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Tracing maternal Amerindian ancestry in the Aruban population through mtDNA sequencing
(2011)
As part of a study about pre-Colombian female migrations in the Caribbean, the mitochondrial DNA of the modern Aruban population was studied. The main objective was to identify the haplotypes in the Amerindian haplogroups ...
Microbial characterization of an unmined porphyry deposit at Bosque del Pueblo (Adjuntas, PR)
(2011)
The results from this work demonstrated the relationship between vegetation cover and the diversity of soil bacterial communities from two sites in an abandoned unmined porphyry deposit at Bosque del Pueblo, Adjuntas, PR. ...
Diversity of moderately halophilic bacteria associated with the soil of the black mangrove, Avicennia germinans
(2011)
Mangroves are complex ecosystems that contribute the coast environment by maintaining
terrestrial and marine food chains, among others. Black mangrove, Avicennia germinans, on
which this study is centered, predominates ...
A bioluminescent bacterial survey from marine ecosystems of Puerto Rico for the determination of their potential use as biosensors
(2011)
Bioluminescence is the phenomenon by which living organisms emit light through an organic
oxidation catalyzed by the enzyme luciferase. These luminescent organisms have been
discovered in all kinds of ecosystems. Among ...
Fluconazol resistance in yeast populations from coastal habitats impacted by sewage and wastewater
(2011)
Coastal areas, rivers and other waterbodies are constantly impacted by microbial pollutants originating from wastewater discharges. The objective of this research was directed to study fluconazol resistance in yeast ...
Untangling the effects of biogeography and host plant associations: phylogenetic and phylogeographic studies in the Exophthalmus genus complex
(2011)
Phylogenetic as well as phylogeographic methods were implemented to assess the diversification of Caribbean entimine weevils. (1) A phylogeny of 62 species of entimine weevils (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Entiminae) in the ...
Replication efficiency of the LuIII Parvovirus miinigenomes 3’LUIII3’ and 3’LUIII5’
(2011)
Parvoviruses are currently being studied for use as possible genetic vectors in gene therapy. They are small, non-enveloped viruses of icosahedral structure, and possess a single-stranded DNA genome of approximately 5,000 ...
Time course gene expression profiling of cassava roots (Manihot esculenta) under physiological postharvest deterioration
(2011)
The economic expansion of tropical root crop cassava is threatened by the rapid physiological postharvest deterioration (PPD) developed within the first 48 hours after harvest. This phenomenon contributes substantially to ...
The purple non-sulfur anoxyphototrophic bacteria from subtropical hypersaline microbial mats in the Cabo Rojo Salterns
(2011)
Purple non-sulfur bacteria (PNSB) are a diverse group of microbes with versatile physiological traits. As part of the microbial community present in subtropical hypersaline microbial mats, they are exposed to seasonal ...
Phylogeny of five species of Anilocra Leach 1818 (Isopoda: Cymothoidae) from Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands
(2011)
Members of the genus Anilocra Leach 1818 are large external isopod parasites of a variety of coral reef associated fishes. In the Caribbean Sea, this genus is represented by nine species whose descriptions are based solely ...