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Differential diagnosis of human Entamoeba infections: Morphological and molecular characterization of new isolates in Argentina
Andrea Servián, María Lorena Zonta, Graciela T. Navone
Rev Argent Microbiol. 2024;56:16-24
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Highlights

  • Entamoeba coli was the most prevalent species in Argentina populations studied.

  • First molecular sequence of Entamoeba histolytica was recorded for Argentina.

  • Among the Entamoeba complex species, Entamoeba dispar was more prevalent.

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Parásitos humanos en aguas superficiales de uso recreativo en Salta, Argentina
Diego G. Sanguino-Jorquera, Hugo R. Poma, Verónica B. Rajal, María M. Juárez, Verónica P. Irazusta
Rev Argent Microbiol. 2024;56:115-24
12902
Highlights

  • Se evaluó la calidad de aguas de uso recreativo en la provincia de Salta.

  • Los parámetros microbiológicos en su mayoría superan los límites para la recreación.

  • Se detectaron formas parasitarias con gran implicancia para la salud pública.

  • Se identificaron por PCR amebas de vida libre del género Acanthamoeba.

  • La caracterización parasitológica es necesaria en controles de calidad rutinarios.

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Identificación y actividad antifúngica de bacterias halófilas aisladas de suelos salinos en Campeche, México
Miguel Á. Guerra-Camacho, María C. Magaña-Tzuc, Arely A. Vargas-Díaz, Hilda V. Silva-Rojas, Marcela Gamboa-Angulo
Rev Argent Microbiol. 2024;56:298-311
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  • Los suelos salinos blanquizales poseen bacterias con propiedades antifúngicas.

  • Bacillus sp. CPO 4.279 presentó la actividad antifúngica más alta.

  • El extracto EcB9 mostró actividad significativa contra Colletotrichum gloeosporioides.

  • La fracción de mediana polaridad FAcB9 posee metabolitos secundarios antifúngicos.

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Growth, tolerance, and enzyme activities of Trichoderma strains in culture media added with a pyrethroids-based insecticide
Caliope Mendarte-Alquisira, Alejandro Alarcón, Ronald Ferrera-Cerrato
Rev Argent Microbiol. 2024;56:79-89
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  • Trichoderma spp. strains tolerate 200ppm of pyrethroids and carbamate insecticides.

  • Trichoderma spp. consortium growth in liquid culture with 100ppm of insecticide.

  • Insecticide promotes the release of proteins and peroxidases by Trichoderma spp.

  • Insecticide decreases chitinase and endoglucanase produced by Trichoderma spp.

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Caracterización molecular de Escherichia coli diarreogénica proveniente de población pediátrica ambulatoria con diarrea, atendida en dos hospitales de Buenos Aires, Argentina
Nora Beatriz Molina, Sebastián Oderiz, Marisa Ana López, Juan Ángel Basualdo, Mónica Delfina Sparo
Rev Argent Microbiol. 2024;56:8-15
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  • E.coli diarreogénica fue detectada en el 14% (84/601) de los niños con diarrea.

  • El patotipo EAEC fue prevalente y mostró un alto grado de diversidad genética.

  • EAEC, ETEC, STEC, EPEC y EIEC fueron detectados en población menor de 5años.

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Reduction in the incidence of invasive infections caused by encapsulated bacteria after the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic
Leda Guzzi, Juan Manuel Sambade, Martin Diego Christin, Federico Rodriguez Cairoli, Alejandra Rodriguez, Silvia Vicario, Miriam Hinojosa Del Carpio, Juan Molinos, Pablo Dimitroff
Rev Argent Microbiol. 2024;56:62-8
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  • IIEB incidence dropped dramatically during the COVID-19 pandemic.

  • Reduction coincided with public health measures to contain the pandemic.

  • We observed low rates of SARS-COV2 and invasive S. pneumoniae coinfection.

  • Case fatality was higher in coinfected patients than in those presenting IPD.

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Bacterial diversity using metagenomics of 16s rDNA in water kefir, an innovative source of probiotics for bee nutrition
María A. Rodríguez, Leticia A. Fernández, Marina L. Díaz, Cristian A. Gallo, Miguel Corona, Jay D. Evans, Francisco J. Reynaldi
Rev Argent Microbiol. 2024;56:191-7
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  • Microbial community composition of beverage and grain of Argentinian water kefir were significantly different.

  • The beverage of the water kefir showed higher level of microbial alpha diversity.

  • Water kefir may be an innovative source of probiotic strains for bee nutrition.

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Comparison of two MALDI-TOF MS systems for the identification of clinically relevant anaerobic bacteria in Argentina
Mirta Litterio, Liliana Castello, María Elena Venuta, Sofía Abel, Liliana Fernández-Canigia, María Cristina Legaria, Raquel Rollet, Daniela Vaustat, ... Claudia Barberis
Rev Argent Microbiol. 2024;56:33-61
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  • MALDI-TOF MS is especially useful for the identification of anaerobic bacteria.

  • It is useful for slow-growing microorganisms that are difficult to identify by traditional methods.

  • It is essential to update the databases by increasing the number of spectrum.

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Health-promoting peptides in fermented beverages
Gisselle Raquel Apud, Irina Kristof, Silvana Cecilia Ledesma, Maria Gilda Stivala, Pedro Adrian Aredes Fernandez
Rev Argent Microbiol. 2024;56:336-45
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  • Fermented low-alcoholic beverages have special flavor and health benefits.

  • Health benefits of alcoholic fermented beverages are often attributed to peptides.

  • Lactic acid bacteria exhibit a proteolytic system that release bioactive peptides.

  • Bioactive peptides are also release by yeast metabolism and its autolysis.

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Los fructanos de agave promueven la formación de biopelícula in vitro en el consorcio probiótico Lactobacillus delbrueckii ssp. lactis, L. delbrueckii ssp. bulgaricus y Streptococcus thermophilus
Mary Carmen Citlally Condado Huerta, Mayra Antunez-Mojica, Haydee Martínez Plascencia, América Ivette Barrera Molina
Rev Argent Microbiol. 2024;56:322-8
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  • Fructanos de agave en una concentración del 0,1%, presentan actividad prebiótica

  • El 0,1% de fructanos de agave estimula la formación de biopelículas en probióticos

  • Fructanos de agave contribuye a generar estructuras que favorecen la colonización de probióticos

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Are Mycoplasma pneumoniae coinfections frequent in COVID-19 patients? A systematic review
Jessica Mosmann, María Celia Frutos, Javier Anibal Origlia, María Lucia Gallo Vaulet, Miriam Gabriela García, Gabriela Vilar, Celeste Pérez, María Julia Madariaga, ... María Estela Cadario
Rev Argent Microbiol. 2024;56:258-64
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In house-development of a rapid immunochromatographic test for the detection of Escherichia coli in urine samples
Paula Da Cunda, Amy Mónaco, María Moreno, María José Gonzalez, Paola Scavone, Luciana Robino
Rev Argent Microbiol. 2024;56:140-6
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  • The new immunochromatographic test is a helpful tool for UTI screening.

  • The E. coli immunochromatographic test has high specificity and diagnostic precision.

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Prevalencia y distribución geográfica de las enfermedades de transmisión sexual de los bovinos en la provincia de Formosa, Argentina
María Nair Viola, Iris Carolina Elías, Marcelo Signorini, Ana Ines Molineri, Ana María Russo, Patricia Andrea Zimmer, Laura Analía Lozina, Juana Noemí Gimenez
Rev Argent Microbiol. 2024;56:147-52
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  • Prevalencia de Campylobacter fetus entre 2018-2021 en bovinos en Formosa, tendencia ascendente.

  • La prevalencia inter-rodeo de CGB fue 29,62% y para TB 17,23%.

  • La región centro de Formosa posee mayor riesgo de presentar enfermedades venéreas.

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Detección de microorganismos y genes de resistencia en hemocultivos positivos mediante FilmArray® panel BCID2: experiencia en un hospital pediátrico
Marilina Kuzawka, Martín Cassanelli, Fabrina Capecce, Rosana Pereda
Rev Argent Microbiol. 2024;56:249-57
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  • BCID2 detectó más microorganismos que el cultivo en bacteriemias polimicrobianas.

  • En la detección de resistencia la concordancia fue buena con algunas excepciones.

  • BCID2 disminuyó significativamente el tiempo de informe con respecto al cultivo.

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Genomic characterization of Moraxella bovis and Moraxella bovoculi Uruguayan strains isolated from calves with infectious bovine keratoconjunctivitis
Lucía Bilbao, Sofía Acquistapace, Ana Umpiérrez, Pablo Smircich, Pablo Alonzo, José R. Sotelo-Silveira, Pablo Zunino
Rev Argent Microbiol. 2024;56:165-74
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  • Clinical IBK-associated M. bovis and M. bovoculi Uruguayan strains were sequenced.

  • Remarkable similarities with reference genomes were observed.

  • Differences were observed among virulence factors of both strains.

  • A putative and lax recombination site was identified in the M. bovis genome.

  • No fimbiral recombination sites were found in M. bovoculi genome.

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Prevalence of Demodex spp. in patients with chronic blepharitis
Viviana Flores, Marina Ruf, Silvia Paola Abad Farfan, Andrea Vanessa Suárez Echávez, Dolores Pilar Bastard, Maria Celeste Puga, Luis Daniel Mazzuoccolo
Rev Argent Microbiol. 2024;56:74-8
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  • High prevalence of Demodex spp. blepharitis in patients older than 60 years old.

  • Meibomitis, dandruff, itching, epiphora were associated with blepharitis by Demodex spp.

  • Diagnosis of blepharitis by Demodex spp. allows for an adequate treatment.

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Primer aislamiento de Acanthamoeba spp. en agua de mar del sudeste bonaerense, Argentina
Loriana Tomassini, María Soledad Dominguez, Karina Soledad Esquius, Viviana Rosa Randazzo
Rev Argent Microbiol. 2024;56:221-6
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  • En agua de mar de la costa marplatense se confirmó la presencia de Acanthamoeba spp.

  • Acanthamoeba spp. sobrevive a condiciones ambientales diversas por su adaptabilidad.

  • Se reportó por primera vez Acanthamoeba spp. en agua de mar en Argentina.

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Feline sporotrichosis due to Sporothrix globosa in the Metropolitan region of Buenos Aires: A case study
Alejandro N. Etchecopaz, Katherine Hermida Alava, Miguel Scarpa, Adriana Duchene, Diego García Re, María Luján Cuestas
Rev Argent Microbiol. 2024;56:4-7
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  • First report of feline sporotrichosis due to S. globosa in Argentina.

  • Absence of zoonotic transmission through scratches from the sick cat is reported.

  • The cat received itraconazole 10mg/kg/day for 3 months with a favorable evolution.

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Metabiotics: do we need a new definition?
Gabriel Vinderola, Marcela Carina Audisio
Rev Argent Microbiol. 2024;56:203-4
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