A5043789593- Parasite Biology and Host Interactions
- Bird parasitology and diseases
- Essential Oils and Antimicrobial Activity
- Animal and Plant Science Education
- Amphibian and Reptile Biology
- Helminth infection and control
- Parasites and Host Interactions
- Bee Products Chemical Analysis
- Ethnobotanical and Medicinal Plants Studies
- Vector-borne infectious diseases
- Primate Behavior and Ecology
- Dermatological diseases and infestations
- Leech Biology and Applications
- Phytochemistry and biological activity of medicinal plants
- Insect and Pesticide Research
- Turtle Biology and Conservation
- Animal Behavior and Reproduction
- Phytochemistry Medicinal Plant Applications
- Insect Pest Control Strategies
- Plant and animal studies
- Insect Utilization and Effects
- Phytochemistry and Bioactivity Studies
- Species Distribution and Climate Change
- Polar Research and Ecology
- Aquaculture disease management and microbiota
Universidade Federal do Maranhão
2016-2025
Universidade Federal da Paraíba
2009-2018
Universidade Regional do Cariri
2006-2016
Human communities consistently develop a detailed knowledge of the therapeutical and medicinal properties local flora fauna, these folk remedies often substitute medicines produced by pharmaceutical industry. Animals (and their derived products) are essential ingredients in preparation many traditional remedies. The present work prepared an inventory animals sold public markets cities Crato Juazeiro do Norte, Ceará State, Brazil. Information was obtained through use semi-structured...
Animals have been used as a source of medicine in Brazil since ancient times, and played significant role healing practices. Specifically Northeast Brazil, zootherapy is very common practice, together with medicinal plants, it plays an important therapeutic alternative. In the state Ceara, no works carried out on rural communities regard to use zootherapeutics, even though practice this region. Therefore, aim study was analyze animals community (Poco Dantas) municipality Crato, Brazil.The...
Stingless bees belong to the Meliponini tribe and are widely distributed in tropics subtropics, where they perform important ecological services. Among best groups of stingless is genus Scaptotrigona, which includes 22 species throughout neotropical region, including area from Mexico Argentina. Bees this responsible for production products such as honey, propolis, geopropolis fermented pollen ("saburá"). This review aimed provide an overview chemical composition biological activities...
Tupinambis merianae is one of the animals that most frequently used for medicinal purposes in Brazil as its body fat has many therapeutic indications local folk medicine. This work presents chemical compositions and evaluates antibacterial activity well ecological implications use traditional medicine.Oil (OTM) was extracted from located ventral region using hexane a solvent. Fatty acids were determined indirectly their corresponding methyl esters. The OTM tested against standard...
ABSTRACT Ecological release is a key concept that describes how species increase their density and expand niche in response to reduced competition. This phenomenon commonly studied island systems, but its occurrence naturally isolated habitats within continents remains underexplored. To address this gap, we compared lizard assemblages between the remnants of coastal Atlantic Forest (non‐isolated areas) forest relicts. Our predictions were areas, dimensions (e.g., diet) should be larger due...
Boa constrictor is widely used in traditional communities many different folk remedies and products derived from it are sold public markets throughout northeastern Brazil as its body fat has therapeutic indications a remedy. The present work evaluates the antibacterial activity of snake when employed either alone or combination with antibiotics discusses ecological implications use this Oil (OBC) was extracted located ventral region B. using hexane solvent. OBC tested against standard well...
Procurando ajudar na compreensao do conjunto de especies repteis da Chapada Araripe, nos inventariamos os especimes coletados e depositados colecao Laboratorio Zoologia Universidade Regional Cariri/ LZ-URCA. Apesar ser assinalada como uma area prioritaria para a conservacao repteis, com extrema importância biologica, Araripe conta ainda poucos estudos herpetofaunisticos. Nos registrados um total 37 repteis: dez familias lagartos (14 generos, 17 especies), anfisbenia (dois tres especies)...
Context: Animals are used for the treatment of diseases caused by inflammatory processes, although few studies evaluate their potential these purposes.Objectives: To anti-inflammatory zootherapeutic products derived from vertebrates in Brazilian traditional medicine.Material and methods: The species analyzed were Tupinambis merianae, Iguana iguana, Crotalus durissus, Boa constrictor, Euphractus sexcinctus. methods assays ear edema (topical) paw (systemic).Results: With regard to topical...
Context Melissa officinalis subsp. inodora Bornm. (Lamiaceae) has been used since ancient times in folk medicine against various diseases, but it not investigated protozoa.Objective To evaluate the activities of M. Leishmania braziliensis, infantum and Trypanosoma cruzi as well its cytotoxicity fibroblast cell line.Materials methods The fresh leaves were chopped into 1 cm2 pieces, washed macerated with 99.9% ethanol for 72 h at room temperature. Antiparasitic activity was accessed by direct...
Abstract Ecological characteristics and environmental variation influence both host species composition parasite abundance. Abiotic factors such as rainfall temperature can improve development increase its reproduction rate. The comparison of these assemblages between different environments may give us a more refined analysis how environment affects the helminth aim present study was to evaluate temporal variation, size, sex affect abundance in Tropidurus hispidus lizard Caatinga, Restinga...
Cephalobaenidae constitutes one of the main pentastomid groups infecting respiratory tract snakes. Six specimens Liophis lineatus, a colubrid, were collected by active capture and pitfalls installed on banks Batateiras river, close to its source, in ‘APA - Área de Proteção Ambiental’ (a protected environmental area ‘IBAMA Brazilian Institute for Environment Natural Resources’), remnant humid tropical forest ‘FLONA Floresta Nacional do Araripe’, both municipality Crato, state Ceará, Northeast...
The lizard Salvator merianae is a widely distributed species in South America, occurring from southern Amazonia to the eastern Andes and northern Patagonia. Studies on parasitic fauna of this have revealed that it host for helminths various Brazilian biomes. present work provides new parasitological data gastrointestinal nematodes associated with S. merianae. Sixteen specimens were analyzed nine different locations semi-arid region northeastern Brazil. Five identified. Oswaldofilaria petersi...
This article aims to describe and illustrate Epiperipatus cratensis sp. nov. from Crato (coordinates 07°16’S,39°26’W), Ceara State, Brazil. Specimens of onychophorans were collected under stones decomposing tree barks during the rainy season. E. differs all species genus by having: (i) many pairs legs, even though it is second smallest in size Brazil; (ii) fewer rings antennas than other Brazilian species. Furthermore, similar tucupi, especially because females have 34 morphologically only...
The present study investigated the composition of helminth parasites completely unknown lizard Anotosaura vanzolinia (Squamata: Gymnophthalmidae) and evaluated effects sex, host size, seasonality on endoparasite abundance in two areas Caatinga, northeast Brazil. We collected 110 lizards between May 2013 to June 2014 found 173 nematodes (overall prevalence: 16.3%), with 49 infecting seven adult males (prevalence: 25%), 84 six females (Prevalence: 23%), 40 five juveniles 8.9%), where one...
Abstract We investigated the parasites of five lizard species belonging to Phyllodactylidae (Phyllopezus pollicaris and Gymnodactylus geckoides) Gekkonidae (Hemidactylus agrius, Lygodactylus klugei Hemidactylus brasilianus) families in a semiarid region Brazil. Six nematode were identified: Parapharyngodon alvarengai Spauligodon oxkutzcabiensis (Pharyngodonidae), Physaloptera lutzi (Physalopteridae), Skrjabinelazia intermedia (Seuratidae), Trichospirura sp. (Rhabdochonidae) Piratuba...
Abstract Nematodes were analyzed in Iguana iguana, a large lizard Iguanidae that is widely distributed throughout the Americas. The aims of study investigate helminths associated with lizard, I. iguana semi-arid areas northeastern Brazil and analyze parasitological indices (prevalence, mean intensity infection). A total 18 specimens examined (8 males 10 females). overall prevalence infection was 66.6% (12/18), while males, it 75% (6/8) females, 60% (6/10). identified as new host for...
We examined 31 specimens of Rhinella granulosa from the semiarid Caatinga region northeastern Brazil for presence gastrointestinal nematodes. found 7 nematode taxa: Rhabdias androgyna, Raillietnema spectans, Aplectana membranosa, Oswaldocruzia sp., Physaloptera and cosmocercidae larvae. The total prevalence was 25.8% by mean intensity infection (± SD) 50 ± 7.36. in males 10% with an 4 while females it 42.85% a 42 8.55. juveniles presented 14.28% 4. represents new host following nematodes: sp.
Abstract In Brazil, acanthocephalans parasitise anurans in several biomes. the present study, we performed an analysis of acanthocephalan infections across 175 anuran individuals from Cerrado biome, belonging to ten species: Boana raniceps, Pithecopus hypochondrialis, Scinax fuscomarginatus, x-signatus , Leptodactylus pustulatus, macrosternum, vastus, Physalaemus cuvieri, Adenomera hylaedactyla and Elachistocleis piauiensis. We also verified specificity parasites using S TD * index....
In this study, ethanol extracts of stems and leaves Costus cf. arabicus L. were evaluated for antibacterial activity against multidrug-resistant strains Escherichia coli Staphylococcus aureus. The modulatory activities the assayed by microdilution. light-enhanced was a light regimen. growth bacteria tested not inhibited extracts. minimum inhibitory concentration values ≥1,024 μg/mL. However, antibiotic aminoglycosides synergistically enhanced when these at subinhibitory concentrations...