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A participatory surveillance of marsh deer (Blastocerus dichotomus) morbidity and mortality in Argentina: first results
(BMC, 2020-09)Background: In an era of unprecedented socio-ecological changes, managing wildlife health demands high-quality data collection and the engagement of local communities. Blastocerus dichotomus, the largest South American ... -
Bovine tuberculosis in domestic pigs: Genotyping and distribution of isolates in Argentina
(Elsevier, 2015-12)Bovine tuberculosis is caused by Mycobacterium bovis and affects primarily cattle, among many other mammal species. In this study, 250 isolates of M. bovis collected from pigs slaughtered in Argentina were typed by ... -
Caracterización molecular y cariotípica de la variabilidad genética de germoplasma argentino de Solanum L.
(Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales, Universidad de Buenos Aires, 1998)La papa cultivada se encuentra relacionada con un gran número de especies del género Solanum con las que frecuentemente se cruza. Por tal motivo, las aproximadamente 200 especies silvestres que producen tuberculo, constituyen ... -
Characterization of Cellulolytic Activities of Environmental Bacterial Consortia from an Argentinian Native Forest
(Springer, 2013-08)Cellulolytic activities of three bacterial consortia derived from a forest soil sample from Chaco region, Argentina, were characterized. The phylogenetic analysis of consortia revealed two main highly supported groups ... -
Clade 8 and clade 6 strains of Escherichia coli O157:H7 from cattle in Argentina have Hypervirulent-Like phenotypes
(PLOS, 2015-06-01)The hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS) whose main causative agent is enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli (EHEC) O157:H7 is a disease that mainly affects children under 5 years of age. Argentina is the country with the highest ... -
Closing the Gaps to Understand the Tick Transmission of Anaplasma marginale among Giant Anteaters (Myrmecophaga tridactyla) in Argentina
(MDPI, 2020-12)Anaplasma marginale, a well-known cattle pathogen of tropical and subtropical world regions, has been previously molecularly characterized in a giant anteater (Myrmecophaga tridactyla) from Corrientes, Argentina. Ticks or ... -
Detección de un complejo clonal con el genotipo de Brucella abortus biovariedad 2 como fundador en aislamientos de B. abortus de Argentina = Detection of a clonal complex with Brucella abortus biovar 2 genotype as founder in B. abortus isolates from Argentina
(Asociación Argentina de Microbiología, 2013-12)Brucella abortus es el agente causal de la brucelosis bovina, enfermedad zoonótica que se encuentra ampliamente distribuida en el mundo. Actualmente existen ocho biovariedades de B. abortus. En Argentina se encuentra con ... -
Detection of Mycobacterium bovis–infected dairy herds using PCR in bulk tank milk samples
(Mary Ann Liebert Inc., 2012-02)Bovine tuberculosis (bTB) is a chronic and zoonotic disease due to Mycobacterium bovis. The tuberculosis eradication campaign carried out in Argentina has considerably improved the health situation of the herds. Here we ... -
Development of a PCR assay for identification of Neobalantidium coli (Pomajbíková et al., 2013) in Argentina
(2017-12)Neobalantidium coli (Pomajbíková et al., 2013) is a cosmopolitan ciliate which colonizes the intestine of humans and animals. Pigs are the most important host and reservoir for this parasite, although others mammals have ... -
Draft genome sequence of Mycobacterium bovis 04-303, a highly virulent strain from Argentina
(American Society for Microbiology, 2013-11)Mycobacterium bovis strain 04-303 was isolated from a wild boar living in a free-ranging field in Argentina. This work reports the draft genome sequence of this highly virulent strain and the genomic comparison of its major ... -
Epidemiología molecular y genómica comparativa de Leptospira spp. en Argentina
(Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales, Universidad de Buenos Aires, 2015-12)La leptospirosis es una enfermedad infecciosa causada por bacterias del género Leptospira y constituye una zoonosis de amplia distribución mundial. La enfermedad puede ser contraída a través del contacto con ambientes ... -
Epidemiology of Pig Tuberculosis in Argentina
(Frontiers Editorial, 2021-07)Bovine tuberculosis (bTB) is a disease caused mainly by the Mycobacterium bovis and that is endemic to livestock populations in most Latin American countries. Traditionally, bTB control programs are costly and targeted to ... -
Evidence of Ehrlichia chaffeensis in Argentina through molecular detection in marsh deer (Blastocerus dichotomus)
(Elsevier, 2019-04)Vector-borne pathogens are responsible for serious emerging diseases and have been widely described in wildlife. Ehrlichia chaffeensis causes the zoonotic “monocytic ehrlichiosis” in humans, is transmitted by the tick ... -
Fungicide resistance in Cercospora species causing cercospora leaf blight and purple seed stain of soybean in Argentina
(Wiley, 2020-12)Cercospora species cause cercospora leaf blight (CLB) and purple seed stain (PSS) on soybean. Because there are few resistant soybean varieties available, CLB/PSS management relies heavily upon fungicide applications. ... -
Genetic diversity of maize landraces from lowland and highland agro‐ecosystems of Southern South America: implications for the conservation of native resources
(Wiley, 2012-05)The North of Argentina is one of the southernmost areas of maize landrace cultivation. Two distinct centres of diversity have been distinguished within this region: Northwestern Argentina (NWA), and Northeastern Argentina ... -
Geography as non-genetic modulation factor of chicken cecal microbiota
(Public Library of Science, 2021-01)The gastrointestinal tract of chickens harbors a highly diverse microbiota contributing not only to nutrition, but also to the physiological development of the gastrointestinal tract. Microbiota composition depends on many ... -
Health care importance of Treponema pallidum, Chagas disease and Human immunodeficiency virus 1 among Amerindians of Argentina: an observational study = Importancia en el sistema de salud de la infección por Treponema pallidum, la enfermedad de Chagas y el virus de la inmunodeficiencia humana 1 en amerindios de Argentina: un estudio observacional
(Asociación Argentina de Microbiología, 2017-10)The objective of this study was to estimate the prevalence of Treponema pallidum, Trypanosoma cruzi and Human immunodeficiency virus 1 (HIV-1) in five Amerindian populations of Argentina. A retrospective study was conducted ... -
In search of hepatitis E virus infection in wild boar and cattle from Argentina
(Sociedad Argentina para el Estudio de los Mamíferos, 2022)Hepatitis E virus (HEV) is a pathogen with zoonotic potential that affects domestic pigs, wild boar Sus scrofa, and humans, among other species. The HEV has been reported in wild boar from Argentina and Uruguay, but ... -
Mycobacterium bovis infection in a horse with granulomatous enterocolitis
(Sage Publications, 2015-03)A 2-year-old dappled Percheron horse had a wasting condition that did not respond to antibiotic treatments and ultimately resulted in death. Thickening of the wall of the large colon and enlargement of the mesenteric lymph ... -
Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection in a free‑ranging urban dog from Argentina
(Springer, 2022-02)Mycobacterium bovis and Mycobacterium avium are the most important Mycobacteria isolated from diseased dogs, but Mycobacterium tuberculosis can be isolated as well, especially when close contact with humans exists. Free ...