Evolutionary loss of inflammasomes in the Carnivora and implications for the carriage of zoonotic infections [PDF]
Cell Reports, 2021 Summary: Zoonotic pathogens, such as COVID-19, reside in animal hosts before jumping species to infect humans. The Carnivora, like mink, carry many zoonoses, yet how diversity in host immune genes across species affect pathogen carriage is poorly ...
Nobuhiko Kayagaki +2 more
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FGF gene family characterization provides insights into its adaptive evolution in Carnivora
Ecology and Evolution, 2021 Fibroblast growth factors (FGFs) encoded by the FGF gene family can regulate development and physiology in animals. However, their evolutionary characteristics in Carnivora are largely unknown. In this study, we identified 660 sequences of three types of
Honghai Zhang, Xiaodong Gao, Xibao Wang
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Pathways for transfer and spreading of Aujeszky’s disease to carnivora [PDF]
Veterinarski Glasnik, 2006 Aujeszky’s disease (Morbus Aujeszky) is an acute viral contagious disease occurring in a large number of domestic and wild animals. This epizootiological disease has been present in our country for quite some time now, and it has been increasingly ...
Pušić Ivan +4 more
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Similar degenerative patterns of olfactory receptor genes in the giant panda and marine carnivores [PDF]
iScienceSummary: Olfactory receptor (OR) genes constitute the largest mammalian gene family and are critical for olfactory perception and ecological adaptation. OR gene variation is associated with interspecific differences in habitat, diet, and sensory reliance,
Liwen Kang +5 more
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Carnivora Population Dynamics Are as Slow and as Fast as Those of Other Mammals: Implications for Their Conservation [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2013 Of the 285 species of Carnivora 71 are threatened, while many of these species fulfill important ecological roles in their ecosystems as top or meso-predators.
Hans de Kroon +2 more
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Animals, 2022 Cytochrome P450s are among the most important xenobiotic metabolism enzymes that catalyze the metabolism of a wide range of chemicals. Through duplication and loss events, CYPs have created their original feature of detoxification in each mammal.
Mitsuki Kondo +4 more
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Morphometrical analysis of the egyptian mongoose (herpestes ichneumon) hind limb bones (pelvis, femur, and crus) using th ree-dimensional reconstructed images [PDF]
Kafkas Universitesi Veteriner Fakültesi Dergisi, 2022 Th e Egyptian mongoose (Herpestes ichneumon) is on the International Union for Conservation of Nature"s Red List of Th reatened Species, and very little information is available on its morphometric characteristics.
Sema ÖZKADİF, Ayşe HALIGÜR
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Comparative genomics of the Leukocyte Receptor Complex in carnivores
Frontiers in Immunology, 2023 BackgroundThe mammalian Leukocyte Receptor Complex (LRC) chromosomal region may contain gene families for the killer cell immunoglobulin-like receptor (KIR) and/or leukocyte immunoglobulin-like receptor (LILR) collections as well as various framing genes.
April L. Jelinek +5 more
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Helminth Fauna in Carnivoran Mammals from Uzbekistan
Zoodiversity, 2023 Helminths, or parasitic worms, are a group of organisms that can infect various animal species, including humans. In Uzbekistan, previous studies on the helminth fauna of mammals have mainly focused on domestic animals and some wildlife species, with ...
A. Safarov +5 more
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Genomic Insights Into the Body Size Evolution in Felidae (Mammalia: Carnivora). [PDF]
Ecol EvolZhao S +12 more
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