Background The resistance of a Culex quinquefasciatus strain to the binary (Bin) larvicidal
toxin from Lysinibacillus sphaericus is due to the lack of expression of the toxin's receptors …

Introduction: Rhodnius prolixus (Hemiptera: Reduviidae) is an important vector of
Trypanosoma cruzi, the causative agent of Chagas Disease. This insect is a model for the …

Abstract Background The sand fly Lutzomyia longipalpis is the main vector of American
visceral leishmaniasis, a disease caused by parasites of the genus Leishmania. Adults of …

Lutzomyia longipalpis is the main vector of Leishmania infantum and exploits different food
sources during development. Adults have a diet rich in sugars, and females also feed on …

Grape skin is an excellent bioactive compound source with numerous beneficial health
effects. This study aimed to determine and compare the antidiabetic potential of the grape …

Two outbreaks of Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli O121: H19 associated with wheat
flour, in the United States of America and Canada, involved strains with an unusual …

We studied absorption and fluorescence as well as room temperature phosphorescence
(RTP) of 4-methylumbelliferone (4MU) in poly (vinyl alcohol)(PVA) films. We focused our …

Despite the obvious importance of nectar, the composition of this solution remains
surprisingly understudied to most of the flowers. Here we describe a simple, low-cost, and …

β-N-acetylhexosaminidases have great potential in applied biocatalysis owing to their ability
to act on a wide range of natural and modified substrates. In this work, β-N …

The present report describes a comprehensive study on comparative biochemical
characterization of two lysosomal enzymes, acid phosphatase and β-hexosaminidase in …