Browsing Facultad de Ciencias de la Salud by Subject "BACTERIALS"
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Bacterial counts in spleen
(Bio-protocol, 2013-11-05)Bacterial loads can be determined as colony forming units (CFU) at any point of the infection by culturing spleen homogenates on agar plates. This is a reliable method for comparing the kinetics of infection in various ... -
Brucella abortus ornithine lipids are dispensable outer membrane components devoid of a marked pathogen-associated molecular pattern
(PLoS One, 2011-01-07)The brucellae are a-Proteobacteria facultative intracellular parasites that cause an important zoonosis. These bacteria escape early detection by innate immunity, an ability associated to the absence of marked pathogen-associated ... -
Chromobacterium violaceum infection in a free ranging howler monkey in Costa Rica
(Wildlife Disease Association, 2010)Chromobacterium violaceum is a gram-negative saprobe bacterium that is a rare opportunistic pathogen in mammals. There are numerous reports in humans including fatalities, but no record exists in free-ranging nonhuman ... -
Diagnóstico, caracterización molecular y aislamiento de especies de Chlamydia en animales domésticos y silvestres de Costa Rica
(Universidad Nacional, Costa Rica, 2021-02)Las especies del género Chlamydia son bacterias Gram negativas intracelulares que infectan una amplia gama de animales (aves, reptiles, anfibios y mamíferos, incluyendo humanos), y causan una gran variedad de enfermedades. ... -
Reporte de caso clínico Primer diagnóstico de Rhodococcus equi confirmado, laboratorialmente, en un potrillo de Costa Rica
(Universidad Nacional, Costa Rica, 2020-03-09)Neumonía por Rhodococcus equi es importante causa de morbilidad y mortalidad en potrillos de todo el mundo. La prevalencia y/o virulencia de la bacteria es, aparentemente, baja en Costa Rica, pues nunca han sido reportados ...