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Early Assessment of the Invasiveness of the Alien Plant Vernonia amygdalina Del. Introduced in China

open access: yesEcology and Evolution, Volume 16, Issue 4, April 2026.
This study evaluates the invasion potential of Vernonia amygdalina by synthesizing evidence on its taxonomic background, morphological and life‐history traits, reproductive strategies, allelopathic effects, defense mechanisms, climatic suitability, and human‐mediated introduction and cultivation practices.
Lei Gao   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Ticks and tick-associated spotted fever group Rickettsia from birds in the southwestern Brazilian Amazon

open access: yesRevista Colombiana de Ciencias Pecuarias, 2018
Background: South American birds are known to play a significant role in life cycles of various hard ticks, particularly within Amblyomma genus. However, the tick fauna from the Amazon region has been poorly studied, being limited to very few studies. Objective: To report tick infestations on wild birds captured in a region of the Amazon forest, Acre ...
Amoêdo-Lima, Mirna   +5 more
openaire   +3 more sources

Behavioral and epileptic phenotypes in a CHD2‐related developmental delay model

open access: yesEpilepsia, Volume 67, Issue 4, Page 2022-2034, April 2026.
Abstract Objective Heterozygous loss‐of‐function mutations in the CHD2 gene, encoding chromodomain helicase DNA‐binding protein 2, are associated with severe childhood onset epilepsy, global developmental delay, and autistic features. Animal models that accurately recapitulate human phenotypes are crucial for understanding rare neurodevelopmental ...
Anat Mavashov   +10 more
wiley   +1 more source

Rickettsia felis in Ctenocephalides spp. Fleas, Brazil

open access: yesEmerging Infectious Diseases, 2002
In June 2000, suspected cases of Brazilian spotted fever (BSF) occurred in Coronel Fabriciano Municipality, Minas Gerais State, Brazil. Pooled fleas collected near two fatal cases contained rickettsial DNA. The nucleotide sequence alignment of the 391-bp
Riva P. Oliveira   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Ricerca di Rickettsia del gruppo "Spotted Fever" in zecche antropofile raccolte in Toscana e Liguria [PDF]

open access: yes, 2012
Several tick-borne rickettsiae cause human diseases and, in the last years, the increased use of molecular-based identification methods has resulted in new spotted fever group rickettsiae being characterized in ixodid ticks throughout Europe.
FICHI, GIANLUCA
core  

Human ehrlichioses in Brazil: first suspect cases

open access: yesBrazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases
Brazilian spotted fever (BSF) rickettsiosis is the most common and recognized of the human rickettsioses in Brazil. It is difficult to establish the diagnosis of human rickettsiosis infection by routine microbiologic methods, creating a false idea that ...
Simone B. Calic   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Rickettsia parkeri in Amblyomma dubitatum ticks in a spotted fever focus from the Brazilian Pampa

open access: yesActa Tropica, 2017
Spotted fever is an acute febrile illness, which is considered severely underreported and misdiagnosed in the Brazilian Pampa, caused by tick-borne Rickettsiae. Here, we report an eco-epidemiological investigation of Rickettsia spp. in ticks from a spotted fever focus in Toropi, southern Brazil.
Bárbara, Weck   +7 more
openaire   +2 more sources

Doenças da Capivara. [PDF]

open access: yes, 2017
O objetivo principal desta obra foi o de relacionar a maior quantidade possível de informações sobre as enfermidades da capivara de modo a torná-las mais acessíveis a todos aqueles que possam interessar-se pelo assunto, sejam profissionais, estudantes ...
CRUZ, T. F. da, NOGUEIRA, M. F.
core  

Cytotoxic and Antimicrobial Constituents from the Essential Oil of Lippia alba (Verbenaceae). [PDF]

open access: yes, 2016
Backgroud:Lippia alba (Verbenaceae) is a plant widely used in folk medicine to treat various diseases. The present work deals with the chemical composition of the crude essential oil extracted from leaves of L.
Figueiredo, Carlos R   +6 more
core   +2 more sources

Detection of Rickettsia rickettsii in the tick Amblyomma cajennense in a new Brazilian spotted fever-endemic area in the state of Minas Gerais

open access: yesMemorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, 2005
The present study evaluated rickettsial infection in Amblyomma spp. ticks collected in a farm in Coronel Pacheco, a Brazilian spotted fever (BSF) endemic area. A total of 78 A. cajennense and 78 A.
Elizângela Guedes   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

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