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Specialist or generalist? Feeding ecology of the Malagasy poison frog Mantella aurantiaca [PDF]

, 2007
We studied the diet of a population of free-ranging Mantella aurantiaca, an alkaloid-containing poison frog from Madagascar. As in other poison frogs, this species is thought to sequester alkaloids from arthropod prey.
Fisher, Brian L., Gamboni, Ilona, Griffiths, Richard A., Vences, Miguel, Vieites, David R., Woodhead, Cindy   +5 more
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PVC Nanoplastics Exposure Exacerbates Asthma through R‐Loop Accumulation and Subsequent STING Activation in Macrophages

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
Polyvinyl chloride (PVC) nanoplastics (NPs) are shown to aggravate allergic airway inflammation in asthma by triggering R‐loop accumulation and activating the cGAS‐STING pathway in macrophages. This study reveals a novel immunotoxic mechanism linking environmental plastic exposure to asthma pathogenesis and highlights potential molecular targets for ...
Qimei Bao, Yixing Huang, Mingcong Deng, Chunkai Zhang, Dan Zu, Hanyi He, Yangchan Hu, Yuke Zhong, Chen Liang, Haidong Liu, Wumin Dai, Yanhua He, Yaoshu Teng, Ji Jing, Yin Shi, Xiangdong Cheng, Zu Ye   +16 more
wiley   +1 more source

Scabies Mites Alter the Skin Microbiome and Promote Growth of Opportunistic Pathogens in a Porcine Model

PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2014
Background The resident skin microbiota plays an important role in restricting pathogenic bacteria, thereby protecting the host. Scabies mites (Sarcoptes scabiei) are thought to promote bacterial infections by breaching the skin barrier and excreting ...
P. M. Swe, Martha Zakrzewski, A. Kelly, L. Krause, K. Fischer   +4 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Tackling Allergic Airway Inflammation with Organic Sheet‐Like Nanoplatforms by Targeted Elimination of Epithelial Small Extracellular Vesicles

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
In this work, “inorganic‐free” nanosheets, named PNSE are developed using template‐based synthesis technology. The functionalized organic nanosheets exhibit low cytotoxicity, mild protein adsorption, and potent binding efficacy to epithelial sEVs.
Zhaoxu Tu, Junyan Lin, Zhixin Li, Yuefei Zhu, Changyi Xu, Zihan Qiu, Qiumin Wang, Yang Ye, Yihui Wen, Jian Li, Kam W. Leong, Weiping Wen   +11 more
wiley   +1 more source

Occurrence of the mite Acanthonyssus proechimys (Mesostigmata: Macronyssidae) on a spiny rat in Brazil

Acta Amazonica, 2022
Macronyssid mites are ectoparasites of terrestrial vertebrates. We slide-mounted and re-examined mite material collected in a 1987-1989 expedition to Maracá Ecological Station, Roraima State, Brazil.
Ricardo BASSINI-SILVA, Fernando de Castro JACINAVICIUS, Ana Carolina CASTRO-SANTIAGO, Ashley P.G. DOWLING, Marcos Rogerio ANDRÉ, Pedro M. LINARDI, Darci Moraes BARROS-BATTESTI   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

An innovative approach to reduce chemicals in mite control [PDF]

, 2010
The efficacy of an innovative technique using acaricide treated nets was recently demonstrated to control phytophagous mites on vegetables. The net impregnated with the acaricide dicofol was efficient against the broad mite Polyphagotarsonemus latus ...
Komlan, A., Martin, Thibaud, Sidick, I.
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Ubiquity and Diversity of Human-Associated Demodex Mites

PLoS ONE, 2014
Demodex mites are a group of hair follicle and sebaceous gland-dwelling species. The species of these mites found on humans are arguably the animals with which we have the most intimate interactions.
Megan S. Thoemmes, Daniel J. Fergus, J. Urban, Michelle Trautwein, R. Dunn   +4 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

RESP2: An Uncertainty Aware Multi‐Target Multi‐Property Optimization AI Pipeline for Antibody Discovery

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
RESP2, an enhanced antibody discovery pipeline for multi‐target and multi‐property optimization, identifies antibodies with optimized developability and broad affinity to multiple antigen variants. In silico evaluation shows RESP2 outperforms leading AI methods, achieving ≥85% success rates.
Jonathan Parkinson, Ryan Hard, Young Su Ko, Wei Wang   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Ácaros em poeira domiciliar das capitais brasileiras e ilha Fernando de Noronha

Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, 1986
O presente trabalho é um estudo taxinômico de ácaros admitidos ou não como alergizantes, encontrados em amostras de poeira domiciliar, colhidas em todas as capitais do Brasil e Território Fernando de Noronha por guardas da SUCAM e enviadas por essa ...
Archibaldo Bello Galvão, Neide Guitton
doaj   +1 more source

Utility and challenges of using whole‐genome resequencing to detect emerging insect and mite resistance in agroecosystems

Evolutionary Applications, 2022
Arthropods that invade agricultural ecosystems systematically evolve resistance to the control measures used against them, and this remains a significant and ongoing challenge for sustainable food production systems.
Megan L. Fritz
doaj   +1 more source