Campomanesia xanthocarpa is Console Mast Assembly a native tree, of common occurrence in almost all Brazilian Forest formations, which has its fruits and timber with high commercial value.Using an enriched genomic library we isolated and characterized microsatellite loci for C.xanthocarpa (Myrtaceae), in order to estimate genetic diversity paramete

Apicomplexan parasites are a group of protists that cause disease in humans and include pathogens like Plasmodium spp., the causative agent of malaria, and Toxoplasma gondii , the etiological agent of toxoplasmosis and one of the most ubiquitous human parasites in the world.Membrane contact sites (MCSs) are widespread structures within eukaryotic c

Abstract Tribological behaviors of laser textured surface with elliptical dimples were experimentally compared with that of the smooth one under different lubrication conditions, including the poor-oil, rich-oil and dry lubrication.The lubrication regime was analyzed with the increasing operating load by ring-on-ring tribological tests.Finally, the

Abstract Background Characterization of the Mycobacterium leprae genome has made possible the development of Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) systems that can amplify different genomic regions.Increased reliability and technical efficiency of quantitative PCR (qPCR) makes it a promising tool for early diagnosis of leprosy.Index cases that are multib