Metabolic transition in the development of Hymenolepis diminuta (Cestoda).

abstract：:As part of a biological inventory of the Rio Lacantún basin in the Biosphere Reserve of Montes Azules from Chiapas State (southeastern, Mexico), the following monogenoid ectoparasites infecting the external surface of the anal opening and the gill lamellae of the freshwater fish Astyanax aeneus (Characidae) in ten str...

journal_title：Parasitology research

authors： Franco EF,Caspeta-Mandujano JM,Salgado-Maldonado G

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The control of body lice is an important issue for human health and welfare because lice act as vectors of disease such as typhus, relapsing fever, and trench fever. Body lice exhibit avoidance behavior to some essential oils, including clove essential oil. Therefore, odorants containing clove essential oil components...

journal_title：Parasitology research

authors： Iwamatsu T,Miyamoto D,Mitsuno H,Yoshioka Y,Fujii T,Sakurai T,Ishikawa Y,Kanzaki R

更新日期：2016-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Serine proteinases secreted by adult Trichinella spiralis were isolated from excretory/secretory products (ES) of in-vitro-cultured parasites by affinity chromatography with p-benzamidine-celite. The purified enzymes had molecular weights of approximately 18, 40, and 50 kDa and displayed enzyme activity against a rang...

journal_title：Parasitology research

authors： Todorova VK,Stoyanov DI

更新日期：2000-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sarcocystis sarcocysts are common in many species of domestic and wild animals. Here, we report sarcocystosis in muscles from 91 free range elk (Cervus elaphus) from Pennsylvania, USA, tested by histopathology, transmission electron microscopy (TEM), and DNA sequencing. Sarcocysts were detected in hematoxylin and eosi...

journal_title：Parasitology research

authors： Cerqueira-Cézar CK,Thompson PC,Murata FHA,Mowery J,Brown JD,Banfield J,Rosenthal BM,Dubey JP

更新日期：2018-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Babesiosis is a protozoal disease caused by Babesia spp. in mammals and humans worldwide. It is one of the most important tick-borne diseases, which affects livestock productions, reproductions, and accordingly failing economy. In this, systematic review and meta-analysis, study, the prevalence of babesiosis among dom...

journal_title：Parasitology research

authors： Haghi MM,Etemadifar F,Fakhar M,Teshnizi SH,Soosaraei M,Shokri A,Hajihasani A,Mashhadi H

更新日期：2017-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The taxonomic status of the two known strains of Schistosoma intercalatum, the Lower Guinea strain (originating from Edea, Cameroon) and the Zaire strain (originating from Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo, formerly Zaire) was examined using random amplified polymorphic DNA (RAPD) markers. Two additional species ...

journal_title：Parasitology research

authors： Pagès JR,Durand P,Southgate VR,Tchuem Tchuenté LA,Jourdane J

更新日期：2001-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:When given orally, quinine or salinomycin cause irreversible damage to the plasmodial developmental stages of Henneguya sp., a gill parasite in the tapir fish Gnathonemus petersii. Naturally infected tapir fish measured 75-169 mm in total length and their total weight ranged over 4.3-11.7 g. The fish bore 7-77 plasmod...

journal_title：Parasitology research

authors： Dohle A,Schmahl G,Raether W,Schmidt H,Ritter G

更新日期：2002-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Microneme protein 8 (MIC8) is considered a new essential invasion factor in Toxoplasma gondii. In the present study, a deoxyribonucleic acid vaccine expressing MIC8 of T. gondii was constructed and the immune response it induced in Kunming mice was evaluated. The gene sequence encoding MIC8 was inserted into the eukar...

journal_title：Parasitology research

authors： Liu MM,Yuan ZG,Peng GH,Zhou DH,He XH,Yan C,Yin CC,He Y,Lin RQ,Song HQ,Zhu XQ

更新日期：2010-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An optimized protocol is presented to visualize gene expression in the sedentary beet cyst nematode, Heterodera schachtii, by whole-mount in situ hybridization. Two different probes were used for genes with known expression pattern in other nematodes. Vacuum infiltration of the fixative significantly increased its eff...

journal_title：Parasitology research

authors： Vanholme B,De Meutter J,Tytgat T,Gheysen GD,Vanhoutte I,Gheysen GD

更新日期：2002-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The catalysis of malate dehydrogenase (MDH) in Plasmodium falciparum (pfMDH) which involves NAD/NADH coupling is crucial for the parasite's pathogenicity. Primers were designed based on the P. falciparum genome resource, and these facilitated the cloning of a gene coding for pfMDH from a local clinical isolate. The DN...

journal_title：Parasitology research

authors： Chan M,Sim TS

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The first description of an electron microscopic study of Trypanosoma corvi in the vector Ornithomyia avicularia is reported. There is a close association between vector and parasite in the midgut, ileum and rectum of the vector. The midgut distribution of parasites is determined by the peritrophic membrane, which con...

journal_title：Parasitology research

authors： Mungomba LM,Molyneux DH,Wallbanks KR

更新日期：1989-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Plasmodium berghei XAT is an irradiation-induced, permanent attenuated derivative from high-virulence P. berghei NK65. Monoclonal antibodies against XAT were developed. By immunofluorescence screening, one monoclonal antibody was identified that was reactive with XAT at the schizont stage but not with NK65 nor with an...

journal_title：Parasitology research

authors： Takagi T,Waki S,Kogure S,Sugioka Y,Suzuki M

更新日期：1988-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Giardia is a prevalent intestinal parasitic infection. The trophozoite structural protein a1-giardin (a1-g) and the cyst protein cyst wall protein 2 (CWP2) have shown promise as Giardia vaccine antigen candidates in murine models. The present study assesses the genetic diversity of a1-g and CWP2 between and within ass...

journal_title：Parasitology research

authors： Radunovic M,Klotz C,Saghaug CS,Brattbakk HR,Aebischer T,Langeland N,Hanevik K

更新日期：2017-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Experimental taeniid strobilae from Taenia solium and T. crassiceps (WFU strain) were incubated for 0-72 h in 0, 5 or 20 mM glucose solutions and further exposed for 15 min to the gap junction fluorochrome Lucifer Yellow. Frozen sections were obtained from each worm and observed under an epifluorescent microscope. Wor...

journal_title：Parasitology research

authors： Willms K,Presas AM,Jiménez JA,Landa A,Zurabián R,Ugarte ME,Robert L

更新日期：2005-07-01 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：:With the accelerated movement of population, human parasitoses become an increasingly serious public health's problem. Currently, detections of parasite eggs through microscopic images are still the golden standard for diagnoses. However, this conventional method relies heavily on the experiences of inspectors, thus g...

journal_title：Parasitology research

authors： Li Z,Gong H,Zhang W,Chen L,Tao J,Song L,Wu Z

更新日期：2015-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Exposure to viable Acanthamoeba may cause fatal encephalitis and blinding keratitis in humans. Quantification of environmental Acanthamoeba by a reliable analytical assay is essential to assess the risk of human exposure and efficacy of control measures (e.g., superheating). Two DNA binding dyes (ethidium monoazide (E...

journal_title：Parasitology research

authors： Chang CW,Lu LW,Kuo CL,Hung NT

更新日期：2013-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A new nematode species, Philometra spicarae sp. n. (Philometridae), is described from a gravid female found in the abdominal cavity of spicarel, Spicara smaris (Linnaeus) (Centracanthidae, Perciformes), from the Ionian Sea off Sicily, Italy. The new species differs from most other Philometra spp. parasitic in the abdo...

journal_title：Parasitology research

authors： Moravec F,Gaglio G,Giannetto S,Marino F

更新日期：2010-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Spermiogenesis of the pseudophyllidean tapeworm Eubothrium crassum has been described by the aid of transmission electron microscopy for the first time. Initially, early spermatids form a distal cytoplasmic protrusion, a differentiation zone containing a small electron-dense, apically oriented region. Out of this regi...

journal_title：Parasitology research

authors： Brunanská M,Nebesárová J,Scholz T,Fagerholm HP

更新日期：2001-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The tick Rhipicephalus microplus affects cattle health, with production loss in tropical and subtropical regions. Moreover, the use of commercial acaricides has been reduced due to the resistance of this parasite. Although alternatives such as plant bioactive molecules have been sought, essential oils present variatio...

journal_title：Parasitology research

authors： Silva Lima A,Milhomem MN,Santos Monteiro O,Arruda ACP,de Castro JAM,Fernandes YML,Maia JGS,Costa-Junior LM

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The malaria parasite, Plasmodium falciparum, invades the human erythrocyte through a complex interaction with erythrocyte receptors characterized by patterns of resistance to various enzymes. As invasion rates are influenced by blood group polymorphisms, we reasoned that the extremely rare rhesus null (Rh(null)) eryth...

journal_title：Parasitology research

authors： Chung WY,Gardiner DL,Hyland C,Trenholme KR

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Probolocoryphe species occur primarily as intestinal parasites of birds and mammals. Infection of the crab Nanosesarma minutum with the metacercarial cyst stages of Probolocoryphe uca is common in Kuwait Bay. In this study, the snail Cerithidea cingulata was used to determine if it would serve as first intermediate ho...

journal_title：Parasitology research

authors： Al-Kandari WY,Al-Bustan SA

更新日期：2010-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Neodiplostomum seoulense (Digenea: Neodiplostomidae), an intestinal trematode infecting humans and rodents, is known to be highly pathogenic and lethal to experimentally infected mice. Only a small proportion of mice can survive from its infection. This study aimed to assess the reproductive capacity of surviving BALB...

journal_title：Parasitology research

authors： Shin EH,Im TK,Park YK,Cho J,Kim JL,Chai JY

更新日期：2016-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Leishmania (L.) tropica is a causative agent of cutaneous and occasionally visceral or viscerotropic leishmaniasis in humans. The dose of parasites influences the course and outcome of disease in some Leishmania species. The effect of parasite dose on L. tropica infection in an experimental model was studied in the cu...

journal_title：Parasitology research

authors： Rostamian M,Jafari D,Abolghazi M,Farahani H,Niknam HM

更新日期：2018-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Toxoplasmosis represents an important public health issue, with the consumption of raw or undercooked meat being a major way of human infection. The role of beef in the transmission of the parasite to humans is questioned due to lower quantity of tissue cysts compared with other meat-producing species. However, the ha...

journal_title：Parasitology research

authors： Gazzonis AL,Marino AMF,Garippa G,Rossi L,Mignone W,Dini V,Giunta RP,Luini M,Villa L,Zanzani SA,Manfredi MT

更新日期：2020-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Mosquito bites can elicit dermal hypersensitivity reactions, but little is known about the chemotactic factors for host leukocytes in mosquito saliva. In this study, we determined that saliva from a malarial vector mosquito, Anopheles stephensi, possesses intense neutrophil chemotactic activity. In contrast, the midgu...

journal_title：Parasitology research

authors： Owhashi M,Harada M,Suguri S,Ohmae H,Ishii A

更新日期：2001-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Toxoplasma gondii, the agent of toxoplasmosis, is an intracellular parasite that can infect a wide range of vertebrate hosts. Toxoplasmosis causes severe damage to immunocompromised hosts and its treatment is mainly based on the combination of pyrimethamine and sulfadiazine, which causes relevant side effects primaril...

journal_title：Parasitology research

authors： Portes JA,De Souza W

更新日期：2019-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The tegumental membrane of platyhelminth parasites is of crucial importance for modulation of the host response and parasite survival. A cDNA encoding a novel tegumental protein 20.8 kDa (TP20.8) was found by large-scale sequencing of a Clonorchis sinensis cDNA library. This new cDNA was 755 bp long containing an open...

journal_title：Parasitology research

authors： Zhou Z,Hu X,Huang Y,Hu H,Ma C,Chen X,Hu F,Xu J,Lu F,Wu Z,Yu X

更新日期：2007-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The problems of parasite resistance, as well as the toxic residues to most of the commercially available antipiroplasmic drugs severely weaken their effective, curative, and environmental safe employment. Therefore, it is clear that the development of treatment options for piroplasmosis is vital for improving disease ...

journal_title：Parasitology research

authors： Batiha GE,Tayebwa DS,Beshbishy AM,N'Da DD,Yokoyama N,Igarashi I

更新日期：2020-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Telomerase, consisting of telomerase RNA and telomerase reverse transcriptase (TERT), is responsible for the maintenance of the end of linear chromosomes. TERT, as the catalytic subunit of telomerase, plays a critical role in telomerase activity. Researches indicate TERT-associated proteins participate in the regulati...

journal_title：Parasitology research

authors： Zhao N,Gong P,Cheng B,Li J,Yang Z,Li H,Yang J,Zhang G,Zhang X

更新日期：2014-10-01 00:00:00