Who was the real sabertooth predator: Thylacosmilus or Thylacoleo?
Anat Rec (Hoboken). 2024 Apr 10. doi: 10.1002/ar.25444. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTSabertoothed mammalian predators, all now extinct, were almost exclusively feloid carnivorans (Eutheria, Placentalia): here a couple of extinct metatherian predators are considered in comparison with the placental sabertooths. Thylacosmilus (the "marsupial sabertooth") and Thylacoleo (the "marsupial lion") were both relatively large (puma-sized) carnivores of the Plio-Pleistocene in the Southern Hemisphere (Argentina and Australia, respectively). Both carnivores have captured the public imagination, especially as predators that were someh...
Source: Anatomical Record - April 10, 2024 Category: Anatomy Authors: Christine M Janis Source Type: research
Health-promoting peptides in fermented beverages
Rev Argent Microbiol. 2024 Apr 9:S0325-7541(24)00022-1. doi: 10.1016/j.ram.2024.02.003. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTSince ancient times, the consumption of fermented low-alcoholic beverages has enjoyed widespread popularity in various countries, because of their distinct flavors and health benefits. Several studies have demonstrated that light to moderate alcohol consumption is associated with beneficial effects on human health, mainly in cardiovascular disease prevention. Fermented beverages have different non-ethanol components that confer beneficial health effects. These bioactive compounds are mainly peptides that ha...
Source: Revista Argentina de Microbiologia - April 10, 2024 Category: Microbiology Authors: Gisselle Raquel Apud Irina Kristof Silvana Cecilia Ledesma Maria Gilda Stivala Pedro Adrian Aredes Fernandez Source Type: research
Compilation of regulations and procedures for monitoring filamentous fungi in hospital environments
Rev Argent Microbiol. 2024 Apr 9:S0325-7541(24)00020-8. doi: 10.1016/j.ram.2024.02.001. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTAir and surfaces in the hospital environment are a potential source of exposure to filamentous fungi (FF) that could cause invasive fungal diseases (IFD) in severely immunocompromised patients. The prevalent FF in IFD are species from the genera Aspergillus, Fusarium, Scedosporium, and those within the order Mucorales. We have compiled regulations and described the procedures used in the clinical mycology laboratory to assess the presence of FF in areas at risk for the development of IFD. The infection cont...
Source: Revista Argentina de Microbiologia - April 10, 2024 Category: Microbiology Authors: Iris L Agorio Norma B Fern ández Mar ía Silvia Relloso Ivana Maldonado Source Type: research
Evaluation and monitoring of the water quality of an Argentinian urban river applying multivariate statistics
Environ Sci Pollut Res Int. 2024 Apr 10. doi: 10.1007/s11356-024-33205-0. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTIn this work, we present the water quality assessment of an urban river, the San Luis River, located in San Luis Province, Argentina. The San Luis River flows through two developing cities; hence, urban anthropic activities affect its water quality. The river was sampled spatially and temporally, evaluating ten physicochemical variables on each water sample. These data were used to calculate a Simplified Index of Water Quality in order to estimate river water quality and infer possible contamination sources. Data were st...
Source: Environmental Science and Pollution Research International - April 10, 2024 Category: Environmental Health Authors: Jesica Alejandra Tello Jorge Leandro Leporati Patricia Laura Colombetti Cynthia Gabriela Ortiz Mariana Beatriz Jofr é Gabriela Ver ónica Ferrari Patricia Gonz ález Source Type: research
Who was the real sabertooth predator: Thylacosmilus or Thylacoleo?
Anat Rec (Hoboken). 2024 Apr 10. doi: 10.1002/ar.25444. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTSabertoothed mammalian predators, all now extinct, were almost exclusively feloid carnivorans (Eutheria, Placentalia): here a couple of extinct metatherian predators are considered in comparison with the placental sabertooths. Thylacosmilus (the "marsupial sabertooth") and Thylacoleo (the "marsupial lion") were both relatively large (puma-sized) carnivores of the Plio-Pleistocene in the Southern Hemisphere (Argentina and Australia, respectively). Both carnivores have captured the public imagination, especially as predators that were someh...
Source: Anatomical Record - April 10, 2024 Category: Anatomy Authors: Christine M Janis Source Type: research
Compilation of regulations and procedures for monitoring filamentous fungi in hospital environments
Rev Argent Microbiol. 2024 Apr 9:S0325-7541(24)00020-8. doi: 10.1016/j.ram.2024.02.001. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTAir and surfaces in the hospital environment are a potential source of exposure to filamentous fungi (FF) that could cause invasive fungal diseases (IFD) in severely immunocompromised patients. The prevalent FF in IFD are species from the genera Aspergillus, Fusarium, Scedosporium, and those within the order Mucorales. We have compiled regulations and described the procedures used in the clinical mycology laboratory to assess the presence of FF in areas at risk for the development of IFD. The infection cont...
Source: Revista Argentina de Microbiologia - April 10, 2024 Category: Microbiology Authors: Iris L Agorio Norma B Fern ández Mar ía Silvia Relloso Ivana Maldonado Source Type: research
Health-promoting peptides in fermented beverages
Rev Argent Microbiol. 2024 Apr 9:S0325-7541(24)00022-1. doi: 10.1016/j.ram.2024.02.003. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTSince ancient times, the consumption of fermented low-alcoholic beverages has enjoyed widespread popularity in various countries, because of their distinct flavors and health benefits. Several studies have demonstrated that light to moderate alcohol consumption is associated with beneficial effects on human health, mainly in cardiovascular disease prevention. Fermented beverages have different non-ethanol components that confer beneficial health effects. These bioactive compounds are mainly peptides that ha...
Source: Revista Argentina de Microbiologia - April 10, 2024 Category: Microbiology Authors: Gisselle Raquel Apud Irina Kristof Silvana Cecilia Ledesma Maria Gilda Stivala Pedro Adrian Aredes Fernandez Source Type: research
