Submitted by Sandra Pereira (srpereira@ufrrj.br) on 2017-10-05T13:34:35Z No. of bitstreams: 1 2009 - Claudio Augusto Ribeiro de Souza.pdf: 21273946 bytes, checksum: 90399a81f4785e952e86f0792d34dac4 (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2017-10-05T13:34:35Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 2009 - Claudio Augusto Ribeiro de Souza.pdf: 21273946 bytes, checksum: 90399a81f4785e952e86f0792d34dac4 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2009-05-04 / Coordena??o de Aperfei?oamento de Pessoal de N?vel Superior, CAPES, Brasil. / The genus Rhopalurus is reviewed in South America based on external morphology and hemispermatophore morphology of the males. Three species and two subspecies are synonymized: Rhopalurus amazonicus with R. laticauda, R. crassicauda with R. laticauda, R. acromelas with R. agamemnom, R. crassicauda paruensis with R. laticauda,R. pintoi kouruensis with R. pintoi. The genus present now seven valid species for South America. New data on distribution range and an identification key are presented. A comparative analysis of the morphology of male hemiespermatophore of 21 genera of the family Buthidae of Central and South America, Europe, Africa and Asia. The implications of these new data on the taxonomic organization of the family Buthidae are discussed. / O g?nero Rhopalurus ? revisado na Am?rica do Sul com base na morfologia externa e na morfologia do hemiespermat?foro dos machos. Tr?s esp?cies e duas subesp?cies s?o sinonimizadas: Rhopalurus amazonicus com R.. laticauda, R. crassicauda com R. laticauda, R. acromelas com R. agamemnom, R. crassicauda paruensis com R. laticauda, R. pintoi kouruensis com R. pintoi. O elenco do g?nero passa a apresentar sete esp?cies v?lidas para Am?rica do Sul. Novos dados de distribui??o e uma chave de identifica??o s?o apresentados. ? realizada a an?lise comparativa da morfologia dos hemiespermat?foros dos machos de 21 g?neros da fam?lia Buthidae das Am?ricas Central e Sul, Europa, ?frica e ?sia. S?o discutidas as implica??es destes novos dados na composi??o taxon?mica da fam?lia Buthidae.

Submitted by Jorge Silva (jorgelmsilva@ufrrj.br) on 2017-10-13T20:11:22Z No. of bitstreams: 1 2016 - Leonardo dos Santos Fran?a Shockness.pdf: 1003791 bytes, checksum: efd5f4204bec8c095ea24c37002fd302 (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2017-10-13T20:11:22Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 2016 - Leonardo dos Santos Fran?a Shockness.pdf: 1003791 bytes, checksum: efd5f4204bec8c095ea24c37002fd302 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2016-02-29 / CAPES / One of the main factors that affect growth and persistence of grasses in the tropics, thus increasing the degradation of pastures, is a nitrogen deficiency in the soil. However, nitrogen fertilizers much burden the production costs, and the demand for food increasing year by year, has emphasized the need for sustainable alternatives, such as biological nitrogen fixation. It is necessary to do more research on Biological Nitrogen Fixation (BNF) in forage grasses, especially about diversity among nitrogen-fixing bacteria associated with these plants, so that new bacteria can be discovered, as well as its potential to FBN. This study aimed to isolate diazotrophic bacteria of the genus Azospirillum spp. or Herbaspirillum spp., from two cultivars of B. brizhanta (Marandu and Xara?s) and one of B. decumbens (IPEAN), to test them, and to assess their contribution to the growth of Brachiaria brizhanta cv. Marandu identifying the three most promising. This study was conducted at Embrapa Agrobiology in Serop?dica - RJ, in two stages. The first was to isolate possible diazotrophic bacteria from Brachiaria brizantha and B. decumbens plants, using the cultivars Marandu and Xara?s B. brizantha, and the cultivar IPEAN of B. decumbens. The isolation was performed using three semi-solid media, NFB, LGI and JNFb, where the first two selected bacteria of the genus Azospirillum, and the third one Herbaspirillum bacteria. There were selected 46 isolates and, after purification, it was obtained 15 isolates pure, and made the phenotypic characterization thereof. Further biochemical tests were the phosphate solubilization, acetylene reduction analysis (ARA), and production of acid-3-indole acetic (IAA). All tested isolates produced ARA ethylene, even in small quantities, with prominence for isolates L2, L4, J3, J6, J7 and J8. In the phosphate solubilization the isolates N1, L1, J2, J3, J4, J5, J6, J7, J8, and T14 were able to solubilize phosphate. In the EIA production the isolates N1, J1, J2, J3, J4, J5, J6, J7, J8 and J9 excelled. In the second phase it was conducted an experiment to study plant - bacteria interaction. It consisted of the inoculation of 15 isolates from the first phase plus three isolates known as references (SP245, Z94, CBAMC) in B. brizhanta cultivar Marandu, plus the control without inoculation and without N. In this experiment the isolates L2, L4 and J6 outstand when compared to the other seven parameters evaluated. On the basis of this study we can conclude that there are nitrogen fixing bacteria, phosphate solubilizing, and that produce 3-indoleacetic acid, associated to Brachiaria brizhanta and Brachiaria decumbens. The isolated bacteria of the two B. brizhanta cultivars (Marandu and Xara?s), and the Brachiaria decumbens (IPEAN) cultivar were more efficient in the growth of B. brizhanta cultivar Marandu than the bacteria standards obtained from other plant species. Also, among the 15 isolates from Brachiaria plants, the J6, L2 and L4 were statistically different from the others, and are considered the three most promising. / Um dos principais fatores que afeta o crescimento e a persist?ncia de gram?neas nos tr?picos, aumentando assim a degrada??o das pastagens, ? a defici?ncia de nitrog?nio no solo. Entretanto, fertilizantes nitrogenados oneram muito os custos de produ??o, e com a demanda por alimentos crescendo ano a ano, tem-se enfatizado a necessidade de alternativas sustent?veis, tal como a fixa??o biol?gica de nitrog?nio. Faz-se necess?rio pesquisas com Fixa??o Biol?gica de Nitrog?nio (FBN) em gram?neas forrageiras, principalmente sobre diversidade de bact?rias diazotr?ficas associadas a essas plantas, para que novas bact?rias possam ser descobertas, assim como seu potencial de FBN. Este trabalho teve como objetivo isolar bact?rias diazotr?ficas do g?nero Azospirillum Spp. ou Herbaspirillum Spp., provenientes de duas cultivares de B. brizhanta (Marandu e Xar?es) e de uma cultivar de B. decumbens (Ipean), testar as mesmas, e avaliar sua contribui??o no crescimento de Brachiaria brizhanta cv. Marandu identificando as tr?s mais promissoras. O trabalho foi realizado na Embrapa Agrobiologia em Serop?dica ? RJ, em duas etapas. Na primeira foi feito o isolamento de poss?veis bact?rias dizotr?ficas provenientes de plantas de Brachiaria brizantha e Brachiaria decumbens, sendo utilizadas as cultivares Marandu e Xara?s de B. brizantha e a cultivar IPEAN de B. decumbens. O isolamento foi realizado utilizando tr?s meios semiss?lidos, NFB, LGI e JNFB, onde os dois primeiros selecionaram bact?rias do g?nero Azospirillum, e o terceiro bact?rias do g?nero Herbaspirillum. Foram selecionados 46 isolados, e ap?s a purifica??o obteve-se 15 isolados puros, sendo feita a caracteriza??o fenot?pica dos mesmos, e posteriormente os testes bioqu?micos de solubiliza??o de fosfato, an?lise da redu??o de acetileno (ARA) e produ??o de ?cido-3-indolac?tico (AIA). Na ARA todos isolados avaliados produziram etileno, mesmo em pequenas quantidades, tendo destaque os isolados L2, L4, J3, J6, J7, e J8. Na solubiliza??o de fosfato os isolados N1, L1, J2, J3, J4, J5, J6, J7, J8 e T14 foram capazes de solubilizar fosfato. Na produ??o de AIA se sobressa?ram os isolados N1, J1, J2, J3, J4, J5, J6, J7, J8 e J9. Na segunda etapa foi realizado o experimento de intera??o planta - bact?ria; que consistiu da inocula??o dos 15 isolados da primeira etapa, acrescidos de tr?s isolados conhecidos como padr?es (SP245, Z94, CBAMC) em B. brizhanta cv. Marandu, mais a testemunha n?o inoculada e sem N. Neste experimento os isolados L2, L4 e J6 se destacaram em rela??o aos outros nos sete par?metros avaliados. Com base neste trabalho podemos concluir que existem bact?rias fixadoras de nitrog?nio, solubilizadoras de fosfato e que produzem ?cido-3-indolac?tico associadas a Brachiaria brizhanta e Brachiaria decumbens. As bact?rias isoladas de duas cultivares de B. brizhanta (Marandu e Xar?es) e de uma cultivar de B. decumbens (Ipean) se mostraram mais eficientes no crescimento de B. brizhanta cv. Marandu do que as bact?rias padr?es provenientes de outras esp?cies de plantas. Ainda, dentre os 15 isolados de plantas do g?nero Brachiaria, os isolados J6, L2 e L4 diferiram estatisticamente dos demais, sendo considerados os tr?s mais promissores.

Submitted by Celso Magalhaes (celsomagalhaes@ufrrj.br) on 2017-10-18T12:35:34Z No. of bitstreams: 1 2016 - Tatiana Pires Pereira.pdf: 2546753 bytes, checksum: c1673b0ae2c6812a3f60faa79b5fae75 (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2017-10-18T12:35:34Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 2016 - Tatiana Pires Pereira.pdf: 2546753 bytes, checksum: c1673b0ae2c6812a3f60faa79b5fae75 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2016-07-27 / Funda??o Carlos Chagas Filho de Amparo ? Pesquisa do Estado do RJ - FAPERJ / This work was divided in four chapters, in which the first was performed with the goal of quantifying the condensed tannin (CT) content by the Stiasny?s reaction and to determine the classes of secondary metabolites present by the phytochemical prospection technique and magnetic resonance in the tropical forage legumes Cajanus cajan (guandu - GUA), Gliricidia sepium (gliricidia - GLI), Flemingia macrophylla (flemingia - FLE), Cratylia arg?ntea (cratilia - CRA), Mimosa caesalpineafolia (sabi?) (this legume divided into bark and leaf fraction ? SABc and SABf) among the treatments. The extracts obtained were divided into: total extract, number of Stiasny (NS), CT and non-tannins. The FLE, CRA, GUA,GLI, SABf and SABc had obtained the following values for total extract: 13.20; 13.06; 8.28; 14.73; 15.67 and 6.22%, respectively. The reactivity by NS, in the same order of legumes, was 11.25; 4.54; 7.37; 6.70; 23.06 and 71.62%, whereas the CT presented the following values: 1.52; 0.59; 0.61; 0.96; 3.6 and 4.43%, and non-tannin was 11.68; 12.46; 7.67; 13.75; 12.07 and 1.76%, respectively. The following classes of secondary metabolites were identified with greater evidence: saccharides, carbohydrates, non-protein amino acids and glicos?deos cardioativos. For the CT, the intensity was low for most of the legumes, with greater content in CRA, GUA and SABf. The wain compound in the extracts was methyl-inositol (sugar). The second chapter had the objective of assaying in the legumes mentioned above and one more specie, Stylosanthes spp. (estilosantes-EST), condensed tannin (CT) constituents, with the use of organic solvents, soluble CT (ECT), CT adhered to protein (PBCT), CT adhered to fiber (FBCT), and total CT (TCT), CT structural pro-pelargonidin (PP); prodelfinidin (PD) and procyanidin (PC), molecular weight (polymerization degree (DP), molecular distance distributed of the polymer (PDI); average weight of molecular mass (Mw), and average number of molecular mass (Mn), and the biological activity through precipitated proteins by phenols (PPP). The variables ECT, PBCT, and TCT presented were influenced by different species (P?0.05). The FBCT fraction was not found in the legumes. Molecular weights (DP, PDI, Mw e Mn) were affected by the different species (P?0.05), ranging from 737 to 1168 da. The structural characteristics (PP, PD, PC and PD:PC) varied among the species. In the third chapter I evaluated methanogenesis (total methane (CH4total)), incubated (CH4inc) and fermented (CH4ferm) and ruminal fermentation parameters total gas production (PGT), pH, ammonium (N-NH3), short-chain fatty acids (SCFA) and in vitro organic matter disappearance (IVOMD) as they related to CT present in the legumes and Urochloa brizantha cv. marandu hay as control (CTL). The effect of polyethylene glycol (PEG) on the leaf fraction of sabi? was tested as well, which had a CT content of 15.97%. No alteration in the pH (P?0.05) for the treatments evaluated. However, a decrease of total gas and methane production for all the treatments with presence of CT (P?0.05). When PEG was added, there was a 27.01 (8% PEG) and 35.01 (16% PEG) increase in total gas production and 3.59 (8% PEG) and 4.15 (16% PEG) of methane production. GUA, FLE, SABc and SABf were capable of modifying (P?0.05) the content of NH3-N (mg/dL), along with the CTL, which also presented lower values compared to legumes with no or only traces of CT (ETL, CRA and GLI). There was significant difference (P?0.05) for IVOMD between the legumes and control, it was observed lower disappearance (P?0.05) for FLE, GUA and SABf in relation to CTL, while SABc did disappear. The SABf IVOMD was affected by the addiction of PEG. There was lower digestibility for FLE, GUA and SABf in relation to the CTL, while the bark fraction of SAB did not disappear at all. On the SCFA profile, there was difference (P?0.05) among the treatments evaluated, with lower values for the legumes with presence of CT. In the fourth chapter I tested the effect of CT from the legumes in study (FLE, CRA, GUA, GLI, EST, SABf and SABc) on larval migration inhibition (LMI) in vitro, on the infective larvae L3 of the nematode Haemonchus contortus (HC), compared with Ivermectin and a negative control (rumen fluid and buffer). Among the legumes studied, SABf and GUA did not differ (P?0.05), with the greater (P?0.05) LMI percentage (34.75% and 34.33%) than the other entries. The legumes GUA, FLE and SABc did not differ (P?0.05), presenting moderate values of LMI (30.25%, 30.0% and 29.75%, respectively). Among the legumes studied, the lowest LMI percentage was CRA (18.46%), GLI (23.75%) and negative control (rumen fluid and buffer), with values near (P?0.05) from to Ivermectin (22.0%). / Este trabalho foi dividido em quatro cap?tulos. O primeiro realizou-se com o objetivo de quantificar o teor de tanino condensado (TC) atrav?s da Rea??o de Stiasny e conhecer as classes de metab?litos secund?rios presentes pela t?cnica de prospec??o fitoqu?mica e resson?ncia magn?tica nas leguminosas forrageiras tropicais Cajanus cajan (guandu-GUA), Gliricidia sepium (gliricidia-GLI), Flemingia macrophylla (flemingia-FLE), Cratylia arg?ntea (cratilia-CRA), Mimosa caesalpineafolia (sabi?) sendo que essa leguminosa tinha a fra??o casca e folha (SABc e SABf) entre os tratamentos. Os extratos obtidos foram divididos em: extrato total, n?mero de Stiasny (NS), TC e n?o taninos. A FLE, CRA, GUA, GLI, SABf e SABc apresentaram os valores para o extrato total 13,20; 13,06; 8,28; 14,73; 15,67 e 6,22%, respectivamente. A reatividade pelo NS, na mesma ordem das leguminosas, foi de 11,25; 4,54; 7,37; 6,70; 23,06 e 71,62%, j? o TC apresentou os seguintes valores 1,52; 0,59; 0,61; 0,96; 3,6 e 4,43% e o n?o tanino foi de 11,68; 12,46; 7,67; 13,75; 12,07 e 1,76%, respectivamente. Foram identificadas as seguintes classes de compostos secund?rios em maiores evid?ncias: os sacar?deos, carboidratos, amino?cidos n?o prot?icos e os glicos?deos cardioativos. J? para o TC, a intensidade foi baixa para grande parte das leguminosas, prevalecendo maior teor para CRA, GUA e SABf. Foi constatado como componente principal nos extratos o metil-inositol (a??car). O segundo cap?tulo teve como objetivo avaliar nas leguminosas citadas acima e mais uma esp?cie, o Stylosanthes spp (estilosantes-EST), analisar os constituintes do TC com uso de solvente org?nico, tanino sol?vel (TCE), tanino aderido ? prote?na (TCPB), tanino aderido ? fibra (TCFB) e taninos condensados totais (TCT), caracter?sticas estruturais tais como: propelargonidina (PP); prodelfinidina (PD) e procianidina (PC); peso molecular (grau de polimeriza??o?(DP); dist?ncia do peso molecular distribu?do do pol?mero (PDI); peso m?dio da massa molecular (Mw); n?mero m?dio da massa molecular (Mn); al?m de determinar a atividade biol?gica, atrav?s da t?cnica de prote?nas precipit?veis por fen?is (PPP). As vari?veis TCE, TCPB e TCT apresentadas foram influenciadas pelas diferentes esp?cies (P?0,05). A fra??o TCFB n?o foi constatada nas leguminosas. Os pesos moleculares (Mw) foram influenciados pelas diferentes esp?cies (P?0,05), variando de 737 a 1168 Da. As caracter?sticas estruturais (PP, PD, PC e PD:PC) tiveram varia??o entre as esp?cies estudadas. Objetivou-se com o terceiro cap?tulo avaliar a metanog?nese (metano total (CH4-total), incubado (CH4 inc.) e fermentado (CH4 ferm.) e os par?metros de fermenta??o ruminal (produ??o de g?s total (PGT), pH, am?nia (N-NH3), ?cidos graxos de cadeia curta (AGCC) e digestibilidade in vitro da mat?ria org?nica (DIVMO) frente aos TC presentes nas leguminosas e feno de Urochloa brizantha cv. marandu como controle (CTL). Foi testado tamb?m o efeito do polietileno glicol (PEG) sobre a fra??o folha do sabi?, que teve conte?do de TC de 15,97%. N?o foi observado altera??o no pH (P?0,05) para os tratamentos avaliados. No entanto, foram observadas diminui??o da produ??o total de g?s e produ??o de metano para todos os tratamentos com presen?a de TC (P?0,05). Para o tratamento com PEG houve aumento de 27,01 (8% PEG) e 35,01 (16% PEG) na produ??o total de g?s e 3,59 (8% PEG) e 4,15 (16% PEG) na produ??o de metano. GUA, FLE, SABc e SABf foram capazes de modificar (P?0,05) a concentra??o de N-NH3 (mg/dL) juntamente com o CTL, que tamb?m apresentou valores inferiores comparado as leguminosas com tra?os e aus?ncia do TC (ETL, CRA e GLI). Houve diferen?a (P?0,05) para DIVMO entre as leguminosas e o controle, observou-se menor digestibilidade (P?0,05) para FLE, GUA e SABf, em rela??o ao CTL, n?o sendo digest?vel o SABc. A DIVMO foi afetada pela adi??o de PEG na dieta do SABf. No perfil dos AGCC houve diferen?a (P?0,05) para os tratamentos avaliados, com menor valor para as leguminosas com presen?a de TC. O quarto cap?tulo teve como objetivo testar o efeito da t?cnica de inibi??o da migra??o larval (IML) in vitro do TC proveniente das leguminosas em estudo (FLE, CRA, GUA, GLI, EST, SABf e SABc) sobre as larvas infectantes L3 do nemat?de o Haemonchus contortus (HC) comparando com Ivermectina e controle negativo (l?quido ruminal e tamp?o). Entre as leguminosas estudadas o SABf e GUA n?o diferiram entre si (P?0,05), com as maiores porcentagens IML (34,75% e 34,33%). As leguminosas GUA, FLE e SABc n?o diferiram entre si (P?0,05), apresentando moderados valores de IML (30,25%, 30,0% e 29,75%, respectivamente). Entre as leguminosas estudadas a menor porcentagem de IML foi para CRA (18,46%), GLI (23,75%) e controle negativo (l?quido de r?men e tamp?o) valores pr?ximos do controle positivo com Ivermectina (22,0%).

Submitted by Celso Magalhaes (celsomagalhaes@ufrrj.br) on 2017-10-19T10:50:10Z No. of bitstreams: 1 2016 - Silvio Rodrigues da Silva.pdf: 1225497 bytes, checksum: d2f9db78af36de26e8b7a7201b2e6407 (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2017-10-19T10:50:10Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 2016 - Silvio Rodrigues da Silva.pdf: 1225497 bytes, checksum: d2f9db78af36de26e8b7a7201b2e6407 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2016-07-29 / Coordena??o de Aperfei?oamento de Pessoal de N?vel Superior - CAPES / It evaluated the prevalence and potential risk factors for the occurrence of ticks in dogs from January 2000 to December 2014 in two private veterinary clinics, located in the West Zone of Rio de Janeiro state, Brazil. Fifteen hundred records were systematically sampled from an unknown population. Fifteen hundred records were systematically sampled from an unknown population. Statistical analysis was performed considering the outcome variable, tick presence (group 1) and positive tick + negative tick / positive hemoparasite (group 2) and the explanatory variables, sex, age, race, size, neighborhood, and clinic. An exploratory analysis was made to verify the distribution of the prevalence of ticks and their range of 95% confidence, considering all the explanatory variables for the presence of ticks. Differences in the prevalence also were testing by reason proportions test. Bivariate and multivariate analysis by logistic regression models were using to verify the relationship of the outcome of interest and their potential risk factors through the prevalence ratio (PR). The adopted modeling strategy was based on the bivariate analysis. After then, variables were selected to be included in the multivariate model. Akaike Information Criterion (AIC) were estimated to indicated the most parsimonious multivariate model. All statistical analysis was performed in the statistical package R. Of all the 1,500 records of dogs in 264 (17.60% [95% CI: 15.67, 19.52]) had the infestation by ticks in group 1 and 372 (24.80% [95% CI: 22 61, 26.98]) in group 2. Sex and age were not considered risk factors. There were differences in parasitism between races within groups 1 and 2. Males Cocker Spaniel, medium-sized and Bangu were the variables with the highest prevalence in both groups. German Shepherd race does not configured risk factor for ticks, confirmed by the most parsimonious model (PR = 1.77 [95% CI: 0.44, 07.10]). The Cocker Spaniels as well as animals living in Bangu had 7.5 [95% CI: 3.01, 18.53] and 1.7 [95% CI: 1.20, 2.32] times, respectively, more chance to be parasitized by ticks. The prevalence of hemoparasite transmitted by ticks should be considered as supplementary data for ticks epidemiological studies in dogs. This is the first study to rank the dog breeds in relation to the prevalence of parasitism by ticks. / Foi avaliada a preval?ncia e os potenciais fatores de risco para a ocorr?ncia de carrapatos em c?es no per?odo de janeiro de 2000 ? dezembro de 2014 em duas cl?nicas veterin?rias particulares, localizadas na zona oeste do Rio de Janeiro, Brasil. Mil e quinhentos prontu?rios foram amostrados sistematicamente de uma popula??o desconhecida. A an?lise estat?stica foi realizada considerando as vari?veis desfecho, presen?a de carrapato (grupo 1) e carrapato positivo + carrapato negativo/ hemoparasito positivo (grupo 2) e as vari?veis explicativas, sexo, idade, ra?a, porte, bairro e cl?nica. Para verificar a exist?ncia de fatores de risco, foram utilizadas desde testes de infer?ncia de Qui-Quadrado (??) at? o ajuste de modelos de regress?o log?sticas. Dos 1500 prontu?rios em 264 (17,60% [IC95%: 15,67; 19,52]) haviam registro de infesta??o por carrapatos no grupo 1 e 372 (24,80% [IC95%: 22,61; 26,98]) no grupo 2. As vari?veis sexo e idade, em ambos os grupos n?o foram consideradas potenciais fatores de risco. Houve diferen?a no parasitismo entre as ra?as dentro dos grupos 1 e 2. Machos de Cocker Spaniel Ingl?s, porte m?dio e Bangu foram as vari?veis com maiores preval?ncias de registros em ambos os grupos. Pastor Alem?o foi a ?nica ra?a que n?o configurou como potencial fator de risco para a presen?a de carrapato. No modelo mais parcimonioso apenas a ra?a Pastor Alem?o (RP=1,77 [IC95%:0,44; 07,10]) n?o se apresentou como potencial fator de risco. A ra?a Cocker Spaniel assim como animais que residem no bairro Bangu apresentaram 7,5 [IC95%:3,01;18,53] e 1,7 [IC95%:1,20; 2,32] vezes, mais chances de serem parasitados por carrapatos respectivamente. A preval?ncia de hemoparasitoses transmitidas por carrapatos deve ser considerada como dados complementares para estudos epidemiol?gicos de carrapatos em c?es. Esse ? o primeiro estudo a ranquear ra?as de c?es quanto ? preval?ncia de parasitismo por carrapatos.

Submitted by Celso Magalhaes (celsomagalhaes@ufrrj.br) on 2017-11-09T10:53:09Z No. of bitstreams: 1 2016 - Philipe Parreiras Horta de Seixas.pdf: 1628187 bytes, checksum: d31c041a1ff12f0800060ca43a9e61f3 (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2017-11-09T10:53:09Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 2016 - Philipe Parreiras Horta de Seixas.pdf: 1628187 bytes, checksum: d31c041a1ff12f0800060ca43a9e61f3 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2016-08-26 / Coordena??o de Aperfei?oamento de Pessoal de N?vel Superior - CAPES / The purpose of the present study is to improve the techniques in the nutrition of Ucides cordatus larvae, one of the most commercially exploited resources on Brazilian?s mangroves. For such, three experiments were performed, evaluating different diets on Ucides cordatus larval development. The ovigerous females were collected by a professional crab-man, on Barra de Guaratiba mangroves, Rio de Janeiro-RJ, near the hatching period and taken to the Laborat?rio de Cultivo de Algas e Zoopl?ncton (LACAZ) of the Esta??o Experimental de Aquicultura Almirante Paulo Moreira (EEAAPM)/FIPERJ, for spawning. On experiments 1 and 2, the objective was to evaluate the replacement of the live food for a commercial formulated diet for shrimp (Larval Z Plus/Zeigler) on the development of the larvae in the zoea I stage until the megalopa (experiment 1) and from the megalopa stage to juvenile (experiment 2). On experiment 1, after 15 days, the first megalopas occurred in every treatment and the larvae survival was on average 30.1?11.8%, without significant difference between live food, mixed and commercial formulated diet treatments. Also, there was no significant difference in final survival between larvae fed with live food (13.5%), mixed (9.3%), and feed (5.5%). On experiment 2, there was no survival in the treatments whereby larvae were fed only with feed. The first juvenile occurred on the treatment with Artemia nauplii, on the 10th day. The final survival rates with Artemia treatments and mixed were of 33.3% and 8.3%, respectively. According to the chi-square test, the survival was independent of the type of food (Artemia and mixed). On experiment 3, the objetive was to evaluate Ucides cordatus larvae development from zoea I to the megalopa metamorphosis with the microalgae: Rhodomonas sp., Isochrysis galbana and Chaetoceros muelleri. The task was performed on individual cultures with 15 repetitions and semi-static system. First megalopas occurred on the 19th day in all of the treatments. The highest survival rate was observed on the treatment with Rhodomonas sp. (43%) followed by I. galbana (23%) and C. muelleri (13%), presenting significant difference (p>0,05) between only Rhodomonas sp. and C. muelleri treatements. Based on the results displayed, thereby concluded on experiment 1, despite not having been observed significant difference between the treatments, feed diet can be indicated as a more advantageous alternative on larval phases (zoea I to megalopa) by reducing risks and cost with live food production and providing more facility on management. On experiment 2, the diet exclusively with Artemia sp. was the most indicated for megalopa phase by promoting better rates of survival and a faster larval development. On experiment 3, the microalgae species Rhodamonas sp. and Isochrysis galbana were the most indicated ones for larviculture of U. cordatus, being necessary other studies in larger scale conditions in order to confirm this task results / A finalidade do presente estudo foi aprimorar as t?cnicas na alimenta??o de larvas do Ucides cordatus caranguejo-u??, um dos recursos mais explorados comercialmente nos manguezais brasileiros. Para isso, foram realizados tr?s experimentos avaliando diferentes dietas no desenvolvimento larval do caranguejo-u??. As f?meas ov?geras foram coletadas por um caranguejeiro profissional, nos manguezais de Barra de Guaratiba, Rio de Janeiro-RJ, pr?ximo ao per?odo de eclos?o, e levadas ao Laborat?rio de Cultivo de Algas e Zoopl?ncton (LACAZ) da Esta??o Experimental de Aquicultura Almirante Paulo Moreira (EEAAPM)/FIPERJ, para desova. Nos experimentos 1 e 2, o objetivo foi avaliar a substitui??o do alimento vivo por uma dieta formulada comercial para camar?o (Larval Z Plus/Zeigler) no desenvolvimento das larvas do estagio de zoea I at? megalopa (experimento 1) e do est?gio de megalopa para juvenil (experimento 2). No experimento 1, ap?s 15 dias ocorreram as primeiras megalopas em todos os tratamentos e a sobreviv?ncia de larvas durante esse per?odo foi em m?dia 30,1?11,8% sem diferen?a significativa entre os tratamentos alimento vivo, misto e dieta formulada comercial. Tamb?m n?o houve diferen?a significativa na sobreviv?ncia final entre larvas alimentadas com alimento vivo (13,5%), misto (9,3%) e ra??o (5,5%). No experimento 2, n?o houve sobreviv?ncia nos tratamentos em que as larvas foram alimentadas somente com ra??o. O primeiro juvenil ocorreu no tratamento com n?uplios de Artemia, no 10? dia. As taxas finais de sobreviv?ncia com os tratamentos Artemia e misto foram de 33,3% e 8,3% respectivamente. Segundo o teste qui-quadrado, a sobreviv?ncia foi independente do tipo de alimento (Artemia e misto). No experimento 3, o objetivo foi avaliar o desenvolvimento larval do caranguejo-u??, de zoea I at? a metamorfose para megalopa com as microalgas: Rhodomonas sp., Isochrysis galbana e Chaetoceros muelleri. O trabalho foi realizado em cultivos individuais com 15 repeti??es e sistema semi-est?tico. As primeiras megalopas ocorreram no 19? dia em todos os tratamentos. A maior taxa de sobreviv?ncia foi observada no tratamento com Rhodomonas sp. (43%) seguido da I. galbana (23%) e C. muelleri (13%), apresentando diferen?a significativa (p<0,05) somente entre os tratamentos Rhodomonas sp. e C. muelleri. Com base nos resultados apresentados, conclui-se no experimento 1, que apesar de n?o ter sido observada diferen?a significativa entre os tratamentos, a alimenta??o com ra??o pode ser indicada como uma alternativa mais vantajosa nas fases larvais (zoea I at? megalopa) por diminuir os riscos e o custo com a produ??o de alimento vivo e proporcionar maior facilidade no manejo. No experimento 2, a dieta exclusivamente com Artemia sp. foi a mais indicada para a fase de megalopa por promover melhor taxa de sobreviv?ncia e um desenvolvimento larval mais r?pido. No experimento 3, as esp?cies de microalgas Rhodomonas sp e Isochrysis galbana foram as mais indicadas para larvicultura de U. cordatus, sendo necess?rio outros estudos em escalas maiores, para confirmar os resultados deste trabalho

Submitted by Jorge Silva (jorgelmsilva@ufrrj.br) on 2017-11-09T18:08:26Z No. of bitstreams: 1 2017 - Giselle Arieiro Jones.pdf: 1320964 bytes, checksum: e8d0ab39f4d7067b17f7ebd4d2d26139 (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2017-11-09T18:08:26Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 2017 - Giselle Arieiro Jones.pdf: 1320964 bytes, checksum: e8d0ab39f4d7067b17f7ebd4d2d26139 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2017-02-22 / CAPES / The parasitism caused by Rhipicephalus microplus, popularly known as cattle tick, causes several losses to the Brazilian livestock. The indiscriminate use of chemical products for its control has generated several negative effects and in this context, studies involving the fungus Metarhizium spp. for biological control of ticks have shown great importance. The present study evaluated the virulence of 11 isolates of Metarhizium spp. for engorged females, eggs and larvae of R. microplus and also the conidiogenesis potential of the same isolates and their relationship with virulence. Single point of inoculum and cultivation between slide and coverslip were performed to evaluate the macro and micromorphology of the isolates. During the bioassay using engorged females, the effects of fungi on reproductive parameters were evaluated by analyzing the control percentage of each isolate after treatment by immersion of females in suspensions of 107 and 108 conidia / mL. The virulence of the isolates for eggs and larvae was evaluated by observing the hatch rate and mortality, respectively, after treatment with aqueous suspensions of Metarhizium spp. at concentrations of 105, 106, 107 and 108 conidia / mL. The LC50 and CL90 of each isolate for larvae were also calculated on the 25th day after treatment. To calculate the conidiogenesis of the isolates, three random cuts of 1.256 cm2 of area of each plate containing fungal conidia of 14 days of culture were made, then stirred in 1 ml of distilled water solution and 0.1% tween 80 and one aliquot of this suspension was quantified using a Neubauer chamber and optical microscope. Parametric data were analyzed by analysis of variance (ANOVA) followed by Tukey test and non-parametric by Kruskal Wallis test followed by Student-Newman-Keuls (SNK) with significance level of 5% through free software R Studio Version 0.99 .903 and the "agricolae" package (Statistical Procedures for Agricultural Research), version 1.2-4. In addition, multivariate statistics were applied using Principal Component Analysis (PCA) for parameters of engorged females. The macro and micromorphological analysis of the isolates tested were compatible with those described in the literature for Metharizium spp. In general, the results were directly proportional to the concentrations that were tested and the isolates ARSEF 729 of Metarhizium anisopliae and ARSEF 3643 of Metarhizium anisopliae senso latu, presented the best results for R. microplus females, eggs and larvae, proving to be good candidates for future studies, whereas the isolate ARSEF 2211 of Metarhizium anisopliae senso latu demonstrated low virulence for all stages. The conidiogenesis of the different isolates tested varied a lot and no relation between conidia production and virulence was observed. The present study made possible the selection of isolates of Metarhizium spp. with high virulence for several stages of life of the R. microplus tick as well as isolates with high conidia production and their relationship with virulence, emphasizing the importance of studies to select suitable isolates for future use in formulations for biological control in the field. / O parasitismo causado por Rhipicephalus microplus, conhecido popularmente como carrapato dos bovinos, acarreta diversos preju?zos para a pecu?ria brasileira. O uso indiscriminado de produtos qu?micos para o seu controle tem gerado diversos efeitos negativos e nesse contexto, estudos envolvendo o fungo Metarhizium spp. para controle biol?gico de carrapatos tem demonstrado grande import?ncia. O presente estudo avaliou a virul?ncia de 11 isolados de Metarhizium spp. para f?meas ingurgitadas, ovos e larvas de R. microplus e tamb?m o potencial de conidiog?nese dos mesmos isolados e a sua rela??o com a virul?ncia. Pontos ?nicos de in?culo e microcultivo entre l?mina e lam?nula foram realizados a fim de avaliar a macro e micro morfologia dos isolados. Durante o bioensaio utilizando f?meas ingurgitadas, foram avaliados os efeitos dos fungos sobre os par?metros reprodutivos atrav?s da an?lise do percentual de controle de cada isolado ap?s o tratamento por imers?o das f?meas em suspens?es aquosas de 107 e 108 con?dios/mL. A virul?ncia dos isolados para ovos e larvas foi avaliada atrav?s da observa??o da taxa de eclos?o e mortalidade, respectivamente, ap?s tratamento com suspens?es aquosas nas concentra??es de 105, 106, 107 e 108 con?dios/mL. Tamb?m foi calculada a CL50 e CL90 de cada isolado para larvas no vig?simo quinto dia ap?s o tratamento. Para calcular a conidiog?nese dos isolados, foram feitos tr?s recortes aleat?rios de 1,256 cm2 de ?rea de cada placa contendo con?dios f?ngicos de 14 dias de cultivo, em seguida foram agitados em 1mL de solu??o de ?gua destilada e tween 80 a 0,1% e uma al?quota desta suspens?o foi quantificada com o auxilio de c?mara de Neubauer e microsc?pio ?ptico. Os dados param?tricos foram avaliados pela an?lise de vari?ncia (ANOVA) seguida do teste de Tukey e os n?o param?tricos pelo teste de Kruskal Wallis seguido de Student-Newman-Keuls (SNK) com n?vel de signific?ncia de 5% atrav?s do software livre R Studio Vers?o 0.99.903 e o pacote ?agricolae? (Statistical Procedures for Agricultural Research), vers?o 1.2-4. Adicionalmente foi aplicada estat?stica multivariada mediante a An?lise de Componentes Principais (ACP) para par?metros de f?meas ingurgitadas. A an?lise macro e micromorfol?gica dos isolados testados se mostrou compat?vel com as descritas na literatura para Metharizium spp. De maneira geral, os resultados se apresentaram diretamente proporcionais ?s concentra??es que foram testadas e os isolados ARSEF 729 de Metarhizium anisopliae e ARSEF 3643 de Metarhizium anisopliae senso latu, apresentaram os melhores resultados para f?meas, ovos e larvas de R. microplus, demonstrando ser bons candidatos para estudos futuros. O isolado ARSEF 2211 de Metarhizium anisopliae senso latu demonstrou baixa virul?ncia para todos os est?gios. A conidiog?nese dos diferentes isolados testados se mostrou muito variada e n?o apresentou nenhuma rela??o com a virul?ncia dos mesmos. O presente estudo possibilitou a sele??o de isolados de Metarhizium spp. com alta virul?ncia para os diferentes est?gios de vida do carrapato R. microplus bem como isolados com alta produ??o de con?dios, ressaltando a import?ncia de estudos que visem selecionar isolados adequados para serem utilizados futuramente em formula??es para controle biol?gico a campo.

Submitted by Sandra Pereira (srpereira@ufrrj.br) on 2018-01-26T12:38:56Z No. of bitstreams: 1 2010 - Juberlan Silva Garcia.pdf: 6866273 bytes, checksum: 77b115c7b87deb998b7440f5ecb87940 (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2018-01-26T12:38:56Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 2010 - Juberlan Silva Garcia.pdf: 6866273 bytes, checksum: 77b115c7b87deb998b7440f5ecb87940 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2010-12-03 / The trematode Echinostoma paraensei parasitizes the small intestine of rodents, being its natural definitive host Nectomys squamipes. In spite of the great importance of echinostomatides, there are few studies on morphology, biology and physiology of E. paraensei and its interaction with their intermediate and definitive hosts. In the present study 50 Rattus norvegicus (Wistar),adult females were used, 35 were individually infected with 150 E. paraensei metacercariae (Sumidouro strain) and 15 were maintained uninfected, as control group. Weekly, seven infected and three uninfected rodents were euthanized using CO2.The blood was collected to hematological analysis, and serum obtained by centrifugation and used to aspartate aminotransferase (AST), alanine aminotransferase (ALT), alkaline phosphatase (ALKP), gamma-glutamyl transferase (GGT), bilirubin, glucose, total proteins and fractions determinations. Fragments of liver were collected to glycogen determination and histophatological analysis. Adult worms were loaded until third week of infection, being the higher number of worms loaded at first week of inection. The hepatocytes had rounded edges, with signs of impaired nuclear, mild infiltration of polymorphonuclear and sinusoids slightly expanded. The hepatocytes were vacuolated with discrete perivascular and periportal lymphocytic infiltration. The serum biochemical parameters analyzed were increased at the first week of infection, varying onward. Hematological analysis revealed the development of normocytic and normocromic anaemia with anisocytic alteration. In the white blood cells, only a leukopenia was observed at the third week of infection. The present results are discussed. / O tremat?deo Echinostoma paraensei ? um parasito de intestino delgado de roedores, sendo seu hospedeiro definitivo natural Nectomys squamipes. No presente estudo, foram utilizadas 50 f?meas adultas de Rattus norvegicus (Wistar), 35 animais infectados individualmente com 150 metacerc?rias de E. paraensei (linhagem Sumidouro) e 15 animais n?o infectados (controle). Semanalmente, sete animais infectados e tr?s animais controle foram submetidos ? eutan?sia com CO2. O sangue foi coletado para an?lise hematol?gica, e o soro obtido por centrifuga??o, para as determina??es de aspartato aminotransferase (AST), alanina aminotransferase (ALT), gamaglutamiltransferase (GGT), fosfatase alcalina (ALKP), bilirrubina, glicose, prote?nas totais e fra??es. Fragmentos de f?gado foram coletados para a determina??o de glicog?nio e para a an?lise histopatol?gica. Vermes adultos foram recuperados at? a terceira semana de infec??o, sendo o maior n?mro de vermes recuperados na primeira semana. Os hepat?citos apresentavam-se com bordos arredondados e alguns sinais de comprometimento nuclear, infiltra??o por polimorfonucleares nos sinus?ides, vacuoliza??o, discreta infiltra??o linfoplasmocit?ria perivascular e periportal com poucas c?lulas mononucleares presentes na luz do ducto biliar, alguns hepat?citos estavam hipotrofiados. As an?lises hematol?gicas revelaram o desenvolvimento de uma anemia normoc?tica normocr?mica, com anisocitose. N?o foram observadas altera??es significativas na s?rie branca, havendo apenas uma leucopenia na terceira semana de infec??o. Os resultados obtidos s?o discutidos.

Submitted by Sandra Pereira (srpereira@ufrrj.br) on 2018-08-21T13:03:26Z No. of bitstreams: 1 2010 - Wagner Francisco de Oliveira.pdf: 15558282 bytes, checksum: 81e96e77a201d54d5d633b2f7bd0354f (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2018-08-21T13:03:26Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 2010 - Wagner Francisco de Oliveira.pdf: 15558282 bytes, checksum: 81e96e77a201d54d5d633b2f7bd0354f (MD5) Previous issue date: 2010-03-09 / Coordena??o de Aperfei?oamento de Pessoal de N?vel Superior, CAPES, Brasil. / Habitats characteristic of the Brazilian coast, the restingas are ecosystems associated with the Atlantic Forest Domain and are characterized by having mesoclimatic conditions considered extreme, and suffer from intense human pressure. Nevertheless, they have great biological diversity, the Bromeliaceae being one of the most representative of these habitats. This study aimed to evaluate the composition, richness and assemblage structure of Bromeliaceae in two areas of restinga located on the island of Marambaia, Mangaratiba, RJ. We established 50 plots of 100 m2 on each of two areas: the Restinga of Praia da Arma??o (RPA) and the Restinga da Praia Grande (RPG). These plots were placed in lines parallel to the beach with 10 meters apart. In each plot were recorded richness and abundance of epiphytic and terrestrial bromeliads and measured the morphometric characteristics of the host tree, as well as vertical and horizontal distributions of epiphytic species. We sampled 11 species of bromeliads and three new records for Marambaia, bringing the richness of this locality for 21 species of Bromeliaceae, considered a high value of wealth. Most of the species is included on some level of threat according to IUCN, which characterizes the Marambaia Island as an important conservation site for the family. The Island had low similarity with other areas of restinga of Rio de Janeiro and this can be attributed to its geographical location in relation to these areas and the fact it is an island region. Neoregelia cruenta and Tillandsia stricta are the most abundant and are the ones with the highest frequency of occurrence, which is directly related to different reproductive strategies of these species. The specific physiological needs, like dispersion and structural complexity of habitat caused if there were differences in the occupation of phorophytes by epiphytic species. Already aggregated distribution of all species is related to the mechanism of occupation of the environment used by plants and the quality of different substrates provided by the environment and the host tree. In general, the species tend to avoid the sampling units in accordance mainly with the heterogeneity of the habitat but, however, tend to co-exist in phorophytes once occupied the height classes differently. In this study, none of the morphometric parameters of the host tree explained the variations in the parameters of assemblage richness and abundance of bromeliads, indicating that other variables should better explain these relationships. / H?bitats caracter?sticos do litoral brasileiro, as restingas s?o ecossistemas associados ao Dom?nio da Floresta Atl?ntica e caracterizam-se por apresentar condi??es mesoclim?ticas consideradas extremas, al?m de sofrer com intensa a??o antr?pica. Apesar disso, possuem grande diversidade biol?gica, sendo a fam?lia Bromeliaceae uma das mais representativas nestes habitats. Este estudo visou avaliar a composi??o, riqueza e a estrutura da taxocenose de Bromeliaceae em duas ?reas de restinga localizadas na Ilha da Marambaia, Mangaratiba, RJ. Foram estabelecidas 50 parcelas de 100 m2 em cada uma das duas ?reas: a restinga da Praia da Arma??o (RPA) e a restinga da Praia Grande (RPG). Estas parcelas foram alocadas em linhas paralelas ? praia distando 10 m entre si. Em cada parcela foram registradas a riqueza e a abund?ncia de brom?lias terrestres e ep?fitas e mensuradas as caracter?sticas morfom?tricas dos for?fitos, e bem como as distribui??es vertical e horizontal das esp?cies ep?fitas. Foram amostradas 11 esp?cies de brom?lias e tr?s novas ocorr?ncias para a Marambaia, elevando a riqueza desta localidade para 21 esp?cies de Bromeliaceae, considerado um valor alto de riqueza. A maior parte das esp?cies amostradas est? inclu?da em algum n?vel de amea?a segundo a UICN, o que caracteriza a Ilha da Marambaia como um importante s?tio de conserva??o para a fam?lia. A Ilha apresentou baixa similaridade com outras ?reas de restinga do RJ e isto pode ser atribu?do a sua localiza??o geogr?fica em rela??o a estas ?reas e ao fato de se tratar de uma regi?o insular. Neoregelia cruenta e Tillandsia stricta s?o as mais abundantes e s?o as que possuem os maiores valores de freq??ncia de ocorr?ncia, fato que est? diretamente relacionado ?s estrat?gias reprodutivas diferenciadas destas esp?cies. As necessidades fisiol?gicas espec?ficas, forma de dispers?o e a complexidade estrutural do h?bitat fizeram com que houvesse diferen?as na ocupa??o dos for?fitos pelas esp?cies ep?fitas. J? a distribui??o agregada de todas as esp?cies est? relacionada ao mecanismo de ocupa??o do ambiente utilizado pelas plantas e pela qualidade diferenciada dos substratos oferecidos pelo ambiente e pelos for?fitos. De uma forma geral, as esp?cies tendem a se evitar nas unidades amostrais de acordo, principalmente, com a heterogeneidade do h?bitat mas, no entanto, tendem a co-existir nos for?fitos uma vez que ocupam as classes de altura de forma diferenciada. Neste estudo, nenhum dos par?metros morfom?tricos do for?fito explicou as varia??es dos par?metros de riqueza e abund?ncia da taxocenose de Bromeliaceae, indicando que outras vari?veis devem explicar melhor essas rela??es.

Submitted by Celso Magalhaes (celsomagalhaes@ufrrj.br) on 2018-08-23T18:54:19Z No. of bitstreams: 1 2017 - Mariana de Souza Oliveira.pdf: 2345749 bytes, checksum: 613f695368567431340caa1eae7f5872 (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2018-08-23T18:54:19Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 2017 - Mariana de Souza Oliveira.pdf: 2345749 bytes, checksum: 613f695368567431340caa1eae7f5872 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2017-08-31 / Coordena??o de Aperfei?oamento de Pessoal de N?vel Superior - CAPES / Brazil is one of the 5 most megadiverse countries in the world, presenting 14% of all the biodiversity known worldwide. Brazil also has a greater tropical vegetation covering the world, presenting a high number of endemic species, becoming one of the most important countries in the world for investments in bird conservation. The district of Cacaria, in the municipality of Pira?, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, has an extensive vegetation cover area, but is affected by local cattle breeding, as well as other anthropogenic actions. Birds can have a high diversity of parasites, such as ectoparasites, helminths and coccidia. Coccidian parasites are the main cause of enteritis, behavioral and reproductive changes in most species of birds. . Coccidia studies are relevant both to animal health and to knowledge of the biodiversity of these parasites. In this context, the objective of this study was to examine the feces of wild birds captured in fragments of Atlantic Forest in the district of Cacaria, in southeastern Brazil, to identify and quantify the coccidian parasites that were present, besides relating them to some ecological characteristics of birds. 14 expeditions were carried out on three fragments of Atlantic Forest in Cacaria, resulting in the capture of 143 birds, with 20 of them positive for coccidia. Among the positive samples, coccidia of Isospora and Eimeira classification were found in 12 species of birds. These coccidia were identified according to the literature, species of coccidia not described in the literature until the present moment were considered morphotypes. There was no relation between the bird species and the positive samples, with their respective oopds (Oocyst by defecation). Regarding the ecological characteristics, only living habits in forest environments were significant, showing that the birds of forest environments are less susceptible to infection. Regarding eating habits, there were no significant results / O Brasil ? um dos 5 pa?ses mais megadiversos do mundo, apresentando 14% de toda a biodiversidade conhecida mundialmente. O Brasil tamb?m tem uma maior vegeta??o tropical cobrindo o mundo, apresentando um elevado n?mero de esp?cies end?micas, tornando-se um dos pa?ses mais importantes do mundo para investimentos em conserva??o de aves. O distrito de Cacaria, no munic?pio de Pira?, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil, tem uma extensa ?rea de cobertura vegetal, mas ? afetado pela cria??o de gado local, al?m de outras a??es antr?picas. As aves podem ter uma alta diversidade de parasitas, como ectoparasitas, helmintos e coccidia. Os parasitas coccidianos s?o a principal causa de enterite, altera??es comportamentais e reprodutivas, na maioria das esp?cies de aves. Os estudos de coccidia s?o relevantes tanto para a sa?de animal quanto para o conhecimento da biodiversidade desses parasitas. Neste contexto, o objetivo deste estudo foi examinar as fezes de aves silvestres capturadas em fragmentos de Mata Atl?ntica no distrito de Cacaria, no sudeste do Brasil, para identificar e quantificar os parasitas coccidianos que estavam presentes, al?m de relacion?-los a algumas caracter?sticas ecol?gicas das aves. Foram realizadas 14 expedi??es em 3 fragmentos de Mata Atl?ntica em Cacaria, resultando em captura de 143 aves, com 20 delas positivas para cocc?dios. Dentre as amostras positivas foram encontradas cocc?dios de classifica??o Isospora e Eimeira, em 12 esp?cies de aves. Esses cocc?dios foram identificados de acordo com a literatura, as esp?cies de cocc?dios n?o descritas na literatura at? o presente momento foram consideradas morfotipos. N?o se obteve rela??o entre as esp?cies de aves e as amostras positivas, com seus respectivos oopds (Oocisto por defeca??o). Em rela??o as caracter?sticas ecol?gicas, apenas h?bitos de viv?ncia em ambientes florestais foi significante, apresentando que as aves de ambientes florestais s?o menos suscept?veis a infec??o. J? em rela??o aos h?bitos alimentares, n?o se obteve resultados significativos.

Made available in DSpace on 2014-12-17T14:06:48Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 HaroldoRAM.pdf: 1140599 bytes, checksum: 95a046b646a7cfa0d6cf0153f138783f (MD5) Previous issue date: 2008-08-20 / Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Cient?fico e Tecnol?gico / Titanium is a biomaterial widely employed in biomedical applications (implants, prostheses, valves, stents). Several heat treatments are usually used in order to obtain physical properties required to different applications. This work studied the influence of the heat treatment on microstructure of commercial pure titanium, and their consequences in growth and proliferation of MC3T3-E1 cells. Discs of titanium were treated in different temperatures, and characterized by optical microscopy, image analysis, wettabillity, roughness, hardness and X-ray diffraction. After the heat treatment, significant modifications in these properties were observed. Pattern images of titanium, before and after the cell culture, were compared by overlapping to analyze the influence of microstructure in microstructure and preferences guidance cells. However, in general, titanium discs that showed a higher residual strength also presented an increase of cells numbers on surface / O tit?nio como biomaterial ? amplamente utilizado em dispositivos biom?dicos (implantes, pr?teses, v?lvulas, stents entre outros). Diversos tratamentos t?rmicos s?o usualmente utilizados na obten??o das propriedades necess?rias para as diferentes aplica??es. Este trabalho estudou a influ?ncia desses tratamentos na microestrutura do tit?nio comercialmente puro e suas conseq??ncias no crescimento, forma e prolifera??o de c?lulas pr?-osteobl?stica. Para tanto foram utilizados discos de tit?nio submetidos a diferentes tratamentos e caracterizados por microscopia ?tica, an?lise de imagens, molhabilidade, rugosidade, dureza e difra??o de raios-X. Ap?s os tratamentos t?rmicos foram verificado modifica??es significantes nestas propriedades. Padr?es de imagens de superf?cies do tit?nio antes e ap?s a cultura de c?lula foram comparados atrav?s de sobreposi??o para analisar a influ?ncia da microestrutura na resposta biol?gica, n?o sendo verificadas correla??es entre a microestrutura e as prefer?ncias orientacionais das c?lulas. Entretanto de um modo geral verificou-se que os discos que presentaram maior estado de tens?o residual apresentaram tamb?m maior n?mero de c?lulas em sua superf?cie