What makes each of us unique? The nine-banded armadillo as a model to study individuality [PDF]
Frontiers in Mammal ScienceThe human brain is the foundation of our identity as a species and as individuals. It is where our unique sensations, emotions, and thoughts arise. The same way no two individuals are alike, no two brains are identical.
Delva P. Leao +6 more
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Environmental Exposures Relative to Locally Acquired Hansen Disease, United States [PDF]
Emerging Infectious DiseasesNine-banded armadillos (Dasypus novemcinctus) are suspected transmission sources of Hansen disease in North America. We conducted a telephone survey and chart review of patients with Hansen disease seen at a Georgia, USA, clinic during 1997–2022 ...
Danielle Chaney +2 more
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Experimental infections with Paracoccidioides brasiliensis obtained from armadillos: comparison to clinical isolates [PDF]
Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases, 2008 Paracoccidioides brasiliensis causes paracoccidioidomycosis (PCM) that is one of the most prevalent systemic human mycoses in Latin America. Armadillos show a high incidence of PCM infection and could, therefore, be a natural reservoir for this fungus ...
Angela Satie Nishikaku +4 more
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Mycobacterium leprae in Nine-Banded Armadillos (Dasypus novemcinctus), Ecuador. [PDF]
Emerg Infect DisWe found Mycobacterium leprae, the most common etiologic agent of Hansen disease or leprosy, in tissues from 9 (18.75%) of 48 nine-banded armadillos (Dasypus novemcinctus) collected across continental Ecuador. Finding evidence of a wildlife reservoir is the first step to recognizing leprosy zoonotic transmission pathway in Ecuador or elsewhere.
Romero-Alvarez D +14 more
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Exon Capture Museomics Deciphers the Nine-Banded Armadillo Species Complex and Identifies a New Species Endemic to the Guiana Shield. [PDF]
Syst BiolBarthe M +13 more
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Shotgun Mitogenomics Provides a Reference Phylogenetic Framework and Timescale for Living Xenarthrans [PDF]
, 2015 Xenarthra (armadillos, sloths, and anteaters) constitutes one of the four major clades of placental mammals. Despite their phylogenetic distinctiveness in mammals, a reference phylogeny is still lacking for the 31 described species. Here we used Illumina
Condamine, Fabien L. +7 more
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Genomics Reveals Distinct Evolutionary Lineages in Asian Elephants. [PDF]
Ecol EvolThis study introduces, for the first time, whole‐genome sequencing (WGS) data from predominantly wild‐origin Asian elephants housed in European zoos, covering the distribution range of Asian elephants. The WGS data aim to validate the Asian elephant subspecies designation and address ambiguities about their origin, particularly concerning Bornean and ...
Kappelhof J +9 more
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British Red Squirrels (<i>S. vulgaris</i>) With Leprosy Develop Skeletal Lesions. [PDF]
Interdiscip Perspect Infect DisLeprosy, caused by Mycobacterium lepromatosis or Mycobacterium leprae, has been reported in red squirrels in Britain from Scotland to the south of England. However, there has been no attempt to determine whether lesions caused by leprosy can be detected in the skeletons of infected animals.
Elliott E +6 more
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Evolutionary history of LINE-1 in the major clades of placental mammals [PDF]
, 2016 BACKGROUND: LINE-1 constitutes an important component of mammalian genomes. It has a dynamic evolutionary history characterized by the rise, fall and replacement of subfamilies.
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