Publications by authors named "Jose Ramos Vazquez"
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- Leptospirosis is a serious infectious disease affecting animal production, particularly in tropical developing countries, with horses being especially vulnerable and sometimes experiencing severe eye conditions.
- A study was conducted in Veracruz, Mexico, to confirm the presence of Leptospira bacteria in the urine of horses and mules, assessing both microbiological and serological evidence of the disease.
- The study found 16 positive isolates of Leptospira DNA from the urine and a high serological frequency of 97.1%, marking the first documented presence of this pathogen in equids in Mexico.
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- The genus Bartonella includes 38 species of Gram-negative bacteria, some of which infect humans and cause diseases like cat scratch fever and trench fever.
- This study focuses on a case of Bartonella bovis infecting a Mexican veterinarian, using gene amplification and sequencing for documentation.
- Notably, it's the first report of B. bovis transmission through needlestick injury in animal health professionals in Latin America.
Soft ticks are neglected competent vectors of a wide range of pathogenic microorganisms, among which bacteria of the genera Rickettsia and Borrelia stand out. In Mexico, previous studies have shown the presence of a member of the Ornithodoros talaje complex in the Virginia opossum (Didelphis virginiana Didelphimorphia: Didelphidae Kerr) from southeastern Mexico. However, its specific identification has not been achieved.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBenzoyl-coenzyme A (CoA) reductases (BCRs) are key enzymes in the anaerobic degradation of aromatic compounds and catalyse the reductive dearomatization of benzoyl-CoA to cyclohexa-1,5-dienoyl-1-carboxyl-CoA. Class I BCRs are ATP-dependent FeS enzymes, whereas class II BCRs are supposed to be ATP-independent and contain W, FeS clusters, and most probably selenocysteine. The active site components of a putative eight subunit class II BCR, BamBCDEFGHI, were recently characterized in Geobacter metallireducens.
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