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A four year longitudinal sero-epidemiology study of Neospora caninum in adult cattle from 114 cattle herds in south west England : associations with age, herd and dam-offspring pairs [PDF]

, 2008
Background: Neosporosis caused by the protozoan parasite Neospora caninum, is an economically important cause of abortion, stillbirth, low milk yield, reduced weight gain and premature culling in cattle.
Green, Laura E., Mason, Sam (Sam A.), Medley, Graham, Moore, Stephen J., Ramírez Villaescusa, Ana, Woodbine, Kerry A.   +5 more
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Interactions between BRCA2 and RAD51 for promoting homologous recombination in Leishmania infantum. [PDF]

, 2012
In most organisms, the primary function of homologous recombination (HR) is to allow genome protection by the faithful repair of DNA double-strand breaks.
Buisson, Rémi, Coulombe, Yan, Genois, Marie-Michelle, Masson, Jean-Yves, Mukherjee, Angana, Ouellette, Marc, Paquet, Eric, Plourde, Marie, Roy, Gaétan, Ubeda, Jean-Michel   +9 more
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Toxoplasma gondii antibodies in wild rodents and marsupials from the Atlantic Forest, state of São Paulo, Brazil

Revista Brasileira de Parasitologia Veterinária
Toxoplasma gondii is a protozoan parasite that infects a large spectrum of warm-blooded animals, including humans. Small rodents and marsupials play an important role in the epidemiology of T. gondii because they are sources of infection for domestic and
Solange Maria Gennari, Maria Halina Ogrzewalska, Herbert Sousa Soares, Danilo Gonçalves Saraiva, Adriano Pinter, Fernanda Aparecida Nieri-Bastos, Marcelo Bahia Labruna, Matias Pablo Juan Szabó, Jitender Prakash Dubey   +8 more
doaj   +1 more source

Development of a Cryptosporidium oocyst assay using an automated fiber optic-based biosensor

Journal of Biological Engineering, 2007
An intestinal protozoan parasite, Cryptosporidium parvum, is a major cause of waterborne gastrointestinal disease worldwide. Detection of Cryptosporidium oocysts in potable water is a high priority for the water treatment industry to reduce potential ...
Kramer Marianne F, Vesey Graham, Look Natasha L, Herbert Ben R, Simpson-Stroot Joyce M, Lim Daniel V   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

The Trypanosoma brucei AIR9-like protein is cytoskeleton-associated and is required for nucleus positioning and accurate cleavage furrow placement [PDF]

, 2012
AIR9 is a cytoskeleton-associated protein in Arabidopsis thaliana with roles in cytokinesis and cross wall maturation, and reported homologues in land plants and excavate protists, including trypanosomatids.
Almeida Costa, Cristina, Gibson, Wendy, Hammarton, Tansy, May, Sophie, Peacock, Lori, Robinson, Derrick, Robinson, Derrick R, Tetley, Laurence   +7 more
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Seroprevalence of Toxoplasma gondii infection in zoo and domestic animals in Jiangxi Province, China

Parasite, 2017
Toxoplasma gondii is a zoonotic protozoan parasite that infects a wide range of warm-blooded animals throughout the world. In the present study, antibodies to T.
Luo Houqiang, Li Kun, Zhang Hui, Gan Ping, Shahzad Muhammad, Wu Xiaoxing, Lan Yanfang, Wang Jiaxiang   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Improving basic skills in celiac-like disease diagnosis. A case report [PDF]

, 2018
Background: The diagnosis of Coeliac disease (CD) requires a combination of sign/symptoms, positivity of specific antibodies and duodenal histological evidence of villous atrophy.
Annibale, Bruno, Antonelli, Giulio, Coluccio, Chiara, Corleto, Vito Domenico, Di Cerbo, Arcangelo, Di Marino, Vincenza Patrizia, Galli, Gloria, Uccini, Stefania   +7 more
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Hap2, a novel gene in Babesia bigemina is expressed in tick stages, and specific antibodies block zygote formation

Parasites & Vectors, 2017
Background Bovine babesiosis is a tick-borne disease caused by the protozoan parasites of the genus Babesia. In their host vector, Babesia spp. undergo sexual reproduction.
Minerva Camacho-Nuez, Diego Josimar Hernández-Silva, Elizabeth Jacqueline Castañeda-Ortiz, María Elena Paredes-Martínez, Marisol Karina Rocha-Martínez, María Elizbeth Alvarez-Sánchez, Ricardo Francisco Mercado-Curiel, Gabriela Aguilar-Tipacamu, Juan Mosqueda   +8 more
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Seroprevalence rates of antibodies against Leishmania infantum and other protozoan and rickettsial parasites in dogs Soroprevalência de anticorpos contra Leishmania infantum e outras espécies de protozoários e rickettsia em cães

Revista Brasileira de Parasitologia Veterinária, 2013
Canine visceral leishmaniasis (CVL) is caused by the protozoan Leishmania infantum, which infects dogs and humans in many regions of Brazil. The present study involved an indirect fluorescent antibody test (IFAT) to analyze L. infantum, Ehrlichia spp., Babesia canis, Toxoplasma gondii and Neospora caninum infection rates in serum samples from 93 dogs ...
Silvana de Cássia Paulan, Aline Gouveia de Souza Lins, Michely da Silva Tenório, Diogo Tiago da Silva, Hilda Fátima de Jesus Pena, Rosangela Zacarias Machado, Solange Maria Gennari, Wilma Aparecida Starke Buzetti   +7 more
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Seroprevalence of Toxoplasma gondii in Women Who Have Aborted in Comparison with the Women with Normal Delivery in Ahvaz, Southwest of Iran

The Scientific World Journal, 2015
Toxoplasma gondii is an obligate intracellular protozoan parasite causing toxoplasmosis in animals and humans. Primary maternal infection with toxoplasmosis during pregnancy is frequently associated with transplacental transmission to the fetus ...
J. Saki, N. Mohammadpour, F. Moramezi, S. Khademvatan   +3 more
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