conditions. Three experiments were conducted with similar methodology. The initial population was 5,000 eggs and juveniles of second-stage newly hatched (J2) of M. incognita, M. javanica or M. hapla. The experimental delineations were entirely randomized, with six replications. The evaluated parameters were: gall and egg mass index, roots fresh weight, nematode populations in roots, reproductions factor (FR) and number of nematodes per gram of root. The Afruvec and Maguary cultivars were resistant to Meloidogyne incognita race 2, M. javanica and M. hapla.

RESUMO A reação do maracujá amarelo Afruvec e Maguary aos nematóides de galhas Meloidogyne incognita raça 2, M. javanica e M. hapla foi estudada em experimentos conduzidos separadamente para cada espécie de nematóide, em casa de vegetação. As plantas foram inoculadas com 5.000 ovos e eventuais juvenis infectantes. A avaliação foi realizada 60 dias após a inoculação. Os experimentos seguiram o delineamento inteiramente ao acaso com seis repetições, sendo cada parcela constituída por uma planta em vaso de 2 litros com substrato previamente autoclavado. Os parâmetros analisados foram: índice de galhas, índice de massas de ovos, população final do nematóide no sistema radicular e massa do sistema radicular, fator de reprodução do nematóide (FR = Pf/Pi) e o número total de espécimes por grama de raiz. De acordo com os resultados obtidos tanto o maracujá Afruvec como o Maguary se mostraram resistentes a M. incognita raça 2, M. javanica e M. hapla.

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The present study aimed to analyze the genetic similarity between genomic profiles of thirteen Klebsiella oxytoca and seven Klebsiella pneumoniae samples isolated from two different collections carried out in different places of dental offices. Random amplified polymorphic DNA (RAPD) technique and similarity coefficients (calculated by Sorensen-Dice and simple matching) were applied to determine their genetic profile of randomic DNA sequences. The majority of the isolates of K. pneumoniae and K. oxytoca presented similar coefficient values (¡Ý 0.80). Thus, it was possible to identify that strain dissemination occurred mainly via the hands of the surgeon-dentists and, finally, to determine the genetic similarity of the strains from dental office environments.(AU)

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Epidendrum denticulatum (Orchidaceae) produces nectar on the petioles of buds, flowers, and fruits (extrafloral nectaries) but no nectar is found on its flowers, and it is probably a deceptive species. In the Brazilian Atlantic rainforest, some aspects of both the ecology and behavior of Camponotus sericeiventris (Formicinae) and Ectatomma tuberculatum (Ponerinae), two ant species foraging on E. denticulatum extrafloral nectaries, were investigated. Both experiments, using termites as baits and field observations, suggest that these ant species are able to prevent reproductive organ herbivory, without affecting pollinator behaviour. Since a low fruit set is often cited as a characteristic of the family, especially for deceptive species, ants attracted to orchid inflorescences protect reproductive structures and increase the probability of pollination success. Epidendrum denticulatum flowers were visited and probably pollinated by Heliconius erato (Nymphalidae) and Euphyes leptosema (Hesperiidae).