Sfoglia per Soggetto "SPAIN"

Assessment and Modelling of Groundwater Quality Data by Environmetric Methods in the Context of Public Health

Papaioannou, A.; Dovriki, E.; Rigas, N.; Plageras, P.; Rigas, I.; Kokkora, M.; Papastergiou, P. (2010)

Various chemometric methods were used to analyze and model potable water quality data. Twenty water quality parameters were measured at 164 different sites in three representative areas (low land, semi-mountainous, and ...

Bluetongue Virus in wild ruminants in Europe: Concerns and facts, with a brief reference to bluetongue in cervids in Greece during the 2014 outbreak

Chatzopoulos, D. C.; Valiakos, G.; Giannakopoulos, A.; Birtsas, P.; Sokos, C.; Vasileiou, N. G. C.; Papaspyropoulos, K.; Tsokana, C. N.; Spyrou, V.; Fthenakis, G. C.; Billinis, C. (2015)

Bluetongue is a constant threat to ruminants, affecting primarily the sheep industry. Bluetongue Virus, the causative agent, has a worldwide distribution and a large number of antigenically different serotypes (at least ...

A comparative study among landraces of Phaseolus vulgaris L. and P. coccineus L. based on molecular, physicochemical and sensory analysis for authenticity purposes

Mavromatis, A. G.; Arvanitoyannis, I. S.; Chatzitheodorou, V.; Kaltsa, A.; Patsiaoura, I.; Nakas, C. T. (2012)

The common and runner beans are the two most widely cultivated species because of their highly nutritive value for humans and animals. This study was undertaken to interpret data from physicochemical, sensory and molecular ...

A cross-sectional study of Leishmania spp. infection in clinically healthy dogs with polymerase chain reaction and serology in Greece

Leontides, L. S.; Saridomichelakis, M. N.; Billinis, C.; Kontos, V.; Koutinas, A. F.; Galatos, A. D.; Mylonakis, M. E. (2002)

A total of 73 clinically healthy hunting dogs, experiencing an outdoor lifestyle and originating from an area where canine leishmaniasis is endemic, were included in the study. Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) and indirect ...

Genetic diversity among common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) Greek landraces and commercial cultivars: nutritional components, RAPD and morphological markers

Mavromatis, A. G.; Arvanitoyannis, I. S.; Korkovelos, A. E.; Giakountis, A.; Chatzitheodorou, V. A.; Goulas, C. K. (2010)

The genetic diversity among the main local landraces and commercial cultivars of Phaseolus vulgaris L. cultivated in Greece, was estimated by studying the morphological, agronomical and physicochemical traits along with ...

Hydroclimatic variability of regional droughts in Greece using the palmer moisture anomaly index

Loukas, A.; Vasiliades, L.; Dalezios, N. R. (2002)

The hydroclimatic variability of droughts at a regional scale in the semiarid climate of Greece was examined in this paper. The moisture anomaly Z-index of the Palmer Drought Severity Index (PDSI) was employed for a ...

Hydrological response to meteorological drought using the Palmer drought indices in Thessaly, Greece

Vasiliades, L.; Loukas, A. (2009)

This Study evaluates the efficacy of Palmer drought indices to monitor hydrological droughts ill river discharges and soil moisture in selected watersheds with varying geomorphologic characteristics in region of Thessaly, ...

Morphology and molecular evaluation of lphinoe spelaeobios gen. nov., sp nov and Loriellopsis cavemicola gen. nov., sp nov., two stigonematalean cyanobacteria from Greek and Spanish caves

Lamprinou, V.; Hernandez-Marine, M.; Canals, T.; Kormas, K.; Economou-Amilli, A.; Pantazidou, A. (2011)

Caves have generally been found to host phototrophic micro-organisms from various taxonomic groups, with cyanobacteria comprising an important group that have adapted to these stable and highly specific environments. A ...

Occurrence, virulence genes and antibiotic resistance of Escherichia coli O157 isolated from raw bovine, caprine and ovine milk in Greece

Solomakos, N.; Govaris, A.; Angelidis, A. S.; Pournaras, S.; Burriel, A. R.; Kritas, S. K.; Papageorgiou, D. K. (2009)

The examination of 2005 raw bovine (n = 950), caprine (n = 460) and ovine (n = 595) bulk milk samples collected throughout several regions in Greece for the presence of Escherichia coli serogroup O157 resulted in the ...

Prevalence of Leptospira species among farmed and domestic animals in Greece

Burriel, A. R.; Dalley, C.; Woodward, M. J. (2003)

A total of 1527 serum samples from pigs, goats, sheep, cattle and dogs in Greece were examined by the microscopic agglutination test and 11.8 per cent of them had antibodies against one or more Leptospira serovars at titres ...

Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli in Central Greece: prevalence and virulence genes of O157:H7 and non-O157 in animal feces, vegetables, and humans

Pinaka, O.; Pournaras, S.; Mouchtouri, V.; Plakokefalos, E.; Katsiaflaka, A.; Kolokythopoulou, F.; Barboutsi, E.; Bitsolas, N.; Hadjichristodoulou, C. (2013)

In Greece, Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli (STEC) have only been sporadically reported. The objective of this study was to estimate the prevalence of STEC and Escherichia coli O157:H7 in farm animals, vegetables, ...