A complexa etiologia da mancha areolada de Thanatephorus sp. e/ou Ceratobasidium sp. em espécies cultivadas ou nativas da Amazônia

Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior (CAPES)

Efeito da aplicação de fitorreguladores em rizobactérias isoladas de diferentes variedades de cana-de-açúcar (Saccharum spp.), no município de Araras - SP

Pós-graduação em Ciências Biológicas (Microbiologia Aplicada) - IBRC

Estudo Farmacognóstico e Screening Biológico de Solanum lycocarpum St. Hill (Solanaceae)

Pós-graduação em Ciências Farmacêuticas - FCFAR

Desenvolvimento de microrganismos e valor nutritivo de silagens de capim-Tifton 85

Pós-graduação em Zootecnia - FCAV

Performance da aplicação de polímero no tratamento de sementes de amendoim

Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior (CAPES)

Diversidade genética de Rhizoctonia spp. e análise de sequência multilocos

Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico (CNPq)

Efeito da incorporação do lodo de esgoto sobre a fusariose do milho

Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior (CAPES)

Interações do Lettuce mosaic vírus (LMV) x afídeos vetores nas regiões produtoras de alface (Lactuca sativa L.) do cinturão verde de São Paulo

Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior (CAPES)

Fungos e nematoides associados a sementes de forrageiras tropicais

This study aimed to assess the incidence of fungi and nematodes in Brachiaria sp. and Panicum maximum seeds produced in the Brazilian states of Mato Grosso do Sul (MS), Mato Grosso (MT), Goiás (GO), Minas Gerais (MG) and São Paulo (SP). The main fungi found in the seeds were Bipolaris sp., Curvularia sp. and Phoma sp.. The lowest incidence of these fungi was found for seeds of Brachiaria brizantha cultivars BRS Piatã and Xaraés, and Brachiaria decumbens cv. Basilisk, from the states of GO, MG and MS, respectively. The cultivars Marandu and BRS Piatã, from several regions, exhibited high occurrence of Aphelenchoides sp. and Ditylenchus sp.. Seeds of B. humidicola cultivar Humidicola, produced in MS and SP, did not show association with nematodes. The seeds of Panicum maximum cv. Massai and cv. Mombaça showed higher incidence of Bipolaris sp., Cladosporium sp., Curvularia sp., Fusarium sp. and Phoma sp., as well as Aphelenchoides sp. and Ditylenchus sp., especially for seeds produced in MT. Some of the detected pathogens are causative agents of diseases of major importance in forage plants, such as Bipolaris sp., causing leaf spot in Panicum, of high severity in Tanzânia, which provides serious compromising of the pasture sustainability.

Lipases produzidas por fungos derivados de ambiente marinho: otimização, purificação e caracterização bioquímica

Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior (CAPES)

Controle biológico de thaumastocoris peregrinus (Hemiptera: thaumastocoridae) com fungos entomopatogênicos

Pós-graduação em Agronomia (Proteção de Plantas) - FCA

Highlights in pathogenic fungal biofilms

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

Leucoencefalomalácia em equídeos da região Leste de Mato Grosso

Background: Fumonisins produced by Fusarium verticillioides are among the most important medical mycotoxins known. The intake of concentrate based on corn and corn by-products contaminated with fumonisins can cause severe poisoning in horses. The injuries are observed mainly in the white matter of the brain, and the disease is known as Equine Leukoencephalomalacia (ELEM). This study aims to describe and discuss the epidemiological, clinical and diagnostic aspects of an outbreak of ELEM occurred in three farms in the municipalities of Canarana and Agua Boa, in the eastern region of Mato Grosso, Brazil.Materials, Methods & Results: The outbreak occurred between May and August 2010. The disease affected six horses and four mules of different ages and sex. Clinical examination was only possible in animals with chronic evolution of the disease. All the affected animals showed neurological clinical signs such as ataxia and recumbency, which progressed to death or sudden death. Histopathological analysis showed foci of necrosis that predominantly affected the white matter, and the presence of gitter cells. Degenerative lesions were observed in the liver of the animals. Mortality rate ranged from 12.5 to 71%, and lethality reached 100%. The cases were preceded by sudden drops in the weather temperature. Fumonisins levels of 6.6 ppm were detected in the feed of the animals.Discussion: The presumptive diagnosis of leukoencephalomalacia was consistent and based on clinical and epidemiological studies. However, the definitive diagnosis was based upon the histological features of the brain including the presence of extensive areas of malacia. Moreover, the animals were being fed with corn or corn by-products contaminated with fumonisins levels considered to be toxic to equids. The mortality and lethality rates are in agreement with outbreaks described in previous studies. The animals showed neurological signs as the predominant clinical manifestation, with gait ataxia followed by recumbency, prostration and death between 24 h and 29 days. Similarly to other reports, the disease was more frequent in adult animals, which succumbed in 24-48 h. Conversely, the evolution of the disease in young animals was of 10 to 29 days. Sudden death was more prevalent in the mules. Previous studies have shown a predominance of cerebral and brainstem lesions in horses, whereas in mules the clinical signs are related to brainstem lesions. Corn and corn by-products are commonly used as energy supplementation to horses in the southern of Mato Grosso state, but outbreaks of the disease are uncommon. This may be influenced by the prevalence of hot climate conditions, which does not favor the production of toxin by the fungus. The atypical low weather temperatures (9-11 degrees C) observed prior to the outbreak could have contributed to the mycotoxin production by F. verticillioides, which requires temperatures between 8-12 degrees C to produce toxins. However, the disease in the region may be underestimated, considering that the practice of necropsies is not common among field technicians, mainly in the occurrence of sporadic deaths among horses intended for work. Preventive measures include avoiding the use of corn and corn by-products for horses after periods of sudden drops in temperature in the region. Furthermore, clinical and epidemiological surveys and post-mortem and histopathological analyses are undoubtedly important for appropriate differential diagnosis, especially in equids with neurological signs.

Copper oxychloride fungicide and its effect on growth and oxidative stress of potato plants

Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico (CNPq)

Control of lettuce bottom rot by isolates of Trichoderma spp

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