Graduate at Ciências Biológicas from Universidade Particular Ricardo Palma (1980), master's at Microbiology from Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais (1986) and Ph.D. at Microbiology from Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro (1991). Has experience in Microbiology, focusing on Bacteriology of anaerobic bacteria, acting on the following subjects: Oral and medical bacteria, periodontal bacteria, Actinobacillus actinomycetemcomitans, Fusobacterium nucleatum and others anaerobes. (Source: Lattes Curriculum)
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Colorectal neoplasms affect young and aged people of both genders in worldwide; however, these processes have high potential to be cured when diagnosed early. The initial lesion called polyps (benign) can develop into a carcinoma. It is known that several biotic and abiotic factors are involved in the development of this lesion, and highlighted the imbalance or dysbiosis of the intestinal…
Aggregatibacter actinomycetemcomitans and Fusobacterium nucleatum belong to the oral resident microbiota. These gram-negative oral bacteria are implicated in the development and progression of the periodontal disease. In this study, 1) the occurrence of A. actinomycetemcomitans and F. nucleatum in healthy subjects and patients with gingivitis and chronic periodontitis; 2) the occurrence o…
Clostridium perfringens is considered a ubiquitous microorganism in the environment and in the vertebrate's intestinal tract, but this bacterium can cause severe diseases in human or animal. The goal of this study is to determine the toxinotyping and clonal similarity analysis of 40 strains of C. perfringens isolated from fecal samples of children and chickens with necrotizing enterocolit…
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Escherichia coli is a commensal bacterium of the intestinal tract and display a beneficial interaction with host. However, the expression of several virulence factors in some strains of E. coli are associated with various diseases, such as colorectal cancer (CRC). It has been observed that these bacteria are present in patients with CRC than in healthy, but it is unclear whether the bacte…
Cancer or neoplasia has an importance worldwide, and due to the high number of death, and the increase of clinical cases, this disease is considered a public health problem. In Brazil, cancer is the second leading cause of death and colorectal cancer is the most common gastrointestinal malignancy, and its incidence is increasing. Although recently there have been reported some relationshi…
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