Neste estudo são descritas e ilustradas as espécies de três gêneros de desmídias (Staurastrum, Staurodesmus e Xanthidium) do lago Novo, um ambiente localizado na região dos lagos, na planície costeira do Estado do Amapá. Um total de 35 táxons foi registrado, sendo 23 do gênero Staurastrum, sete do gênero Staurodesmus e cinco do gênero Xanthidium. Todos os táxons apresentados neste trabalho constituem primeira citação para o estado do Amapá.

This study describes and sketches the species of three desmids genus (Staurastrum, Staurodesmus and Xanthidium) from Lake Novo, located in the coastal plain lake region of Amapá State. In total, 35 taxa were registered, being 23 of Staurastrum, seven of Staurodesmus and five of Xanthidium genus. These results are the first documented taxa registered in the Amapá State.

Nosocomial infections are a relevant factor in complicating the recovery of patients interned for even minor causes. In attempt to determine their origin it is crucial to consider that their origin is of an endogenous nature. Looking for an acessible expression of intestinal colonization we analyzed fecal samples from 3 separate groups of hospital patients collected after different lenghts of time. For practical reasons one group was studied prospectively and two other groups (patients hospitalized for up to 7 days and patients hospitalized for more than 7 days) were compared to one another. We looked for the emergence of tellurite resistance among Enterobacteriaceae using a selective medium. MacConkey potassium tellurite (MCPT). The frequence of prospectively studied patients with tellurite resistant strains was significantly greater after 7 days of hospitalization. For the two other groups, patients with more than 7 days of hospitalization showed a significant increase of bacterial species and of strains with new antimicrobial resistance markers. High molecular weigth plasmids were detected in some of these strains. These data show that the MCPT medium is a useful tool for the investigation of bowel colonization in hospitalized patients by drug-resistant Enterobacteriaceae.