Dr. Ana Paula Guedes Frazzon
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Dr. Ana Paula Guedes Frazzon

Associate Professor
Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil

Highest Degree
PostDoc. in Molecular Biology from Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil

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Ana Paula Guedes Frazzon, PhD is an Associate Professor Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul,Brazil. Dr. Frazzon has 68 scientific papers and projects either presented or published. She is Bolsista de Produtividade em Pesquisa do CNPq - Nível 2, expert in many areas of advanced including antimicrobial resistance, molecular biology, enterococci, microbiome, and essential oil. Dr. Frazzon have been reviewed paper to Ciência Rural (UFSM), Revista Brasileira de Engenharia Agrícola e Ambiental (Online) Brazilian Journal of Microbiology (Impresso) CyTA: Journal of Food (Online) International Journal of Food Microbiology, Journal of Water and Health, Global Research Journal of Microbiology, Journal: African Journal of Microbiology Research, European Journal of Medicinal Plants, Marine Pollution Bulletin, SaBios (Faculdade Integrado de Campo Mourão. Online), Annals of Microbiology, Veterinary Research, Revista do Instituto Adolfo Lutz, Annual Research & Review in Biology, Revista Brasileira de Biociências (Impresso), Central European Journal of Biology, Journal of Medical Plant Research and Veterinary Record. Recent publications include a paper on to evaluate de presence and the antimicrobial profile of enterococci isolated from fecal samples of wild marine animals Dr. Frazzon has also been investigating the effectiveness of essential oil in control of resistant bacteria. She udergraduate at Medicina Veterinary at Universidade Federal de Pelotas (1992), Master at microbiology at Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (1997) and PhD at Molecular Biology at Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (2002).

Area of Interest:

Molecular Sciences
100%
Enterococcus
62%
Microbiology
90%
Microbiome
75%
Parasitology
55%

Research Publications in Numbers

Books
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0
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Selected Publications

  1. Rossatto, F.C.P., J.B. Pinto, G.A. Costa and A.P.G. Frazzon, 2017. In vitro biofilm formation ability of staphylococci under different growth conditions. Int. J. Applied Microbiol. Biotechnol. Res., 5: 12-19.
  2. Medeiros, A.W., D.B. Amorim, M. Tavares, T.M. de Moura and A.C. Franco et al., 2017. Enterococcus species diversity in fecal samples of wild marine species as determined by real-time PCR. Can. J. Microbiol., 63: 129-136.
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  3. de Oliveira Negreiros, M., Â. Pawlowski, C.A. Zini, G.L.G. Soares, A. de Souza Motta and A.P.G. Frazzon, 2016. Antimicrobial and antibiofilm activity of Baccharis psiadioides essential oil against antibiotic-resistant Enterococcus faecalis strains. Pharm. Biol., 54: 3272-3279.
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  4. Soares, G., A. Pawlowski, M.O. Negreiros, A.P.G. Frazzon and A. de Souza Motta, 2016. In vitro antimicrobial activity of essential oils from Heterothalamus Less. (Asteraceae) against clinically relevant bacterial and fungal species. Rev. Brasil. Biociencias, Vol. 14. .
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  5. Prichula, J., R.I. Pereira, G.R. Wachholz, L.A. Cardoso and N.C.C. Tolfo et al, 2016. Resistance to antimicrobial agents among enterococci isolated from fecal samples of wild marine species in the Southern coast of Brazil. Mar. Pollut. Bull., 105: 51-57.
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  6. Prichula, J., F.S. Campos, R.I. Pereira, L.A. Cardoso and G.R. Wachholz et al., 2016. Complete genome sequence of Enterococcus faecalis strain P8-1 isolated from wild Magellanic penguin (Spheniscus magellanicus) feces on the South coast of Brazil. Genome Announcements, Vol. 4. .
  7. Medeiros, A.W., A. Giongo, F.P. Valdez, D.B. de Amorin and M. Tavares et al., 2016. Characterization of the faecal bacterial community of wild young South American (Arctocephalus australis) and Subantarctic fur seals (Arctocephalus tropicalis). FEMS Microbiol. Ecol., Vol. 92. .
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  8. Frazzon, A.P., 2016. Antibiotic-resistant bacteria in free-living marine species. Vet. Rec., 179: 648-649.
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  9. Da Motta, A.D.S., A.P.G. Frazzon, N.A. Santestevan, C.B. Comerlato and J.U.R. Buboltz, 2016. Antimicrobial compounds produced by Enterococcus spp. isolates from fecal samples of wild South American fur seals. J. Microbiol. Antimicrobials, 8: 14-21.
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  10. Comerlato, J., F. Souza-Campos, T. Souza-Arantes, M.I. Roos-Kulmann and M. Trindade-Oliveira et al., 2016. Distribution and genetic diversity of the human polyomaviruses JC and BK in surface water and sewage treatment plant during 2009 in Porto Alegre, Southern Brazil. Brazil. J. Biol. .
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  11. Santestevan, N.A., D. de Angelis Zvoboda, J. Prichula, R.I. Pereira and G.R. Wachholz et al., 2015. Antimicrobial resistance and virulence factor gene profiles of Enterococcus spp. isolates from wild Arctocephalus australis (South American fur seal) and Arctocephalus tropicalis (Subantarctic fur seal). World J. Microbiol. Biotechnol., 31: 1935-1946.
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  12. Pinto, J.B., F.C.P. Rossatto, P.D. Martins and A.P.G. Frazzon, 2015. Genetic relationships and virulence factors in Staphylococcus aureus isolated from raw poultry in South Brazil. Ann. Microbiol., 65: 1933-1940.
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  13. Pieniz, S., T.M. de Moura, A.P.V. Cassenego, R. Andreazza, A.P.G. Frazzon, F.A. de Oliveira Camargo and A. Brandelli, 2015. Evaluation of resistance genes and virulence factors in a food isolated Enterococcus durans with potential probiotic effect. Food Control, 51: 49-54.
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  14. Oliveira, D., T. Carvalho, A. Medeiros, A.P. Frazzon and S. Van Der Sand, 2015. β-Lactam resistance genes in Gram-negative bacteria isolated from a stream in Porto Alegre. J. Adv. Scient. Res., 6: 19-24.
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  15. Moura, T.M.D., F.S. Campos, J. Caierao, A.C. Franco and P.M. Roehe et al., 2015. Influence of a subinhibitory concentration of vancomycin on the in vitro expression of virulence-related genes in the vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecalis. Rev. Soc. Brasil. Med. Trop., 48: 617-621.
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  16. Gassen, J., F.M. Bento, A.P.G. Frazzon, M.F. Ferrao, I.V. Marroni and A.B. Simonetti, 2015. Growth of Paecilomyces variotii in B0 (diesel), B100 (biodiesel) and B7 (blend), degradation and molecular detection. Brazil. J. Biol., 75: 541-547.
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  17. Ellwanger, J., M.O. Negreiros, G.L.G. Soaresa and A.P.G. Frazzon, 2015. Activity of essential oil of Heterothalamus psiadioides Less (Asteraceae) against Listeria monocytogenes strains. SaBios, 10: 35-45.
  18. Da Rosa, D.P., M.D.M. Vieira, A.M. Kessler, T.M. de Moura and A.P.G. Frazzon et al., 2015. Efficacy of hyperimmunized hen egg yolks in the control of diarrhea in newly weaned piglets. Food Agric. Immunol., 26: 622-634.
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  19. Riboldi, G.P., C.G. Bierhals, E.P.D. Mattos, A.P.G. Frazzon and J. Frazzon, 2014. Oxidative stress enhances the expression of sulfur assimilation genes: preliminary insights on the Enterococcus faecalis iron-sulfur cluster machinery regulation. Memorias Inst. Oswaldo Cruz, 109: 408-413.
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  20. Pieta, L., F.B. Garcia, G.P. Riboldi, L.A. de Oliveira, A.P.G. Frazzon and J. Frazzon, 2014. Transcriptional analysis of genes related to biofilm formation, stress-response and virulence in Listeria monocytogenes strains grown at different temperatures. Ann. Microbiol., 64: 1707-1714.
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  21. Meyer, D.D., S.A. Beker, F. Bucker, M.D.C.R. Peralba and A.P.G. Frazzon et al., 2014. Bioremediation strategies for diesel and biodiesel in oxisol from southern Brazil. Int. Biodeteriorat. Biodegrad., 95: 356-363.
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  22. Medeiros, A.W., R.I. Pereira, D.V.D. Oliveira, P.D. Martins and P.A. d'Azevedo et al., 2014. Molecular detection of virulence factors among food and clinical Enterococcus faecalis strains in South Brazil. Brazil. J. Microbiol., 45: 327-332.
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  23. Mann, M.B., C.C. Spadari, T. Feltrin, A.P.G. Frazzon, J.C. Germani and S.T. Sand, 2014. Genetic variability of Bipolaris sorokiniana isolates using URP-PCR. Trop. Plant Pathol., 39: 163-171.
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  24. Colla, T.S., R. Andreazza, F. Bucker, M.M. de Souza and L. Tramontini et al., 2014. Bioremediation assessment of diesel-biodiesel-contaminated soil using an alternative bioaugmentation strategy. Environ. Sci. Pollut. Res., 21: 2592-2602.
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  25. Bucker, F., C.S. Barbosa, P.D. Quadros, M.K. Bueno and P. Fiori et al., 2014. Fuel biodegradation and molecular characterization of microbial biofilms in stored diesel/biodiesel blend B10 and the effect of biocide. Int. Biodeteriorat. Biodegrad., 95: 346-355.
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  26. Basso, A.P., P.D. Martins, G. Nachtigall, S.V.D. Sand, T.M. Moura and A.P.G. Frazzon, 2014. Antibiotic resistance and enterotoxin genes in Staphylococcus sp. isolates from polluted water in Southern Brazil. Anais Acad. Brasil. Ciencias, 86: 1813-1820.
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  27. Antunes, T.C., M.P. Borba, C.C. Spadari, A.L. Antunes, A.P.G. Frazzon, J.C. Germani and S. Van Der Sand, 2014. Screening of actinomycetes with activity against clinical isolates of gram positive cocci with multiresistant profile. J. Adv. Sci. Res., 5: 13-17.
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  28. Moura, T.M.D., A.P.V. Cassenego, F.S. Campos, A.M.L. Ribeiro and A.C. Franco et al., 2013. Detection of vanC 1 gene transcription in vancomycin-susceptible Enterococcus faecalis. Memorias Inst. Oswaldo Cruz, 108: 453-456.
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  29. Martins, P.D., T.T. de Almeida, A.P. Basso, T.M. de Moura, J. Frazzon, E.C. Tondo and A.P.G. Frazzon, 2013. Coagulase-positive staphylococci isolated from chicken meat: Pathogenic potential and vancomycin resistance. Foodborne Pathogens Dis., 10: 771-776.
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  30. Marinho, A.R., P.D. Martins, E.M. Ditmer, P.A. d'Azevedo, J. Frazzon, S.T. Van Der Sand and A.P.G. Frazzon, 2013. Biofilm formation on polystyrene under different temperatures by antibiotic resistant Enterococcus faecalis and Enterococcus faecium isolated from food. Brazil. J. Microbiol., 44: 423-426.
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  31. Vecchia, A.D., J.D. Fleck, J. Comerlato, M. Kluge and B. Bergamaschi et al., 2012. First description of adenovirus, enterovirus, rotavirus and torque teno virus in water samples collected from the Arroio Diluvio, Porto Alegre, Brazil. Brazil. J. Biol., 72: 323-329.
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  32. Santos, O.D., M.C.C. De Resende, A.L. De Mello, A.P.G. Frazzon and P.A. D’Azevedo, 2012. The use of whole‐cell protein profile analysis by SDS‐PAGE as an accurate tool to identify species and subspecies of coagulase‐negative staphylococci. Apmis, 120: 39-46.
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  33. Moura, T.M.D., F.S. Campos, P.A. d'Azevedo, S.T. Van Der Sand, A.C. Franco, J. Frazzon and A.P.G. Frazzon, 2012. Prevalence of enterotoxin-encoding genes and antimicrobial resistance in coagulase-negative and coagulase-positive Staphylococcus isolates from black pudding. Rev. Soc. Brasil. Med. Trop., 45: 579-585.
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  34. Heis, M.D., E.M. Ditmer, L.A. de Oliveira, A.P.G. Frazzon, R. Margis and J. Frazzon, 2011. Differential expression of cysteine desulfurases in soybean. BMC Plant Biol., Vol. 11. .
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  35. Cassenego, A.P.V., P.A. d'Azevedo, A.M.L. Ribeiro, J. Frazzon, S.T. Van Der Sand and A.P.G. Frazzon, 2011. Species distribution and antimicrobial susceptibility of enterococci isolated from broilers infected experimentally with Eimeria spp and fed with diets containing different supplements. Brazil. J. Microbiol., 42: 480-488.
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  36. Nes, F.D., G.P. Riboldi, A.P.G. Frazzon, P.A. d'Azevedo and J. Frazzon, 2010. Antimicrobial resistance and investigation of the molecular epidemiology of Listeria monocytogenes in dairy products. Rev. Soc. Brasil. Med. Trop., 43: 382-385.
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  37. Medeiros, A.W., P. d'Azevedo, R.I. Pereira, A.P. Cassenego, S. Van Der Sand, J. Frazzon and A.P.G. Frazzon, 2010. PCR-RFLP of 16S ribosomal DNA to confirm the identification of Enterococcus gallinarum and Enterococcus casseliflavus isolated from clinical and food samples. Rev. Soc. Brasil. Med. Trop., 43: 100-101.
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  38. Frazzon, A.P.G., B.A. Gama, V. Hermes, C.G. Bierhals and R.I. Pereira et al, 2010. Prevalence of antimicrobial resistance and molecular characterization of tetracycline resistance mediated by tet (M) and tet (L) genes in Enterococcus spp. isolated from food in Southern Brazil. World J. Microbiol. Biotechnol., 26: 365-370.
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  39. De Azeredo, L.A., A.R. Marquardt, A.P.G. Frazzon and H.M.T. Barros, 2010. Cocaine reverses the changes in GABAA subunits and in glutamic acid decarboxylase isoenzymes mRNA expression induced by neonatal 6-hydroxydopamine. Behav. Pharmacol., 21: 343-352.
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  40. Souza, M.F.D., V.M. Toniazo, A.P.G. Frazzon and H.M.T. Barros, 2009. Influence of progesterone on GAD65 and GAD67 mRNA expression in the dorsolateral striatum and prefrontal cortex of female rats repeatedly treated with cocaine. Brazil. J. Med. Biol. Res., 42: 1068-1075.
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  41. Riboldi, G.P., J. Frazzon, P.A. D'Azevedo and A.P.G. Frazzon, 2009. Antimicrobial resistance profile of Enterococcus spp isolated from food in Southern Brazil. Braz. J. Microbiol., 40: 125-128.
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  42. Poloni, A., I.S. Pessi, A.P.G. Frazzon and S.T. Van Der Sand, 2009. Vegetative incompatibility among monoconidial isolates of Bipolaris sorokiniana. Curr. Microbiol., 58: 153-158.
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  43. Poloni, A., I.S. Pessi, A.P.G. Frazzon and S.T. Van Der Sand, 2009. Morphology, physiology and virulence of Bipolaris sorokiniana isolates. Curr. Microbiol., 59: 267-273.
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  44. Caumo, K., A.P. Frasson, C.J. Pens, L.F. Panatieri, A.P.G. Frazzon and M.B. Rott, 2009. Potentially pathogenic Acanthamoeba in swimming pools: A survey in the southern Brazilian city of Porto Alegre. Ann. Trop. Med. Parasitol., 103: 477-485.
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  45. Pelicioli Riboldi, G., E.P. de Mattos, A.P. Guedes Frazzon, P.A. d'Azevedo and J. Frazzon, 2008. Phenotypic and genotypic heterogeneity of Enterococcus species isolated from food in Southern Brazil. J. Basic Microbiol., 48: 31-37.
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  46. Nin, M.S., F.B. Salles, L.A. Azeredo, A.P.G. Frazon, R. Gomez and H.M.T. Barros, 2008. Antidepressant effect and changes of GABAA receptor γ2 subunit mRNA after hippocampal administration of allopregnanolone in rats. J. Psychopharmacol., 22: 477-485.
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  47. Mello, J.F.D., K. Einsfeldt, A.P.G. Frazzon, M.D. Costa and J. Frazzon, 2008. Molecular analysis of the iap gene of Listeria monocytogenes isolated from cheeses in Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. Brazil. J. Microbiol., 39: 169-172.
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  48. Roehe, A.V., A.P.G. Frazzon, G. Agnes, A.P. Damin, A.A. Hartman and M.S. Graudenz, 2007. Detection of polymorphisms in the promoters of matrix metalloproteinases 2 and 9 genes in breast cancer in South Brazil: Preliminary results. Breast Cancer Res. Treat., 102: 123-124.
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  49. Oliveira, F.D., A.P. Frazzon, A. Brandelli and E.C. Tondo, 2007. Use of PCR-ribotyping, RAPD and antimicrobial resistance for typing of Salmonella enteritidis involved in food-borne outbreaks in Southern Brazil. J. Infect. Dev. Count., 1: 170-176.
  50. Frazzon, A.P.G., M.V. Ramirez, U. Warek, J. Balk, J. Frazzon, D.R. Dean and B.S. Winkel, 2007. Functional analysis of Arabidopsis genes involved in mitochondrial iron-sulfur cluster assembly. Plant Mol. Biol., 64: 225-240.
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  51. Dias, C.A., G. Agnes, A.P.G. Frazzon, F.D. Kruger and P.A. d'Azevedo et al., 2007. Diversity of mutations in the atpC gene coding for the c Subunit of F0F1 ATPase in clinical isolates of optochin-resistant Streptococcus pneumonia from Brazil. J. Clin. Microbiol., 45: 3065-3067.
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  52. Damin, D.C., M.B. Caetano, M.A. Rosito, G. Schwartsmann and A.S. Damin et al., 2007. Evidence for an association of human papillomavirus infection and colorectal cancer. Eur. J. Surg. Oncol., 33: 569-574.
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  53. Souto Damin, A.P., A.P. Guedes Frazzon, D. de Carvalho Damin, H.B. Biehl and L. Abruzzi de Oliveira et al., 2006. Detection of human papillomavirus DNA in squamous cell carcinoma of the esophagus by auto‐nested PCR. Dis. Esophagus, 19: 64-68.
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  54. Senger, M.R., E.P. Rico, M. de Bem Arizi, A.P.G. Frazzon, R.D. Dias, M.R. Bogo and C.D. Bonan, 2006. Exposure to Hg2+ and Pb2+ changes NTPDase and ecto-5'-nucleotidase activities in central nervous system of zebrafish (Danio rerio). Toxicology, 226: 229-237.
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  55. Damin, A.P., A.P. Frazzon, D.C. Damin, A. Roehe, V. Hermes, C. Zettler and C.O. Alexandre, 2006. Evidence for an association of TP53 codon 72 polymorphism with breast cancer risk. Cancer Detect. Prevent., 30: 523-529.
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  56. Frazzon, A.P.G., A.T.S. Matsumura and S.T. Van Der Sand, 2002. Morphological characterization and genetic analysis of Drechslera teres isolates. Genet. Mol. Biol., 25: 235-241.
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  57. Schrank, I.S., M.A.Z. Mores, J.L.A. Costa, A.P.G. Frazzon and R. Sonicini et al., 2001. Influence of enrichment media and application of a PCR based method to detect Salmonella in poultry industry products and clinical samples. Vet. Microbiol., 82: 45-53.
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  58. Frazzon, A.P.G., I.S.V. Junior, A. Masuda, A. Schrank and M.H. Vainstein, 2000. In vitro assessment of Metarhizium anisopliae isolates to control the cattle tick Boophilus microplus. Vet. Parasitol., 94: 117-125.
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