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Efficacy of Essential Oils of Thymus vulgaris and Origanum vulgare on Echinococcus granulosus [PDF]
, 2014 The aim of the present work was to determine the in vitro effect of T. vulgaris and O. vulgare essential oils against E. granulosus protoscoleces and cysts. Essential oils were added to the medium resulting in thymol final concentrations of 10 μg/mL. The
Denegri, Guillermo Maria +5 more
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Global Change Biology, Volume 30, Issue 7, July 2024.Using DNA deposited in deep‐sea sediments, we examine how marine biodiversity has changed over the last 150 years in Chilean waters. We find a unique period aligning with high fishing and extreme climatic events that reduces overall diversity. Furthermore, we find an effect of sea surface temperature and El Nino events over diversity, providing an idea
Diego Elihú Rivera Rosas +5 more
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Rhodnius stali: new vector infected by Trypanosoma rangeli (Kinetoplastida, Trypanosomatidae)
Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina TropicalINTRODUCTION Rhodnius stali infection by Trypanosoma rangeli is reported in this study for the first time. METHODS The triatomines were collected from the campus of the Federal University of Acre in Rio Branco, Acre, Brazil.
Gabriela Vieira de Souza Castro +6 more
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Molecular epidemiology of domestic and sylvatic Trypanosoma cruzi infection in rural northwestern Argentina [PDF]
, 2008 Genetic diversity of Trypanosoma cruzi populations and parasite transmission dynamics have been well documented throughout the Americas, but few studies have been conducted in the Gran Chaco ecoregion, one of the most highly endemic areas for Chagas ...
Cardinal, Marta Victoria +8 more
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Molecular and biochemical characterisation of Trypanosoma cruzi phosphofructokinase
Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, 2009 The characterisation of the gene encoding Trypanosoma cruzi CL Brener phosphofructokinase (PFK) and the biochemical properties of the expressed enzyme are reported here. In contradiction with previous reports, the PFK genes of CL Brener and YBM strain T.
Evelyn Rodríguez +2 more
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Immune complexes in chronic Chagas disease patients are formed by exovesicles from Trypanosoma cruzi carrying the conserved MASP N-terminal region [PDF]
, 2017 The exovesicles (EVs) are involved in pathologic host-parasite immune associations and have been recently used as biomarkers for diagnosis of infectious diseases.
De Pablos, Luis Miguel +5 more
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Journal of Immunology Research, 2015 Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is a severe rheumatic autoimmune disease with various clinical manifestations. Anti-dsDNA antibodies are an important immunological hallmark of SLE and their occurrence represents a major criterion for the diagnosis ...
Stefan Gerlach +6 more
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Lutzomyia migonei is a permissive vector competent for Leishmania infantum [PDF]
, 2016 BACKGROUND: Leishmania infantum is the most widespread etiological agent of visceral leishmaniasis (VL) in the world, with significant mortality rates in human cases.
Jitka Myskova +6 more
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Parasites & Vectors, 2014 Background Culicoides (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae) species are known to be the vectors of Bluetongue virus and African Horses Sickness virus (AHSV) in different areas of the world.
Darine Slama +5 more
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Flagellar membrane association via interaction with lipid rafts [PDF]
, 2009 The eukaryotic flagellar membrane has a distinct composition from other domains of the plasmalemma. Our work shows that the specialized composition of the trypanosome flagellar membrane reflects increased concentrations of sterols and saturated fatty ...
Cieslak, John A. +6 more
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