Ultrastructural alterations induced by nifurtimox and another nitro derivative on epimastigotes of Trypanosoma cruzi.

abstract：:Efforts to derive a physical map of the genome of Eimeria tenella are being made to complement genetic mapping and to assist in the production of an integrated map. A large insert library of DNA from the Houghton (H) reference strain of E. tenella has been constructed in yeast artificial chromosomes (YACs). The librar...

journal_title：Parasitology research

authors： Hoogendoorn B,Toye AA,Bumstead N,Shirley MW

更新日期：1998-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Tetramicra brevifilum, a microsporidian parasite of Scophthalmus maximus, was found in Lophius budegassa for the first time. This parasite was detected in 5 of 199 hosts captured in the coastal waters of Barcelona (Northwest Mediterranean), which enlarges the geographic distribution of this microsporidian. Affected fi...

journal_title：Parasitology research

authors： Maíllo PA,Amigó JM,Baena R,Salvadó H,Gracia MP

更新日期：1998-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Head lice infestation (HLI) caused by Pediculus humanus capitis has been a public health problem worldwide. Specially designed combs are used to identify head lice, while anti-lice products are applied on the scalp for treatment. In the present study, we aimed to test whether combing only by precision detection comb (...

journal_title：Parasitology research

authors： Kurt Ö,Balcıoğlu IC,Limoncu ME,Girginkardeşler N,Arserim SK,Görgün S,Oyur T,Karakuş M,Düzyol D,Gökmen AA,Kitapçıoğlu G,Özbel Y

更新日期：2015-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Members of the Naegleria genus are free-living amoebae, and the only pathogenic specie described to date for humans is N. fowleri. However, as the complete genome of this specie has not been reported, non-pathogenic N. gruberi is employed to describe molecular pathways in N. fowleri. Regardless, certain mechanisms, su...

journal_title：Parasitology research

authors： Cárdenas-Zúñiga R,Sánchez-Monroy V,Bermúdez-Cruz RM,Rodríguez MA,Serrano-Luna J,Shibayama M

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Effectiveness of an oral combination of toltrazuril and iron dextran (Baycox(®) Iron) to maintain weaning weight by preventing coccidiosis caused by Isospora suis and iron-deficiency anaemia in neonatal piglets was investigated on three commercial pig farms with a history of coccidiosis: two in Mexico and one in Brazi...

journal_title：Parasitology research

authors： Streyl K,Carlstron J,Dantos E,Mendoza R,Islas JA,Bhushan C

更新日期：2015-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Plasmodium falciparum malaria in pregnancy is a major public health problem in sub-Saharan Africa and represents enormous diagnostic challenge. The objective of this report was to review scientific data from studies conducted in sub-Saharan Africa on the diagnosis of malaria in pregnancy within the last two decades (1...

journal_title：Parasitology research

authors： Uneke CJ

更新日期：2008-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The complex life cycle of Toxoplasma gondii involves many animal species, raising zoonotic, economic, and conservation issues. This complexity is reflected in the molecular structure of T. gondii, whose different genotypes differ in pathogenicity. Among the intermediate hosts of T. gondii, wild ungulates may be a sour...

journal_title：Parasitology research

authors： Formenti N,Gaffuri A,Trogu T,Viganò R,Ferrari N,Lanfranchi P

更新日期：2016-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Toxocariasis is a worldwide zoonotic disease caused by the ascarid nematode Toxocara canis. The most common method available for serodiagnosis of toxocariasis is an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) test using Toxocara excretory-secretory antigen (TES). The present study describes the development of IgG-ELISA ...

journal_title：Parasitology research

authors： Wickramasinghe S,Yatawara L,Nagataki M,Takamoto M,Watanabe Y,Rajapakse RP,Uda K,Suzuki T,Agatsuma T

更新日期：2008-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this paper is to disseminate, more widely, certain historically important aspects of research by O. Wilford Olsen on hookworms (Uncinaria lucasi) in northern fur seals (Callorhinus ursinus) and Steller sea lions (Eumatopias jubatus) in 1951 on St. Paul Island, Alaska. Highly meaningful facets of the res...

journal_title：Parasitology research

authors： Lyons ET

更新日期：2005-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The present work was aimed at evaluating the "in vitro" efficacy of different concentrations of thymol on engorged nymphs and females of Rhipicephalus sanguineus. The nymphs were separated in seven groups and immersed in different concentrations of thymol (0.25%, 0.5%, 1.0%, 1.5%, and 2.0%) for 5 min. A control group ...

journal_title：Parasitology research

authors： de Oliveira Monteiro CM,Daemon E,Aparecido Clemente M,Dos Santos Rosa L,Maturano R

更新日期：2009-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effect on the tegument of adult Fasciola hepatica of incubation in the sodium ionophore monensin, the Na+/K+-ATPase inhibitor ouabain and ouabain pretreatment followed by monensin has been determined in vitro by scanning and transmission electron microscopy (SEM, TEM). With monensin incubation alone (1 x 10(-6) M)...

journal_title：Parasitology research

authors： Skuce PJ,Fairweather I

更新日期：1989-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Blastocystis is an enteric protozoan parasite commonly found in humans and animals. Phylogenetic and genotypic analyses have shown that Blastocystis exhibits extreme genetic diversity, and humans are host to a number of zoonotic isolates. In the present study, the prevalence of Blastocystis in 276 stool samples from a...

journal_title：Parasitology research

authors： Wong KH,Ng GC,Lin RT,Yoshikawa H,Taylor MB,Tan KS

更新日期：2008-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Two species of Babesia were isolated from naturally infected sheep in the eastern part of Gansu province. One of the species was identified as B. ovis, while the another one seems as yet to be an unidentified Babesia species. The latter could be transmitted transovarially by Haemaphysalis longicornis. It was shown tha...

journal_title：Parasitology research

authors： Bai Q,Liu G,Liu D,Ren J,Li X

更新日期：2002-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of the present study was to investigate the acaricidal and larvicidal activity against the larvae of Haemaphysalis bispinosa Neumann (Acarina: Ixodidae) and larvae of hematophagous fly Hippobosca maculata Leach (Diptera: Hippoboscidae) and against the fourth-instar larvae of malaria vector, Anopheles steph...

journal_title：Parasitology research

authors： Jayaseelan C,Rahuman AA,Rajakumar G,Santhoshkumar T,Kirthi AV,Marimuthu S,Bagavan A,Kamaraj C,Zahir AA,Elango G,Velayutham K,Rao KV,Karthik L,Raveendran S

更新日期：2012-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Parasitological analyses are often based on invasive methodologies, involving host sacrifice, raising ethical and conservation issues. However, alternative non-invasive approaches may not be always applicable due to the location of the parasite in the host tissue or the quality and reliability of the non-invasive samp...

journal_title：Parasitology research

authors： Jorge F,Carretero MA,Roca V,Poulin R,Perera A

更新日期：2013-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The role of membrane drug-transport mechanisms in resistance to anthelmintics was examined using a flow cytometry method. This method was adapted from assays developed for the study of similar mechanisms in tumor cells. Rhodamine 123, a P-glycoprotein transport probe, associated with the reversal agent verapamil gave ...

journal_title：Parasitology research

authors： Kerboeuf D,Chambrier P,Le Vern Y,Aycardi J

更新日期：1999-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In the search of alternatives for the control of mosquitoes of medical importance, we evaluated the larvicidal activity of micronized suspensions of calcium hydroxide [Ca(OH)₂] against Aedes aegypti and Culex quinquefasciatus. Tests conducted under laboratory conditions determined a LC50 = 0.027% (LC90 = 0.096%) for A...

journal_title：Parasitology research

authors： Estrada-Aguilar A,Sánchez-Manzano RM,Martínez-Ibarra JA,Camacho AD,Márquez-Navarro A,Nogueda-Torres B

更新日期：2012-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The giant thorny-headed worm Macracanthorhynchus hirudinaceus is a zoonotic acanthocephalan species with a worldwide distribution. Its natural definitive hosts are primarily pigs and wild boars (Sus scrofa), and scarabaeid beetles serve as the intermediate host. To date, there has only been one record of this acanthoc...

journal_title：Parasitology research

authors： Kamimura K,Yonemitsu K,Maeda K,Sakaguchi S,Setsuda A,Varcasia A,Sato H

更新日期：2018-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effect of pentavalent meglumine antimoniate (glucantime) on the growth kinetics of promastigotes of 13 South American Leishmania strains isolated from patients, sylvatic reservoirs, and vectors was studied. Four of five L. (Viannia) braziliensis human isolates were obtained from drug-responsive patients and one wa...

journal_title：Parasitology research

authors： Moreira ES,Anacleto C,Petrillo-Peixoto ML

更新日期：1998-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Myiasis refers to the infestation of living humans and vertebrates with fly larvae that feed on necrotic or vital tissue of the host. Since the invasion of new fly species in Europe is currently being observed, which live obligatorily parasitically or are close relatives of such species, the aim of this study is to ob...

journal_title：Parasitology research

authors： Bernhardt V,Finkelmeier F,Verhoff MA,Amendt J

更新日期：2019-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Potent compounds do not necessarily make the best drugs in the market. Consequently, with the aim to describe tools that may be fundamental for refining the screening of candidates for animal and preclinical studies and further development, molecules of different structural classes synthesized within the frame of a br...

journal_title：Parasitology research

authors： Ponte-Sucre A,Bruhn H,Schirmeister T,Cecil A,Albert CR,Buechold C,Tischer M,Schlesinger S,Goebel T,Fuß A,Mathein D,Merget B,Sotriffer CA,Stich A,Krohne G,Engstler M,Bringmann G,Holzgrabe U

更新日期：2015-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:NADH- or NADPH-oxidase activity was cytochemically detected at the ultrastructural level during the process of interaction between Trypanosoma cruzi and activated mouse peritoneal macrophages. The reaction product, indicative of enzyme activity, was found in the portion of the plasma membrane of the macrophages to whi...

journal_title：Parasitology research

authors： de Carvalho TU,de Souza W

更新日期：1987-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Leishmania has distinct epidemiological and biological characteristics and causes a variety of clinical symptoms. To understand the genetic diversity and the phylogenetic relationships among Leishmania isolates from China, 29 Leishmania isolates from different geographic origins, vectors, and hosts were analyzed using...

journal_title：Parasitology research

authors： Wang Y,Yang Y,Wang J,Bao Y,Guan L,Gao C,Shi F

更新日期：2010-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Schizothorax o'connori and Oxygymnocypris stewartii are two endangered endemic Tibetan fishes that thrive in the Lhasa River at an average altitude over 4000 m. During artificial reproduction of endemic Tibetan fishes, the juvenile fish of S. o'connori and O. stewartii experienced mass mortality event. The causative a...

journal_title：Parasitology research

authors： Deng Q,Guo Q,Zhai Y,Wang Z,Gu Z

更新日期：2015-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Schistosomiasis seriously affects human health in tropical regions. Its prevention is more important than treatment, raising the need for effective control methods. Recently, the role of nanomaterials in medical science has been growing. The present study aimed to evaluate the potential effects of silver (Ag) and gold...

journal_title：Parasitology research

authors： Moustafa MA,Mossalem HS,Sarhan RM,Abdel-Rahman AA,Hassan EM

更新日期：2018-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To contribute to the knowledge of the role of small mammals in the transmission cycle of tegumentary leishmaniasis caused by Leishmania braziliensis, we studied the small mammal community and its temporal and spatial association with phlebotominae, as well as small mammal infection by Leishmania spp. by PCR-RFLP analy...

journal_title：Parasitology research

authors： Fernández MS,Fraschina J,Acardi S,Liotta DJ,Lestani E,Giuliani M,Busch M,Salomón OD

更新日期：2018-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The narrow Andean-Patagonian temperate rainforest strip in the west of southern South America is inhabited by two endemic species of cervids, the southern pudu (Pudu puda) and the huemul (Hippocamelus bisulcus), both cataloged as near threatened and threatened species, respectively. One of the possible causes of their...

journal_title：Parasitology research

authors： Beltrame MO,Tietze E,Pérez AE,Bellusci A,Sardella NH

更新日期：2017-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We investigated patterns of helminth infection in two closely related rodents (social Rhabdomys pumilio occurring mainly in xeric habitats and solitary R. dilectus occurring mainly in mesic habitats) at 20 localities in different biomes of South Africa and asked if between-species differences were mainly caused by dif...

journal_title：Parasitology research

authors： Spickett A,Junker K,Krasnov BR,Haukisalmi V,Matthee S

更新日期：2017-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We tested whether biogeographic patterns characteristic of species diversity and composition may also apply to community assembly by investigating geographic variation in the pattern (PSA) (aggregation versus segregation) and strength of species associations (SSA) in flea and mite communities harbored by small mammali...

journal_title：Parasitology research

authors： Krasnov BR,Shenbrot GI,Korallo-Vinarskaya NP,Vinarski MV,van der Mescht L,Warburton EM,Khokhlova IS

更新日期：2019-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Canine demodicosis is a severe and highly prevalent dermatologic disease in dogs. Pet dogs can be affected by three recognized Demodex species that can produce clinical effects. In this paper, three morphological types of Demodex mites have been isolated from Spanish dogs. A complete morphobiometrical study of each on...

journal_title：Parasitology research

authors： de Rojas M,Riazzo C,Callejón R,Guevara D,Cutillas C

更新日期：2012-11-01 00:00:00