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A Venomous Visitor from the Tropics

open access: yes, 2015
Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases and Medical Microbiology, Volume 26, Issue 5, Page 243-244, 2015.
Zain Chagla   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

[Centruroides Schmidti (scorpiones: Buthidae) in Costa Rica].

open access: yesRevista de biologia tropical, 2002
Centruroides schmidti Sissom, 1995 is the new identification designate of the scorpions previously known as C. thorelli (Kraepelin, 1891) in Northwest Costa Rica. The geographical distribution of the species in this country is established on the basis of new collected material.
de Armas, Luis F.   +2 more
openaire   +2 more sources

A new species of Buthus Leach, 1815 from Cyprus (Scorpiones, Buthidae)

open access: yesZooKeys, 2011
During the last decade, several contributions to the genus Buthus Leach, 1815 (family Buthidae) and especially to the ‘Buthus occitanus’ species complex were proposed.
Ersen Yagmur
doaj   +1 more source

Euscorpius sicanus (Scorpiones: Euscorpiidae) from Tunisia: DNA Barcoding Confirms Ancient Disjunctions Across the Mediterranean Sea [PDF]

open access: yes, 2012
We used a DNA barcoding marker (mitochondrial cox1) to investigate the controversial natural occurrence of Euscorpius sicanus (C.L. Koch) in North Africa.
Akkari, Nesrine   +4 more
core   +2 more sources

Lateral medullary syndrome after a scorpion sting

open access: yesJournal of Family Medicine and Primary Care, 2017
Scorpion bites are a common problem in Southern parts of India. The sting of Mesobuthus tamulus belonging to the Buthidae family is known for being fatal.
Vineeth Varghese Thomas   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Second record of Tityus bahiensis (Scorpiones, Buthidae) from Venezuela: epidemiological implications

open access: yesJournal of Venomous Animals and Toxins including Tropical Diseases, 2008
This work reports the second record of the scorpion Tityus bahiensis Perty from Venezuela. The specimen was found alive in a wardrobe at a hotel resort in Margarita Island, northeastern Venezuela.
L. De Sousa   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

A biodistribution study of Hemiscorpius lepturus scorpion venom and available polyclonal antivenom in rats [PDF]

open access: yes, 2012
The purpose of the present study was to investigate the biodistribution profile of the venom of Hemiscorpius lepturus, the most dangerous scorpion in Iran.
Babaee, MH   +4 more
core   +2 more sources

A new species of scorpion of the genus Centruroides (Scorpiones: Buthidae) from the state of Michoacán, Mexico

open access: yesRevista Mexicana de Biodiversidad, 2016
Centruroides ruana sp. nov. is described from Felipe Carrillo Puerto, from the Buenavista Municipality in the state of Michoacán, Mexico. The new species was compared with C. balsasensis Ponce-Saavedra & Francke, 2004, C.
Ana F. Quijano-Ravell   +1 more
doaj   +1 more source

Antimicrobial and cytolytic peptides of venomous arthropods [PDF]

open access: yes, 2018
As a response to invading microorganisms, the innate immune system of arthropods has evolved a complex arrangement of constitutive and inducible antimicrobial peptides that immediately destroy a large variety of pathogens.
Kuhn-Nentwig, L.
core  

Inter- and intrapopulational genetic variability of Tityus serrulatus (Scorpiones, Buthidae)

open access: yesActa Tropica, 2009
In Brazil, there are near 20 genera and almost 120 species of scorpions of which 95% reproduce sexually. Parthenogenetic reproduction, however, may also take place. To gain insight into useful molecular markers in parthenogenetic scorpion species, we studied DNA polymorphism using two molecular approaches: simple sequence repeat anchored polymerase ...
Ronaldo G Carvalho, Scholte   +6 more
openaire   +2 more sources

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