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DNA Microarray Detection of 18 Important Human Blood Protozoan Species. [PDF]
PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2016 Accurate detection of blood protozoa from clinical samples is important for diagnosis, treatment and control of related diseases. In this preliminary study, a novel DNA microarray system was assessed for the detection of Plasmodium, Leishmania ...
Mu-Xin Chen +9 more
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Development of a method to extract protozoan DNA from black soil
Parasite Epidemiology and Control, 2019 Objectives: Microorganisms in environmental samples are identified by sequential screening, isolation, and culture steps, followed by the verification of physiological characteristics and morphological classification.
Kanako Yamanouchi +3 more
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Hsp90 and associates shaping parasite biology [PDF]
mSphereHsp90 is considered to be the master regulator of chaperone activity within the cellular context. In addition to aiding client maturation and maintaining protein homeostasis, Hsp90 serves various non-canonical functions in model eukaryotes: ranging from ...
Abhilasha Gahlawat +2 more
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Protozoan ALKBH8 oxygenases display both DNA repair and tRNA modification activities.
PLoS ONE, 2014 The ALKBH family of Fe(II) and 2-oxoglutarate dependent oxygenases comprises enzymes that display sequence homology to AlkB from E. coli, a DNA repair enzyme that uses an oxidative mechanism to dealkylate methyl and etheno adducts on the nucleobases ...
Daria Zdżalik +10 more
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Albendazole induces oxidative stress and DNA damage in the parasitic protozoan Giardia duodenalis [PDF]
Frontiers in Microbiology, 2015 The control of Giardia duodenalis infections is carried out mainly by drugs, among these albendazole (ABZ) is commonly used. Although the cytotoxic effect of ABZ usually involves binding to β-tubulin, it has been suggested that oxidative stress may also ...
Rodrigo eMartínez-Espinoza +3 more
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Presence of Protozoan Viruses in Vaginal Samples from Pregnant Women and Their Association with Trichomoniasis [PDF]
PathogensThis study was conducted in Armenia and included 32 pregnant women with TV infection and 30 healthy controls. The vaginal virome includes viruses that infect human cells and unicellular eukaryotes such as Trichomonas vaginalis (TV).
Gegham Ghardyan +10 more
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Cryptosporidium sp. in cultivated oysters and the natural oyster stock of the state of Maranhão, Brazil [PDF]
Ciência Rural, 2022 : This study detected Cryptosporidium spp. in cultivated oysters and the natural oyster stock of the state of Maranhão and determine the elective tissue(s) to examine this protozoan.
Camila Moraes Silva +8 more
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Food and Waterborne Parasitology, 2021 Protozoan parasites in food or water samples are generally detected using microscopy or PCR followed by Sanger sequencing. However, microscopy is subjective, requires a high degree of expertise and has limited sensitivity, while DNA sequencing requires ...
Sarah J. Reiling +5 more
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Simultaneous Extraction of DNA and RNA from Nuclease-Rich Pathogenic Protozoan Trichomonas vaginalis
BioTechniques, 1996 Chun-Fen Chou, Jung-Hsiang Tai
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Turkish Journal of Agriculture: Food Science and Technology, 2023 Toxoplasma gondii, an obligatory intracellular protozoan parasite, can infect a wide range of warm-blooded animals, including livestock species. T. gondii is a zoonotic protozoan parasite that affects both humans and other warm-blooded animals.
Davut Koca +5 more
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