Diniz Pereira Leite Júnior

New World Arenaviruses: Host Reservoirs, Viral Diversity and Pathogenic Mechanisms

Diniz Pereira Leite Júnior, VIVIANE KAROLINA VIVI OLIVEIRA, JOÃO PEDRO CASTOLDO PASSOS, SIRLEI FRANCK THIES, JAQUELINE APARECIDA MENEGATTI, CRISTIANE COIMBRA DE PAULA & Margareth Léa da Silva Maia · Microbiology Research Journal International · 2026

Introduction: Arenaviridae can cause diseases such as lymphocytic choriomeningitis, Lassa fever, Argentine hemorrhagic fever, Bolivian hemorrhagic fever, and Brazilian hemorrhagic fevers. Their main etiological agents are Sabiá virus, Flexal virus, Amapari virus, Juquitiba virus,...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/mrji/2026/v36i21710

Burning Season: Challenges to Conserve Biodiversity and the Critical Points of a Planet Threatened by the Danger Called Global Warming

Diniz Pereira Leite Júnior, Elisangela Santana de Oliveira Dantas, Roseli de Souza, Marcelo Henrique de Souza, Lucas Hudson Durigon Ramos, Monaliza Sehn, Valmir Silvano Siqueira, Maria Madalena de Oliveira & Anagela Maria Acel Silva · International Journal of Environment and Climate Change · 2021

Aim: Due to their biological richness and threat levels, the Cerrado and the Atlantic Forest of Brazil, along with other regions located in different parts of the planet, are identified a global hotspots and need greater attention due to the problems generated by global warming....

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ijecc/2021/v11i530409

Global Trends of Emerging Infectious Diseases and the Impacts on Biodiversity: Spillover, Diversity and the Role of Bats in Evolutionary Relationships as Zoonotic Virus Reservoirs

Diniz Pereira Leite Júnior, Elisangela Santana de Oliveira Dantas, Gisela Lara da Costa, Ronaldo Sousa Pereira, Mário Mendes Bonci, Regina Teixeira Barbieri Ramos, Rodrigo Antônio Araújo Pires, Marcia de Souza Carvalho Melhem, Paulo Anselmo Nunes Felippe & Claudete Rodrigues Paula · South Asian Journal of Research in Microbiology · 2021

Introduction: It is possible that the evolution of man is associated with manifestations of microscopic beings that have accompanied him since ancient times. Emerging infectious diseases have been warning for decades that habitat fragmentation and degradation, antropization effec...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/sajrm/2020/v8i330192

The Rise of Fungi: Evidence on the Global Scale. Old Known Silences or Mysterious Threats to the Planet

Diniz Pereira Leite Júnior, Gisela Lara da Costa, Elisangela Santana de Oliveira Dantas, Diana Costa Nascimento, Debora Moreira, Ronaldo Sousa Pereira, Regina Teixeira Barbieri Ramos, Mário Mendes Bonci, Margareth Léa da Silva Maia, Rinaldo Ferreira Gandra, Marcos Ereno Auler, Marcia de Souza Carvalho Melhem & Claudete Rodrigues Paula · Microbiology Research Journal International · 2020

Introduction: Fungi are organisms that present themselves in multicellular macroscopic and unicellular microscopic forms. They are eukaryotic, heterotrophic, reproduce asexually/sexually, cosmopolitan, achlorophyllates and are present in various climatic conditions and found in a...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/mrji/2020/v30i1030272

Ethnoichthyological Study of Biological Characteristics and Ecology (Salminus brasiliensis: Teleostei/Characiform): Importance, Status and Conservation Challenges in the Region of Mato Grosso, Brazil

Elisangela Santana de Oliveira Dantas & Diniz Pereira Leite Júnior · Asian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Research · 2021

Introduction: Salminus is a genus of ichthyofauna currently constituted by five species of migratory neotropical fish, predators, which are important in commercial, ecological and sport fishing. Aims: The article reflects the conception of fishermen about the ecological interrela...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ajfar/2020/v10i430187