Bovine mastitis, which in most cases has S. aureus and S. agalactiae as causal agents, is an important disease in the livestock sector of Brazil due to losses it originates in the milk production chain and derivatives. In particular, S. aureus has a high zoonotic potential and is often associated as a cause of food poisoning outbreaks. Thus, controlling such microorganism in cows suffering from mastitis becomes crucial. However, this is an arduous task, since this bacteri ...

Status: Completed     Start date: Tue Apr 01 00:00:00 GMT-03:00 2008

The use of vegetable fibers as reinforcement in polymeric matrices has been an increasing demand of the industry, mainly because the whole environmental issue. The search for renewable sources, as well as the search for biodegradable products has been increasing in recent years. Pineapple fiber, more precisely from Curauá (Ananas comousus var. Erectifolius), is already being used to replace fiberglass in reinforcing polymer composites, with applications in the automotive industry. However, other ...

Status: Completed     Start date: Wed Sep 01 00:00:00 GMT-03:00 2010