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aerobic and anaerobic bacteria in diabetic foot ulcers.twenty diabetic foot ulcers were cultured using optimal microbiologic techniques. anaerobic bacteria coexisted with the more commonly recognized aerobic bacteria in 18 specimens. there were a total of 116 isolates with an average of 5.8 species per specimen (3.2 aerobes and 2.6 anaerobes). the principal isolates were bacteroides species (sp.) (17 strains), peptococci (16), proteus sp. (11), enterococci (9), staphylococcus aureus (7), clostridia (7), and escherichia coli (6). when antimicrobial t ...1976970773
[trichocephaloidis beauporti n. sp., new cestode of charadriiformes and some passeriformes in guadelupa (author's transl)].description of a new species of dilepididae, trichocephaloidis beauporti n. sp., parasite of charadriiform birds (tringa flaviceps; micropalama himantopus; gallinago gallinago delicata; squatarola squatarola) of guadelupa and also of a passeriforme, quiscalus lugubris. this species can easily be separated from other trichocephaloidis by the structure of bifid rostellum and the length of hooks (70-77 mu). trichocephaloidis charadrii is synonym of trichocephaloidis megalocephala.2006970865
[hymenolepis guadeloupensis n. sp., new cestode of domestic duck anas boschas, linné (author's transl)].description of a new species of hymenolepididae, hymenolepis guadeloupensis n. sp., parasite of domestic duck, anas boschas linné, in guadalupa. this species, actually, cannot be completely identified to hymenolepis fista meggitt, 1933, cestode of asiatic cotton ygmy goose, because the latter is insufficiently described.1976970866
[neopolystoma euzeti n. sp. (monogenea, polystomatidae) first member of the genus neopolystoma price, 1939 in africa (author's transl)].neopolystoma euzeti n. sp., a parasite of the urinary bladder and the rectum of the freshwater tortoise clemys caspica var. leprosa in tunisia, is mainly characterized by its genital spines in high number (33 to 36) and the very important extension of the vitellaria. it is the first species of the genus neopolystoma price, 1939, to be described in africa, the others being known from north america, japan and eastern siberia.2006970868
metabolism of ddt analogues by a pseudomonas sp.a pseudomonas sp. rapidly metabolized several nonchlorinated analogues of ddt, with the exception of 2,2-diphenylethanol, as the sole carbon source. several of the mono-p-chloro-substituted diphenyl analogues were also metabolized as the sole carbon source by the bacterium. the resulting chlorinated aromatic acid metabolites were not further metabolized. the isolate was unable to metabolize p,p'-dichlorodiphenyl analogues as the sole carbon source.1976970941
clinical laboratory evaluation of the fifty-milliliter vacutainer blood culture tube.the efficacy of the 50-ml vacutainer culture tube (becton-dickinson) for recovery of microorganisms from blood cultures was compared with laboratory-prepared blood culture media. the isolation of bacteroides sp. was significantly higher in the 50-ml vacutainer culture tube whereas that of nonfermenting gram-negative rods and yeasts was higher in the in-house media. there was no significant difference in the recovery of all other organisms.1976972186
[localization of pyruvic acid in the histidine decarboxylase of micrococcus sp. n].a fragment containing the pyruvic acid residue is isolated from hymotryptic hydrolyzate of alpha-polypeptide chain of carboxymethylated histidine decarboxylase (hd) 14c-phenylhydrasone. the pyruvate residue is estimated to be bind with alpha-amino group of n-terminal phenylalanine in alpha-polypeptide chain. n-terminal alanine is found in hd alpha-polypeptide chain after its reductive amination. it makes possible to determine the estimation of n-terminal amino acid sequence in hd alpha-chain.1976974173
extracellular nuclease produced by a marine bacterium. i. extracellular deoxyribonuclease formation by a marine vibrio sp.deoxyribonuclease (dnase) activity was found in the culture fluids of numerous marine bacteria isolated from seawater. among these ogranisms, marine bacterium, vibrio sp., strain no. 2, showed the highest deoxyribonucleic acid-hydrolyzing activity. this organism requires salts of seawater for both growth and extracellular dnase formation. the dnase activity could not be detected in the synthetic seawater culture liquid lacking magnesium ion, and dnase activity decreased in a calcium-deficient me ...1976974900
ultrastructure of forming and dormant chlamydospores of fusarium solani in soil.chlamydospores of fusarium solani f. sp. cucurbitae, f. solani f. sp. phaseoli and f. solani f. sp. pisi formed in soil were recovered at intervals and examined by electron microscopy. cell wall material outside the newly formed chlamydospore cell wall gradually disintegrated. protoplasts of chlamydospore cells lyse without prior penetration of the cell wall by microorganisms. the mechanisms of lysis of chlamydospores of f. solani in soil are discussed.1976974911
[degradation of hydrocarbons in the presence of other organic substances by bacteria isolated from seawater].three bacterial strains, isolated on gas-oil from seawater, have a variously changed growth on hexadecane with supply of two organic substances. acetate reduces growth of all tested strains and particularly the hexadecane degradation by acinetobacter sp. on the contrary, trypticase-phytone promotes the degradation by the three strains.1976974913
bouyant density, conversion formulae, and the mole percent guanosine + cytosine content of desulfovibrio sp.a reevaluation of the original buoyant density conversion formula used to calculate the molar percentage guanosine + cytosine (% g + c) contents of the accepted species of genus desulfovibrio has been undertaken. it would appear that the formula used gives values 4-5% lower than those obtained using formulae more generally cited in modern literature. recalculations of % g + c content values for lesulfovibrio dna are presented using the formulae of three different workers, and are compared with t ...1976974922
description of megalophalloides apanhorayi gen. et sp. n. (trematoda: microphallidae) from mice and freshwater crabs of peru. 1976974939
intestinal nematodes of white-tailed deer in southeastern united states.the small intestine, large intestine, and cecum of 975 white-tailed deer (odocoileus virginianus) from 83 localities in 13 southeastern states were examined for nematodes. in order of prevalence, the following parasites were found: capillaria bovis, eucyathostomum webbi, monodontus louisianensis, nematodirus odocoilei, oesophagostomum venulosum, trichuris sp, cooperia punctata, trichostrongylus longispicularis, strongyloides sp, cooperia oncophora, cooperia spatulata, cooperia sp, and trichostro ...1976977456
pulmonary tuberculosis in a sulfur-crested cockatoo.an adult, female sulfur-crested cockatoo (kakatoe sp) was examined because of dyspnea associated with hemoptysis. on radiographic examination there was a large cystic pulmonary mass that, on aspiration, was found to contain thick sanguineous fluid. ziehl-neelsen staining of aspirate smears revealed numerous acid-fast organisms. gross necropsy and microscopic findings suggested a diagnosis of tuberculosis, with primary focus of infection in the pulmonary tissues. bacteriologic isolation and typin ...1976977461
oxidation of aromatic acids by a facultative thermophilic bacillus sp. 1976978179
myxosporida (protozoa) in california rockfish, sebastes spp.six genera and 15 species, 2 new, of myxosporida were recovered from 14 species of california marine rockfish, sebastes. the spores of leptotheca sebasta sp. n. are arched with thick, equal shell valves and large round polar capsules. they are greater in width and sutural diameter and more crescentic than l. latesi. ceratomyxa sebasta sp. n. is crescentic in shape with equal shell valves. the spores of c. sebasta are shorter in sutural diameter, larger in width, and less crescentic than c. hokar ...1976978353
a redescription of crassicutis archosargi, a digenean exhibiting an unusual tegumental attachment.the homalometrine crassicutis archosargi from the northern gulf or mexico is redescribed, and some related digeneans are discussed. numerous unidentified refractile bodies occurred in the tegument and other tissues of a few specimens of c. archosargi, and an intimate relationship between the parasite and its piscine host resulting from a modified tegument is reported for others. binding by the described adhesive tegument increases the number of known ways digeneans attach to their hosts. several ...1976978357
studies on the fine structure of cercarial tail muscle of schistosoma sp. (trematoda). 1976978785
[new brown chlorobacteria prosthecochloris phaeoasteroidea nov. sp].two strains of new photosynthetic bacteria were isolated from salt meromictic lakes mogilnoye and faro. the bacteria are abligate phototrophic anaerobic cultures which utilize h2s as an electron donor by oxidizing it to elementary sulphur and sulphates. sulphur is liberated outside the cell. the cultures contain bacteriochlorophyll e and carotenoids of the isorenierathene type. photosynthetic structures are represented by chlorobium-vesicles. according to these properties, the cultures belong to ...1976979684
three complementation subgroups in group iv rna phago sp. 1976982826
[morphological and physiological studies of the l-lysine-producing brevibacterium sp. 22l in continuous culture]. 1976983133
[protein hydrolysis by immobilized enzymes].the enzymic hydrolysis of some proteins (insulin-b-chain-s-sulfonate, s-aminoethylated lysozyme, bovine serum albumin) by immobilized peptidolytic enzymes is reported. sepharose-bound pronase, trypsin and a protease from thermoactinomyces sp. (mp), the latter both cross linked by glutaric dialdehyde and an exopeptidase mixture containing sepharose-bound leucine aminopeptidase, carboxypeptidase a and a crude preparation of prolidase were used. after enzymic hydrolysis nearly all amino acids, exce ...1976983621
[presence in a rodent of chili of the nematode inglamidinae (sub. fam. nov.) belonging to amidostomatidae, a family known to be found in mammals of australia].the inglamidinae n. sub-fam., a new sub-family of amidostomatidae from chilean cricetidae is described with inglamidum akodon gen. et sp. n. as the type genus and species. out of the 23 akodon captured in the same area, three samples of this nematode have been collected from two different species. these findings confirm that we are dealing with a well-adapted parasite and exclude the possibility of a fortuitous catch or an accidental transfer. this family displays two significant groups of taxon ...2006984673
comparative activity in vitro of ticarcillin, bl-p1654, and carbenicillin.the activity of ticarcillin, bl-p1654, and carbenicillin was compared in vitro using a microtiter tube dilution test in mueller-hinton broth against 50 recent clinical isolates each of staphylococcus aureus, staphylococcus epidermidis, escherichia coli, klebsiella species, enterobacter species, proteus species, and pseudomonas aeruginosa. bactericidal end points were determined using a modified steers replicator. ticarcillin was generally two to four times more active against all organisms teste ...1976984764
comparison of activity of sisomicin and gentamicin in mouse protection tests with gram-negative bacilli.the efficacy of sisomicin and gentamicin was compared in mouse protection studies against strains of escherichia coli, klebsiella sp., enterobacter aerogenes, serratia marcescens, proteus mirabilis, and pseudomonas aeruginosa. there was no significant difference in mortality of the mice in any of the protocol groups when five different dosages of sisomicin and gentamicin given by three separate schedules were compared for each bacterial inoculum in each antibiotic protocol. the mean protective d ...1976984779
regulation of nitrogen fixation in rhizobium sp.regulation of nitrogen fixation by ammonium and glutamate was examined in rhizobium sp. 32h1 growing in defined liquid media. whereas nitrogenase synthesis in klebsiella pneunoniae is normally completely repressed during growth on nh4+, nitrogenase activity was detected in cultures of rhizobium sp. grown with excess nh4+. however, an "ammonium effect" on activity was invariably observed in cultures grown on nh4+ as sole nitrogen source; the nitrogenase activity was, depending on conditions, 14 t ...1976984826
ultrastructural examination of aeromonas cultured in the presence of organic lead.aeromonas sp. will methylate trimethyl lead acetate (me3pboac) to volatile tetramethyl lead (me4pb). examination of cultures grown in the presence of me3pboac revealed no major irregularities between cells of the treated and untreated cultures. some cells, however, showed evidence that intracytoplasmic materials had been leached from the cells. the lead-treated cells were interpreted to contain lead ions on the basis of energy-dispersive x-ray analysis.1976984840
helminth parasites of the fox (vulpes vulpes) in new south wales.a total of 930 foxes (vulpes vulpes) from new south wales were examined for the presence of gastro-intestinal helminth parasites. the cestodes were represented by taenia pisiformis with a prevalence of 15.7%, t. serialis (22.6%), t. taeniaeformis (0.1%), spirometra erinacei (28.7%) and dipylidium caninum (8.3%). no specimens of t. ovis, t. hydatigena or echinococcus granulosus were encountered. toxocara canis was the most prevalent nematode and occurred in 35.2% of foxes. other nematodes encount ...1976985241
internal parasites of feral cats from the tasmanian midlands and king island.eighty-six feral cats from a sheep grazing area in the tasmanian midlands and 21 from king island were examined for internal parasites. major food items in order of decreasing prevalence in stomach contents were insects, lizards, birds, rodents and frogs in the midlands, and rodents, birds, insects, and lizards on king island. feral cats from the midlands had 4 cestode, 7 nematode, 2 trematode and 3 protozoan parasites as follows: spirometra erinacei (66.3%), taenia taeniaeformis (2.3%), dipylid ...1976985246
mycotoxicosis in chicks produced by toxins from phomopsis sp. or diaporthe phaseolorum var. sojae.the possibility of producing toxic effects in day-old chicks with mycotoxins from phomopsis sp. or diaporthe phaseolorum var. sojae isolates was studied. evidence was found that phomopsis sp., but not diaporthe, produces hepatic necrosis with high mortality in chicks. enzymatically, the hepatotoxin produced by phomopsis sp. caused an increase in the level of liver glucose-6-p dehydrogenase. mycotoxicosis caused by phomopsis sp. was compared with lupinosis.1976986807
growth kinetics of a yeast grown on glucose or hexadecane.the kinetics of growth of a torulopsis sp. was investigated in a continuous culture with glucose or hexadecane as the carbon source; growth was limited by either carbon or nitrogen. the relationship between the concentration of the limited substrate and the steady-state growth rate of the organism was examined and tested against various models of growth. no existing model was found to describe the growth accurately and a new model has been proposed: (see article). it is postulated that this beha ...1976986851
tapeworms from philippine birds, with three new species of raillietina (raillietina).13 species of cestodes from 13 species of philippine birds are reported from palawan island. raillietina (r.) palawanensis n. sp., from chalcophaps i. indica, has three or four testes, and a cirrus pouch 93 to 108 mum long, 28 to 45 mum wide, and its egg capsules are 10 to 12 mum long, seven to nine mum wide, each containing four to six eggs. raillietina (r.) passeriformicola n. sp., from gracula religiosa palawanensis, has seven to nine testes, and a cirrus poucch 134 to 170 mum long, 47 to 68 ...1976987093
quantitative and qualitative analysis of helminth fauna in rattus rattus rufescens.a helminthological survey of 149 house rats in jodhpur during the year 1975 revealed infection with 8 helminth species: 4 cestodes, vampirolepis fraterna, hymenolepis diminuta, mathevotaenia symmetrica and taenia taeniaeformis (larval stage); 3 nematodes, aspiculuris pakistanica, rictularia ratti and syphacia sp. and one acanthocephalan, moniliformis sp. vampirolepis fraterna, h. diminuta and a. pakistanica were most common, r.ratti and m. symmetrica less frequent, and t. taeniaeformis, syphacia ...1976987094
changes in hookworm distribution in surinam.during the months may-july, 1974, a follow-up investigation was carried out on hookworm infections in dogs and cats in order to study changes in the hookworm distribution in surinam since 1967. fifty-two cats and 152 dogs were examined for the presence of helminths in the oesophagus, small intestine, coecum and heart. in total 15,942 helminths were isolated; most of these (14,006) were hookworms belonging to the species ancylostoma caninum, a. tubaeforme, a. ceylanicum and a. braziliense. the av ...1976987625
microbial conversion of tall oil sterols to c19 steroids.mycobacterium sp. nrrl b-3683 converted tall oil sterols to c(19) steroids as efficiently as it converted soybean sterols.1976987752
molecular topology of the photosynthetic light-harvesting pigment complex, peridinin-chlorophyll a-protein, from marine dinoflagellates.the photosynthetic light-harvesting complex, peridinin-chlorophyll a-protein, was isolated from several marine dinoflagellates including glenodinium sp. by sephadex and ion-exchange chromatography. the carotenoid (peridinin)-chlorophyll a ratio in the complex is estimated to be 4:1. the fluorescence excitation spectrum of the complex indicates that energy absorbed by the carotenoid is transferred to the chlorophyll a molecule with 100% efficiency. fluorescence lifetime measurements indicate that ...1976987799
observations on the involvement of wildlife in an epornitic of chlamydiosis in domestic turkeys.in an investigation of potential wildlife reservoirs of chlamydia psittaci at the site of an acute, highly fatal epornitic of chlamydiosis in domestic turkeys in texas, various species of wild birds and rodents were captured and tested for chlamydial serum antibodies and chlamydiae in their tissues. thirteen (65%) of 20 blackbirds (agelaius sp), 4 (44%) of 9 killdeer (oxyechus vociferus), 3 (27%) of 11 sparrows (passer sp) and 1 of 4 mourning doves (zenaidura macroura) were seropositive, but chl ...1976988009
mitosis in ancylistes sp. 2008988475
[species characteristics of the diurnal periodicity of rest and activity in black sea fish].in 6 species of the black sea teleosts differing in habitats and other ecological peculiarities, behavioural and electrophysiological experiments revealed 3 types of the diurnal periodism of motor activity and rest. the first type was most evident in the grey mullet mugil sp., being characterized by the decrease of the level of the activity at night time. in the second type, motor activity was observed at any time; this type of periodism was typical of the dogfish squalus acanthias and the hunch ...2006988697
on cestodes of passer domesticus i. choanotaenia, raillietine and proparuterina.an investigation on the cestode fauna of the common sparrow, passer domesticus (linnaeus) was carried out for about five years. in all 445 birds were examined during this period and only five species of cestodes were found to parasitize this bird: of these, three are known while two are new forms, the latter are the rarities. this part includes critical accounts of choanotaenia passerina (fuhrmann, 1907), raillietine (r.) galeritae (skrjabin, 1915) and proparuterina lali sp. nov. - choanotaenia ...1976988763
syncephalis indica sp. n. from india. 1976989987
the fine structure of polychaete septate junctions.epidermal septate junctions of nereis sp. and cirriformia sp. fixed with oso4 or glutaraldehyde/oso4 display variable structure in electron micrographs. in transverse section the septa are often indistinct and obscured by opaque material that fills the junctional cleft. septa (spaced at 180--280 a) are more clearly defined in slightly oblique transverse section; they exhibit an electron lucent center and appear to be linked by arms. en face views of the junction show a honeycomb pattern. cytopla ...1976991260
isolation and partial characterization of elastase from dog granulocytes.1. an elastolytic enzyme has been isolated from dog granulocyte leukocytes. the purification procedure included preparation of the granula fraction, chromatography on sephadex g-75 and ion-exchange chromatography on sp-sephadex c-50 at ph 6.0. 2. the elastase isolated was homogeneous in analytical disc electrophoresis and showed in sodium dodecylsulfate electrophoresis a single protein component with the molecular weight of 24800. the enzyme lacked tyrosine and lysine and the n-terminal amino ac ...1976991851
[redioimmunoassay for secretin (author's transl)].the synthesis of a secretin with an elongated n-terminus, namely nalpha-(deaminotyrosyl-beta-alanyl)- secretin (data-secretin), using a conventional strategy, is described. after purification of the product by means of ion exchange chromatography on sp-sephadex c-25 and by continuous carrier-free electrophoresis, immunological studies on the synthetic data-secretin were carried out using secretin antibodies. in comparison to 125iodine-labelled secretin and [tyr6]secretin, 125iodine-data-secretin ...1976992560
sorbistin, a new aminoglycoside antibiotic complex of bacterial origin. ii. isolation and taxonomy of sorbistin-producing organism.the sorbistin-producing organism pseudomonas sorbicinii nov. sp. has been isolated from a soil sample by psychrophilic pre-incubation technique. the organism resembles p. fluorescens in many respects but differs in some of the important physiological characteristics such as oxidase production, media specificity for the production of fluorescent pigment, and carbohydrate utilization pattern. the type strain no. d946-b83, has been deposited under the numbers atcc 31086 and ferm-p 3328.1976993101
deisovalerylblastmycin produced by streptomyces sp.a new antifungal antibiotic was isolated from the fermentation broth of streptomyces sp. 5140-a1. degradation studies of the crystalline antibiotic, m.p. 186 approximately 188 degrees c, c21h28o8n2, suggested piricularia oryzae and less toxicity against killfish than antimycin a--blastmycin antibiotics.1976993117
microbial transformation of antibiotics ii. additional transformation products of maridomycin iii.streptomyces sp. strain no. k-245 was found to transform maridomycin iii into four derivatives (a1, a2, a3 and a4) in addition to the transformation products reported previously. isolation of the main product a1 was carried out by column chromatography on silica gel developed with chcl3-meoh (19:1). from the partial investigation of the structure of a1, it proved to have a c-18-aldehyde group and c 4''-propionyl group but no antimicrobial activity. the relationships between a group's derivatives ...1976993121
isolation of a mycoplasma sp. (group 7) previously associated with cattle from guinea pigs' genital tracts. 1976993142
isolation of a tridecapeptide from bovine intestinal tissue and its partial characterization as neurotensin.radioimmunoassayable neurotensin (r-nt) has been isolated from acid/acetone extracts of 50 kg of calf small intestine with an overall yield of approximately 15%. the concentration of r-nt in calf intestinal tissue was approximately 35 pmol/g wet weight. throughout the purification procedures which involved adsorption onto sulfopropyl (sp)-sephadex, chromatography on sephadex g-25 and sp-sephadex, immunoadsorption on neurotensin-antibody sepharose and high voltage paper electrophoresis, r-nt disp ...1976993204
neodiplostomum (conodiplostomum) ramachandrani sp. n. from mueller's rat, rattus muelleri in malaysia.neodiplostomum (conodiplostomum) ramachandrani sp. n. is described from rattus muelleri in kepong, selangor, malaysia. it is characterised by having symmetrical dumbell-shaped testes, and vitellaria as a single ventral band in the hindbody. the taxonomic relations of neodiplostomum, conodiplostomum and fibricola are discussed and possible significance of the fluke as an ecological indicator noted.1976993573
identification of glucitol (sorbitol) and ribitol in a rust fungus, puccinia graminis f. sp. tritici.an examination of the soluble carbohydrates of the wheat stem rust fungus, puccinia graminis pers. f. sp. tritici erikss. & e. henn., showed the presence of glucitol (sorbitol), ribitol, fructose, and traces of xylitol, as well as confirming the presence of minnitol, arabitol, trehalose, inositol and erythritol. ribitol and glucitol were major components in glucose-grown mycelium, and appeared to be the major components in mycelium parasitic on wheat leaves, but not in germinated or ungerminated ...1976993788
excitability changes of terminal arborizations of single ia and ib afferent fibers produced by muscle and cutaneous conditioning volleys.1. in cats anesthetized with sodium pentobarbital, recordings were made from dorsal root ganglion (drg) cells having a peripheral process in the gastrocnemius-soleus (gs) nerve. the gs nerve was left in continuity with the muscle to allow identification of group ia and ib fibers by responses of the receptors to muscle stretch and contraction. the central processes of the drg cells were activated antidromically by stimulation within the spinal cord so that changes in the excitability of the fiber ...1976993824
a new antibiotic xk-90 i. taxonomy of the producing organism, fermentation, isolation and physicochemical and biological properties.a new antibiotic xk-90 is produced by streptomyces sp. mk-90 and is active against gram-positive and gram-negative bacteria. the taxonomy of the organism, fermentation, isolation and physiochemical and biological properties are described.1976994321
occurrence of 2- and 3-hydroxy fatty acids in high concentrations in the extractable and bound lipids of flavobacterium meningosepticum and flavobacterium iib.the major hydroxy fatty acids of cellular lipids in flavobacterium meningosepticum and flavobacterium sp. king's group uub were identified as 2-hydroxy 13-methyltetradecanoic, 3-hydroxy 13-methyltetradecanoic, 3-hydroxy palmitic, and 3-hydroxy 15-methylhexadecanoic acids using gas chromatography-mass spectrometry and gc-mass fragmentography. the concentration of these hydroxy fatty acids comprised up to 30-40% of the total extractable and 20-30% of the bound lipid fatty acids, respectively. from ...1976994759
[microbial breakdown of acid anilide fungicides (author's transl)].o-toluylanilide, 2.5-dimethylfuran-3-carboxanilide, 5.6-dihydro-2-methyl-1.4-oxathiine-3-carboxanilide and other acid anilides are systemic fungicides which act selectively on rusts and smuts. from garden soil a nocardia sp. was isolated which can grow with acid anilide fungicides as the only source of carbon. from this nocardia sp. it was possible to produce mutants which are blocked genetically at various steps of the breakdown pathway of these acid anilide fungicides. it was possible to follo ...1976998043
[microbial breakdown of caffeine (author's transl)].a bacterium, capable of growing aerobically with caffeine as its sole source of carbon and nitrogen, was isolated from soil and identified as pseudomonas putida sp. the breakdown of caffeine begins with stepwise demethylation, which leads via various n-methyl-purines to xanthine each step yielding formaldehyde. xanthine is then broken down via uric acid, allantoin, allantoic acid and further intermediates to urea and glyoxylic acid, which serves as the actual source of carbon.1976998047
metabolism of ketone bodies by ovine brain in vivo.ketosis was produced by intravenous infusion (5 mmol/kg per h) of [3-14c]acetoacetate (sp act 0.5 muci/mmol) into fed and 7-day-fasted sheep. changes in arterial and sagittal sinus blood samples. during acetoacetate infusion, there was a significant increase in ketone body uptake (p less than 0.001) and conversion to 14co2 in both fed and fasted sheep. changes in arterial concentrations and cerebral removal of various metabolites were investigated by simultaneous collection of arterial and sagit ...1976998793
[new species of actinomadura coeruleoviolacea sp. nov. and its antagonistic properties].eight strains of actinomycetes isolated from soil samples were described as representatives of actinomadura coeruleoviolacea sp.nov. the species was characterized by straight and sometimes branching short chains of spores, smooth spores, blue aerial mycellium and violet soluble pigment. all the strains showed antibacterial activity when cultivated in liquid media. the pigment differed from all known pigments. it is probably a new natural compound.1976999259
purification and properties of dimethylallylpyrophosphate:tryptopharm dimethylallyl transferase, the first enzyme of ergot alkaloid biosynthesis in claviceps. sp. sd 58. 1976999297
note on the classification of the leishmania sp. responsible for cutaneous leishmaniasis in the east central region of brazil.the authors studied a species of leishmania which is the causative agent of cutaneous leishmaniasis in mato grosso, brazil. the parasite displays unusual characteristics which do not fit exactly into either the l. mexicana or l. brasiliensis complexes. the buoyant density dna resembles that of the l. mexicana complex but the culture and hamster inoculation results resemble those of the l. brasiliensis complex. further comparative studies are required to elucidate the relationship of the mato gro ...1976999353
research and identification of tranquillizers - use of retention index.at the request of the service des haras, our laboratory works on the toxicological problems of the sport-horse. these studies have resulted in the setting up of an anti-doping control for equestrian competitions of various types, not only flat racing. during events, horses, must be calm and docile to the riders' order. frequently, the latter use tranquillizers to try and win events. the analytical method for the research and identification of these compounds is described. the technique involves ...19761000160
4-keto-gamma-carotene(beta, psi-caroten-4-one), the major pigment of an arthrobacter sp. 19761000359
swimmers' itch in new brunswick: distribution and description of the causative agent, cercaria catascopii n.sp. 19761000428
anaerobic photometabolism of aromatic compounds by rhodopseudomonas sp. 19761001709
a review of the south american flea subgenus ectinorus jordan 1942, with descriptions of two new species and a key (siphonaptera: rhopalopsyllidae).ectinorus (e.) chilensis sp. n. from abracoma bennetti and e. (e.) matini sp. n. from aconaemys fuscus are described from collections from chile. a diagnosis for the genus ectinorus is given and differences between the nominate subgenus and the subgenus and the subgenus dysmicus are briefly discussed. a key to the presently recognized species of the subgenus ectinorus is included.19761003270
helminth parasites of rhinobatos planiceps garman 1880, including two new species of cestodes, with comments on host specificity of the genus rhinebothrium linton 1890.rhinebothrium rhinobati sp. n. and prochristianella heteracantha sp. n. are described from the skate, rhinobatos planiceps garman 1880 from chile. new host records and locations are reported for acanthobothrium olseni daliley and mudry 1969, parachristianella monomegacantha kruse 1959, and proleptus acutus dujardin 1845. the genus rhinebothrium is reported from the host family rhinobatidae for the first time and the host specificity of the genus rhinebothrium to the myliobatidae is discussed.19761003282
a new species of leptorhynchoides kostyler 1924 (acanthocephala) from the pirate perch, aphredoderus sayanus (gilliams).leptorhynchoides aphredoderi sp. n. is described from specimens recovered from pirate perch, aphredoderus sayanus, collected in southeastern louisiana. the new species is distinguished by having more longitudinal rows of proboscis hooks (15 to 18) than any other species of leptorhynchoides. it differs additionally from l. thecatus and l. plagicephalus in having a shorter trunk, proboscis, proboscis receptacle, and proboscis hooks. eggs of the new species are much larger than those of l. thecatus ...19761003286
davisia reginae sp. n. (protozoa: myxosporida) from four california marine fishes.davisia reginae sp. n. was found in the urinary bladders of the oliver rockfish, sebastes serranoides; quillback rockfish, s. maliger; striped surfperch, embiotoca lateralis; and pile surfperch, damalichthys vacca. this new davisia belongs to the group whose lateral appendages are "solid."19761003288
eimeria tenggilingi sp. n. from the scaly anteater manis javanica desmarest in malaysia.eimeria tenggilingi is described from the pangolin or scaly anteater, manis javanica, in malaysia. the spheroid to subspheroid oocysts average 18.9 x 17.8 mum. the oocyst wall is composed of 3 layers, each approximately 0.6 mum thick. the 2 outer layers are striated and yellowish green. the inner layer is dark brown. one or 2 polar granules are present, but an oocyst residuum is absent. ellipsoid sporocysts average 12.4 x 6.2 mum. a sporocyst residuum is present. this is the first eimeria specie ...19761003338
antitrichophyton activity and dermal tissue concentration of pyrrolnitrin.though pyrrolnitrin is surpassed by clotrimazole in in vitro antitrichophyton activity against trichophyton sp., the therapeutic effect of pyrrolnitrin against experimental trichophytosis in guinea pigs was more potent than that of clotrimazole. the detection of antifungal activity from topically treated guinea pigs suggests that pyrrolnitrin obtains higher concentrations than clotrimazole in dermal tissue.19761003677
[mesophilic rod-like nonsporeforming bacterium reducing sulfates].a pure culture of a new organism, strain x, reducing sulphates is described. according to its morphological, physiological and biochemical properties, the organism is classed as a new species. desulfovibrio baculatus nov. sp. the cells have the shape of short rods, 1.3x0.6 mcm, with a polar flagellum 0.021 mcm thick. it is an obligate anaerobic culture growing on media only in the presence of sulphates at the account of sodium salts of lactic, pyruvic and malic acids and also in the presence of ...19761004270
[connection of thylakoids with plasmalemma in the synechococcus cyanobacterium].the edges of the thylakoids are connected with the plasmalemma in the cyanobacterium synechococcus sp., strain 715, this leading to partial compartmentalization of the cytoplasm in the cell.19761004281
[difference between dental plaque formation by lactobacillus sp. and strep. mutans].human teeth were suspended in a basal medium with sucrose 10%; they were incudated for formation of dental plaques "in vitro". the microorganisms used were: strep. mutans, lactobacillus salivarius var. salivarius and a mixture of them. the following aspects were stablishad by scanning electron microscopy: 1) the teeth inoculated with strep. mutans had coccoid forms, lying on an organic film with spheric spaces in some sectors, and irreguar forms in others (fig. 1). 2) the teeth inoculated with l ...19761005789
[a fourth species of onchocerca, o. garmsi n.sp. from the european deer (author's transl)].description of o. garmsi n.sp. in the connective subcutaneous tissue of cervus elaphus; furhter information on the description of o. tubingensis bain and schulz-key, 1974, in subcutaneous nodules of the same host.19761006803
phycomycotic gastritis in buffalo calves (bubalis bubalis).mycotic gastritis, primarily caused by rhizopus sp. was seen in six buffalo calves (7-13 days old) at postmortem examination. the predominant lesions were numerous raised ulcers in which were hyphae of rhizopus. in three calves, candida organisms were also present superficially in the ulcers. other changes in the mucosa were severe congestion, haemorrhage, thrombosis, necrosis, and infiltration by lymphocytes and neutrophils. both rhizopus and candida were highly pathogenic to rabbits when inocu ...19761006952
[european species of mallophaga genus pleurinirmus].the genus pleurinirmus zlot. has been erected monotypically. in this paper, 4 further species are added. of these, the following 3 are described as new on the basis of polish and finnish material on: p. affectator n. sp. from sylvia borin, p. phylloscopi n. sp. from phylloscopus trochilus, and p. rarus n. sp. from phylloscopus collybita.19761008293
dacryolith formation around an eyelash retained in the lacrimal sac.a dacryolith was discovered in the lacrimal sac during a dacryocystorhinostomy for chronic dacryocystitis in which there was mucocele formation. morphological examination confirmed the presence of an eyelash at the centre of the stone and electron microscopy demonstrated the presence of fungi (candida sp.) in a matrix which was of markedly vairable morphology. the mechanism by which a hair enters the punctum and passes along the canaliculus may be attributed to the step-like pattern of ridges on ...19761009044
phospholipase a2 activity of the regularly arranged surface protein of acinetobacter sp.199a.the regularly arranged surface protein, the a-protein, of acinetobacter 199a has been shown to have phospholipase a2 activity. since half of the a-protein synthesised by acinetobacter 199a is secreted into the growth medium, the bacteria are producing extracellular phospholipase a2.19761009090
lipid metabolism in achlya: changes in lipid composition during development.fractionation of total lipid extracted from achlya sp. at various stages of its developmental cycle revealed that in spores total lipid was composed of 62% neutral lipid, 13% phospholipid, and 25% glycolipid. after germination, the proportion of neutral lipid rose slightly after 2 h then fell sharply to 10% after 8 h, whereupon it rose to 55% of total lipid after 30 h of growth, when sporulation was completed. conversely, phospholipid rose to 77% of total lipid after 8 h, then declined to 40% af ...19761009502
influence of 2-deoxy-d-glucose on the localization of concanavalin a receptors on the cell membrane of herpetomonas sp. 19761010115
a new antibiotic xk-90. ii. the structure of xk-90.the new antibiotic, xk-90, produced by streptomyces sp. is active against gram-positive and gram-negative bacteria. the structure has been determined as n-acetyl-n'-(3-formyl-4-hydroxyphenyl)hydrazine (1) and is the second example of a naturally occurring antibiotic having the phenylhydrazine skeleton.19761010798
studies on trematodes of the genus lecithodendrium looss, 1896 from some egyptian bats, with a description of two new species.the genus lecithodendrium looss, 1896 is reviewed and its prevalence in some egyptian bats is reported. lecithodendrium aegyptiacus n.sp. is described from asellia tridens tridens and rhinopoma hardwickei cystops. it can be easily differentiated from other species of the genus by the lobulation of the ovary and testes and the presence of tegumental spines all over the body of the trematode. lecithodendrium duboisi n.sp. is described from taphozous nudiventris nudiventris. it differs from the oth ...19761010926
[onchocerca raillieti n.sp. (filarioidea) from a domestic donkey in africa].onchocerca raillieti sp. n. (filarioidea), from the domestic donkey (equus asinus) in africa, is described. the species is compared to o. bohmi (supperer, 1953) n.comb, o. reticulata diesing, 1841, o. cervicalis railliet et henry, 1910, o. flexuosa (wedl, 1856) and o. armillata railliet et henry, 1909 and can be differentiated by numerous characters of which the most important are the anterior region of the female (which is straight and slender, 6 to 8 cm long, and bears longitudinal striae) and ...19761010927
[isolation, purification and identification of phytotoxic substances from penicillium sp., str. 659]. 19761012098
ixodes (afrixodes) bakeri arthur & clifford, 1961 (acarina: ixodidae): description of the male and immature stages from rodents and insectivores and notes on its biology in south africa.the male, nymph and larva of ixodes (a), bakeri are described and illustrated with line drawings and scanning electron microscope photographs. this species was originally described from 1 female from otomys sp., nyika plateau, malawi. the present material consists of 28 collections from insectivores and 19 collections from rodents, van riebeeck nature reserve, transvaal, plus 1 collection from a rodent in the jonkershoek valley, cape province, republic of south africa. its biology in south afric ...19761012649
parasitic helminths of the american avocet recurvirostra americana: four new species of the families hymenolepididae and acoleidae (cestoda: cyclophyllidae).records are presented of 11 species of parasitic helminths recovered from 37 american avocets. birds were collected in kansas and colorado from april 1973 to august 1974. parsites found included 3 trematodes, 2 nematodes, 1 acanthocephalan and 5 cestodes, 4 of which are new species. hymenolepis cervotestis sp.n. (hymenolepididae) is described from the small intestine of 7 avocets. it exhibits extreme protandry with the testes appearing before external segmentation is evident. sobolevicanthus col ...19761012753
[description of rhipicephalus bergeoni n. sp. (acarina, ixodida) of the mountains of ethiopia]. 19761013477
desulfuromonas acetoxidans gen. nov. and sp. nov., a new anaerobic, sulfur-reducing, acetate-oxidizing bacterium.anaerobic sea or fresh water media with acetate and elemental sulfur yielded enrichments of a new type of strictly anaerobic, rod-shaped, laterally flagellated, gram-negative bacterium. three pure culture-strains from different sulfide-containing sea water sources were characterized in detail and are described as a new genus and species desulfuromonas acetoxidans. the new bacterium is unable to ferment organic substances; it obtains energy for growth by anaerobic sulfur respiration. acetate, eth ...19761015937
spirochaeta halophila sp. n., a facultative anaerobe from a high-salinity pond.a facultatively anaerobic spirochete isolated from a high-salinity pond grew optimally when 0.75 m nacl, 0.2 m mgso4, and 0.01 m cacl2 were present in media containing yeast extract, peptone, and a carbohydrate. the organism failed to grow when any one of these three salts was omitted from the medium. aerobically-grown colonies of the spirochete were red, whereas anaerobically-grown colonies showed no pigmentation. non-pigmented mutants of the spirochete were isolated. the spirochete used carboh ...19761015946
growth and pigment production by arthrobacter pyridinolis n. sp.a new bacterium capable of growing on 2-hydroxypyridine as sole source of carbon and nitrogen was isolated from soil. during its growth on solid medium, approximately 50% of this substrate was converted to a brilliant blue crystalline pigment which was deposited extracellularly in the colony mass. the pigment was identical to that produced by arthrobacter crystallopoietes during its growth on 2-hydroxypyridine. the new isolate exhibited the typical cycle of morphogenesis characteristic of the ge ...19761015948
[degradation of 4-chlorobenzoic acid by an arthrobacter species (author's transl)].an arthrobacter sp. growing on 4-chlorobenzoic acid as its sole source of carbon excretes 4-hydroxygenzoic acid and protocatechuic acid into the culture medium. protocatechuic acid is further attacked by "meta"-cleavage. during growth of the arthrobacter sp. on benzoic acid cis-cis muconic acid can be isolated from the medium, suggesting the involvement of the "ortho"-cleavage pathway. the enzymes both for the "meta"- and the "ortho"-cleavage pathway are inducible.19761015950
the characterization of the rumen bacterium eadie's oval, magnoovum gen. nov. eadii sp. nov.the rumen bacterium eadie's oval was examined by means of cell wall analysis and biochemical tests with a view to determine its taxonomic position. the purified cell walls contained components consistent with the organism being a gram-negative bacterium, and despite its large size no abnormal cell wall constituents were found. the biochemical tests indicate that eadie's oval is not a member of a previously described family. the name magnoovum gen. nov. eadii sp. nov. is proposed.19761015957
an evaluation of selective broths based on the bi-selenite ion and on hypertonic strontium chloride in salmonellae detection in egg products.of the 104 isolations of salmonella sp. from egg pulp, 97 were obtained from strontium chloride m broth, 42 from strontium selenite broth and 57 from strontium selenite a broth. the results suggest that the first medium may be used more successfully than bi-selenite based media for enrichment and subsequent detection of salmonellae in egg products; however, the growth of s. pullorum was not satisfactory in strontium chloride m broth.19761016123
a study of nephritis of beef cattle in north queensland.the incidence of subclinical nephritis in beef cattle slaughtered at a townsville abattoir during the period 1970-73 was 3.8 percent. a rising incidence coincided with the wet summer of 1973-74 reaching a peak of 8.2 percent thereafter in june 1974. all but 1 of 100 cases macroscopically identified as nephritis and studied histologically proved to be of interstitial type in which lymphocytic infiltration predominated. follicular lymphoid hyperplasia was also a common feature. the exceptional cas ...19761016164
[effectiveness of terenol-hoechst and zanil-ici in the control of paramphistomum sp. in cattle]. 19761017564
spirillum swimming: theory and observations of propulsion by the flagellar bundle.the hydrodynamics and energetics of helical swimming by the bacterium spirillum sp. is analysed using observations from medium speed cine photomicrography and theory. the photographic records show that the swimming organism's flagellar bundles beat in a helical fashion just as other bacterial flagella do. the data are analysed according to the rotational resistive theory of chwang & wu (1971) in a simple-to-use parametric form with the viscous coefficients cs and cn calculated according to the m ...19761018163
[life cycles of the hymenolepis, aploparaksis birulai linstow, 1905 and aploparaksis brachyphallos (krabbe, 1869)].larvae of a. birulai from lumbriculus variegatus and a. brachyphallos from stylodrilus sp. from the chauna lowland (chukotka) are described. the species belonging of the larvae was proved experimentally. it was shown that cysticercus sp. hrabe, 1958 is a larvacyst of a. birulai. for larvacysts of a. birulai type the name of "floricerk" was suggested and for those of a. brachyphallos type--the name "tailed diplocyst". it is noted that a. uelcal spassky et jurpalova, 1968 is a synonym of a. brachy ...20071018938
[new species of the tick, haemoganasus (parasitiformes, gamasoidea)].the female of the new species haemogamasus bujakovi sp. n. is described from the tungokochen region of the chita district. two females of the mite were taken from apodemus speciosus and one from clethrionomys rutilus.20071018942
studies on the enteric absorption of selenium in the chick using localized coccidial infections.studies were conducted to determine the primary loci of gastrointestinal absorption of inorganic selenium in the chick using radiotracer techniques and eimeria sp. infections of known site specificity for the gastrointestinal tract. results showed that coccidial infections in the anterior regions of the small intestine reduced selenium absorption and potentiated selenium deficiency among chicks fed critical levels of the mineral. absorption experiments showed that selenium absorption was greates ...19761019084
[description of rhipicephalus camicasi n. sp. (aearidae, ixodida) of subdesert steppes of the plain of afar]. 19761019397
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