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Evidence for Widespread Associations between Neotropical Hymenopteran Insects and Actinobacteria
(2017)
The evolutionary success of hymenopteran insects has been associated with complex physiological and behavioral defense mechanisms against pathogens and parasites. Among these strategies are symbiotic associations between ...
Expanding the application scope of on-farm biopurification systems: Effect and removal of oxytetracycline in a biomixture
(2017)
Antibiotic-containing wastewaters produced in agricultural activities may depress the pesticidedegrading capacity of biomixtures contained in biopurification systems. This work aimed to assay the effect of oxytetracycline ...
Diversity of Bacillus thuringiensis strains isolated from coffee plantations infested with the coffee berry borer Hypothenemus hampei
(Universidad de Costa Rica, 2004)
The coffee berry borer Hypothenemus hampei Ferrari (Coleoptera: Scolytidae) was first reported infecting Costa Rican coffee plantations in the year 2000. Due to the impact that this plague has in the economy of the country, ...
Papel de la bacteria endosimbionte Wolbachia en el control de enfermedades vectoriales: dengue, zika y chikunkunya
(2017)
Wolbachia es un género de bacterias perteneciente al orden Rickettsiales, que participa en diversas relaciones simbióticas con varios organismos, principalmente artrópodos y nematodos. Debido a su capacidad para inducir ...
Characterization of Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis Inhibiting Bacteria from Amphibian Populations in Costa Rica
(2017)
Global amphibian declines and extinction events are occurring at an unprecedented rate. While several factors are responsible for declines and extinction, the fungal pathogen Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis (Bd) has been ...
First report of Diaphorina citri (Hemiptera: Psyllidae) in Costa Rica
(2005-09)
The Asian psyllid was reported in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, by Costa Lima (1942) and by Catling (1970). In June 1998, the insect was detected in Florida and by September 2000 this pest had spread to 31 Florida counties ...
Análisis de la metilación del ADN en las especies forestales Sideroxylon capiri e Hyeronima alchorneoides y su posible relación con los factores climatológicos de la región del pacífico en Costa Rica
(2020-07-02)
Las investigaciones sobre la metilación del ADN en plantas se han enfocado, hasta el momento, en cultivos anuales de gran importancia económica o en especies modelo cultivadas, en su mayoría, bajo condiciones artificiales ...
Distribución del psílido asiático de los cítricos (Diaphorina citri Kuwayama) en Costa Rica
Distribution of Diaphorina citri Kuwayama in Costa Rica
(2007-08)
El insecto plaga Diaphorina citri es vector de la enfermedad de los cítricos conocida como “Huanglongbing”. Esta enfermedad, causada por una bacteria limitada al floema, llamada Candidatus Liberibacter, es de gran importancia ...
Análisis metagenómico de fuentes termales de Costa Rica: potencial fuente de enzimas hidrolíticas termoestables
(2021-12-03)
En el presente estudio independiente de cultivo, se investigó a nivel taxonómico y
funcional las comunidades microbianas de seis metagenomas de fuentes termales
cercanas a la Cordillera de Tilarán, volcán Miravalles, ...
Comparative Analysis of Three Different Total Nucleic Acid Extraction Protocols for the Diagnosis of Geminiviruses in Squash (Cucurbita moschata)
(2012)
Squash (Cucurbita moschata) is one of the most important crops in tropical countries. Geminiviruses are an important group of plant pathogens. In 2002 a new begomovirus was reported to naturally infect squash and some other ...