Tracking Marsupial Evolution Using Archaic Genomic Retroposon Insertions
PLoS Biology, 2010 The Australasian and South American marsupial mammals, such as kangaroos and opossums, are the closest living relatives to placental mammals, having shared a common ancestor around 130 million years ago.
Maria A Nilsson +2 more
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Marsupial cathelicidins: characterization, antimicrobial activity and evolution in this unique mammalian lineage [PDF]
Frontiers in ImmunologyIntroductionCathelicidins are a family of antimicrobial peptides well-known for their antimicrobial and immunomodulatory functions in eutherian mammals such as humans.
Emma Peel +7 more
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Exploring Trypanosoma cruzi transmission dynamics in an acute Chagas disease outbreak using next-generation sequencing [PDF]
Parasites & VectorsBackground Chagas disease (CD), caused by Trypanosoma cruzi, poses a major global public health challenge. Although vector-borne transmission is the primary mode of infection, oral transmission is increasingly concerning. Methods This study utilized long-
Lissa Cruz-Saavedra +15 more
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Glironia venusta (Thomas, 1912) (Didelphidae) reaches the Atlantic! New records in French Guiana, with notes on behaviour [PDF]
Check List, 2023 We report observations of Glironia venusta Thomas, 1912, Bushy-tailed Opossum, from coastal French Guiana, expanding the distribution of this species 300 km north of its previously known range.
Paul Alexandre, Benoit de Thoisy
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Marsupial and monotreme milk—a review of its nutrient and immune properties [PDF]
PeerJ, 2020 All mammals are characterized by the ability of females to produce milk. Marsupial (metatherian) and monotreme (prototherian) young are born in a highly altricial state and rely on their mother’s milk for the first part of their life.
Hayley J. Stannard +2 more
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Evolution of the patella and patelloid in marsupial mammals [PDF]
PeerJ, 2020 The musculoskeletal system of marsupial mammals has numerous unusual features beyond the pouch and epipubic bones. One example is the widespread absence or reduction (to a fibrous “patelloid”) of the patella (“kneecap”) sesamoid bone, but prior studies ...
Alice L. Denyer +2 more
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Ciencia y Sociedad, 2023 This study focuses on the aesthetic analysis, iconographic variants, and symbolism of the common black-eared opossum (Didelphis marsupialis Linnaeus 1758) in ceramic ornaments of agro-ceramic origin of the Saladoid tradition with Barrancoid influence ...
Alfredo Bueno Jiménez
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Pouch bacteria: an understudied and potentially important facet of marsupial reproduction [PDF]
Microbiology Australia, 2023 Australia is home to a rich biodiversity of marsupials that are found nowhere else. Unfortunately, many of these species are currently threatened with extinction due to introduced feral predators and other anthropogenic factors.
Raphael Eisenhofer, Toby Maidment
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Marsupial chromosome DNA content and genome size assessed from flow karyotypes: invariable low autosomal GC content [PDF]
Royal Society Open Science, 2018 Extensive chromosome homologies revealed by cross-species chromosome painting between marsupials have suggested a high level of genome conservation during evolution.
Fumio Kasai +3 more
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Giardia and Cryptosporidium in Neo-Tropical Rodents and Marsupials: Is There Any Zoonotic Potential?
Life, 2021 Cryptosporidiosis and giardiasis have been identified as emerging diseases in both developed and developing countries. Wildlife has been highlighted to play a major role in the spread of these diseases to humans.
Kegan Romelle Jones, Laura Tardieu
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