The importance of a Biosphere Reserve of Atlantic Forest for the conservation of stream fauna

Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico (CNPq)

Biomassa da bactéria Rubrivivax gelatinosus proveniente do tratamento de efluente de piscicultura melhora a saúde dos peixes

Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo (FAPESP)

Produção, caracterização nutricional e utilização de farinhas e óleos de resíduos de peixes neotropicais em dietas para Tilápia do Nilo

Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior (CAPES)

Helmintoses zoonóticas transmitidas pelo consumo inadequado de peixes

Among the major food-borne parasitic zoonoses, the helminthiasis transmitted by consumption of fish have been highlighted because they involve a large number of individuals in many regions of the world in recent years. In the past, these parasitosis were restricted to underdeveloped nations or with peculiar eating habits; however the process of globalization of food production, the increased international travel and consumption of fish for their nutritional benefits caused the expansion into new areas, which had never before been recorded, making it a serious public health problem in some countries. This review discuss the main helminths transmitted by eating raw or undercooked fish, in order to alert the public, the scientific community and health authorities about their risks to human health, as well as stimulate the realization of new researches that contributes to a greater knowledge of the epidemiological situation in the country of these parasites and the development of strategies for prevention and control of them.

Desempenho zootécnico e caracterização da linhagem germinativa de peixes diploides e triploides de lambari (Astyanax altiparanae)

Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico (CNPq)

Ecologia de peixes de riachos da bacia do rio Machado, RO: padrões, processos e conservação

Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo (FAPESP)

Determinação de atividade de água, umidade e sal em peixes salgados e secos importados

Brazil is a major importer in the world salted fish trade. The sale of these products must meet the established standards, based mainly on the salt and moisture levels. The aim of this study was to analyze the salt and moisture levels in imported Atlantic cod and Pacific cod, and in the dried salted fish Ling, Zarbo and Saithe, which are not classified as cod since they do not belong to the genus Gadus. The water activity was also analyzed, which could be a useful parameter to determine the quality of salted fish.The results showed that the legal limits for salt were much lower than the values found in the analyses. The moisture contents established for the category of salted fish, as determined by the Portuguese legislation, were more reliable. We suggest the inclusion of the water activity as a parameter for the evaluation of these products.

Aplicação das técnicas de microscopia eletrônica de transmissão e histologia para análise de mixozoários parasitos de peixes do Rio Batalha, médio Rio Tietê, São Paulo, Brasil

Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo (FAPESP)

Biodiversidade dos parasitas de peixes provenientes do rio Sapucaí-Mirim, Estado de São Paulo, Brasil

Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo (FAPESP)

Metabolismo do malondialdeído em peixes: implicações na avaliação da peroxidação lipídica como biomarcador de contaminação aquática

Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior (CAPES)