TRYPANOSOMA MADEIRAE SP. N.: A SPECIES OF THE CLADE T. CRUZI ASSOCIATED WITH THE NEOTROPICAL COMMON VAMPIRE BAT DESMODUS ROTUNDUS

Molecular phylogenetic studies have revealed the growing diversity of bat trypanosomes.Here, 14 isolates from blood samples of the vampire bat Desmodus rotundus (Phyllostomidae) from Rio de Janeiro, Southeast Brazil, were cultivated, and morphologically and molecularly characterized.All isolates represent a novel species named Trypanosoma madeirae

Biomass briquette is an energy source, available abundantly in Indonesia that can prevent world energy crisis when used in efficient ways.In the conventional system, starch from food commodities are applied in the briquettes production causing conflict of interest between energy and food consumption.Durian seeds, which are agricultural waste, conta