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We describe a fluorescent histochemical technique for detection ofnonspecific alkaline phosphatase (APase) in cells. The technique utilizes standard azo dye chemistry with naphthol AS-MX phosphate as substrate and fast red TR as the diazonium salt. The reaction product is a highly fluorescent red precipitate. Pre-implantation mouse embryos were used to establish optimal fixation and staining protocols and the specificity and sensitivity of the method. Fixation was in 4% paraformaldehyde for 1 hr, as glutaraldehyde induced autofluorescence of the cells. Maximal discriminable staining was detected after 15-20 mm in the stain solution. The stain solution itself proved to be non-fluorescent, thus

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Differential pulse voltammetric determination of albendazole and mebendazole in pharmaceutical formulations based on modified sonogel carbon paste electrodes with Perovskite-type LaFeO3 nanoparticles.

The clonal relationships and antimicrobial resistance of Staphylococcus aureus isolates from three fresh Minas cheese production lines were investigated. Putative S. aureus were confirmed by 16S rRNA gene sequencing and were characterised by multilocus sequence typing (MLST) and antimicrobial susceptibility. Overall, 33 out of 64 samples were contaminated with S. aureus (51.6%). The contamination rates of the dairies were 60.8%, 21% and 68.2%. Thirty representative isolates were selected to be typed by MLST and five sequence types (ST) were found (ST1, 97, 126, 3531), including the new ST 3816. The clonal complex 1 (CC1) was dominant. Resistance to commonly used antimicrobials was observed but only one strain was resistant to methicillin. This methicillin resistant S. aureus strain belonged to the CC126 that is commonly associated with mastitis in ruminants. The dissemination of zoonotic bacteria through the food chain is not a frequent event but represents a concern to public health.