221 resultados para Bactérias gram-negativas


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Bacterial quorum sensing (QS) is a density dependent communication system that regulates the expression of certain genes including production of virulence factors in many pathogens. Bioactive plant extract/compounds inhibiting QS regulated gene expression may be a potential candidate as antipathogenic drug. In this study anti-QS activity of peppermint (Menthe piperita) oil was first tested using the Chromobacterium violaceum CVO26 biosensor. Further, the findings of the present investigation revealed that peppermint oil (PMO) at sub-Minimum Inhibitory Concentrations (sub-MICs) strongly interfered with acyl homoserine lactone (AHL) regulated virulence factors and biofilm formation in Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Aeromonas hydrophila. The result of molecular docking analysis attributed the QS inhibitory activity exhibited by PMO to menthol. Assessment of ability of menthol to interfere with QS systems of various Gram-negative pathogens comprising diverse AHL molecules revealed that it reduced the AHL dependent production of violacein, virulence factors, and biofilm formation indicating broad-spectrum anti-QS activity. Using two Escherichia colt biosensors, MG4/pKDT17 and pEAL08-2, we also confirmed that menthol inhibited both the las and pqs QS systems. Further, findings of the in vivo studies with menthol on nematode model Caenorhabditis elegans showed significantly enhanced survival of the nematode. Our data identified menthol as a novel broad spectrum QS inhibitor.

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The objective of this study was to evaluate the microbial susceptibility to metronidazole from microorganisms isolated from patients with chronic or aggressive periodontitis. The samples were obtained from 50 patients with periodontitis and microorganisms were isolated onto selective and nonselective culture media, identified by biochemical methods and tested for susceptibility to metronidazole. The results evidenced the susceptibility to metronidazole among gram-negative anaerobes and some intermediate susceptibility and resistance among Grampositive anaerobes and facultatives.

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Calcium hydroxide has been used as pulp-capping agent and canal dressing due to its antimicrobial and anti-inflammatory properties besides its ability to induce formation of mineralized tissues. The aim of this study was to evaluate the susceptibility to calcium hydroxide of 146 bacterial strains isolated from endodontic infections. MIC was determined by using an agar dilution method, while contact bactericide activity was performed through in broth. All the isolates were sensitive to calcium hydroxide in concentrations that varied from 0.5mg/ml to 128 mg/ml, and the genera Enterococcus, Pseudomonas, Staphylococcus and Actinomyces were the most resistant. Gramnegative anaerobes proved to be the most sensitive isolates. All the isolates were inhibited after 60 minutes of contact with the alkali in concentration of 100mg/ml

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A construção de sentenças envolve a produção de estruturas sintaticamente corretas e pode envolver produtividade de novas sentenças,a partir de recombinações de palavras diretamente ensinadas. O objetivo do estudo foi verificar o efeito do ensino de sequências de duas palavras com sobreposição sobre a emergência de sentenças afirmativas e negativas; posteriormente verificou o efeito do estabelecimento do controle condicional por cores sobre a leitura recombinativa generalizada de sentenças nas formas afirmativa e negativa. Participaram seis crianças com histórico de fracasso escolar, de ambos os sexos. Como estímulos foram adotadas seis sentenças de ensino (três afirmativas e três negativas) e quatro de generalização recombinativa (duas afirmativas e duas negativas), e respectivas sentenças ditadas e figuras. O procedimento consistiu nas fases de ensino de sentenças com sobreposição e testes de construção; fases de ensino de discriminações condicionais com a construção de sentenças afirmativas na presença da cor verde e negativas na presença da cor vermelha; testes de leitura recombinativa com oito novas sentenças; e testes de compreensão de leitura pela relação entre figura e sentença impressa. Nos testes de leitura recombinativa, quatro participantes construíram corretamente sete das oito novas sentenças e os demais, seis. Nos testes de compreensão I, quatro participantes obtiveram 100% e dois 80% de acerto. Nos testes de compreensão II, três crianças obtiveram desempenho de 100%, duas acima de 60% e uma 40%. Os resultados sugerem que o procedimento de ensino de sentenças por sobreposição de palavras foi eficiente no auxílio da aquisição de repertório verbal, relativo à construção de frases e leitura com compreensão de sentença nessa população.

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Brucellosis is a zoonosis caused by bacteria of the genus Brucella. Man infection occurs through contact with reproductive secretions as placenta and its lochia, semen and penile secretion of infected animals or by consuming unpasteurized milk and dairy products. With the objective of investigating the presence of bacteria in milk, 30 samples of raw milk sold illegally in the region of Botucatu, São Paulo, Brazil, as well as 50 samples of milk delivered to a dairy industry previously to its pasteurization were evaluated by the polymerase chain reaction (PCR) technique. Of the 80 samples analyzed, 10 samples (12.5%) were positive and 70 (87.5%) were negative. Among the  positive samples,  5 (16.6%)  were from  illegal traders  and other  5  (10%) were obtained  from the dairy industry. Brucella spp. positivity shows that the pathogen is representatively present in Botucatu, São Paulo, Brazil, and the risk associated to public health due to the commercialization of illegal products without pasteurization is real.

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