| respiratory atopy in rio de janeiro. | an epidemiologic study was conducted in rio de janeiro, brazil, evaluating 1,410 patients with asthma and/or rhinitis. allergy skin testing was performed in 1,219 patients (intradermal and/or multi-test lincoln diagnostics techniques). thirteen different allergens were tested: house dust, dermatophagoides farinae, grasses, alternaria tenuis, hormodendrum hordei, penicillium mix, aspergillus fumigatus, dogs, cats, feathers, fleas, cockroaches, and household insects. the most frequent positive imm ... | 1990 | 2306018 |
| fungal contamination and determination of fumonisins and aflatoxins in commercial feeds intended for ornamental birds in rio de janeiro, brazil. | the purposes of this study were to determine the distribution of total mycobiota, to determine the occurrence of aspergillus spp., penicillium spp. and fusarium spp. and to detect and quantify fumonisin b1 and aflatoxin b1 in birds' feedstuffs. sixty samples from different commercial feeds were collected. analysis of the total mycobiota was performed and total fungal counts were expressed as cfu g(-1). the isolation frequency (%) and relative density (%) of fungal genera and species were determi ... | 2013 | 23815153 |
| gliotoxin contamination in and pre- and postfermented corn, sorghum and wet brewer's grains silage in sao paulo and rio de janeiro state, brazil. | the aim of this study was to determine total fungal counts and the relative density of aspergillus fumigatus and related species in silage samples intended for bovines before and after fermentation as well as to monitor the natural occurrence of gliotoxin in silage samples (pre- and postfermentation). | 2012 | 22372472 |