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Cimex lectularius Linnaeus, 1758 (Hemiptera: Cimicidae) in Costa Rica: First Case Report Confirmed by Molecular Methods in Central America
(2020)
Cimex lectularius and Cimex hemipterus are the most common species of bedbugs that infest homes. Although case reports decreased substantially by the end of the 20th century, bed bugs, and especially C. lectularius, are ...
Proteomic profiling, functional characterization, and immunoneutralization of the venom of Porthidium porrasi, a pitviper endemic to Costa Rica
(2019)
The genus Porthidium includes nine pitviper species inhabiting Mexico, Central America, and northern South
America. Porthidium porrasi is a species endemic to the Southwest of Costa Rica, for which no information on ...
Venom characterization of the bark scorpion Centruroides edwardsii (Gervais 1843): composition, biochemical activities and in vivo toxicity for potential prey
(2019)
In this study, we characterize the venom of Centruroides edwardsii, one of the most abundant scorpions in urban
and rural areas of Costa Rica, in terms of its biochemical constituents and their biological activities. C. ...
Guest Editorial (Odovtos 21(2))
(2019)
Childhood overweight and obesity are serious public health problems worldwide. Factors such as inadequate nutrition and decreased practice of exercise, are modifiable variables, therefore, overweight and obesity should be ...
Biochemical characterization of the venom of Central American scorpion Didymocentrus krausi Francke, 1978 (Diplocentridae) and its toxic effects in vivo and in vitro
(2019)
non-buthid venoms, for which knowledge is scarce. In this work, we characterized the venom of a Diplocentridae
species, Didymocentrus krausi, a small fossorial scorpion that inhabits the Tropical Dry Forest of Central ...
Evaluación de la influencia de la estacionalidad climática en calidad del agua de consumo humano en un sistema de abastecimiento en San José, costa rica, periodo 2017-2018
Evaluation of climatic seasonal influence on the quality of water for human consumption in a San José (Costa Rica) supply system, 2017-2018
(2019)
Objetivo: Analizar el estado y la influencia de la variabilidad climática en la calidad del agua de un sistema de abastecimiento para consumo humano en San José, Costa Rica, captado en cuatro microcuencas del cantón Vásquez ...
Population Genomics Insights into Adaptive Evolution and Ecological Differentiation in Streptomycetes
(2019)
Deciphering the genomic variation that represents microevolutionary processes toward species divergence is key to understanding microbial speciation, which has long been under debate. Streptomycetes are filamentous bacteria ...
Phylogenetic analyses of antibiotic-producing Streptomyces sp. isolates obtained from the stingless-bee Tetragonisca angustula (Apidae: Meliponini)
(2019)
Many insects have been associated with actinobacteria in protective symbiosis where antimicrobial metabolites inhibit host pathogens. However, the microbiota of neotropical insects such as the stingless-bee Tetragonisca ...
Behavioural characterisation of chronic unpredictable stress based on ethologically relevant paradigms in rats
(2019-11)
The chronic unpredictable stress (CUS) paradigm is extensively used in preclinical research. However,
CUS exhibits translational inconsistencies, some of them resulting from the use of adult rodents,
despite the evidence ...
Enfermedad de Alzheimer en Costa Rica. Una realidad poco investigada
(2018)
El incremento de la población adulta mayor en nuestro país ha generado una mayor
prevalencia de varias enfermedades, entre ellas las de tipo cognitivo como lo es la
Enfermedad de Alzheimer (EA). El propósito de este ...