Publications by authors named "Javier Sosa-Escalante"
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- - The study investigates the presence of Leptospira bacteria in small mammals (bats and rodents) captured in Yucatan, Mexico, and examines how the environment at capture sites affects this occurrence.
- - A total of 82 bats and 78 rodents were studied, revealing a combined Leptospira infection rate of 21.2%, with slightly higher rates in bats (21.9%) compared to rodents (20.5%).
- - The research identified the main Leptospira species as L. borgpetersenii and L. noguchii, and found that sites with tropical deciduous forests had more infected rodents, while those with tropical sub-deciduous forests had greater diversity in infected bats.*
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- * The study was conducted from March to November 2017, capturing bats in states like Campeche and Yucatán, using mist nets to extract DNA samples and test for T. cruzi infection via PCR.
- * Results showed that 30.2% of the 86 bats tested were infected, with several species being identified as hosts, indicating the need for further research on their role in the disease's transmission cycle.
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View Article and Find Full Text PDFWe report one complex paternity case presenting a presumable paternal four-step STR mutation between the alleged father (AF) and child; the complexity of the case required the AF-brother hypothesis to be discarded without including this DNA sample. A total of 23 autosomal STR loci included in the Powerplex Fusion® and Globalfiler™ kits confirmed one isolated mismatch for D22S1045 between the AF (17/17) and the male child (13/15) in the presence of the mother (15/15). In this case, the STR structure and father's age do not seem to have contributed to promote the observed multistep mutation.
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