ARCHIVES OF BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES
Vol. 66, No. 1, 2014

CONTENTS


Scientific Papers

 

Dragoslava Radin

New trends in food– and waterborne viral outbreaks ...................................................................................................................1

 

Vera Gusman, Deana Medić, Zora Jelesić, Mira Mihajlović-Ukropina, Vesna Milošević, and Anika Považan

Listeria monocytogenes isolated in ready-to-eat food in South Bačka region of Vojvodina, Serbia ................................. 11

 

Zorica Radulović, Dušanka Paunović, Milica Petrušić, N. Mirković, Jelena Miočinović, D. Kekuš,

and D. Obradović

The application of autochthonous potential of probiotic Lactobacillus plantarum 564 in fish oil fortified

yoghurt production ......................................................................................................................................................................... 15

 

S. Tasić, M. Kojić, D. Obradović, Z. Golubović and Irena Tasić

This article has been corrected.
Link to the correction: 10.2298/ABS151023125E

Molecular and biochemical characterization of Pseudomonas putida isolated from bottled uncarbonated

mineral drinking water ..................................................................................................................................................................... 23

 

A. Patić, V. Milošević, I. Hrnjaković-Cvetković, V. Petrović, Z. Šeguljev, S. Stefan-Mikić, G. Kovačević,

J. Radovanov, I. Elez, A, Jovanović-Galović, and M. Đilas

Viral gastrointestinal syndrome in our enviroment .................................................................................................................... 29

 

I. Hrnjaković-Petrović, V. Milošević, V. Petrović, G. Kovačević, J. Radovanov, D. Cvjetković, A. Patić, I. Elez,

S. Stefan-Mikić, T. Petrović, S. Lazić, A. Jovanović-Galović, and D. Petrić

West Nile virus infection in humans and other vertebrates ..................................................................................................... 37

 

J. Radovanov, V. Milošević, I. Hrnjaković, V. Petrović, M. Ristić, I. Elez, T. Petrović, S. Stefan-Mikić, A. Patić,

A. Jovanović-Galović, and M. Đilas

Influenza A and B viruses in the population of Vojvodina, Serbia ......................................................................................... 43

 

G. Kovačević, V. Milošević, I. Hrnjaković-Cvjetković, V. Petrović, S. Stefan-Mikić, J. Radovanov,

A. Jovanović-Galović, A. Patić, and I. Elez

Significance of molecular diagnostics in human papiloma virus (HPV) determination ......................................................... 51

 

Sandra Stefan-Mikić, Vedrana Petrić, S. Sević, Ivana Hrnjaković-Cvjetković, Vesna Milošević, and Zora Jelesić

Clostridium difficile-associated diarrhea in Clinical Center of Vojvodina, Serbia in the period from 2008 to 2012.......... 57

 

Jelena Miočinović, Zorica Radulović, Dušanka Paunović, Zorana Miloradović, G. Trpković,

Mira Radovanović, and P. Puđa

Properties of low-fat ultra-filtered cheeses produced with probiotic bacteria ....................................................................... 65

 

Gordana Bojić, Vesna Milošević, Vera Gusman, Anika Považan, and Maja Stojanović

The contribution of gut microflora to Paracetamol metabolism................................................................................................. 75

 

Anika Považan, Anka Vukelić, Tatjana Kurucin, Mirjana Hadnađev, Vesna Milošević, and Vera Gusman

Non-susceptibility trends among methicillin-resistant coagulase-negative staphylococci isolated from

blood cultures .................................................................................................................................................................................. 79

 

Ivana Ćirković, Slobodanka Đukić, Biljana Carević, Nataša Mazić, Vesna Mioljević, and S. Stepanović

Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus nasal carriage among hospitalized patients and healthcare

workers in the Clinical Center of Serbia......................................................................................................................................... 87

 

Ina Gajić, Vera Mijač, Nataša Opavski, Maja Stanojević, Ivana Lazarević, Aleksandra Šmitran,

Mirjana Hadnađev, and L. Ranin

Distribution of macrolide-resistant genes among isolates of macrolide-resistant Streptococcus pyogenes

and Streptococcus pneumoniae in Serbia.................................................................................................................................... 93

 

Mirjana Hadnađev, Ina Gajić, Vera Mijač, Tatjana Kurucin, Anika Považan, Aleksandra Vulin,

and Nataša Opavski

Phenotypes and genotypes of macrolide-resistant Streptococcus pneumoniae in Serbia ................................................. 99

 

Tatjana Plješa, Qiushui He, Gordana Dakić, Mirjana Vignjević-Krastavčević, Nevenka Miković,

and Ivana Ćirković

Changes in genetic diversity of the Bordetella pertussis population in Serbia between 1953 and 2011.......................... 107

 

Zorica Vasiljević, B. Jovčić, Ivana Ćirković, and Slobodanka Đukić

Is there any difference in biofilm production among different genotypes of Pseudomonas aeruginosa?...................... 117

 

Jovana Vunduk, Anita Klaus, Maja Kozarski, R. Đorđević, Lj. Jovanović, and M. Nikšić

Zeolites as possible biofortifiers in Maitake cultivation ......................................................................................................... 123

 

Aleksandra Jovanović-Galović, Vesna Milošević, Ivana Hrnjaković-Cvjetković, Gordana Kovačević,

Jelena Radovanov, Ivana Elez, and Aleksandra Patić

Toxoplasmosis in children of South Bačka Region, Serbia: a new light in the public health perspective........................ 131

 

Jelena Jovičić Petrović, Gordana Danilović, Nataša Ćurčić, Mira Milinković, Nataša Stošić, Dejana Panković,

and Vera Raičević

Copper tolerance of Trichoderma species ................................................................................................................................ 137

 

Verica Milošević, Danijela Todorović, Branka Šošić-Jurjević, Ivana Medigović, Jasmina Pantelić,

Gordana Ušćebrka, and V. Ajdžanović

The effects of estradiol and human chorionic gonadotropin on ACTH cells in peripubertal female rats:

a histological and stereological study ....................................................................................................................................... 143

 

Ana Parabucki, Danijela Savić, Danijela Laketa, Sanja Peković, Mirjana Stojiljković, Nadežda Nedeljković,

and Ivana Bjelobaba

Expression of major ectonucleotidases after cortical stab brain injury in rats: real-time PCR study................................. 149

 

Ionela Lacramioara Serban, Mihai Hogas, Alin Ciobica, Romeo Dobrin, and Florin Petrariu

The effects of chronic manganese administration on blood pressure in rats ...................................................................... 157

 

Ksenija Jakovljević, Nevena Kuzmanović, Snežana Vukojičić, and D. Lakušić

Leaf anatomical variation in Cephalaria laevigata (Dipsacaceae) under different ecological conditions ..................... 161

 

Hongqi Liu, Li Yan, and Deqian Sha

Cografts of artificial dermis matrix and autogenetic split thickness of repaired skin in severe hand wounds

in patients with deep burns .......................................................................................................................................................... 173

 

Amarela Terzić-Vidojević, Sanja Mihajlović, Gordana Uzelac, Nataša Golić, Đ. Fira, M. Kojić,

and Lj. Topisirović

Identification and characterization of lactic acid bacteria isolated from artisanal white brined Golija

cow’s milk cheeses......................................................................................................................................................................... 179

 

Snežana Jovanović-Ćupić, S. Glišić, M. Stanojević, N. Vasiljević, T. Bojić-Milinović, A. Božović,

and B. Dimitrijević

Response factors to pegylated interferon-alfa/ribavirin treatment in chronic hepatitis C patients genotype 1B........... 193

 

J. Csiky, Dragica Purger, and Jelena Blaženčić

New occurrence and distribution of Nitella hyalina (DC.) Agardh (Characeae) and the first report on

Nitelletum hyalinae Corillion, 1957, in Croatia.......................................................................................................................... 203

 

Marcin Woch and Magdalena Hawryluk

Flora of xerothermic sites of the Zachodniowołyńska Dolina Bugu special area of conservation

(eastern Poland): the influence of habitat on rare grassland species .................................................................................... 209

 

J. Jovanović, D. Jeremić, B. Jovanović, Maja Vulović, P. Sazdanović, Maja Sazdanović, Neda Ognjanović,

D. Stojadinović, Katarina Jeremić, N. Marković, and Ivana Živanović-Mačužić

Nasal morphological characteristics of the Serbian population ............................................................................................. 227

 

Neda Ognjanović, D. Jeremić, Ivana Živanović-Mačužić, Maja Sazdanović, P. Sazdanović, Irena Tanasković,

J. Jovanović, R. Popović, R. Vojinović, B. Milošević, M. Milosavljević, D. Stojadinović,

J. Toševski, and Maja Vulović

MDCT angiography of anatomical variation of the coeliac trunk and superior mesenteric artery ................................... 233

 

Anastasia Papastefanou, E. Balafas, S. Đurašević, and N. Kostomitsopoulos

A simple method of endotracheal intubation in mice ............................................................................................................... 241

 

Zorica Jovanović

Antioxidative defense mechanisms in the aging brain ............................................................................................................ 245

 

Matilda Đukić, Danijela Đunisijević-Bojović, and Slađana Samuilov

The influence of cadmium and lead on Ulmus pumila L. seed germination and early seedlings growth......................... 253

 

Maja Miletić, S. Mojsilović, Ivana Okić-Đorđević, Tamara Kukolj, Aleksandra Jauković, J. F. Santibanez,

Gordana Jovčić, and Diana Bugarski

Mesenchymal stem cells isolated from human periodontal ligament .................................................................................... 261

 

Ana A. Čučulović, Mirjana S. Pavlović, Jelena J. Savović, and D. S. Veselinović

Desorption of metals from Cetraria islandica (L.) Ach. lichen using solutions simulating acid rain ............................. 273

 

Tanja Dodoš, Jelena Aleksić, N. Rajčević, and P. D. Marin

Cost-effective method for DNA isolation from Satureja species (Lamiaceae) .................................................................... 285

 

S. Eremija, M. Knežević, and Marijana Kapović

Soils of the mycological reserve on Lisina mountain in the Republic of Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina .................... 299

 

Ana Alimpić, Mariana Oaldje, V. Matevski, P. D. Marin, and Sonja Duletić-Laušević

Antioxidant activity, total phenolic and flavonoid contents of Salvia amplexicaulis Lam. extracts .............................. 307

 

Lingjiao Wu, Shaohua Chen, Yu Zhang, and Hongming Pan

The effect of low concentrations of ethanol on gastric adenocarcinoma cell lines ............................................................ 317

 

Dong-Un Lee, Hye Min Kim, Dong Gu Lee, Seong-Ho Jeon, Jung-Jong Lee, and Sanghyun Lee

Effects of thermal treatments on the stability of trans-resveratrol and yeast inactivation in

trans-resveratrol-amplified grape juice ...................................................................................................................................... 323

 

Danijela Miljković, S. Avramov, Vukica Vujić, L. Rubinjoni, Nataša Barišić Klisarić, U. Živković,

and A. Tarasjev

Lead and nickel accumulation in Iris pumila: consideration of its usefulness as a potential bioindicator

in the natural protected area of Deliblato sands, Serbia .......................................................................................................... 331

 

I. Barliba, and S. Tita

Important bioindicators for health management in Romania .................................................................................................. 337

 

Ionela Lacramioara Serban, Cristina Toarba, Simona Hogas, A. Covic, A. Ciobica, Roxana Chirita,

and Mariana Graur

The relevance of body mass index in the cognitive status of diabetic patients with

different alcohol-drinking patterns ............................................................................................................................................. 347

 

Marina Đelić, Sanja Mazić, Jasna Tepšić, D. Nešić, Biljana Lazović, D. Radovanović,

Mirjana Šumarac-Dumanović, and D. Micić

Effect of acute exercise on serum growth hormone and fatty acid levels in elite male waterpolo players ...................... 355

 

B. P. M. Ćurčić, T. Rađa, R. N. Dimitrijević, S. B. Ćurčić, S. E. Makarov, D. Ž. Antić, and B. S. Ilić

A new pseudoscorpion from Bosnia: Roncus bosniensis n. sp. (Neobisiidae, Pseudoscorpiones)................................. 363

 

B. P. M. Ćurčić, R. N. Dimitrijević, V. T. Tomić, S. E. Makarov, Nina B. Ćurčić, and S. B. Ćurčić

Biodiversity of Roncus L. Koch in Montenegro – Roncus teutae n. sp. from Mt. Orjen

(Neobisiidae, Pseudoscorpiones)................................................................................................................................................ 369

 

B. P. M. Ćurčić, T. Rađa, R. N. Dimitrijević, S. B. Ćurčić, Nina B. Ćurčić, and S. E. Makarov

On two new cave species of pseudoscorpions (Neobisiidae, Pseudoscorpiones) from Herzegovina and Dalmatia..... 377

 

Tatjana Lj. Sekulić, Lj. V. Vujisić, B. P. M. Ćurčić, B. M. Mandić, D. Ž. Antić, Snežana S. Trifunović,

D. M. Gođevac, Vlatka E. Vajs, V. T. Tomić, and S. E. Makarov

Quinones and non-quinones from the defensive secretion of Unciger transsilvanicus (Verhoeff, 1899)

(Diplopoda, Julida, Julidae), from Serbia ................................................................................................................................... 385

 

M. Pogačnik, D. Žnidarčič, and Jelka Strgar

A school garden in biotechnical education .............................................................................................................................. 393

 

Ksenija Mileski, Ana Džamić, Ana Ćirić, Slavica Grujić, M. Ristić, V. Matevski, and P. D. Marin

Radical scavenging and antimicrobial activity of essential oil and extracts of

Echinophora sibthorpiana Guss. from Macedonia..................................................................................................................401

 

S. B. Ćurčić, Maja D. Vrbica, D. Ž. Antić, Đ. Marković, M. Petković, and B. P. M. Ćurčić

Three new cave-dwelling trechine ground beetles from Eastern and Southeastern Serbia

(Coleoptera: Carabidae: Trechini) ............................................................................................................................................... 415

 

Biserka Vukomanović-Đurđević, Gordana Basta-Jovanović, N. Baletić, Milica Berisavac, D. Nenadić,

and A. Perić

Significance of survivin immunoreactivity and morphometric analysis of HPV-induced cervical dysplasia ................. 429

 

B. P. M. Ćurčić, T. Rađa, R. N. Dimitrijević, S. B. Ćurčić, Nina B. Ćurčić, S. E. Makarov, and B. S. Ilić

Microchthonius kasteli n. sp. (Chthoniidae, Pseudoscorpiones) - a new cave false scorpion from

Croatia (Dalmatia) .......................................................................................................................................................................... 437

 

Book Review

 

D. Nikolić

A new SASA monograph „Anthropogenetic homozygosity and adaptive variability: HRC-test in studies

of human populations” ................................................................................................................................................................ 445

 

In Memoriam

 

P. Simonović and A. Apostolou

Milen Vassilev (1958 - 2013) – a tribute...................................................................................................................................... 447