The putative cyclooctadepsipeptide receptor depsiphilin of the canine hookworm Ancylostoma caninum.

abstract：:Artesuante (AS) is a good chemoprophylactic drug for preventing against schistosome infection, but Hua et al. recently reported that the sensitivity of AS against Schistosoma japonicum decreased after 10 years of use in China. There are at least three problems, to our knowledge, making the finding suspicious or inconc...

journal_title：Parasitology research

authors： Liu R,Dong HF,Jiang MS

更新日期：2012-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The biochemical and structural changes that occur during the conversion of Toxoplasma gondii tachyzoites to bradyzoites and the formation of tissue cyst are not well understood. Maintaining cells infected with T. gondii type II and III strains under stress conditions induces the tachyzoite-bradyzoite in vitro differen...

journal_title：Parasitology research

authors： Castro-Elizalde KN,Hernández-Contreras P,Ramírez-Flores CJ,González-Pozos S,Gómez de León CT,Mondragón-Castelán M,Mondragón-Flores R

更新日期：2018-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this study, we screened field-caught mosquitoes for presence of Dirofilaria spp. by using a polymerase chain reaction (PCR) assay. Potential occurrence of Dirofilaria repens and Dirofilaria immitis microfilariae was examined in 3,600 mosquitoes of eight species (Aedes vexans, Aedes cinereus, Aedes rossicus, Culex p...

journal_title：Parasitology research

authors： Bocková E,Rudolf I,Kočišová A,Betášová L,Venclíková K,Mendel J,Hubálek Z

更新日期：2013-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Rodents have been widely studied as intermediate hosts of Sarcocystis; however, only a few reports on these parasites in the black rat (Rattus rattus) are known. Having examined 13 black rats captured in Latvia, sarcocysts were found in skeletal muscles of two mammals and were described as Sarcocystis ratti n. sp. Und...

journal_title：Parasitology research

authors： Prakas P,Kirillova V,Gavarāne I,Grāvele E,Butkauskas D,Rudaitytė-Lukošienė E,Kirjušina M

更新日期：2019-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Filter-feeding molluscan shellfish can concentrate environmentally derived waterborne pathogens of humans, which can be utilized in the sanitary assessment of water quality. In the present study, oocysts of Cryptosporidium were detected in Bent mussels (Ischadium recurvum) at two Chesapeake Bay sites from which C. par...

journal_title：Parasitology research

authors： Graczyk TK,Fayer R,Lewis EJ,Trout JM,Farley CA

更新日期：1999-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The utility of an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay to determine the sensitization against the trematode Fasciola hepatica in horses from an endemic area (NW Spain) was assessed. Blood samples were collected from 536 horses and tested against a 2.9-kDa recombinant surface protein (FhrAPS) to estimate the presence of I...

journal_title：Parasitology research

authors： Arias MS,Piñeiro P,Hillyer GV,Francisco I,Cazapal-Monteiro CF,Suárez JL,Morrondo P,Sánchez-Andrade R,Paz-Silva A

更新日期：2012-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Biosynthesized nanoparticles have been achieved using environmentally acceptable plant extract and eco-friendly reducing and capping agents. The present study was based on assessments of the larvicidal activities to determine the efficacies of synthesized silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) using aqueous leaf extract of Vinc...

journal_title：Parasitology research

authors： Subarani S,Sabhanayakam S,Kamaraj C

更新日期：2013-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Human colonisation of New Zealand has resulted in the introduction of emerging diseases, such as avian malaria and toxoplasmosis, which arrived with their exotic avian and mammalian hosts. Plasmodium spp. and Toxoplasma gondii have a wide host range, and several species of endemic New Zealand birds have developed a fa...

journal_title：Parasitology research

authors： Mirza V,Burrows EB,Gils S,Hunter S,Gartrell BD,Howe L

更新日期：2017-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Malarial antigens on the surface of infected erythrocytes have been described by many investigators. However, few of these antigens have been unambiguously demonstrated to be exposed on the surface of erythrocytes. This study demonstrates that mild glutaraldehyde fixation results in the cytoplasmic face of the host me...

journal_title：Parasitology research

authors： Wiser MF,Faur LV,Lanners HN,Kelly M,Wilson RB

更新日期：1993-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of the present study was to assess the effect of leaf hexane and chloroform extracts of Aegle marmelos, Andrographis lineata, Andrographis paniculata, Cocculus hirsutus, Eclipta prostrata, and Tagetes erecta on repellent, ovicidal, and oviposition-deterrent activities against Culex tritaeniorhynchus Giles ...

journal_title：Parasitology research

authors： Elango G,Rahuman AA,Bagavan A,Kamaraj C,Zahir AA,Rajakumar G,Marimuthu S,Santhoshkumar T

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Molecular characterization studies on Setaria equina are limited. The present study aimed to characterize S. equina at the cytochrome c oxidase gene and to examine its phylogenetic relationships with other filarid species. Sequence analysis showed 100% nucleotide homology with an S. equina sequence from Italy (AJ54487...

journal_title：Parasitology research

authors： Devi A,Sudan V,Shanker D

更新日期：2020-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Global pollinator decline has recently been discussed in the context of honey and bumble bee infections from various pathogens including viruses, bacteria, microsporidia and mites. The microsporidian pathogens Nosema apis, Nosema ceranae and Nosema bombi may in fact be major candidates contributing to this decline. Di...

journal_title：Parasitology research

authors： Erler S,Lommatzsch S,Lattorff HM

更新日期：2012-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The emergence of resistance against most of the drugs in current use against malaria has aggravated the disease burden in endemic regions. Several plants species have been used for treatment of malaria in traditional/cultural health systems. Bergenia ciliata, used traditionally for treatment of fever by local communit...

journal_title：Parasitology research

authors： Walter NS,Bagai U,Kalia S

更新日期：2013-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We have identified the 2-Cys peroxiredoxin (Prx) from a bovine Babesia parasite, B. bovis. Prx is a recently described family of antioxidant enzymes that are highly conserved in eukaryotes and prokaryotes. B. bovis 2-Cys Prx (BbTPx-1) contained two conserved cysteine residues that corresponded to Cys47 and Cys170 of t...

journal_title：Parasitology research

authors： Tanaka M,Sakurai T,Yokoyama N,Inoue N,Kawazu S

更新日期：2009-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A majority of Kudoa spp. infects the somatic muscle of fish establishing cysts. Previously, elevated humoral responses were detected in BALB/c mice immunised with Kudoa sp. pseudocyst extracts and in BALB/c mice orally inoculated with Kudoa sp. pseudocysts, as well as the presence of anti-Kudoa sp. antibodies in human...

journal_title：Parasitology research

authors： Martínez de Velasco G,Rodero M,Cuéllar C,Chivato T,Mateos JM,Laguna R

更新日期：2008-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Anopheles beklemishevi specimens from Russia were analysed by their ITS2 ribosomal DNA sequence to amend and to specify the phylogenetic tree of the Anopheles maculipennis species complex. Surprisingly, with 638 base pairs, the ITS2 regions of all the 34 An beklemishevi specimens examined were considerably longer than...

journal_title：Parasitology research

authors： Kampen H

更新日期：2005-09-01 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：:Little information is available on the occurrence of endoparasites in pet guinea pigs (Cavia porcellus). The purpose of this study was to evaluate the prevalence of intestinal parasites in cavies kept as pets in southern Italy. Fresh fecal samples were randomly collected from 60 guinea pigs housed in pet shops or priv...

journal_title：Parasitology research

authors： d'Ovidio D,Noviello E,Ianniello D,Cringoli G,Rinaldi L

更新日期：2015-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In freshwater ecosystems, snails can significantly influence the competition between primary producers through grazing of periphyton. This activity can potentially be modified by trematodes, a large group of parasites which mostly use molluscs as the first intermediate host. Available studies, however, show contradict...

journal_title：Parasitology research

authors： Vivas Muñoz JC,Hilt S,Horák P,Knopf K

更新日期：2018-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Haematophagous leeches express a broad variety of bioactive factors that are released from the salivary gland cells into the wound of a host during feeding. Among these, hirudin is probably the best studied factor and, moreover, the only one that has successfully made the transition from nature to clinical use. Many c...

journal_title：Parasitology research

authors： Müller C,Haase M,Lemke S,Hildebrandt JP

更新日期：2017-01-01 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：:Acanthamoeba is a free-living pathogenic protozoan that is distributed in different environmental reservoirs, including lakes and soil. Pathogenic Acanthamoeba can cause severe human diseases, such as blinding keratitis and granulomatous encephalitis. Therefore, it is important to understand the pathogenic relationshi...

journal_title：Parasitology research

authors： Huang JM,Chang YT,Shih MH,Lin WC,Huang FC

更新日期：2019-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The viability of Cryptosporidium parvum oocysts ingested by Artemia franciscana metanauplii was evaluated using two fluorogenic vital dyes. There was no significant difference (p = 0.09) between the viability of oocysts maintained in saline (control) and those recovered from the digestive tract of the microcrustacean ...

journal_title：Parasitology research

authors： Méndez-Hermida F,Gómez-Couso H,Ares-Mazás E

更新日期：2007-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Chagas disease, caused by the protozoan Trypanosoma cruzi, is considered to be a multifactorial disease associated with host and parasite genetics, which influence clinical aspects of the disease and other host conditions. In order to understand better the evolution of the disease, this study intended to evaluation of...

journal_title：Parasitology research

authors： Lima APB,de Oliveira MT,Silva RR,Torres RM,Veloso VM,de Lana M,da Silva GN

更新日期：2018-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Balantidium coli is a ciliated protozoon inhabiting the colon of swine, rodents, horses, nonhuman primates and humans. In association with disease triggered by other infectious agents, B. coli may become a pathogenic opportunist. This study describes the isolation, cultivation, morphological as well as molecular chara...

journal_title：Parasitology research

authors： Nilles-Bije ML,Rivera WL

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Considering the snake venoms' pharmacological properties and chemotherapeutic potential as well as the need for new alternatives for Giardia infection treatment, the present study was carried out aiming to evaluate the in vitro effects of crude Crotalus durissus terrificus and Bothrops jararaca venoms on the growth an...

journal_title：Parasitology research

authors： Shinohara L,de Freitas SF,da Silva RJ,Guimarães S

更新日期：2006-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This report presents the results of the first faunistic study of hard ticks in Qazvin province of Iran. The primary objective was to determine the species diversity and geographic distribution of hard ticks that parasitize domestic ruminants. Information about the abiotic preferences of these species has been provided...

journal_title：Parasitology research

authors： Shemshad K,Rafinejad J,Kamali K,Piazak N,Sedaghat MM,Shemshad M,Biglarian A,Nourolahi F,Valad Beigi E,Enayati AA

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Avian blood parasites have been shown to have significant health effects on avifauna worldwide. Sri Lanka, a tropical island rich with resident and migratory birds, has not been properly evaluated for avian blood parasites or their vectors. We investigated the presence of avian haemoparasites in Sri Lankan birds and t...

journal_title：Parasitology research

authors： Chathuranga WGD,Fernando BR,Weereratne TC,Karunaratne SHPP,De Silva WAPP

更新日期：2021-01-16 00:00:00

abstract：:A clinical field trial was performed to evaluate the efficacy of imidacloprid, the active ingredient of Advantage 10% Spot-On, against natural lice infestations on dogs. Imidacloprid was highly effective against both sucking (Linognathus setosus) and biting (Trichodectes canis) lice over the 6-week period of the trial...

journal_title：Parasitology research

authors： Hanssen I,Mencke N,Asskildt H,Ewald-Hamm D,Dorn H

更新日期：1999-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this study, the larvicidal activity of an enriched fraction of the major lipophilic phenolic compounds from Hypericum carinatum Griseb. (Clusiaceae) was investigated against larvae of Aedes aegypti (Diptera: Culicidae), the main vector of dengue virus in Brazil. The larval mortality rate ranged 37.33 to 72.00 % at ...

journal_title：Parasitology research

authors： da Silva FC,de Barros FM,Prophiro JS,da Silva OS,Pereira TN,de Loreto Bordignon SA,Eifler-Lima VL,von Poser GL

更新日期：2013-06-01 00:00:00