Characterization of commensal Escherichia coli isolates from slaughtered sheep in Mexico.

Introduction: Commensal Escherichia coli is defined as bacteria without known virulence factors that could be playing a specific role in some diseases; however, they could be responsible to disseminate antimicrobial resistance genes to other microorganisms. This study aimed to characterize the commensal E. coli isolates obtained from slaughtered sheep in the central region of Mexico.

Sperm Quality in Mouse After Exposure to Low Doses of TCDD.

Background: In the last decade, the harmful use of dioxin has been demonstrated in human health and in the whole environment. It is well known among scientists that 2, 3, 7, 8-tetrachloro dibenzo-p-dioxin (TCDD) is an environmental pollutant that causes endocrine disruption, which causes male reproductive toxicity.

Objective: The objective of the present study was to evaluate the toxicity effect of low doses of TCDD in male CD1 mice.

Molecular Characterization of Trypanosoma cruzi in Infected Meccus pallidipennis in the Southern Region of the State of Mexico, Mexico.

PCR amplification and sequencing of Trypanosoma cruzi (T. cruzi) spliced-leader intergenic region of the mini-exon gene intergenic region (SL-IR) fragment was performed on intestinal tissue and fecal content DNA extracted from 19 Meccus pallidipennis (M. pallidipennis) specimens collected in the southern region of the State of Mexico.

Isolation and molecular characterization of Corynebacterium pseudotuberculosis from sheep and goats in Mexico.

The pathogenic bacteria of Corynebacterium pseudotuberculosis caused a chronic contagious infectious disease of the caseous lymphadenitis or pseudotuberculosis. Globally, isolates obtained from different injuries that affect sheep and goats, have been identified by fully or partially gene sequencing. However, in Mexico there is no complete study to identify by molecular and phylogenetic techniques the circulating isolates as well as its virulence factors.

Identification and molecular characterization of Corynebacterium xerosis isolated from a sheep cutaneous abscess: first case report in Mexico.

Background: Corynebacterium xerosis is a commensal organism found in skin and mucous membranes of humans. It is considered an unusual pathogen, and it is rarely found in human and animal clinical samples. Here we describe the isolation of C.

Phenotypical characteristics, genetic identification, and antimicrobial sensitivity of Aeromonas species isolated from farmed rainbow trout (Onchorynchus mykiss) in Mexico.

In the present study, Aeromonas isolates from diseased and healthy farmed rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) in Mexico, were characterized phenotypically and identified to species level by using 16S rDNA RFLP-PCR. A total of 50 isolates were included in the study and 10 Aeromonas species identified. The species A.

Resistance of cervical adenocarcinoma cells (HeLa) to venom from the scorpion Centruroides limpidus limpidus.

Background: The venom of Centruroides limpidus limpidus (Cll) is a mixture of pharmacologically active principles. The most important of these are toxic proteins that interact both selectively and specifically with different cellular targets such as ion channels. Recently, anticancer properties of the venom from other scorpion species have been described.

Identification of Pasteurella multocida capsular types isolated from rabbits and other domestic animals in Mexico with respiratory diseases.

Pasteurella multocida is the causative agent of pasteurellosis, a major disease in most domestic animals and livestock. In this study, a total of 34 isolates of P. multocida from rabbits and other domestic animals from Mexico with respiratory diseases underwent polymerase chain reaction-based capsular typing.