FTIR spectroscopy was used for the characterization of S-layer proteins extracted from microorganisms isolated from kefir grains. S-layer from Lactobacillus brevis ATCC 8287 has been already characterized [G. Vidgren, I. Palva, R. Pakkanen, K. Lounatmaa, A. Palva, J. Bacteriol. 174 (1992) 7419] and therefore it was used for the validation of FTIR as a method to investigate the secondary structure of the S-layer...
Thirty six cases of acute disseminated paracoccidioidomycosis in 3 to 12 year-old children, natives of the state of Rio de Janeiro, were seen in the period 1981-1996. All patients were residents in the rural region of 15 counties, scattered on the Southwestern part of this state. The rural region of two neighboring counties, where 16 cases (44.4%) occurred, was visited. It exhibited the environmental conditions...
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