Mattesia weiseri sp. nov., a new neogregarine (Apicomplexa: Lipotrophidae) pathogen of the great spruce bark beetle, Dendroctonus micans (Coleoptera: Curculionidae, Scolytinae).

abstract：:Results obtained in experiments testing the efficacy of anti-procyclic-form rabbit sera on the development of homologous and heterologous stocks of Trypanosoma brucei brucei in Glossina morsitans morsitans indicated that this development was affected little, or not at all, by such sera. The absence of effect of anti-p...

journal_title：Parasitology research

authors： Honigberg BM,Hampton RW,Cunningham I

更新日期：1991-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Trichomoniasis is the interplay between the infecting parasite, Trichomonas vaginalis, and the host, on which the clinical presentation of the disease depends. Although the clinical spectrum varies from an asymptomatic state to mild, moderate or severe symptoms, the exact virulence markers of T. vaginalis have not bee...

journal_title：Parasitology research

authors： Malla N,Valadkhani Z,Harjai K,Sharma S,Gupta I

更新日期：2004-09-01 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：:Molecular karyotypes that revealed size polymorphisms between homologous forms of chromosomes 1, 2, 3 or 4 in three strains of the coccidial parasite Eimeria tenella were derived by pulsed field gel electrophoresis (PFGE) using brands of agaroses marketed either specifically for PFGE or for purposes such as protein el...

journal_title：Parasitology research

authors： Sheriff R,Carroll F,Shirley MW

更新日期：2003-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Suckling rabbits from six litters were orally inoculated at various ages with oocysts of Eimeria flavescens or Eimeria intestinalis. The total number of oocysts in the ceca served to estimate parasite reproduction. The rabbits at 14 and 16 days old remained uninfected, and in 19-day-old animals, low or no oocyst shedd...

journal_title：Parasitology research

authors： Pakandl M,Hlásková L

更新日期：2007-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In forensic investigations, immature stages of the fly (egg, larva, or puparia) can be used as entomological evidence at death scenes, not only to estimate the postmortem interval (PMI), analyze toxic substances, and to determine the manner of death but also to indicate the movement of a corpse in homicide cases. Of t...

journal_title：Parasitology research

authors： Sukontason KL,Ngern-Klun R,Sripakdee D,Sukontason K

更新日期：2007-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A low molecular weight (LMW) antigen recognized by a murine monoclonal antibody (C(3)4F(1)) was localized within endogenous stages of Eimeria tenella (USDA strain 80). Using indirect fluorescent antibody assay and immunoelectron microscopy, the LMW antigen was found in: sporozoites, first, second and third generation ...

journal_title：Parasitology research

authors： Tennyson SA,Barta JR

更新日期：2000-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Gregarines thrive in the digestive tract of arthropods and may be deleterious to their hosts, especially when present in high densities. The impact of parasites on these invertebrates may affect both the ecosystem equilibrium and human economic activities. However, information available on gregarines in Spain is limit...

journal_title：Parasitology research

authors： Criado-Fornelio A,Verdú-Expósito C,Martin-Pérez T,Heredero-Bermejo I,Pérez-Serrano J,Guàrdia-Valle L,Panisello-Panisello M

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Introduced Siberian chipmunks Eutamias sibiricus have been reported to be important reservoirs for human Lyme disease, as they may host high numbers of hard ticks carrying Borrelia spp. and other pathogens. In the present study, we assessed the prevalence of Borrelia spp. and other pathogenic bacteria in ectoparasite ...

journal_title：Parasitology research

authors： Mori E,Pisanu B,Zozzoli R,Solano E,Olivieri E,Sassera D,Montagna M

更新日期：2018-10-01 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：:Different Tunga penetrans isolates from various hosts obtained from South America (Fortaleza. Brazil) have been studied by nucleotide sequence comparison of the first and the second internal transcribed spacer (ITS1, ITS2) of the ribosomal deoxyribonucleic acid (rDNA) and part of the mitochondrial 16S rDNA. Results sh...

journal_title：Parasitology research

authors： Gamerschlag S,Mehlhorn H,Heukelbach J,Feldmeier H,D'Haese J

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Analyses were made on the adenosine transporter-1 gene in Trypanosoma brucei (TbAT1), encoding a P2-like nucleoside transporter, from T. brucei brucei field stocks to investigate a possible link between the presence of mutations in this gene and isometamidium resistance. We have analysed the gene from 11 isometamidium...

journal_title：Parasitology research

authors： Afework Y,Mäser P,Etschmann B,von Samson-Himmelstjerna G,Zessin KH,Clausen PH

更新日期：2006-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Paramyosin is a muscle protein that probably plays a role in the survival of the larval stage of Taenia solium during its prolonged host-parasite relationship. Here we describe the structure of the gene coding for the paramyosin of T. solium. The characterization of two clones obtained from a genomic library showed th...

journal_title：Parasitology research

authors： Vargas-Parada L,Laclette JP

更新日期：2003-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Host susceptibility to parasites is likely to be influenced by intrinsic factors, such as host oxidative status determined by the balance between pro-oxidant production and antioxidant defences. As a result, host oxidative status acts as an environmental factor for parasites and may constrain parasite development. We ...

journal_title：Parasitology research

authors： Delhaye J,Glaizot O,Christe P

更新日期：2018-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hepatozoon canis is a tick-borne pathogen of canids, which is distributed worldwide. However, very little is known about this protozoan parasite in Pakistan. This study provides the first molecular evidence of H. canis from farm dogs from three agro-ecological zones of Punjab, Pakistan. A conventional PCR targeting th...

journal_title：Parasitology research

authors： Ahmad AS,Saeed MA,Rashid I,Ashraf K,Shehzad W,Traub RJ,Baneth G,Jabbar A

更新日期：2018-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The Leishmania amazonensis telomerase gene was cloned by a polymerase chain reaction-based strategy using primers designed from a Leishmania major sequence that shared similarities with conserved telomerase motifs. The genes from three other species were cloned for comparative purposes. A ClustalW multiple-sequence al...

journal_title：Parasitology research

authors： Giardini MA,Lira CB,Conte FF,Camillo LR,de Siqueira Neto JL,Ramos CH,Cano MI

更新日期：2006-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ras are key components of diverse signal transduction pathways and play important roles in growth and development. To know about growth regulation in Clonorchis sinensis, we have identified a full-length sequence encoding a ras-related protein (rap2) from our adult cDNA library. The open reading frame contains 561 bp ...

journal_title：Parasitology research

authors： Chen W,Wang X,Deng C,Lv X,Fan Y,Men J,Liang C,Yu X

更新日期：2011-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Field and experimental bovine infection sera were used in immunoblots of sporozoite and schizont lysates of Theileria parva to identify candidate diagnostic antigens. Four parasite antigens of Mr 67,000 (p67), 85,000 (the polymorphic immunodominant molecule, PIM), 104,000 (p104), and 150,000 (p150) were selected for a...

journal_title：Parasitology research

authors： Katende J,Morzaria S,Toye P,Skilton R,Nene V,Nkonge C,Musoke A

更新日期：1998-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Schistosomiasis is the second widespread tropical disease that affects the health of over 240 million people of 78 countries. Questionnaires have been commonly used to diagnose schistosomiasis, while no meta-analysis of their efficacy had been reported previously. This meta-analysis was conducted to assess their diagn...

journal_title：Parasitology research

authors： Yang F,Tan XD,Liu B,Yang C,Ni ZL,Gao XD,Wang Y

更新日期：2015-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:While bivalves can acquire trematode metacercariae over their lifetime, the rate at which this accumulation takes place is not necessarily linear. The present study found that the bivalve Macomona liliana acquires very few or no metacercariae until it reaches 30 mm in size, but thereafter the rate at which it becomes ...

journal_title：Parasitology research

authors： Leung TL,Poulin R

更新日期：2008-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The essential oil of Cananga odorata flowers was evaluated for oviposition-deterrent, ovicidal, insecticidal, and repellent activities toward three mosquito species: Aedes aegypti, Anopheles dirus, and Culex quinquefasciatus. Oviposition deterrence of the oil was evaluated on gravid females using oviposition deterrenc...

journal_title：Parasitology research

authors： Soonwera M

更新日期：2015-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Trichinella spiralis infection results in the transformation of muscle cells into a new, non-muscular cell called the nurse cell, and the nurse cell-muscle larva complex is finally created. To investigate whether T. spiralis infectivity is NBL age-dependent, five groups of synchronous newborn larvae (sNBL) were obtain...

journal_title：Parasitology research

authors： Wranicz MJ,Cabaj W,Moskwa B

更新日期：1999-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The development of redial burden and cercarial shedding were studied in two groups of Lymnaea truncatula subjected to successive cross-exposures to one miracidium of Paramphistomum daubneyi and one of Fasciola hepatica per snail, or vice versa. The results were compared with those obtained in controls subjected to two...

journal_title：Parasitology research

authors： Augot D,Abrous M,Rondelaud D,Dreyfuss G

更新日期：1996-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although miltefosine (MIL) has only recently been positioned as a first-line therapeutic option for visceral leishmaniasis, field reports note an increasing trend in treatment failures. Study of laboratory selected MIL-resistant strains is needed in the absence of confirmed resistant clinical isolates. In contrast to ...

journal_title：Parasitology research

authors： Hendrickx S,Mondelaers A,Eberhardt E,Lachaud L,Delputte P,Cos P,Maes L

更新日期：2015-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Trypanosoma cruzi can modulate a large number of host intracellular responses during its invasion. GTPases such as RhoA, Rac1 and Cdc42 are examples of molecules that could be activated at this moment and trigger changes in the pattern of F-actin cytoskeleton leading to the formation of structures like stress fibers, ...

journal_title：Parasitology research

authors： Dutra JM,Bonilha VL,De Souza W,Carvalho TM

更新日期：2005-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The infectivity of Cryptosporidium muris (strain RN 66), originally isolated from the house rat (Iseki 1986), to various laboratory animals was studied by transmission experiments. After oral inoculation with 1 x 10(6) oocysts, mice, guinea pigs, rabbits, dogs, and cats all discharged endogenously produced oocysts in ...

journal_title：Parasitology research

authors： Iseki M,Maekawa T,Moriya K,Uni S,Takada S

更新日期：1989-01-01 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：:The purpose of the present study was to assess the effect of crude extracts of marine actinobacteria on larvicidal, repellent, and ovicidal activities against Culex tritaeniorhynchus and Culex gelidus (Diptera: Culicidae). The early fourth instar larvae of C. tritaeniorhynchus and C. gelidus, reared in the laboratory,...

journal_title：Parasitology research

authors： Karthik L,Gaurav K,Rao KV,Rajakumar G,Rahuman AA

更新日期：2011-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The Chrysomya megacephala (Fabricius, 1794) (Diptera: Calliphoridae) has a worldwide distribution and is considered of medical and veterinary importance. Its synanthropic behavior combined with the visitation of decaying organic matter allows it to mechanically transmit pathogens to human and animals. Pyrethroids are ...

journal_title：Parasitology research

authors： de Oliveira SR,Caleffe RRT,Gigliolli AAS,Moreira DR,Conte H,Ruvolo-Takasusuki MCC

更新日期：2020-10-17 00:00:00

abstract：:In 1997, an outbreak of alveolar echinococcosis in Japanese monkeys (Macaca fuscata) occurred in a zoo in Hokkaido, Japan. Twelve infected monkeys from a colony (n = 57) were diagnosed serologically by Western blotting, and ultrasonography showed the presence of tumor-like tissue in the livers of nine monkeys. The 12 ...

journal_title：Parasitology research

authors： Yamano K,Kanetoshi A,Goto A,Kishimoto M,Kobayashi N,Fujimoto S,Yamada K

更新日期：2009-12-01 00:00:00