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DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.7336751
title: Sporothrix spp. EVALUATION IN SOIL OF A HYPERENDENIC AREA FOR SPOROTRICHOSIS IN SOUTHERN BRAZIL

description: Abstract The increase in zoonotic sporotrichosis cases has become a public health problem in hyperendemic areas for the feline disease. Domestic cats involvement in this transmission and the continuous contact of these animals with soil suggest that the environment may be an essential source and/or reservoir of Sporothrix spp. Thus, the current study aimed to evaluate the presence of Sporothrix spp. in the soil of places where infected cats in Southern Brazil is present. In total, 101 soil samples were collected from the residence of cats with sporotrichosis, from regions around to these residences, and also from public places. These samples were processed using the direct plating technique being incubated at 25 °C for up to 15 days. Additionally, seventeen samples were also submitted to DNA extraction (NORGEN BIOTEK CORP® kit), PCR-specific and Nested-PCR technique. Although the presence of Sporothrix in soil has been undetected, by culture or molecular biology, this study does not reject the role of the environment in the triad of the infectious process (soil-animal-human). Thus, further studies are necessary for expanding the area of coverage, volume, type and method of sampling, and/or detection techniques.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.7336751.v1
title: Sporothrix spp. EVALUATION IN SOIL OF A HYPERENDENIC AREA FOR SPOROTRICHOSIS IN SOUTHERN BRAZIL

description: Abstract The increase in zoonotic sporotrichosis cases has become a public health problem in hyperendemic areas for the feline disease. Domestic cats involvement in this transmission and the continuous contact of these animals with soil suggest that the environment may be an essential source and/or reservoir of Sporothrix spp. Thus, the current study aimed to evaluate the presence of Sporothrix spp. in the soil of places where infected cats in Southern Brazil is present. In total, 101 soil samples were collected from the residence of cats with sporotrichosis, from regions around to these residences, and also from public places. These samples were processed using the direct plating technique being incubated at 25 °C for up to 15 days. Additionally, seventeen samples were also submitted to DNA extraction (NORGEN BIOTEK CORP® kit), PCR-specific and Nested-PCR technique. Although the presence of Sporothrix in soil has been undetected, by culture or molecular biology, this study does not reject the role of the environment in the triad of the infectious process (soil-animal-human). Thus, further studies are necessary for expanding the area of coverage, volume, type and method of sampling, and/or detection techniques.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.7045895
title: SURGICAL AND HISTOLOGICAL COMPARISON OF CHEMICALLY PRESERVED AND CRYOPRESERVED CADAVERS

description: Abstract This study compared six dog cadavers, with no predilection for breed, age, or sex, weighing between 2 and 10 kg, from the Environmental Monitoring Directory of the Federal District, Brazil. Animals were divided into three random groups. The vascular systems were cleaned with supersaturated saline, modified Larssen solution, and common water, respectively, followed by preservation with modified Larssen solution at 10% of body weight, aiming to determine the durability as a model for surgical training. Surgeries were performed in the period between six successive freezing and thawing cycles to evaluate the resistance, color, odor, flexibility and degree of tissue autolysis through histological analysis of heart, liver, spleen, intestine, and brain. All the groups showed good quality for surgical training, allowing cavity organs surgeries until the third thawing, bulbar conjunctiva surgeries until the fourth thawing, orthopedic surgeries for up to the sixth thawing, becoming unworkable from this point, due to the high degree of tissue autolysis. The group of cadavers preserved with supersaturated saline solution stood out by hardly giving off unpleasant smell; in addition, brain and heart are the only organs that practically did not show macroscopic and microscopic changes in the first three thawing cycles.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.7045895.v1
title: SURGICAL AND HISTOLOGICAL COMPARISON OF CHEMICALLY PRESERVED AND CRYOPRESERVED CADAVERS

description: Abstract This study compared six dog cadavers, with no predilection for breed, age, or sex, weighing between 2 and 10 kg, from the Environmental Monitoring Directory of the Federal District, Brazil. Animals were divided into three random groups. The vascular systems were cleaned with supersaturated saline, modified Larssen solution, and common water, respectively, followed by preservation with modified Larssen solution at 10% of body weight, aiming to determine the durability as a model for surgical training. Surgeries were performed in the period between six successive freezing and thawing cycles to evaluate the resistance, color, odor, flexibility and degree of tissue autolysis through histological analysis of heart, liver, spleen, intestine, and brain. All the groups showed good quality for surgical training, allowing cavity organs surgeries until the third thawing, bulbar conjunctiva surgeries until the fourth thawing, orthopedic surgeries for up to the sixth thawing, becoming unworkable from this point, due to the high degree of tissue autolysis. The group of cadavers preserved with supersaturated saline solution stood out by hardly giving off unpleasant smell; in addition, brain and heart are the only organs that practically did not show macroscopic and microscopic changes in the first three thawing cycles.
DOI: 10.17870/bathspa.12841193
title: The Project of Abstraction - 300-word statement

description: <i>The Project of Abstraction</i> collection presents a series of exhibitions and a curatorial project (2015 -2020) in order to outline and contextualise more specific questions and a method in Andrea Medjesi-Jones’s painterly practice.<br>This research investigates and interprets the relationship between abstraction and ideology in the Post-Yugoslav space. The question posed is – does abstraction lead to totalitarianism?<br>This item contains the 300-word statement about <i>The Project of Abstraction</i>.
DOI: 10.17870/bathspa.12841193.v1
title: The Project of Abstraction - 300-word statement

description: <i>The Project of Abstraction</i> collection presents a series of exhibitions and a curatorial project (2015 -2020) in order to outline and contextualise more specific questions and a method in Andrea Medjesi-Jones’s painterly practice.<br>This research investigates and interprets the relationship between abstraction and ideology in the Post-Yugoslav space. The question posed is – does abstraction lead to totalitarianism?<br>This item contains the 300-word statement about <i>The Project of Abstraction</i>.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.7336622
title: BACTERIA PRESENT IN SCARLET IBIS (Eudocimus ruber) CHICKS, BABITONGA BAY, SANTA CATARINA STATE, BRAZIL

description: Abstract Wild birds are important for public health because of their potential to transmit pathogenic microorganisms to humans. The waterbird scarlet ibis (Eudocimus ruber) forages and breeds near urban areas and if they settle near polluted waters, the viability of adults and their young can be negatively affected. Hence, the aim of this study was to evaluate the cloacal aerobic bacteria profile of nestling scarlet ibis in a mixed colony in Jarivatuba Island, in Joinville, Santa Catarina, Brazil. Cloacal swab samples were collected from clinically normal scarlet ibis nestlings during the breeding season of 2015/2016 (n=16) and 2016/2017 (n=34), and plated onto blood, MacConkey, and Salmonella-Shigella agar plates. Escherichia coli, Proteus vulgaris, Proteus spp., Klebsiella sp., Enterococcus spp. and Staphylococcus spp. were isolated and may be representative of the normal microbiota of E. ruber, although the normal profile is unknown for the species. However, the location of this colony in an area without adequate sewage treatment, which receives domestic effluents, may indicate a modified bacterial profile. Further studies are needed, to better understand the host's natural microbiome, as well as on the bacterial isolates, in order to characterize any association with the contaminated water. These results lay the foundation for successful species conservation projects in the area by providing insights that will help improve the viability of nestlings in each reproductive season.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.7336622.v1
title: BACTERIA PRESENT IN SCARLET IBIS (Eudocimus ruber) CHICKS, BABITONGA BAY, SANTA CATARINA STATE, BRAZIL

description: Abstract Wild birds are important for public health because of their potential to transmit pathogenic microorganisms to humans. The waterbird scarlet ibis (Eudocimus ruber) forages and breeds near urban areas and if they settle near polluted waters, the viability of adults and their young can be negatively affected. Hence, the aim of this study was to evaluate the cloacal aerobic bacteria profile of nestling scarlet ibis in a mixed colony in Jarivatuba Island, in Joinville, Santa Catarina, Brazil. Cloacal swab samples were collected from clinically normal scarlet ibis nestlings during the breeding season of 2015/2016 (n=16) and 2016/2017 (n=34), and plated onto blood, MacConkey, and Salmonella-Shigella agar plates. Escherichia coli, Proteus vulgaris, Proteus spp., Klebsiella sp., Enterococcus spp. and Staphylococcus spp. were isolated and may be representative of the normal microbiota of E. ruber, although the normal profile is unknown for the species. However, the location of this colony in an area without adequate sewage treatment, which receives domestic effluents, may indicate a modified bacterial profile. Further studies are needed, to better understand the host's natural microbiome, as well as on the bacterial isolates, in order to characterize any association with the contaminated water. These results lay the foundation for successful species conservation projects in the area by providing insights that will help improve the viability of nestlings in each reproductive season.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.7336673
title: EVALUATION OF THE ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY OF Crotalus durissus terrificus CRUDE VENOM

description: Abstract Snake venoms are recognized as a promising source of pharmacologically active substances and are potentially useful for the development of new antimicrobial drugs. This study aimed to investigate the antimicrobial activity of the venom from the rattlesnake Crotalus durissus terrificus against several bacteria. Antibacterial activity was determined by using the plate microdilution method and the activity on the bacterial envelope structure was screened by using the crystal violet assay. The proteins in crude venom were separated by electrophoresis and characterized regarding their proteolytic activity. C. d. terrificus venom exhibited antimicrobial action against gram-positive and gram-negative bacteria. MIC values were defined for Pseudomonas aeruginosa ATCC 27853 (62.5 µg/mL), Staphylococcus aureus ATCC 25923 (125 µg/mL), and Micrococcus luteus ATCC 9341 (≤500 µg/mL). For Salmonella enterica serovar typhimurium ATCC 14028 and Corynebacterium glutamicum ATCC 13032, the decrease in bacterial growth was not detected visually, but was statistically significant. The crystal violet assay demonstrated that the crude venom increased bacterial cell permeability and the secreted protein profile agreed with previous reports. The results suggest that the proteins with lytic activity against bacteria in C. d. terrificus venom deserve further characterization as they may offer reinforcements to the weak therapeutic arsenal used to fight microbial multidrug resistance.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.7336673.v1
title: EVALUATION OF THE ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY OF Crotalus durissus terrificus CRUDE VENOM

description: Abstract Snake venoms are recognized as a promising source of pharmacologically active substances and are potentially useful for the development of new antimicrobial drugs. This study aimed to investigate the antimicrobial activity of the venom from the rattlesnake Crotalus durissus terrificus against several bacteria. Antibacterial activity was determined by using the plate microdilution method and the activity on the bacterial envelope structure was screened by using the crystal violet assay. The proteins in crude venom were separated by electrophoresis and characterized regarding their proteolytic activity. C. d. terrificus venom exhibited antimicrobial action against gram-positive and gram-negative bacteria. MIC values were defined for Pseudomonas aeruginosa ATCC 27853 (62.5 µg/mL), Staphylococcus aureus ATCC 25923 (125 µg/mL), and Micrococcus luteus ATCC 9341 (≤500 µg/mL). For Salmonella enterica serovar typhimurium ATCC 14028 and Corynebacterium glutamicum ATCC 13032, the decrease in bacterial growth was not detected visually, but was statistically significant. The crystal violet assay demonstrated that the crude venom increased bacterial cell permeability and the secreted protein profile agreed with previous reports. The results suggest that the proteins with lytic activity against bacteria in C. d. terrificus venom deserve further characterization as they may offer reinforcements to the weak therapeutic arsenal used to fight microbial multidrug resistance.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.5980030
title: ANTIMICROBIAL DRUGS RESISTANCE OF BACTERIA FROM CARP (Cyprinus Carpio) RAISED IN A SEMI- INTENSIVE SYSTEM

description: Abstract The present work has the purpose to determine the susceptibility pattern to antimicrobial drugs of bacteria isolates from carps, using Kirb Bauer modified disk diffusion test. We analyzed 60 bacterial isolates from these groups: Staphylococcus spp. (27), Streptococcus spp. (03), Aeromonas spp. (15), Proteus spp. (04), Acinetobacter spp. (05), Pseudomonas spp. (01) and Enterobacteriaceae (05). The percentual of susceptibility was: amikacine (35%), amoxyciline (65%), apramycin (32%), ceftiofur (37%), doxycyline (32%), enrofloxacin (15%), josamycin (75%), lyncomicin (37%), nitrofurantoin (60%), nalidixic acid (32%), novobiocin (82%), penicillin (70%) and trimethoprim: sulfamethoxazole (40%). The multiple resistance ratios to antimicrobial drugs were from 0.33 to Streptococcus spp. to 0.71 Enterobacteriaceae bacteria. Thus, the highest resistance profile of the antimicrobial drugs tested was observed for novobiocin, while the lowest was observed for enrofloxacin. Bacterial isolates from carp showed multiple resistance to the drugs tested, with three isolates resistant to all tested antimicrobials.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.7185440
title: EPIZOOTIOLOGY OF Perkinsus sp. INFESTING Crassostrea rhizophorae FROM THE SEMI-ARID REGION, BRAZIL

description: Abstract The coast of the semi-arid region of Brazil is known for the presence of large estuaries inhabited by numerous species of edible bivalve mollusks. The oyster C. rhizophorae is naturally found in estuarine environments along the Brazilian coast, fixed on substrates, mainly in the roots of mangroves. Protozoa of the genus Perkinsus are important parasites of marine bivalves, sometimes causing significant pathological damage throughout the world. This study reports the occurrence of parasites Perkinsus sp. in mangrove oysters from Porto de Mangue estuary (Rio Grande do Norte state) and Icapuí estuary (Ceará state), two estuaries of the semi-arid region of Brazil. In Porto do Mangue estuary, oysters were collected in December 2016, January and February 2017. In Icapuí estuary, oyster sampling occurred in September, October and November 2017. Two fragments of the gills were incubated in Ray's Fluid Thioglycollate Medium - RFTM. The ecological and parasitological parameters were calculated. Five of the ninety oysters collected in Porto do Mangue estuary were parasitized, which corresponded to a mean prevalence of 5.6%, and in Icapuí estuary 18 of the 120 oysters collected were parasitized, which corresponded to a mean prevalence of 15.0%. The intensity of infection by Perkinsus sp. ranged from very mild to mild.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.5980030.v1
title: ANTIMICROBIAL DRUGS RESISTANCE OF BACTERIA FROM CARP (Cyprinus Carpio) RAISED IN A SEMI- INTENSIVE SYSTEM

description: Abstract The present work has the purpose to determine the susceptibility pattern to antimicrobial drugs of bacteria isolates from carps, using Kirb Bauer modified disk diffusion test. We analyzed 60 bacterial isolates from these groups: Staphylococcus spp. (27), Streptococcus spp. (03), Aeromonas spp. (15), Proteus spp. (04), Acinetobacter spp. (05), Pseudomonas spp. (01) and Enterobacteriaceae (05). The percentual of susceptibility was: amikacine (35%), amoxyciline (65%), apramycin (32%), ceftiofur (37%), doxycyline (32%), enrofloxacin (15%), josamycin (75%), lyncomicin (37%), nitrofurantoin (60%), nalidixic acid (32%), novobiocin (82%), penicillin (70%) and trimethoprim: sulfamethoxazole (40%). The multiple resistance ratios to antimicrobial drugs were from 0.33 to Streptococcus spp. to 0.71 Enterobacteriaceae bacteria. Thus, the highest resistance profile of the antimicrobial drugs tested was observed for novobiocin, while the lowest was observed for enrofloxacin. Bacterial isolates from carp showed multiple resistance to the drugs tested, with three isolates resistant to all tested antimicrobials.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.7185440.v1
title: EPIZOOTIOLOGY OF Perkinsus sp. INFESTING Crassostrea rhizophorae FROM THE SEMI-ARID REGION, BRAZIL

description: Abstract The coast of the semi-arid region of Brazil is known for the presence of large estuaries inhabited by numerous species of edible bivalve mollusks. The oyster C. rhizophorae is naturally found in estuarine environments along the Brazilian coast, fixed on substrates, mainly in the roots of mangroves. Protozoa of the genus Perkinsus are important parasites of marine bivalves, sometimes causing significant pathological damage throughout the world. This study reports the occurrence of parasites Perkinsus sp. in mangrove oysters from Porto de Mangue estuary (Rio Grande do Norte state) and Icapuí estuary (Ceará state), two estuaries of the semi-arid region of Brazil. In Porto do Mangue estuary, oysters were collected in December 2016, January and February 2017. In Icapuí estuary, oyster sampling occurred in September, October and November 2017. Two fragments of the gills were incubated in Ray's Fluid Thioglycollate Medium - RFTM. The ecological and parasitological parameters were calculated. Five of the ninety oysters collected in Porto do Mangue estuary were parasitized, which corresponded to a mean prevalence of 5.6%, and in Icapuí estuary 18 of the 120 oysters collected were parasitized, which corresponded to a mean prevalence of 15.0%. The intensity of infection by Perkinsus sp. ranged from very mild to mild.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.7677134.v1
title: INFLUENCE OF CO2 LEVELS AND TYPE OF INCUBATOR ON THE PERFORMANCE OF BROILERS

description: Abstract The aim of this work was to assess single and multiple-stage incubators and different CO2 levels over performance, number and diameter of muscle fibers, cardiac morphometry and carcass yield of broilers. Two thousand five hundred and twenty fertile eggs were randomly allocated and distributed into four different CO2 levels (4,000, 6,000, 8,000 and 10,000ppm) during the first ten days of incubation. After hatchling, 1,050 male chicks were placed into an experimental barn following the design used in the hatchery. Induced hypercapnia during the first ten days affected weight gain and feed conversion ratio of one-week-old chicks. However, these aspects did not last until the end of the rearing period. There was no effect of either hatchers or hypercapnia on number and diameter of muscle fibers and cardiac morphometry. Higher thigh yield was noted in the birds from single-stage incubators up to 6,000ppm of CO2. This fact is explained through higher vascularization caused by premature hypercapnia.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.7336514
title: KNOWLEDGE ASSESSMENT OF THE DIVERSITY OF FISH, CRUSTACEANS AND MOLLUSCS IN THE MARINE WATERS OF MARANHÃO STATE, NORTHEAST COAST OF BRAZIL

description: Abstract This study aimed to synthetize the knowledge on the number of species, the number of experts and identification guides of three marine taxa of the coast of Maranhão State: fish, mollusks, and crustaceans. For this research, metrics were used to classify the state of knowledge: species richness, number of exotic species, number of identification guides and specialists. The main databases of scientific journals were searched between 1990 and 2015. The state of knowledge of each marine taxonomic group ranged from one to five, five = very well-known and one = unknown. The "fish" taxon is represented by 303 species and the group crustaceans by 205 species, both having a knowledge state equal to three. The group of mollusks counted 81 species, being classified as two in the state of knowledge scale. The number of marine species recorded highlights the importance of public policies and national incentives aimed at increasing studies in the area of diversity, both for the development of biological conservation and maintenance measures and for the understanding of the natural resources of the region.
DOI: 10.17870/bathspa.14141555.v1
title: The Project of Abstraction - Research Timeline and Questions

description: <i>The Project of Abstraction</i> collection presents a series of exhibitions and a curatorial project (2015 -2020) in order to outline and contextualise more specific questions and a method in Andrea Medjesi-Jones’s painterly practice.<br>This research investigates and interprets the relationship between abstraction and ideology in the Post-Yugoslav space. The question posed is – does abstraction lead to totalitarianism?<br>This item contains the Research Timeline and Research Questions for the collection.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.7336514.v1
title: KNOWLEDGE ASSESSMENT OF THE DIVERSITY OF FISH, CRUSTACEANS AND MOLLUSCS IN THE MARINE WATERS OF MARANHÃO STATE, NORTHEAST COAST OF BRAZIL

description: Abstract This study aimed to synthetize the knowledge on the number of species, the number of experts and identification guides of three marine taxa of the coast of Maranhão State: fish, mollusks, and crustaceans. For this research, metrics were used to classify the state of knowledge: species richness, number of exotic species, number of identification guides and specialists. The main databases of scientific journals were searched between 1990 and 2015. The state of knowledge of each marine taxonomic group ranged from one to five, five = very well-known and one = unknown. The "fish" taxon is represented by 303 species and the group crustaceans by 205 species, both having a knowledge state equal to three. The group of mollusks counted 81 species, being classified as two in the state of knowledge scale. The number of marine species recorded highlights the importance of public policies and national incentives aimed at increasing studies in the area of diversity, both for the development of biological conservation and maintenance measures and for the understanding of the natural resources of the region.
DOI: 10.17870/bathspa.14141555
title: The Project of Abstraction - Research Timeline and Questions

description: <i>The Project of Abstraction</i> collection presents a series of exhibitions and a curatorial project (2015 -2020) in order to outline and contextualise more specific questions and a method in Andrea Medjesi-Jones’s painterly practice.<br>This research investigates and interprets the relationship between abstraction and ideology in the Post-Yugoslav space. The question posed is – does abstraction lead to totalitarianism?<br>This item contains the Research Timeline and Research Questions for the collection.