Genetic characterization of the causative agent of besnoitiosis in goats in Iran on the basis of internal transcribed spacer rDNA and its comparison with Besnoitia species of other hosts.

abstract：:A human homologue of high mobility group box 1 (HMGB1) protein was cloned and characterized from the human filarial parasites Wuchereria bancrofti and Brugia malayi. Sequence analysis showed that W. bancrofti HMGB1 (WbHMGB1) and B. malayi HMGB1 (BmHMGB1) proteins share 99 % sequence identity. Filarial HMGB1 showed typ...

journal_title：Parasitology research

authors： Thirugnanam S,Munirathinam G,Veerapathran A,Dakshinamoorthy G,Reddy MV,Ramaswamy K

更新日期：2012-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Maturation of trematode larval stages is expected to be temporally and spatially adapted to maximise the encounter with the adequate downstream host, i.e. the host, which will be infected by this parasite stage. Since studies on intramolluscan parasite maturation are scarce but important in the context of parasite tra...

journal_title：Parasitology research

authors： Born-Torrijos A,Raga JA,Holzer AS

更新日期：2016-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A novel microsporidial disease was documented in two ornamental fish species, black tetra Gymnocorymbus ternetzi Boulenger 1895 and cardinal tetra Paracheirodon axelrodi Schultz 1956. The non-xenoma-forming microsporidium occurred diffusely in most internal organs and the gill, thus referring to the condition as tetra...

journal_title：Parasitology research

authors： Lovy J,Yanong RPE,Stilwell JM,Waltzek TB,Shelley JP,Pouder DB,Wolf JC,Camus AC

更新日期：2021-01-08 00:00:00

abstract：:Feasibility of implementing a DEC-fortified (DEC at 0.2% w/w and iodine) salt strategy to hasten elimination of diurnally sub-periodic Wuchereria bancrofti (DspWB) from the lone foci in Nancowry islands, Nicobar district, India, was assessed. This is a two-arm community-based study: one arm (12 villages, population 29...

journal_title：Parasitology research

authors： Shriram AN,Premkumar A,Krishnamoorthy K,De A,Paul SK,Subramanian S,Vijayachari P,Jambulingam P

更新日期：2020-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Among the topics related to invasion science, the least studied are parasite co-introduction and spillback. This leads to an uncertainty in invasion ecology theories and applications to management. Therefore, the present study brings a systematic review of published information on the metazoan parasite fauna of Microp...

journal_title：Parasitology research

authors： Costa APL,Takemoto RM,Vitule JRS

更新日期：2018-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Two hundred forty feral domestic cats trapped between 2004 and 2008 in the city centre and the suburb districts of Dubai, as well as in desert biotopes, were subjected to a complete parasitological dissection. The established parasite fauna consisted of Cystoisospora felis (12.9%), Cystoisospora rivolta (9.2%), Toxopl...

journal_title：Parasitology research

authors： Schuster RK,Thomas K,Sivakumar S,O'Donovan D

更新日期：2009-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Spermiogenesis of the monozoic cestode Khawia armeniaca (Cholodkovski, 1915), a parasite of Capoeta capoeta sevangi (De Filippi, 1865) (Pisces: Cyprinidae), has been investigated by means of transmission electron microscopy for the first time. The present results show that the type of spermiogenesis in K. armeniaca sh...

journal_title：Parasitology research

authors： Brunanská M,Poddubnaya LG

更新日期：2006-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Angiostrongylus vasorum is a metastrongyloid nematode that may cause cardiopulmonary disease, neurological signs and coagulopathies in dogs. The parasite has an indirect life cycle with molluscs as intermediate hosts, in which the infective third larval stage develops. Recently, A. vasorum has been repeatedly reported...

journal_title：Parasitology research

authors： Hurníková Z,Miterpáková M,Mandelík R

更新日期：2013-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this study was to investigate the in vitro and in vivo efficacies of chemotherapy employing albendazole liposome (L-ABZ), Huaier aqueous extract, and a Huaier aqueous extract/L-ABZ combination against Echinococcus granulosus. Protoscolices of E. granulosus were incubated in vitro with the two drugs, either ...

journal_title：Parasitology research

authors： Lv H,Jiang Y,Liao M,Sun H,Zhang S,Peng X

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A key challenge in the successful treatment of Acanthamoeba infections is its ability to transform into a dormant cyst form that is resistant to physiological conditions and pharmacological therapies, resulting in recurrent infections. The carbohydrate linkage analysis of cyst walls of Acanthamoeba castellanii showed ...

journal_title：Parasitology research

authors： Aqeel Y,Siddiqui R,Khan NA

更新日期：2013-03-01 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：:Isometamidium chloride (ISM) is an effective trypanocide with curative and prophylactive activity in husbandry animals. The mode of action of ISM against pathogenic trypanosomes is not fully understood, but there is evidence in the literature that kinetoplastic topoisomerase type II is selectively inhibited by the dru...

journal_title：Parasitology research

authors： Kaminsky R,Schmid C,Lun ZR

更新日期：1997-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In the present study, Diplectanum laubieri was redescribed from material obtained from wild and cultured fish. The population dynamics of D. aequans and D. laubieri under culture conditions was studied. The prevalence and mean intensity (average number of worms per parasitized fish) were 80.64% and 112 for D. aequans ...

journal_title：Parasitology research

authors： González-Lanza C,Alvarez-Pellitero P,Sitjá-Bobadilla A

更新日期：1991-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this paper was to investigate the component communities of parasites in Chaetobranchopsis orbicularis from a tributary of the Amazon River system, in Northern Brazil. In 32 fish examined, 902,551 parasites were collected, including Ichthyophthirius multifiliis, Piscinoodinium pillulare, Sciadicleithrum geop...

journal_title：Parasitology research

authors： Tavares-Dias M,Oliveira MSB

更新日期：2017-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sarcophagids are a large family of Diptera, with a worldwide distribution. They are related to decomposing organic matter and are very interesting for health science and in forensic cases since many species produce myiasis and occur in human corpses. This family is considered difficult to study, particularly with rega...

journal_title：Parasitology research

authors： Paños-Nicolás Á,Arnaldos MI,García MD,Ubero-Pascal N

更新日期：2015-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The agar-gel migration technique has previously been described, however, aspects regarding the effect of timing on worm migration needed further scrutiny. In the first experiment, pigs inoculated with Oesophagostomum dentatum were slaughtered simultaneously and their intestines stored at 21-23 degrees C until processe...

journal_title：Parasitology research

authors： Nosal P,Christensen CM,Nansen P

更新日期：1998-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A small type of Cryptosporidium oocysts was isolated from a naturally infected cat and its biological nature was investigated. In cats experimentally inoculated with Cryptosporidium oocysts, long-lasting shedding of the oocysts occurred after a prepatent period of 8-10 days, and a number of peaks of oocyst count appea...

journal_title：Parasitology research

authors： Asahi H,Koyama T,Arai H,Funakoshi Y,Yamaura H,Shirasaka R,Okutomi K

更新日期：1991-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Blastocystis sp. is a common intestinal parasite. To date, there have been sporadic and scanty studies on Blastocystis sp. carried out in rural communities in Nepal. We surveyed the prevalence of Blastocystis sp. and its possible associated risk factors, and reported the predominant Blastocystis sp. subtype in two rur...

journal_title：Parasitology research

authors： Lee IL,Tan TC,Tan PC,Nanthiney DR,Biraj MK,Surendra KM,Suresh KG

更新日期：2012-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ribosomal RNA genes have been cloned from the major species of African trypanosomes. Complete nucleotide sequence composition of the small subunit (SSU) and portions of the large subunit (LSU) ribosomal RNA genes was determined for each of these trypanosome species. In contrast to the situation in Trypanosoma brucei, ...

journal_title：Parasitology research

authors： Urakawa T,Majiwa PA

更新日期：2001-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The efficacy of a combination of ivermectin (IVM) and albendazole (ABZ) used as a chemoprophylactic treatment and as treatment of secondary hydatidosis is described for the first time. IVM treatment alone was not effective against Echinococcus granulosus, either when the protoscolices were recently inoculated or when ...

journal_title：Parasitology research

authors： Moreno MJ,Casado N,Urrea-París MA,Rodríguez-Caabeiro F

更新日期：2002-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The endemic avifauna of Arabia is unique and characteristic through the whole region. Little is known about these birds and their ectoparasites. The Arabian partridge Alectoris melanocephala (Rüppell, 1835) and Philby's partridge Alectoris philbyi Lowe, 1934 are two endemic species which are distributed through the Sa...

journal_title：Parasitology research

authors： Nasser MG,Alahmed A,Shobrak M

更新日期：2016-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The chemotherapeutic interventions against visceral leishmaniasis (VL) are limited and facing serious concerns of toxicity, high cost, and emerging drug resistance. There is a greater interest in new drug developments from traditionally used medicinal plants which offers unprecedented diversity in structures and bioac...

journal_title：Parasitology research

authors： Singh N,Kumar A,Gupta P,Chand K,Samant M,Maurya R,Dube A

更新日期：2008-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The tegument proteins of schistosomes are regarded as potential vaccine candidates and drug targets to control schistosomiasis. Nucleotide pyrophosphatase/phosphodiesterase-5 (NPP-5), which belongs to a multigene family of nucleotide pyrophosphatase/phosphodiesterases (NPPs), is important in the hydrolysis of pyrophos...

journal_title：Parasitology research

authors： Zhang M,Han Y,Zhu Z,Li D,Hong Y,Wu X,Fu Z,Lin J

更新日期：2012-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:When in vitro cultivation was used as the 'gold standard' for the detection of Blastocystis hominis in stool specimens, simple smear and trichrome staining showed sensitivities of 16.7% and 40.2% and specificities of 94% and 80.4%, respectively. In vitro cultivation also enhanced PCR amplification for the detection of...

journal_title：Parasitology research

authors： Termmathurapoj S,Leelayoova S,Aimpun P,Thathaisong U,Nimmanon T,Taamasri P,Mungthin M

更新日期：2004-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Tetratrichomonas didelphidis is a flagellate protozoan found in the intestine of the opossum. The parasite lives in a hostile and stressed environment, where it interacts with microorganisms and can survive under extreme conditions for growth, involving strict anaerobiosis or equilibration with air and abundance or ab...

journal_title：Parasitology research

authors： Tasca T,De Carli GA

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Companion animals including dogs are one of the important components in One Health. Parasites may cause not only diseases in pet animals but also many zoonotic diseases infecting humans. In this study, we performed a survey of intestinal parasites in fecal specimens (n = 485) collected from outpatient pet dogs with di...

journal_title：Parasitology research

authors： Yu Z,Ruan Y,Zhou M,Chen S,Zhang Y,Wang L,Zhu G,Yu Y

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Malaria recurrences after an initially successful therapy and malarial fever occurring a long time after infection are well-known problems in malariology. Currently, two distinct types of malaria recurrences are defined: recrudescence and relapse. A recrudescence is thought to originate from circulating Plasmodium blo...

journal_title：Parasitology research

authors： Richter J,Franken G,Holtfreter MC,Walter S,Labisch A,Mehlhorn H

更新日期：2016-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Different species of amoebae belonging to the genus Acanthamoeba are widely distributed in many parts of the world and known as free-living organisms. Some strains of the protozoans may exist as parasites and cause risk to human health as causative agents of serious human diseases. Currently, in Poland, there is no su...

journal_title：Parasitology research

authors： Lass A,Szostakowska B,Idzińska A,Chomicz L

更新日期：2014-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Two seroepidemiological surveys on canine leishmaniosis in stray dogs were performed annually in the Madrid region for 10 years (November 1996-April 2006). The presence of anti-Leishmania antibodies was detected by immunofluorescence antibodies test (cut off 1:100). The overall seroprevalence found in the 1,803 dogs s...

journal_title：Parasitology research

authors： Miró G,Montoya A,Mateo M,Alonso A,García S,García A,Caballero MJ,Molina R

更新日期：2007-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 1-month-old brown wood owlet (Strix leptogrammica) purchased from a wholesaler and housed as a companion bird by an individual owner in Japan showed severe dehydration and anorexia following a week of vomiting and severe diarrhea. A great number of approximately 5 × 4-μm-sized Cryptosporidium oocysts were found in t...

journal_title：Parasitology research

authors： Makino I,Inumaru M,Abe N,Sato Y

更新日期：2018-09-01 00:00:00