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Early detection of SARS-CoV-2 infection cases or outbreaks at nursing homes by targeted wastewater tracking
2021
Objectives Near-source tracking of SARS-CoV-2 RNA in the sewage drains serving particular buildings may allow rapid identification of SARS-CoV-2 infection cases or local outbreaks. In this pilot study, we investigated whether this was the case for nursing homes (NH). Methods The study involved five NH (from A to E) affiliated to the Clínico-Malvarrosa Health Department, Valencia (Spain). These were nursing or mixed nursing/care homes of different sizes, altogether providing care for 472 residents attended by a staff of 309. Near-source sewage samples were screened for presence of SARS-CoV-2 RNA by RT-qPCR at least 5 days per week during the study period. SARS-CoV-2 RNA testing in nasopharyn…
Topic Application of the Probiotic Streptococcus dentisani Improves Clinical and Microbiological Parameters Associated With Oral Health
2020
Streptococcus dentisani 7746, isolated from dental plaque of caries-free individuals, has been shown to have several beneficial effects in vitro which could contribute to promote oral health, including an antimicrobial activity against oral pathogens by the production of bacteriocins and a pH buffering capacity through ammonia production. Previous work has shown that S. dentisani was able to colonize the oral cavity for 2–4 weeks after application. The aim of the present work was to evaluate its clinical efficacy by a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled parallel group study. Fifty nine volunteers were enrolled in the study and randomly assigned to a treatment or placebo group. The …
Innovative Approaches Using Lichen Enriched Media to Improve Isolation and Culturability of Lichen Associated Bacteria
2016
Lichens, self-supporting mutualistic associations between a fungal partner and one or more photosynthetic partners, also harbor non-photosynthetic bacteria. The diversity and contribution of these bacteria to the functioning of lichen symbiosis have recently begun to be studied, often by culture-independent techniques due to difficulties in their isolation and culture. However, culturing as yet unculturable lichenic bacteria is critical to unravel their potential functional roles in lichen symbiogenesis, to explore and exploit their biotechnological potential and for the description of new taxa. Our objective was to improve the recovery of lichen associated bacteria by developing novel isol…
Effect of a co-substrate supply in a MBR treating shipboard slop: Analysis of hydrocarbon removal, biomass activity and membrane fouling tendency
2018
The paper reports the main results of an experiment carried out on a membrane bioreactor (MBR) plant designed for the treatment of shipboard slops. With a view of a co-treatment process of the slop with other wastewaters, sodium acetate, as external co-substrate, was supplied (high dosage – Period 1, low dosage – Period 2) to evaluate its effects on hydrocarbons removal. The MBR pilot plant enabled approximately 99% of total petroleum hydrocarbon (TPH) removal during the entire experiment, confirming the robustness of the MBR technology for the treatment of slops. The chromatography/mass spectrometry analysis showed that the removal efficiency for each alkane was close to the value observed…
Ubiquitous Structural Signaling in Bacterial Phytochromes
2015
The phytochrome family of light-switchable proteins has long been studied by biochemical, spectroscopic and crystallographic means, while a direct probe for global conformational signal propagation has been lacking. Using solution X-ray scattering, we find that the photosensory cores of several bacterial phytochromes undergo similar large-scale structural changes upon red-light excitation. The data establish that phytochromes with ordinary and inverted photocycles share a structural signaling mechanism and that a particular conserved histidine, previously proposed to be involved in signal propagation, in fact tunes photoresponse.
Old sleeping Sicilian beauty: seed germination in the palaeoendemic Petagnaea gussonei (Spreng.) Rauschert (Saniculoideae, Apiaceae).
2015
Petagnaea gussonei (Apiaceae) is a perennial herbaceous species endemic to northeast Sicily (Nebrodi Mountains). It is considered a remnant of the Sicilian Tertiary flora, and is endangered according to the Red List. There is no information in the literature about the germinability of its seeds, even though seed production is know to occur. The aim of this study was to obtain data to better understand seed germination of this species and its biological implications. Thus, several approaches were employed: vitality analyses, gibberellic acid supply, germination and soil microbial flora analyses via end-point and qPCR. The results suggest that seed germination occurs after ca. 1.5 years at a …
The evolution of Military Health in Valencia during the Spanish Civil War (1936-1939)
2011
Antecedentes y objetivos: Tras la insurrección militar del 18 de julio de 1936 el Ejército de la República quedó parcialmente desarticulado, resultando afectada la Sanidad Militar. En el caso de Valencia, ésta fue asumida rápidamente por el Comité Sanitario Popular, un organismo revolucionario que lideró la respuesta sanitaria de Valencia a la Guerra Civil. Posteriormente, el Gobierno Republicano procedió a recuperar el poder a través de medidas de carácter centralizador, como fue la militarización de algunos hospitales. Fue entonces cuando volvió a articularse una auténtica Sanidad Militar. El objetivo de este trabajo es estudiar la evolución de la Sanidad Militar en Valencia, una de las z…
Health coverage for a retreating army: a Medical Captain’s action during the Maestrazgo campaign (April-July 1938).
2012
espanolAntecedentes y objetivos: Tras la entrada definitiva de las tropas del general Franco en la ciudad de Teruel en febrero de 1938 se inicio la retirada progresiva del Ejercito de Maniobra de la republica. El rapido avance de las fuerzas nacionales hacia el Mediterraneo marco las caracteristicas de la cobertura sanitaria militar. El objetivo de este trabajo es realizar una aproximacion a la Sanidad del Ejercito republicano durante su retirada por el Maestrazgo castellonense, que tuvo lugar entre abril y julio de 1938 en el contexto de la Guerra Civil Espanola (1936-1939). Material y metodos: Hemos utilizado una fuente de gran valor historico, como es el testimonio oral de un Capitan Med…
Eliminación de metales pesados en aguas mediante bioadsorción. Evaluación de materiales y modelación del proceso.
2010
Una de las principales fuentes de contaminación de las aguas es el vertido de efluentes insuficientemente depurados, razón por la que el control de vertidos ha centrado gran parte de las actuaciones legislativas de las administraciones competentes en esta materia. Las técnicas convencionales de depuración de metales pesados presentan dificultades para lograr el cumplimiento de los límites de vertido siendo necesaria la búsqueda de técnicas alternativas para reducir estas emisiones. En este sentido, la investigación en bioadsorción ha mostrado en los últimos años el potencial de esta tecnología para el tratamiento de aguas contaminadas por metales pesados. El objetivo de la tesis doctoral es…
Filiación derivada de técnicas de reproducción humana asistida: Bebés medicamento
2018
En España, entre las novedades de la Ley 14/2006, se regula la selección embrionaria con fines terapéuticos para terceros. Hay que esperar hasta 2014 para que esta técnica sea sufragada por el sistema sanitario público español. Se hace alusión a los argumentos en contra y a favor de la utilización de esta técnica, siendo mayoritarios los autores que la apoyan, tanto en el sector biomédico como en el bioético