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Pulmonary Paragonimiasis in Native Community, Esmeraldas Province, Ecuador, 2022
Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2022 Paragonimiasis is a food-borne infection caused by several species of the Paragonimus fluke. Clinical manifestations can mimic tuberculosis and contribute to diagnostic delay. We report a cluster of paragonimiasis in a community in Ecuador, where active
José C.N. Diaz +8 more
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Planarians, a Neglected Component of Biodiversity in Groundwaters
Diversity, 2021 Underground waters are still one of the most important sources of drinking water for the planet. Moreover, the fauna that inhabits these waters is still little known, even if it could be used as an effective bioindicator.
Benedetta Barzaghi +3 more
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The invasive New Guinea flatworm Platydemus manokwari in France, the first record for Europe: time for action is now [PDF]
PeerJ, 2014 Non-indigenous terrestrial flatworms (Platyhelminthes) have been recorded in thirteen European countries. They include Bipalium kewense and Dolichoplana striata that are largely restricted to hothouses and may be regarded as non-invasive species.
Jean-Lou Justine +4 more
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Animals, 2021 Unlike their marine counterparts, tropical freshwater clupeids receive little scientific attention. However, they sustain important fisheries that may be of (inter)national commercial interest.
Maarten P. M. Vanhove +3 more
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Shape mode analysis exposes movement patterns in biology: flagella and flatworms as case studies [PDF]
, 2014 We illustrate shape mode analysis as a simple, yet powerful technique to concisely describe complex biological shapes and their dynamics. We characterize undulatory bending waves of beating flagella and reconstruct a limit cycle of flagellar oscillations,
Friedrich, Benjamin M. +3 more
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Structural Characterization and Spatial Mapping of Tetrodotoxins in Australian Polyclads
Marine Drugs, 2022 Tetrodotoxin (TTX) is a potent marine neurotoxin that occurs in several Australian phyla, including pufferfish, toadfish, gobies, and the blue-ringed octopus.
Justin M. McNab +5 more
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Swimmer’s Itch (Cercarial Dermatitis)
EDIS, 2022 Learn how to swim safely and avoid this itchy skin rash in this 3-page document written by Emma N. I. Weeks and Katherine Sayler and published by the UF/IFAS Department of Entomology and Nematology. Updated May 2022 with Heather Stockdale Walden. https:/
Emma N. I. Weeks +2 more
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Frontiers in Toxicology, 2023 Introduction: Glyphosate is a widely used, non-selective herbicide. Glyphosate and glyphosate-based herbicides (GBHs) are considered safe for non-target organisms and environmentally benign at currently allowed environmental exposure levels.
S. Grace Fuselier +7 more
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Epizoic acoelomorph flatworms compete with their coral host for zooplankton [PDF]
, 2011 Satisfying nutrient requirement of corals is still a major constraint for maintaining corals in marine aquariums. Corals are polytrophic in nature. Heterotrophic feeding on zooplankton is one of the corals’ strategies to overcome nutrient deficiency ...
Osinga, R. +3 more
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European Journal of Taxonomy, 2018 Two new species of marine Platyhelminthes, Microstomum laurae sp. nov. and Microstomum edmondi sp. nov. (Macrostomida: Microstomidae) are described from the west coast of Sweden. Microstomum laurae sp. nov.
Sarah Atherton, Ulf Jondelius
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