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International Journal for Parasitology: Parasites and Wildlife, 2022 Island biogeography can promote rapid diversification and speciation via geographic isolation and novel selection pressures. These same factors can threaten the persistence of island endemics by limiting gene flow and suitable habitat.
McIntyre A. Barrera +2 more
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Local cytokine transcription in naïve and previously infected sheep and lambs following challenge with Teladorsagia circumcincta [PDF]
, 2014 <b>Background</b><p></p> The abomasal helminth Teladorsagia circumcincta is one of the most economically important parasites affecting sheep in temperate regions.
Craig, Nicola M +4 more
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Searching for antigen B genes and their adaptive sites in distinct strains and species of the helminth Echinococcus [PDF]
Infection, Genetics and Evolution, 2006 Twenty-seven PCR-derived antigen B (AgB) nucleotide sequences from four Echinococcus species (Echinococcus granulosus, Echinococcus multilocularis, Echinococcus oligarthrus and Echinococcus vogeli) were aligned with 78 already published sequences, to generate a maximum likelihood phylogeny of the AgB multigene family. The phylogenetic analysis confirms
Haag, KL +5 more
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Genetics and Molecular Research, 2013 Infection of mothers with schistosomiasis and filariasis has been shown to influence infant responses to neonatal Bacille Calmette-Guérin (BCG) immunization. The genetic makeup of infants is also considered an important determinant for the activity of BCG vaccine.
A A, Badawy +4 more
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The Immune and Non-Immune Pathways That Drive Chronic Gastrointestinal Helminth Burdens in the Wild
Frontiers in Immunology, 2018 Parasitic helminths are extremely resilient in their ability to maintain chronic infection burdens despite (or maybe because of) their hosts’ immune response.
Simon A. Babayan +6 more
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Exploring the immunology of parasitism--from surface antigens to the hygiene hypothesis [PDF]
, 2009 Helminth immunology is a field which has changed beyond recognition in the past 30 years, transformed not only by new technologies from cDNA cloning to flow cytometry, but also conceptually as our definition of host immune pathways has matured.
Maizels, R M
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Promoter haplotypes of the interleukin-10 gene influence proliferation of peripheral blood cells in response to helminth antigen [PDF]
Genes & Immunity, 2004 Since interleukin (IL)-10 is a key mediator of immunosuppression, and immunosuppression is considered an important element of helminth infection, we studied variants of the putative IL-10 gene promoter in 337 individuals from 130 families heavily exposed to infection by the tissue nematode Onchocerca volvulus.
C, Timmann +8 more
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Genetics Selection Evolution, 2012 Background Infectious bovine keratoconjunctivitis (IBK) or ‘pinkeye’ is an economically important ocular disease that significantly impacts animal performance.
Ali Abdirahman A +3 more
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Frontiers in Immunology, 2023 Intestinal epithelial homeostasis is maintained by intrinsic and extrinsic signals. The extrinsic signals include those provided by mesenchymal cell populations that surround intestinal crypts and is further facilitated by the extracellular matrix (ECM),
Pia M. Vornewald +9 more
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The Echinococcus canadensis (G7) genome: A key knowledge of parasitic platyhelminth human diseases [PDF]
, 2017 Background: The parasite Echinococcus canadensis (G7) (phylum Platyhelminthes, class Cestoda) is one of the causative agents of echinococcosis. Echinococcosis is a worldwide chronic zoonosis affecting humans as well as domestic and wild mammals, which ...
A Bankevich +109 more
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