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Venomics of the Duvernoy's gland secretion of the false coral snake Rhinobothryum bovallii (Andersson, 1916) and assessment of venom lethality towards synapsid and diapsid animal models
(2020)
The Duvernoy's gland secretory proteome of the false coral snake Rhinobothryum bovallii (Costa Rica), unveiled applying bottom-up venomics, comprises a handful of toxins belonging to only three protein families, three-finger ...
Avances de la bioinformática en Costa Rica: Vista retrospectiva y perspectivas
Bioinformatics advances in Costa Rica: Retrospective view and perspectives
(2021-11-09)
Introducción: La disciplina científica de la bioinformática tiene el potencial de generar aplicaciones innovadoras para las sociedades humanas. Costa Rica, pequeña en tamaño y población en comparación con otros países de ...
Ectoparasites of dogs in home environments on the Caribbean slope of Costa Rica
Ectoparasitos de cães no ambiente doméstico da vertente Caribe, Costa Rica
(2012)
Reports on ectoparasites on dogs in Central America are scarce. The aim of this study was to identify flea, louse and tick species infesting dogs in home environments on the Caribbean slope of Costa Rica, and determine ...
Pathogenic potential of a Costa Rican strain of ‘Candidatus Rickettsia amblyommii’ in guinea pigs (Cavia porcellus) and protective immunity against Rickettsia rickettsii
(2015-07)
‘Candidatus Rickettsia amblyommii’ is a spotted fever group rickettsia that is not considered pathogenic, although there is serologic evidence of possible infection in animals and humans. The aim of this study was to ...
Fur mite, Listrocarpus alouattae Fain (Acari: Atopomelidae), from Alouatta palliata Gray (Primates: Cebidae) in Costa Rica
(2002)
Se presentan resultados preliminares de un estudio sobre ectoparásitos de monos de Costa Rica. Se evaluaron 36 monos aulladores (Alouatta palliata Gray, 1849) y 3 monos capuchinos (Cebus capucinus Linnaeus, 1758) provenientes ...
Presence and potential distribution of malaria‑infected New World primates of Costa Rica
(2022-01-08)
Background: In South and Central America, Plasmodium malariae/Plasmodium brasilianum, Plasmodium vivax, Plas- modium simium, and Plasmodium falciparum has been reported in New World primates (NWP). Specifically in Costa ...
Presencia de Trypanosoma minasense (Kinetoplastida: Trypanosomatidae) en Alouatta palliata (Primates: Cebidae) de Costa Rica
Trypanosoma minasense (Kinetoplastida: Trypanosomatidae) in Alouatta palliata (Primates: Cebidae) of Costa Rica
(2005)
A Trypanosoma from the howler monkey Alouatta palliata was studied. Measures, as well as its biological characteristics (mice infection and failure to infect Triatominae) identify this parasite as Trypanosoma minasense. ...
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. ...
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 ...
Mechanisms of low susceptibility to the disinfectant benzalkonium chloride in a multidrug-resistant environmental isolate of Aeromonas hydrophila
(2023)
Excessive discharge of quaternary ammonium disinfectants such as benzalkonium chloride (BAC) into aquatic systems can trigger several physiological responses in environmental microorganisms. In this study, we isolated a ...