• Comparative analysis of the midgut microbiota of two natural tick vectors of Rickettsia rickettsii 

      Pavanelo, Daniel Brisotto; Schröder, Nicolas C.H.; Pin Viso, Natalia Daniela; Martins, Larissa A.; Malossi, Camila Dantas; Galletti, Maria Fernanda B.M.; Labruna, Marcelo B.; Daffre, Sirlei; Farber, Marisa Diana; Fogaça, Andréa C. (Elsevier, 2020-05)
      Although the ticks Amblyomma sculptum and Amblyomma aureolatum are important vectors of Rickettsia rickettsii, causative agent of the life-threatening Rocky Mountain spotted fever, A. aureolatum is considerably more ...
    • Diversity structure of the microbial communities in the guts of four neotropical termite species 

      Vikram, Surendra; Arneodo Larochette, Joel Demian; Calcagno, Javier; Ortiz, Maximiliano; Mon, Maria Laura; Etcheverry, Clara; Cowan, Donald; Talia, Paola Mónica (Peer J Inc., 2021-04)
      The termite gut microbiome is dominated by lignocellulose degrading microorganisms. This study describes the intestinal microbiota of four Argentinian higher termite species with different feeding habits: Microcerotermes ...
    • Geography as non-genetic modulation factor of chicken cecal microbiota 

      Pin Viso, Natalia Daniela; Redondo, Enzo Alejandro; Diaz Carrasco, Juan Maria; Redondo, Leandro Martin; Sabio Y Garcia, Julia Veronica; Fernandez Miyakawa, Mariano Enrique; Farber, Marisa Diana (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 ...