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<#LINE#>Zooplankton Composition and Distribution in Relationship with Environmental Parameters in a Tropical Coastal Lagoon (Ebrié lagoon: Aghien, Côte d’Ivoire)<#LINE#>Aka@N.M.,Etilé @R.N.,Konan @F.K.,Bony @Y.K. <#LINE#>1-12<#LINE#>1.ISCA-IRJBS-2016-132.pdf<#LINE#>Oceanological Research Center (Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire), BPV 18, Abidjan@Hydrobiology Laboratory, UFR Biosciences, University Félix HOUPHOUËT-BOIGNY (Côte d’Ivoire), 22 BP 582 Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire@Department of Environment, University Jean Lorougnon Guédé, BP 150 Daloa, Côte d’Ivoire@Department of Environment, University Jean Lorougnon Guédé, BP 150 Daloa, Côte d’Ivoire<#LINE#>19/10/2016<#LINE#>27/11/2016<#LINE#>The zooplankton community of Aghien lagoon was studied between October 2014 and April 2015. This study mostly focused on the spatial and temporal distribution, composition and abundance of zooplankton in this lagoon. Fifty-nine zooplankton taxa including 33 Rotifera, 12 Cladocera, 11 Copepoda and 3 others zooplankton taxa were inventoried in Aghien lagoon during this study. Zooplankton community obtained during this study includes 21 families and 33 genuses, in addition to unidentified harpacticoids, copepods nauplii, euphausiacea, chironomid and gasteropods larvae. Aghien lagoon zooplankton community was characterized by Rotifera dominance (Mean: 50.64 % of the total zooplankton abundance), followed by Copepoda (Mean: 43.68 %). Zooplankton community in Aghien lagoon was mainly dominated by taxa of genus Lecane (Mean abundance: 8.22 ind.l-1; 15.63 % of zooplankton total abundance) and Mesocyclops (7.98 ind.l-1; 15.17 %). Community composition and abundance showed seasonal and spatial variation. Zooplankton richness was significantly (ANOVA, p < 0.05) higher more important during the dry season (36-48 taxa) than during the rainy season (26-30 taxa). Total abundance of zooplankton in Aghien lagoon during the dry season (46.26-78.4 ind.l-1) was higher than the one of the rainy season (13.51-80.87 ind.l-1). Multivariate analyses (RDA) revealed that zooplankton community composition and abundance variations were mainly controlled by Aghien lagoon environmental parameters especially water conductivity, turbidity, pH, temperature and nutrients.<#LINE#>Kemp W.M. and Boynton W.R. (2012)@Synthesis in Estuarine and Coastal Ecological Research: What Is It, Why Is It Important, and How Do We Teach It ?@Estuaries and Coasts, 35, 1-22. doi 10.1007/s12237-011-9464-9.@Yes$Pastoma H. (1994).@Future of research in coastal lagoons. In Kjer&#64257;ve, B. 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<#LINE#>Proximate Composition, Phytochemical Screening and Antioxidant Activities of the Tubers of Plectrantus edulis<#LINE#>Yadessa @Melaku,Tolessa @Duguma <#LINE#>13-17<#LINE#>2.ISCA-IRJBS-2016-133.pdf<#LINE#>Program of Chemistry, Adama Science and Technology University, Adama, Ethiopia@Program of Chemistry, Adama Science and Technology University, Adama, Ethiopia<#LINE#>19/10/2016<#LINE#>24/11/2016<#LINE#>Plectranthus edulis is a tuberous crop found in western, central and southern Ethiopia. Despite the significant contributions of tuberous crops towards food security, the food potential of P. edulis has not been fully utilized due to poor consumer awareness of its nutritional value. In view of this, the proximate composition of the tuber of P. edulis grown in Ethiopia were determined and found to have ash content ranged from 1.5 to 1.8%, crude fat (1.1 to 1.8%), crude fiber (4.46 to 5.99%), moisture (69.00 to 75.00%), protein (6.65 to 10.24%) and carbohydrate (6.17 to 11.99%). The study showed that the protein, crude fat, carbohydrate, and fiber contents of the tuber of P. edulis were superior to those values reported for the tuber of sweet potato, suggesting the usefulness of the tuber of P. edulis as natural food. Chemical screening of the methanol extract showed the presence of terpenoids, flavonoids, phenolics, and cardiac glycoside while, alkaloids, tannins, and antraquinone glycosides were absent. The presence of these secondary metabolites recorded in the present study is known to have positive effects on health. The study also demonstrates that the tuber of P. edulis showed strong antioxidative activity in both ferric thiocyanate and DPPH assay which is likely attributed to the presence of phenolics. This adds one positive attribute to the nutritional and pharmacological importance of P. edulis. 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<#LINE#>An in vitro study on the role of protein kinase C, phosphodiesterase and Ser/Thr phosphatases in adrenergic stimulation of arylalkylamine-N-acetyltransferase (AA-NAT) activity in the pineal gland of Clariasgariepinus<#LINE#>Kharshiing @Khamtilin,B.B.P. @Gupta <#LINE#>18-23<#LINE#>3.ISCA-IRJBS-2016-134.pdf<#LINE#>Department of Zoology, Lady Keane College, Shillong-793 001, India@Environmental Endocrinology Laboratory, Department of Zoology, North-Eastern Hill University, Shillong – 793 022, India<#LINE#>31/10/2016<#LINE#>24/11/2016<#LINE#>The effects of inhibitors of PKC, PDE and ser/thr phosphatase 1, 2A and 2B on the activity of arylalklyamine N-acetyltransferase (AA-NAT) was studied in vitro in the pineal glands of the catfish, Clariasgariepinus.Pineals were pre-treated with specific inhibitors prior induction by norepinephrine then maintained in organ culture for 7 hr. In vitro treatment of the fish pineal organ with chelerythrine (PKC inhibitor) significantly decreased AA-NAT activity as compared to that of the control group. Theophylline (PDE inhibitor) treated at different incubation periods significantly increased AA-NAT activity. Okadaic acid (inhibitor of ser/thr phosphatase 1) and calyculin A (inhibitor of ser/thr phosphatase 2A) significantly inhibited basal AA-NAT activity. Cypermethrin (inhibitor of ser/thr phosphatase 1) show no significant effect neither on basal AA-NAT activity nor on NE-induced increased in the enzyme activity. These results suggest that PKC does not seem to be involved in adrenergic stimulation but necessary for maintaining basal activity of the enzyme. PDE also crucially regulate the activity of the AA-NAT enzyme. 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<#LINE#>Microclonal Propagation of Grapevine (Vitis vinifera L.)  cv. Al-Bayadi. Grown in Taif, KSA<#LINE#>El dessoky @S. Dessoky,Attia @O. Attia <#LINE#>24-27<#LINE#>4.ISCA-IRJBS-2016-136.pdf<#LINE#>Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering Research Unit, Scientific Research Center, Taif University, Taif, Al-Haweiah, P.O. Box 888, Zip code 21974, Taif, KSA@Agricultural Genetic Engineering Research Institute, Agricultural Research Center, P.O. Box, 12619, Giza, Egypt<#LINE#>9/11/2016<#LINE#>28/11/2016<#LINE#>A protocol for rapid multiplication of Grapevine (Vitis vinifera L.)  cv. Al-Bayadi. Grown in Taif, Saudi Arabia was developed using shoot tips and internodes segments explants excised from mature plants in filed. Explants were cultured on Murashige and Skoog (MS) medium with different concentrations of BAP (6-Benzylaminopurine) (0.0, 0.5, 1.0, 1.5 and 2 mg/l) to investigate in vitro stages shoot initiation, multiplication and elongation. Effect of different concentrations of IBA (Indole-3-butyric acid) (0.0, 0.1, 1.0 and 2 mg/l) and 0.1 mg/l of NAA (Naphthalene acetic acid) on root formation of shoots were studied. The highest percentage of shoot initiation (90%), maximum average number of multiplied shoots (3.7) and highest average number of elongated shoots (3.6) were observed on MS medium supplemented with 2 mg/l BAP. For rooting, highest percentage (100%) of rooted shoots was obtained on MS medium supplemented with 2 mg/l IBA+0.1 mg/l NAA. Plantlets with 4 to 5 roots of 3 to 5 cm length were transferred to pots containing sterile peat moss for acclimatization in greenhouse.<#LINE#>H Ahmad (2013).@Introduction To horticulture.@New York. Tornto London.@Yes$FAO STAT  (2012).@FAOSTAT: Statistical Database.@10 February http://faostat.fao.org.@Yes$Hartmann H.T. and Kester D.E. 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<#LINE#>Surveillance of the Tolerance Limit of Sonneratia alba Sm. to certain Hydrogeochemical Parameters from Heterogenous Natural Habitats of Kerala, South India<#LINE#>Neethu @G. Pillai,Harilal @C.C. <#LINE#>28-37<#LINE#>5.ISCA-IRJBS-2016-137.pdf<#LINE#>Division of Environmental Science, Department of Botany, University of Calicut, Malappuram District, Kerala - 673635, India@Division of Environmental Science, Department of Botany, University of Calicut, Malappuram District, Kerala - 673635, India<#LINE#>12/11/2016<#LINE#>1/12/2016<#LINE#>Efforts for the restoration of mangroves entail unswerving information on their growth sustaining conditions. Present study attempts to assess the tolerance of Sonneratia alba, the mangrove apple, grown in diverse natural conditions in the coastal environments of Kerala, to varied ranges of water quality parameters influencing their growth and establishment. Such information is appropriate in finding out regions which are ideal for their introduction in pursuit of coastal conservation and management. The year round study indicated a marked difference in all water quality parameters in their habitats, with respect to seasons. The range of tolerance of imperative water quality parameters like salinity (ppt) during pre-monsoon, monsoon and post monsoon seasons was noted to be 33.93 – 38.5, 0.299 – 11.68 and 7.107 – 35.15 respectively. Similarly the ranges of Hardness (6840 - 8760, 32 - 520 and 280 – 6800 mg/l), Calcium (448.56 – 528.66, 1363.4 – 1830.86, 9.62 – 134.67 mg/l), Magnesium (1.46 – 44.79, 84.17 – 488.61, 8.28 – 1397.49 mg/l), Sodium (23.9 – 29.8, 0.002 – 8.17, 5.33 – 31.1ppt) and Potassium (0 – 1.65, 0 – 0.26, 0.12 – 2.56 ppt) were analysed and reported. Correlation of these vital hydrogeochemical parameters from diverse sampling stations proved that the changing trends in related parameters are coherent and all the three sampling stations are highly unswerving and persuasive. More over wide range of tolerance of S. alba to salinity (0.299 to 38.5 ppt) is indicative of their potentialities for inclusion in various coastal restoration activities.<#LINE#>Duke N.C., Ball M.C. and Ellison J.C. (1998).@Factors influencing biodiversity and distributional gradients in mangroves.@Global Ecology and Biogeography Letters, 7, 27–47.@Yes$Krishnamurthy K., Chaudhary A. and Untawale A.G. 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<#LINE#>Physico-chemical Composition of Grewia coriacea Mast. (Malvaceae) Fruit during ripening<#LINE#>Okiémy-@Akéli M.G.,Morabandza @C.J.,Matini @L.,EPA @C.,Attibayéba@.,Ongoka @R.P. <#LINE#>38-42<#LINE#>6.ISCA-IRJBS-2016-140.pdf<#LINE#>Department of Natural Sciences, ENS, University Marien Ngouabi, P.O. Box 69 Brazzaville, Congo@Department of Natural Sciences, ENS, University Marien Ngouabi, P.O. Box 69 Brazzaville, Congo@Laboratory of Plant Physiology, Faculty of Sciences, Marien Ngouabi University, P.O. Box 69, Brazzaville, Congo@Department of Natural Sciences, ENS, University Marien Ngouabi, P.O. Box 69 Brazzaville, Congo@Department of Exact Sciences, ENS University Marien Ngouabi, P.O. Box 69 Brazzaville, Congo@Laboratory of Plant Physiology, Faculty of Sciences, Marien Ngouabi University, P.O. Box 69, Brazzaville, Congo<#LINE#>17/11/2016<#LINE#>4/12/2016<#LINE#>The physico-chemical juice change composition of Grewia coriacea Mast. fruits during development and ripening were determined. The results of proximate analysis have showed that, the percent in water content and titratable acidity decreased with ripening. Tartaric acid level is high more than malic acid whatever the stage of development and ripening. The physical and minerals elements composition increase with development and ripening.<#LINE#>Attibayeba, Ngantsoue L., Essamambo F., Nkourissa A.C. (2007).@Changes in the chemical composition of the fruits of Grewia coriacea Mast.@falling on development and ripening, Fruit 62  369-375.@Yes$Nahar N., Rahman S. and Mosiihuzzaman M. (1990).@Analysis of carbohydrates in seven edible fruits of Bangladesh.@Journal of Science and Food Agricultura, 5 185-192.@Yes$Motom M. (1981).@Study of some tropical fruits: concept and classification.@Ph.D. Thesis 3rd cycle, University of Strasbourg, 76.@No$Makita Madzou J.P. (1978).@List of edible plants in the village of Makabana.@Copying, 2.@No$Makita-Madzou J.P. (1985).@Morphological study of plants and phytogeographical regions of edible fruits and Niari Lékoumou.@Thesis 3rd Cycle, University of Orleans, 159.@No$Youmbi E., Clair-Maczulajtys D. and Bory G. (1989).@Variation de la composition chimique des fruits de Dacryodes edulis (Don) Lam.@Fruits, 44, 149-154.@Yes$Morabandza C.J., Ongoka R.P., Matini L., Epa C., Nkounkou L.C. and Abena A.A. (2013).@Chemical composition of the mesocarp of Garcinia kola Heckel (Clusiaceae).@Fruit Research Journal of Recent Science,s 2 (1) 1-8.@Yes$Goma Malanda L. and Malonga Moundimba A.J. (2002).@Study of the evolution of photosynthetic pigments during the fruit ripening on the tree: the case of Grewia coriacea.@Memory CAPES Natural Sciences, University Marien Ngouabi, 54.@No$Attibayeba, Ngantsoue L., Massamba D. and Makoundou B. (2010).@Variation of lipids in almond during growth and ripening of the fruit of Grewia coriacea Mast.@(Tiliaceae), Delle Rivista Italiana Sostanze Grasse, Vol. LXXXVI, 63-67.@No$Anon., Flore du Congo, du Rwanda et du Burundi (1963).@Spermaphytes, Institut National des  Etudes  Agronomiques (INEAC), Bruxelles, Belgique.@undefined@No$Montana C.M., Carmen D., Esperanza T.M. and Pilar C.M. (1994).@HPLC determination of organic acids in pineapple juice and nectars.@Z. Lebensm. Unters Forsch, 198, 52-56.@Yes$Motegaonkar Manorama B. and Salunke Shridar D. (2012).@The ash and calcium content of common fruit grown in Latur district, MS, India.@Res.J.Recent Sci, 1(5), 66-68.@No$Jackson M.L. (1958).@Soil chemical analysis, Prentice Hall Inc.@Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, U.S.A.@Yes$Balla A. and Barage M. (2008).@Physico-chemical pulp and characterization of the lipid fraction of the fruit of the almond apple Cayor (Neocarya macrophylla Sabine).@Bulletin of Agricultural Research of Benin, 61, 1-6.@No$EF See, W Abdullah, W Nadiah, NA Abdul Aziz (2007).@Physico-chemical and sensory evaluation of breads supplemented with pumpkin flour.@Tropicultura, 25(2), 119-125.@Yes$Bourzeix M., Guitraud J. and Champagnol F. (1970).@Identification of the organic acids and evaluation of their respective amounts in musts and wines by chromatography and photodensitometry..@Journal of Chromatography, 50 83-91.@Yes$Zarei M., Azizi M., Bashir-Sadr Z. (2011).@Evaluation of physicochemical characteristics of pomegranate (Punica granatum L.) fruit falling on ripening.@Fruit, 66, 121-129.@Yes$Muhammad A., Dangoggo S.M., Tsate A.I., Itodo A.U., Atiku F.A. (2011).@Proximate, minerals and anti-nutritionals factors of Gardenia aqualla (Gauden dutse) fruit pulp.@Pakistan Journal of nutrition, 10(6) 577-581.@Yes
<#LINE#>Allelopathic Effects of Lantana camara on Seed Growth behaviour of Wheat (Triticum aestivum) and Mustard (Brassica campestris)<#LINE#>P.S. @Chauhan,Suman @Bhisht ,Naila@Choudhari <#LINE#>43-48<#LINE#>7.ISCA-IRJBS-2016-141.pdf<#LINE#>Tree Biology Laboratory, Department of Botany, HNBGU Campus Badsahithaul Tehri, Tehri Garhwal (UK) -249199 India@Tree Biology Laboratory, Department of Botany, HNBGU Campus Badsahithaul Tehri, Tehri Garhwal (UK) -249199 India@Tree Biology Laboratory, Department of Botany, HNBGU Campus Badsahithaul Tehri, Tehri Garhwal (UK) -249199 India<#LINE#>20/11/2016<#LINE#>7/12/2016<#LINE#>Lantana camara have been selected for present study to investigate their allelopathic effects on wheat and mustard. Seeds of the applied crops treated with different concentration of  L.camera leaf aqueous extract viz. 2%,4%,6% & 8%  and its allelopathic effects on different parameters i.e. seed germination, mortality percentage and seedling growth have been observed. Study showed that the higher concentration of L.camara leaf aqueous caused more deleterious effects and reduced the growth rate of treated seeds than the lower concentration in all the observed parameters. Lantana is a major weed with the potential to spread to all medium rainfall rangeland and agricultural areas. Lanana can produce serious allergic problem in human beings and posses a potential risk to most agricultural areas.<#LINE#>Baker H.G. (1974).@The evolution of weeds.@Annu. Rev. Ecol. Syst., 5, 1–24.@Yes$Callaway R.M. and Aschehoug E.T. (2000).@Invasive plants versus their new and old neighbours: A mechanism for exotic invasion.@Sci., 290,521–523.@Yes$Sharma S.K. and Choyal R.R. (2011).@Allelopathic effects of Lantana camara (Linn) on regeneration in Funaria hygrometrica.@Ind. Jour. of fundamental and Applied Life Sci., 1(2), 154-156.@Yes$Giles K.L. (1971).@Differentiation and regeneration in Bryophytes.@New Zealand J. Hort., 9, 689-694.@Yes$Lalfakzuala R., Kayang H. and Dkhar M.S. (2006).@Effect of fertilizers on soil microbial biomas under Legumonious cultivation.@Asian J. of Microbiology, Biotechnology and Environmental Sci., 8(3), 623-631.@No$Chopra R.S. and Kumar S.S. (1961).@Regeneration studies in Atrichum pallis.@Bulletin of Botanical Society, Sagar University 13, 65-70.@Yes$Ghisalberti E.L. (2000).@Review. Lantana camara (Verbenaceae).@Fitoterapia. 71,467-486.@Yes$Bhatt Y.D., Rawat Y.S. and Singh S.P. (1994).@Changes in ecosystem functioning after replacement of forest by Lantana shrub land in Kumaon Himalaya.@J. Veg. Sci., 5(1), 67-70.@Yes$Gentle C.B. and Duggin J.A. (1997).@Disruption of native plant-pollinator interactions by invasive species.@Biotropica, 36(2), 156-164.@No$James W., Steinsiek Lawrence R., Oliver Fred C. and Collings C. (1982).@Aallelopatic potential of wheat (Triticum aestivum) straw on selected weed species.@Weed sci., 30(5), 495-497.@Yes$OP Sharma, HPS Makkar, RK Dawra (1988).@A review of the noxious plant Lantana camara.@Toxicon 26, 975-987.@Yes$L Hedenäs (2001).@Environmental factors potentially affecting character states in Plenrocarpous mosses.@Bryologist, 104, 72-91.@Yes$R Jain, M Singh, DJ Dezman (1989).@Qualitative and quantitative characterization of Phenolic compound from Lantana (L. camara) leaves.@Weed Sci., 37, 302-307.@Yes$Saxena M.K. (2000).@Aqueous leachate of Lantana camara kills water hyacinth.@J. Chem. Ecol., 26, 2435-2447.@Yes$Labbafy M.R., Maighany F., Hejazy A., Khalaj H. and Baghestany A.M. (2009).@Study of allelopathic interaction of wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) and rye (Secale cereal L.) Using equal-agar compartment method.@Asian J. of agricultural sci., 1(2), 25-28.@Yes$Yang C.M., Lee C.N. and Chou C.H. (2002).@Effect of three allelopathic phenolics on chlorophyll accumulation of rice (Oryza sativa) seedling: 1.@Inhibition of supply orientation, institute of Botany, Academic Sinica, Nankang, Taipei, Taiwan.@Yes$Khatib A.A., Hegazy A.K. and Gala H.K. (2004).@Does allelopathy have a role in the ecology of Chenopodium murale?.@Annual Botany Fennici, 41, 37-45.@Yes
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<#LINE#>Congenital Cytomegalovirus Infection Causing severe Inclusion Diseases in Infants - Case Report from Eastern India<#LINE#>Aroni @Chatterjee,Agniswar @Sarkar,Rajendra Prasad @Chatterjee,Lopamudra @Mishra,Mala @Bhattacharya,Nilanjan @Chakraborty <#LINE#>49-51<#LINE#>8.ISCA-IRJBS-2016-139.pdf<#LINE#>ICMR Virus Unit, Kolkata, India@ICMR Virus Unit, Kolkata, India@ICMR Virus Unit, Kolkata, India@Dr. B.C. Roy post graduate institute of pediatric sciences, Kolkata, India@Dr. B.C. Roy post graduate institute of pediatric sciences, Kolkata, India@ICMR Virus Unit, Kolkata, India<#LINE#>16/11/2016<#LINE#>4/12/2016<#LINE#>India currently faces a serious challenge to antagonize the increasing number of newborn deaths owing to Human Cytomegalovirus infection every year. Here in this study we report a severe case of congenital HCMV infection causing cytomegalic inclusion disease (CID) affecting the brain and CNS in an infant admitted to the neonatal care unit. This article represents the first documented case from India ascribing the severity of symptomatic congenital HCMV infection manifesting in the form of CID and highlighting the need for improved medical resources in a lower-middle income country like India to timely diagnose and combat this dreaded virus.<#LINE#>Vanier T.M. (1960).@A case of cytomegalic inclusion disease.@Thorax., 15, 259.@Yes$Welle T.H. and Hanshaw J.B. (1962).@Virologic and clinical observations on cytomegalic inclusion disease.@N Engl J Med., 266, 1233-1244.@Yes$Chakravarty A., Kashyap B. and Rathi K. (2005).@The seroepidemiological study on cytomegalovirus in women of childbearing age with special reference to pregnancy and maternal-fetal transmission.@Indian J Pathol Microbiol., 48, 518-521.@Yes$Sheevani A., Jindal N. and Aggarwal A. (2005).@A pilot seroepidemiological study of cytomegalovirus infection in women of childbearing age.@Indian J Med Microbiol, 23, 34-36.@Yes$Boppana S.B., Pass R.F., Britt W.J., Stagno S. and Alford C.A. (1992).@Symptomatic congenital cytomegalovirus infection: neonatal morbidity and mortality.@Pediatr Infect Dis J., 11, 93–99.@Yes$Revello M.G. and Gerna G. (2002).@Diagnosis and management of human cytomegalovirus infection in the mother, fetus, and newborn infant.Clin Microbiol Rev,15,680-715@undefined@Yes$Bissinger A.L., Sinzger C., Kaiserling E. and Jahn G. (2002).@Human cytomegalovirus as a direct pathogen: correlation of multiorgan involvement and cell distribution with clinical and pathological findings in a case of congenital inclusion disease.@J Med Virol., 67, 200–206.@Yes$Cheeran M.C., Lokensgard J.R. and Schleiss M.R. (2009).@Neuropathogenesis of congenital cytomegalovirus infection: disease mechanisms and prospects for intervention.@Clin Microbiol Rev, 22(1),99-126.@Yes$Gaytant M.A., Rours G.I., Steegers E.A., Galama J.M. and Semmekrot B.A. (2003).@Congenital cytomegalovirus infection after recurrent infection: case reports and review of the literature.@Eur J Pediatr, 162, 248–253.@Yes$Bale J.F., Miner L. and Petheram S.J. (2002).@Congenital Cytomegalovirus Infection.@Curr Treat Options Neurol, 4(3), 225-230.@Yes$Peckham C., Tookey P., Logan S. and Giaquinto C. (2001).@Screening options for prevention of congenital cytomegalovirus infection.@J Med Screen, 8,119-124.@Yes