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Effluent from Citrus Industry: Toxic Parameters of Orange Vinasse
Garcia, Camila Fernandes H.
; de Souza, Raphael B. ; de Souza, Cleiton Pereira ; Fontanetti, Carmem Silvia (Water, Air, and Soil Pollution, 2019) [Artigo]
Brazil is one of the greatest producers of orange and its orange juice processing industry produces large volumes of solid and liquid waste daily. As an efficient use of the residues from citrus industry, production of ... -
Development and comparative morphology of the reproductive system in different aged males of the drywood termite Cryptotermes brevis (Blattaria, Isoptera, Kalotermitidae)
Laranjo, Lara Teixeira; da Silva, Iago Bueno ; Costa-Leonardo, Ana Maria (Protoplasma, 2019) [Artigo]
Termites are eusocial cockroaches, which have received great attention due to their diversity of reproductive strategies. Although these novelties allow new interpretations concerning the mating biology of these insects, ... -
Drywood Pest Termite Cryptotermes brevis (Blattaria: Isoptera: Kalotermitidae): a Detailed Morphological Study of Pseudergates
; ; Costa-Leonardo, A. M.; (Neotropical Entomology, 2019) [Artigo]
The Kalotermitidae Cryptotermes brevis (Walker) presents colonies that lack a true worker caste. They have totipotent worker-like individuals named pseudergates. Few studies have characterized the morphology of immature ... -
An ultrastructural approach for gill responses after pollutants exposure
; ; Caetano, Flávio Henrique (International Journal of Morphology, 2019) [Artigo]
Morphological and physiological responses of gills exposed to environmental contaminants are widely described in the literature. Among the primary findings are the lamellar fusion, hyperplasia, aneurysms, proliferation of ... -
Pesticide Exposure Assessment Paradigm for Stingless Bees
; ; ; ; ; Malaspina, Osmar; ; Rosa-Fontana, Annelise S. ; ; et al. (Environmental Entomology, 2019) [Trabalho apresentado em evento]
Although the importance of bees as the pollinators responsible for maintaining gene flow for many native and cultivated plants in ecosystems around the world is recognized, much of their biodiversity and behavior remains ... -
Hybrid treatment system for remediation of sugarcane vinasse
Marcato, Ana Claudia de Castro; Souza, Cleiton Pereira de ; Paiva, Amarilis Brandão de ; Eismann, Carlos Eduardo ; ; Camargo, Antônio F. Monteiro ; Menegário, Amauri Antonio ; Fontanetti, Carmem S. (Science of the Total Environment, 2019) [Artigo]
The sugar and alcohol industries provide promising alternative energy sources to replace the use of petroleum derivatives. Vinasse is a byproduct of the alcoholic fermentation of various raw materials, and is used in the ... -
First record of Acanthocephala parasites eggs in coprolites preliminary assigned to Crocodyliformes from the Adamantina Formation (Bauru Group, Upper Cretaceous), São Paulo, Brazil
(Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciencias, 2019) [Artigo]This study presents the oldest record of Acanthocephala parasite eggs in coprolites preliminary assigned to Crocodyliformes, recovered in the region of Santo Anastácio Municipality, Southwestern São Paulo State. For this, ... -
Worker Defensive Behavior Associated with Toxins in the Neotropical Termite Neocapritermes braziliensis (Blattaria, Isoptera, Termitidae, Termitinae)
Costa-Leonardo, Ana Maria; da Silva, Iago Bueno ; Janei, Vanelize ; Esteves, Franciele Grego ; dos Santos-Pinto, José Roberto Aparecido ; Palma, Mario Sergio (Journal of Chemical Ecology, 2019) [Artigo]
Termite societies are abundant in the tropics, and are therefore exposed to multiple enemies and predators, especially during foraging activity. Soldiers constitute a specialized defensive caste, although workers also ... -
Cellular and molecular effects of Baccharis dracunculifolia D.C. and Plectranthus barbatus Andrews medicinal plant extracts on retinoid metabolism in the human hepatic stellate cell LX-2
Da Silva, Caio Mateus; Caetano, Flávio Henrique ; Pereira, Franco Dani Campos ; Morales, Maria Aparecida Marin ; ; Moraes, Karen C. M. (BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine, 2019) [Artigo]
Background: Chronic hepatic diseases are serious problems worldwide, which may lead to the development of fibrosis and eventually cirrhosis. Despite the significant number of people affected by hepatic fibrosis, no effective ... -
Two new species of ascaridoid nematodes in Brazilian Crocodylomorpha from the Upper Cretaceous
Cardia, Daniel F.F.; Bertini, Reinaldo J. ; Camossi, Lucilene G. ; Letizio, Luiz A. (Parasitology International, 2019) [Artigo]
Two new ascaridoid species, Bauruascaris cretacicus n. gen. et n. sp., and Bauruascaris adamantinensis n. gen. et n. sp., are described based on the fossils of eggs preserved in 80–70 million year old phosphatized coprolites ... -
The first record of ascaridoidea eggs discovered in crocodyliformes hosts from the upper cretaceous of Brazil
Cardia, Daniel Fontana Ferreira; Bertini, Reinaldo J. ; Camossi, Lucilene Granuzzio ; Letizio, Luiz Antonio (Revista Brasileira de Paleontologia, 2018) [Artigo]
– A paleoparasitological investigation was carried out on Crocodyliformes coprolites discovered in the Municipality of Santo Anastácio, in the southwestern region of the State of São Paulo. Individual samples were extracted ... -
Late effect of larval co-exposure to the insecticide clothianidin and fungicide pyraclostrobin in Africanized Apis mellifera
; Domingues, Caio E. C.; ; ; Malaspina, Osmar ; (Scientific Reports, 2019) [Artigo]
Among the factors that contribute to the reduction of honeybee populations are the pesticides. These chemical compounds reach the hive through forager bees, and once there, they can be ingested by the larvae. We evaluated ... -
Insect venom phospholipases A1 and A2: Roles in the envenoming process and allergy
Perez-Riverol, Amilcar; ; dos Santos-Pinto, José Roberto Aparecido ; Palma, Mario Sergio (Insect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, 2019) [Resenha]
Insect venom phospholipases have been identified in nearly all clinically relevant social Hymenoptera, including bees, wasps and ants. Among other biological roles, during the envenoming process these enzymes cause the ... -
MALDI-imaging analyses of honeybee brains exposed to a neonicotinoid insecticide
Catae, Aline F; da Silva Menegasso, Anally R ; Pratavieira, Marcel ; Palma, Mario S ; Malaspina, Osmar ; Roat, Thaisa C (Pest Management Science, 2019) [Artigo]
BACKGROUND: Toxicological studies evaluating the possible harmful effects of pesticides on bees are important and allow the emergence of protection and pollinator conservation strategies. This study aimed to evaluate the ... -
Selection matrix for Brazilian bee species to risk assessment of pesticides
(Hazards Of Pesticides To Bees, 2018) [Trabalho apresentado em evento]Many countries are using honeybee (Apis mellifera) as a surrogate to evaluate the risk of pesticides to all bee species. However, there is uncertainty regarding the extent honey bees can be used as surrogates for non-Apis ... -
Relationship Between Hydrocarbon Composition on the Cuticle of Melipona quadrifasciata (Hymenoptera: Apidae) Workers and the Secretion of the Cephalic Salivary Glands
Poiani, S. B.; ; ; Cruz-Landim, C. (Sociobiology, 2018) [Artigo]
Since chemical communication is pivotal for social insect success, the present paper aimed to quantify and qualify the chemical compounds that might have pheromonal role in both cephalic salivary gland and epicuticle of ... -
Exposure time and different concentrations of GA3 in germination of seeds of Corymbia citriodora Hill & Johnson (Myrtaceae)
Souza-Leal, Thiago de; ; ; ; (Iheringia Serie Botanica, 2019) [Artigo]
The germination of Corymbia citriodora was evaluated in five periods of exposure under different concentrations of GA3. The treatments were: distilled water and gibberellic acid at 5, 10 and 20 mg L-1, added to four batches ... -
Rediscovery of Utricularia cutleri Steyerm. (Lentibulariaceae) in Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil: Taxonomic Reestablishment, Geographic Distribution, and Notes on Pollen and Bladder-Trap Micromorphology
; ; Araujo, Giselle B.; Coan, Alessandra Ike ; (Systematic Botany, 2019) [Artigo]
The rediscovery of a carnivorous plant, Utricularia cutleri, in a seasonally flooded coastal plain in the Atlantic Forest domain, is here reported. This species was first described in 1952 with a few collections from that ... -
Seed Morphology of Ruellieae Species (Acanthaceae) in Brazil and Its Taxonomic Implications
Freitas Azevedo, Igor Henrique; Rodrigues de Moraes, Pedro Luis (Systematic Botany, 2019) [Artigo]
Ruellieae is a highly diverse tribe of Acanthaceae in Brazil, and morphological studies of its seeds have revealed important information about the systematics of the tribe. We analyzed the seed morphology of Brazilian ... -
A proteotranscriptomic study of silk-producing glands from the orb-weaving spiders
Aparecido dos Santos-Pinto, Jose Roberto; Esteves, Franciele Grego ; ; Ferro, Milene ; ; ; ; ; ; Bacci Junior, Mauricio et al. (Molecular Omics, 2019) [Artigo]
Orb-weaving spiders can produce different silk fibers, which constitute outstanding materials characterized by their high strength and elasticity. Researchers have tried to reproduce the fibers of these proteins synthetically ...