Luiz Roberto Tommasi
Luiz Roberto Tommasi, Brazilian oceanographer (São Paulo 30 April 1931 – São Paulo 05 May 2023) With K. Silberschmidt obtained the transmission of a Malvaceae plants vírus to a Solanaceae plant (1957) DESCRIBED VALID MARINE TAXA Echinodermata Genus Nudamphiura 1965 Species Amphilepis nuda 1976 Amphilepis teodorae 1974 with Abreu Amphioplus (Amphioplus) brasiliensis 1970 Amphioplus fapespae 1969 Amphioplus lucyae 1971 Amphioplus mathildae 1974 with Abreu Amphiura deichmanni 1965 Amphiura iraciae 1976 with Oliveira Amphiura rosae 1976 with Oliveira Anthophiura dilatata 1976 Astropyga nuptialis 1958 Gymnophiura concava 1976 Nudamphiura carvalhoi 1965 Ophiacantha brasiliensis 1974 with Abreu Ophiacantha savagica 1976 Ophioderma besnardi 1970 Ophioderma divae 1971 Ophioleptoplax brasiliana 1974 with Abreu Ophiomastus bulufonica 1976 Ophiomastus satelitae 1974 with Abreu Ophiomastus tuberculata 1976 Ophiomusium anaelisae 1974 with Abreu Ophiothamnus dupla 1976 Ophiothrix ailsae 1970 Ophiothrix trindanensis 1970 Psolus marcusi 1971 Psolus vitoriae 1971 Thandarum manoelina 1971 Theodoria madseni 1976 Thyone montoucheti 1971 Thyone pawsoni 1972 Subspecies Holothuria (Vaneyothuria) lentiginosa brasiliensis 1976 with Oliveira Pisces Leptocephalus humbermariorum 1960 Pogonophora Siboglium besnardi 1970 Siboglium nonatoi 1970
Luiz Rachid Trabulsi
Luiz Rachid Trabulsi, Brazilian microbiologist (Vargem Grande, Maranhão State 18 August 1927 – São Paulo 05 June 2005) Internationally recognized as expert on Enterobacteriae ACHIEVEMENTS Methods/Discoveries Developed Trabulsi-Ewing Sodium Acetate Agar With W.H. Ewing. Sodium acetate medium for the differentiation of Shigella and Escherichia cultures. Pub. Health Lab. 20:137-40, 1962 Developed other culture media With M.R.F. Toledo & C.F. Fontes. Uma modificação do meio de Rugai e Araújo para a realização simultânea dos testes de produção de gás a partir de glicose, H2S, uréase e triptofano desaminase. Rev. Microbiol. 13:309-15, 1982 With M.R.F. Toledo & C.F. Fontes. Um meio para a realização dos testes de motilidade, indol e lisina descarboxilase. Rev. Microbiol. 13:230-5, 1982 With Heriberto J. Fernandez first demonstrated that Campylobacter jejuni could be toxigenic With H. Fernandez, U. Fagundes Neto, F. Fernandes & M.A. Pedra. Culture supernatants of Campylobacter jejuni induce a secretory response in jejunal segments of adult rats. Infect. Immun. 40:42931, 1983 With H. Fernandez, M.R.F. Toledo & U. Fagundes Neto. Aislamiento de Campylobacter jejuni em niños com diarrea aguda y controles sanos. Rev. Med. Chile 112:238-41, 1984 Demonstrated that diagnosis of intestinal infection caused by enteropathogenic Escherichia coli may be accomplished via immunofluorescence With M. C. Sampaio developed a vaccine for acute diarrhea (2000s) New serotypes Demonstrated that Salmonella pullorum and Salmonella gallinarum must be regarded as distinct serotypes With P. R. Edwards. The differentiation of Salmonella pullorum and Salmonella gallinarum by biochemical methods. Cornell Vet. 52:563-9, 1962 With A.F. Pestana, A. Campedelli Filho & C. Troice. Isolation of three new serotypes of Erysipelothrix rhusilopathiae. Rev. Microbiol. 2, 1970 With J.A. Serrano, M.R. F. Toledo & M.E. Zuliani described various serotypes of enteroinvasive Escherichia coli With R.J. Gross, L.V. Thomas, T. Cheasty, N.P. Day, B. Rowe & M.R.F. Toledo. Enterotoxigenic and enteroinvasive Escherichia coli strains belonging to a new O group, O167. J. Clin. Microbiol. 17:521-3, 1983 With Maria Elisa Juliani & José Antonio Serrano. On two new enterobacteria pathogenic to the guinea pig eye (cultures 185T-64 and 193T-64). Rev. Inst. Med. Trop. s. Paulo 7(4):241-6, 1965 With Maria Regina Ferraz Fernandes. A new Escherichia coli serotype causing experimental keratoconjuctivitis in the guinea pig (culture 412-DEC-1966) (Preliminary report). Rev. Inst. Med. trop. S. Paulo 9(1):62, 1967 MEMBERSHIP General Society for Microbiology (1970-8) New York Academy of Sciences (1971-6; 1992-) HONORS Trabulsiella McWhorter, Haddock, Nocon, Steigerwalt, Brenner, Aleksic, Bockemühl & Farmer 1991 (Enterobacteria)
Leandro Maués Tocantins
Leandro Maués Tocantins, Brazilian haematologist in United States (Belém 08 January 1901 –Philadelphia, Delaware, Pennsylvannia 22 March 1963) Enunciated the hypothesis of inhibitor excess as cause of haemostatic malformation in haemophilia Demonstrated that blood and many fluids may be injected into general circulation under large quantities via bone marrow EPONYMY Tocantins technique or method for administering fluids via bone marrow (1936) Tocantins technique for platelet counting Tocantins method for clot retraction time Jones-Tocantins test for capillary resistance With Harold W. Jones. A simple test for capillary resistance: the “flicking” test. Amer. J. Med. Sci. 185:535, 1933
Lauro Travassos
Lauro Travassos, Brazilian helminthologist and entomologist (Angra dos Reis, Rio de Janeiro State 02 July 1890 – Rio de Janeiro 20 March 1970) Recognized as one of the world’s foremost helminthologists in his day Authored over 537 scientific works being 436 papers (314 helminthology & 122 entomology) Introduced innovations in research methodology of helminthology and entomology Developed a liquid for keeping inner structures of Lepidoptera and other pin mounted arthropods (1950) Eponym of Travassos fixative solution for helminths First to report of a case of feline dirofilariasis independently of Riley (1922) Notas helminthologicas. Brazil Medico 35(2-6):67, 1921 DESCRIBED (may be incomplete) Trematoda Genera 91 Trematoda Genera 61 Acanthocephala Genera Hamania 1915 Lueheia 1921 Micracanthorhynchus 1917 Moniliformis 1915 Oligacanthorhynchus 1915 Oncicola 1916 Pardalis 1917 Polyacanthorhynchus 1920 Lepidoptera Family Disschematidae 1951 with Travassos Filho Genera Adelowalkeria 1940 with May Almeidaia 1937 Actiarpia 1951 Arpiella 1958 Ciattia 1965 with Noronha Citioica 1965 with Noronha Dacunju 1965 with Noronha Euceriodes 1961 Gabi 1965 with Noronha Kanzia 1965 with Noronha Lepidoiticicia 1958 Lepidokirbyia 1944 Lepidoneiva 1940 Lepidozikania 1949 Oiticella 1965 Pseudotessellarctia 1949 Rhina 1954 Xanthoarctia 1951 Species (Helminths) At least 283 HONORS Genera Travassosula Michener 1949 (Lepidoptera) Travassocoris Wygodzinsky 1947 (Hemiptera) Prototravassosia Artigas & Unti 1938 (Protozoa: Ciliata) Travtrema Pereira 1929 (Trematoda) Travassostrema Rebecq 1962 (Trematoda) Laurotanypus Oliveira, Messias & Silva Vasconcelos 1992 (Diptera) Travassophora Borgmeier 1938 (Diptera) Nematoda Travassosinema Rao 1958 Lauroia Proença 1938 Lauronema Almeida 1938 Laurostrongylus Durette-Desset & Chabaud 1992 Trichotravassosia Lent & Freitas 1938 Traklosia Bernard & Phillips 2015 Travnema Pereira 1938 Travassosius Khalil 1922 Travassostrongylus Orloff 1933 Travassosnema Costa, Moreira & Oliveira 1991 Travassosascaris Sprent 1978 Travassallodapa López-Neyra 1945 Travassozolaimus Vigueras 1938 Subgenera Travanyssus Castro 1948 (Acari) Travassosisca Lopes 1992 (Diptera) HONOURS Prix D’Esportes, Academie de Medecine de Paris (1944)
Lauro Akira Takata
Lauro Akira Takata, Brazilian mining engineer (? – Araxá, Minas Gerais State 24 July 2014) From Japanese descent Held many patents on barite concentrating processes, ultrathin apatite and processes for fertilizers production PATENTS (incomplete list) With S.E. de Rezende, J.S. Martins & E. Matiolo. Process for obtaining apatite concentrates by froth flotation. USPTO 20130200182 With S.E. de Rezende, J.S. Martins & E. Matiolo. Process for obtaining apatite concentrates by flotation (Bunge/Fosfertil process) USPTO20120087850 With N.T. Shimabukuro. Processo para obtenção de concentrados de apatita PI0504210-0 (2005) With R. Ribeiro, R.M. Silva, R.G. Resende & C.A. Cruz. PI BR 8606,088 (1986) With R. Ribeiro, R.M. Silva & C.A. Cruz. Processo para aglomeração de fosfatos PI8503031-7 (1985) With R. Ribeiro & R.M. Silva. Processo para fabricação de fertilizante fosfatado por fusão PI8306554-7 (1984) With R. Ribeiro, M.T. Vianna & O.G. Ordoñez Carrasco. Processo e dispositivo para amostragem de partículas sólidas em suspensão em meio líquido e emulsões PI8401691-4 (1984) Processo para preparação de um fertilizante fosfatado em suspensão estável em meio líquido (1981)
Krishna Kant Tiwari
Krishna Kant Tiwari, Indian carcinologist (01 October 1922 – DESCRIBED NEW TAXA Crustacea Genera Nichollsia 1950 with Chopra Sewellestheria 1966 Species Alpheopsis vietnamensis 1964 Alpheus serenei 1963 Branchinella biswasi 1958 Caenestheria misrai 1959 Caenestheria roonwali 1959 Caridina chauhani 1949 with Chopra Caridina natarajani 1969 with Pillai Caridina prashadi 1971 with Pillai Cloridopsis bengalensis 1952 with Biswas Eocyzicus pellucidus 1962 Idusa malayi 1953 Leptestheria biswasi 1965 Leptestheria jaisaimerensis 1959 Macrobrachium andamanicum 1952 Macrobrachium assamense 1958 Macrobrachium banjarae 1958 Macrobrachium cacharense 1952 Macrobrachium canarae 1955 Macrobrachium hendersodayanum 1952 Macrobrachium hirsutimanus 1952 Macrobrachium kempi 1949 Macrobrachium kistnense 1952 Macrobrachium manipurense 1952 Macrobrachium peguensis 1952 Macrobrachium platyrostris 1952 Macrobrachium rogersi 1952 Macrobrachium siwalikense 1952 Macrobrachium villosimanus 1949 Nichollsia kashiense 1950 with Chopra Nichollsia menoni 1955 Sewellestheria sambharensis 1966 Squilla costata 1952 with Biswas Fossil Genus Kapurdia 1969 (Pisces) Species Kapurdia bhargavai 1969 (Pisces) Nuculana prashadi 1966 (Mollusca) Penaeus barmerensis 1963 (Crustacea) Penaeus glaessneri 1963 (Crustacea) Reptilia Valid Species (with Biswas 1973) Broncochela danieli Dendrelaphis humayuni HONORS (Crustacea) Tiwaripotamon Bott 1970 Neotiwaripotamon Dai & Naiyanetr 1994 Krishnamon Pati, Yeo & Ng 2020