Bacteria isolated from the lower respiratory tract of sheep and their relationship to clinical signs of sheep respiratory disease

ABSTRACT: Respiratory diseases are among the most important diseases in sheep flocks. Herein was studied the bacterial etiology of respiratory disease and the clinical signs of 99 female and male sheep breed in the states of São Paulo (SP) and Rio de Janeiro (RJ), Brazil. After physical examination of animals, tracheobronchial flushing samples were obtained. The usual bacteria and Mycoplasma spp. were searched, as well as their association with the clinical status and clinical signs of sheep with respiratory disease. The main observed signs were: tachypnea (75%), increase of rectal temperature (09.4%), mucopurulent/purulent nasal discharge (21.9%), cough (25%), dyspnea (31.2%), changes of lung sounds at auscultation (87.5%) and chest percussion (28.1%) in pneumonic sheep. Non-fermenting gram-negative bacteria and Bacillus sp. were the most isolated bacteria. Microorganisms of the Mollicutes class were molecularly (PCR) detected in 33.3% of the animals. In addition, the specific detection of M. mycoides subsp. capri was described for the first time in sheep from the state of São Paulo, Brazil.

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Crustacea, Isopoda, Oniscidea Latreille, 1802: new continent record and distribution extension in Brazil

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10.15560/6.2.217 ◽

2010 ◽

Vol 6 (2) ◽

pp. 217 ◽

Cited By ~ 8

Author(s):

Mariana Juventina Magrini ◽

Paula Beatriz Araujo ◽

Marcio Uehara-Prado

Keyword(s):

Rio Grande ◽

Sao Paulo ◽

The State ◽

Southeastern Brazil ◽

Pitfall Traps ◽

São Paulo ◽

Undescribed Species ◽

Rio Grande Do Sul ◽

Serra Do Mar ◽

First Time

Terrestrial Isopods were sampled in four protected Atlantic Forest areas located in Serra do Mar, state of São Paulo, southeastern Brazil. A total of 2,217 individuals of six species (Atlantoscia sp., Benthana werneri, Pseudodiploexochus tabularis, Pudeoniscus obscurus, Styloniscus spinosus and Trichorhina sp.) were captured in pitfall traps. The exotic species S. spinosus is recorded for the first time for the Americas. Another introduced species, P. tabularis, previously recorded only from the state of Rio Grande do Sul, had its geographic distribution extended to the state of São Paulo. The most abundant isopods in this study belong to an undescribed species of Atlantoscia.

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Xylophilous Agaricomycetes (Basidiomycota) of the Brazilian Cerrado

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10.15560/8.6.1102 ◽

2012 ◽

Vol 8 (6) ◽

pp. 1102 ◽

Cited By ~ 8

Author(s):

Maira Cortellini Abrahão ◽

Adriana De Mello Gugliotta ◽

Vera Lúcia Ramos Bononi

Keyword(s):

Sao Paulo ◽

São Paulo ◽

Brazilian Cerrado ◽

Paulo State ◽

São Paulo State ◽

First Time

An updated checklist of xylophilous Agaricomycetes from the Brazilian Cerrado showed 127 species, 22 families and nine orders (Agaricales, Atheliales, Auriculariales, Corticiales, Gloeophyllales, Hymenochaetales, Polyporales, Russulales, and Thelephorales). The new list includes new specimens collected between 2009 and 2011 in Reserva Biológica de Mogi-Guaçu, São Paulo State, Brazil, and a revision of material previously known from Cerrado. Twelve species are mentioned for the first time for Brazil and 51 are recorded as new for the Cerrado.

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Clathrosporium retortum, a novel aeroaquatic fungus in the Sordariomycetidae (Ascomycota) from Brazil

Phytotaxa ◽

10.11646/phytotaxa.239.1.2 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 239 (1) ◽

pp. 17

Author(s):

Larissa Bernardino Moro ◽

Gregorio Delgado ◽

Iracema Helena SCHOENLEIN-CRUSIUS

Keyword(s):

Sequence Data ◽

Phylogenetic Analyses ◽

Type Specimen ◽

Molecular Data ◽

Sao Paulo ◽

São Paulo ◽

Present Fungus ◽

Broad Concept ◽

Morphological And Molecular Data ◽

First Time

Clathrosporium retortum sp. nov., collected on submerged mixed leaf litter samples at Ilha do Cardoso State Park, São Paulo state, Brazil, is described based on morphological and molecular data. The fungus is characterized by forming whitish, dense, subglobose to irregular propagules, hyaline to subhyaline when young, subhyaline to dark brown at maturity, that are formed by densely interwoven conidial filaments with each conidial cell repeatedly branching bilaterally or occasionally unilaterally. Phylogenetic analyses using partial LSU nrDNA sequence data suggest that C. retortum belongs in the Sordariomycetes (Ascomycota) where it forms a well-supported clade with Clohesia corticola in the Sordariomycetidae, but its ordinal or familial placement remains unresolved. Its phylogenetic placement confirms the polyphyletic nature of aeroaquatic fungi like Clathrosporium, as it was distantly related to one available sequence in GenBank named as C. intricatum, the type species, which is phylogenetically related to the Helotiales (Leotiomycetes). However, due to lack of authenticity of the identity of this sequence with the type specimen of C. intricatum, a broad concept of Clathrosporium is tentatively adopted here to accommodate the present fungus instead of introducing a new genus. Beverwykella clathrata, Helicoön septatissimum and Peyronelina glomerulata are recorded for the first time from Brazil. Cancellidium applanatum and Candelabrum brocchiatum are new records for the state of São Paulo.

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Enteroparasitic occurrence in fecal samples analyzed at the University of Western São Paulo-UNOESTE clinical laboratory, Presidente Prudente, São Paulo State, Brazil

Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo ◽

10.1590/s0036-46652004000500002 ◽

2004 ◽

Vol 46 (5) ◽

pp. 243-248 ◽

Cited By ~ 4

Author(s):

Nair Toshiko Tashima ◽

Maria Jacira Silva Simões

Keyword(s):

Giardia Lamblia ◽

Clinical Laboratory ◽

Clinical Signs ◽

Data Bank ◽

Sao Paulo ◽

São Paulo ◽

Bank Structure ◽

Stool Samples ◽

Medical Attendance ◽

The University

This study aims to analyze the enteroparasitic occurrence in children from 0 to 12 years old consulted at the University of western São Paulo Clinical Laboratory, Presidente Prudente, SP, Brazil, in relation to the socioeconomic profile of the attended children. Stool samples were examined and a questionnaire was applied with the objective of knowing the patient's age, sex, medical attendance, characteristic of the habitation, provisioning of water, dejection and domestic waste fates, use of footwear and clinical signs. The software EPI INFO 6 (Version 6.04b) was used for the elaboration of the data bank structure and analysis after previous data codification. Among 1,000 children analyzed, as many as 21.3% presented some kind of parasite. The most frequent protozoan was Giardia lamblia (7.3%) followed by Entamoeba coli (3.9%). The most frequent helminth was Enterobius vermicularis (1.9%) followed by Hymenolepis nana (0.5%). The most frequent protozoan association was Giardia lamblia / Entamoeba coli (0.9%).

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Record of Electrona paucirastra Bolin, 1962 (Pisces: Myctophiformes: Myctophidae) in Brazilian waters, with comments on the occurrence of Electrona risso (Cocco, 1829) in the western South Atlantic

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10.15560/12.4.1949 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 12 (4) ◽

pp. 1949

Author(s):

Rodrigo A. Caires

Keyword(s):

Sao Paulo ◽

South Atlantic ◽

São Paulo ◽

Southern Brazil ◽

Western Atlantic ◽

First Time

Electrona risso, a warm circumtropical lanternfish species distributed in all oceans, has been reported in the western Atlantic from Suriname to Southern Brazil. Re-examination of specimens attributed to this species which presumably supported the southernmost record in the western South Atlantic and are available at Museu de Zoologia, Universidade de São Paulo, Brazil, revealed that they were misidentified and are really Electrona paucirastra. As a result, E. paucirastra is reported for the first time in southern Brazil and the distribution of E. risso in the western Atlantic is discussed.

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New records of Xanthacrona Wulp, 1899 (Diptera, Ulidiidae) from Brazil

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10.15560/14.5.771 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 14 (5) ◽

pp. 771-778 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Matheus M. M. Soares ◽

Aline S. Santiago ◽

Rosaly Ale-Rocha

Keyword(s):

South America ◽

New Records ◽

Sao Paulo ◽

São Paulo ◽

Mato Grosso ◽

Espírito Santo ◽

Espirito Santo ◽

First Time ◽

Mato Grosso Do Sul

Xanthacrona Wulp, 1899 has been recorded in several countries of South America, but records in Brazil are few. Here, we record Xanthacrona tuberosa Cresson, 1908, Xanthacrona phyllochaeta Hendel, 1909, and Xanthacrona tripustulata Enderlein, 1921 for the first time from Brazil, and provide new records of Xanthacrona bipustulata Wulp, 1899 from the states Acre, Amazonas, Espírito Santo, Maranhão, Mato Grosso do Sul, Pará, Roraima, and São Paulo.

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Clinical signs, prevalence, and hematobiochemical profiles associated with Anaplasma infections in sheep of North Iraq

Veterinary World ◽

10.14202/vetworld.2020.1524-1527 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 13 (8) ◽

pp. 1524-1527 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Donea Abdulrazak Abdullah ◽

Fawwaz Fadhil Ali ◽

Afrah Younis Jasim ◽

Shola David Ola-Fadunsin ◽

Fufa Ido Gimba ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Natural Infection ◽

Clinical Signs ◽

Economic Losses ◽

Nasal Discharge ◽

Rickettsial Disease ◽

Livestock Sector ◽

North Iraq ◽

Hematological And Biochemical Parameters ◽

Biochemical Analyses ◽

Male Sheep

Background and Aim: Anaplasma infection is a worldwide prevalent condition that causes significant economic losses in affected flocks. This study was conducted to determine the prevalence and clinical signs associated with ovine anaplasmosis as well as the hematological and biochemical changes associated with the disease in natural infection in North Iraq. Materials and Methods: A total of 420 sheep were appropriately examined, and the clinical signs were documented accordingly. Blood samples were collected and subjected to parasitological, hematological, and biochemical analyses. Results: Anaplasma-infected sheep displayed the following clinical signs: Paleness of the mucous membrane, bloody diarrhea, emaciation, pyrexia, jaundice, nasal discharge, coughing, loss of wool, nervous signs, hemoglobinuria, and lacrimation. The prevalence of Anaplasma infection was 66.19%, and female sheep were significantly (p<0.05) more infected than male sheep. The hematological and biochemical parameters were significantly different between Anaplasma-positive and Anaplasma-negative sheep. Conclusion: Anaplasma infection among sheep is a significant concern in North Iraq considering its prevalence, clinical signs, and hematological and biochemical findings, which entirely causes significant debilitating effects on sheep productivity. It is important to pay more attention toward managing tick infestation among sheep to reduce the occurrence of this rickettsial disease for a more robust livestock sector of the Iraqi economy.

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First record of the orchid bee Euglossa imperialis Cockerell, 1922 (Hymenoptera, Apidae, Euglossina) in Mato Grosso do Sul state, midwestern Brazil

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10.15560/14.5.1059 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 14 (5) ◽

pp. 1059-1064

Author(s):

Jessica Amaral Henrique ◽

Ana Isabel Sobreiro ◽

Valter Vieira Alves-Júnior

Keyword(s):

First Record ◽

Sao Paulo ◽

São Paulo ◽

Mato Grosso ◽

Paulo State ◽

Orchid Bee ◽

São Paulo State ◽

First Time ◽

Mato Grosso Do Sul

The occurrence of Euglossa imperialis Cockerell, 1922 is recorded for the first time in Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil. This paper extends the distribution of the species by about 800 km west of the São Paulo state, its nearest record.

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São Paulo Biennial

Routledge Encyclopedia of Modernism ◽

10.4324/9781135000356-rem1426-1 ◽

2018 ◽

Author(s):

Maria de Fátima Morethy Couto

Keyword(s):

Latin America ◽

Industrial Sector ◽

Sao Paulo ◽

The Political ◽

São Paulo ◽

Political Factors ◽

Paul Klee ◽

Brazilian Society ◽

Art Scene ◽

First Time

The São Paulo Biennial was a daring enterprise modelled on the Venice Biennial that took place for the first time in 1951 in Brazil due to a series of sociocultural and political factors, including a booming industrial sector looking to assert itself socially within Brazilian society. The São Paulo Biennial, the first of its kind in Latin America, looked at propagating Brazil’s image internationally in both the art scene and in the political and economic contexts. Its first instance in 1951 was led by the industrialist Francisco Matarazzo Sobrinho, better known as Ciccillo Matarazzo (1898–1977), who had also spearheaded the founding of the Museu de Arte Moderna de São Paulo (MAM-SP) half a decade earlier. The biennials above all promoted the circulation of artists, artworks and cultural agents, which was key in the exchange of information, tendencies, and tastes. At a time when the number of art magazines published in Brazil was reduced and travelling abroad was not easy, the São Paulo Biennials connected Brazilians with international contemporary production through the organization of vast retrospectives of modern pioneers such as Paul Klee, Mondrian, and Picasso in 1953, Léger in 1955, and Pollock in 1957.

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New species and new occurrences of Copidognathus (Acari, Halacaridae) from the northern littoral zone of São Paulo State (Brazil)

Zootaxa ◽

10.11646/zootaxa.1083.1.1 ◽

2005 ◽

Vol 1083 (1) ◽

pp. 1 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

ALMIR R. PEPATO ◽

CLÁUDIO G. TIAGO

Keyword(s):

New Species ◽

Littoral Zone ◽

Sao Paulo ◽

São Paulo ◽

Paulo State ◽

São Paulo State ◽

First Time ◽

New Occurrences

Seven species from the northern littoral zone of São Paulo State (Brazil) are here reported. Copidognathus tupinamborum sp. nov., C. sophiae sp. nov., C. tamoiorum sp. nov. and C. ditadii sp. nov. are described. C. modestus Bartsch, 1984, C. longispinus Bartsch & Iliffe, 1985 and C. floridensis (Newell, 1947) are obtained from the Brazilian littoral for the first time and their descriptions are extended with descriptions of their protonymphs.

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