Trypanosoma cruzi infection in the opossum Didelphis marsupialis: absence of neonatal transmission and protection by maternal antibodies in experimental infections [PDF]
Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, 1994 The high rate of natural Trypanosoma cruzi infection found in opossums does not always correlate with appreciable densities of local triatomid populations.
Ana M. Jansen +2 more
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Pulmonary pathology in white-eared opossums (Didelphis albiventris) with natural Heterostrongylus heterostrongylus () infections [PDF]
Revista Brasileira de Parasitologia VeterináriaCarcasses of road-killed wild animals provide critical insights into animal health and environmental conditions. However, data on the presence of lung parasites and their effects on the health of white-eared opossums are limited. This study examines lung
Maria Izabel Pedra Sogari +6 more
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Helminths assemblage in two opossum’s species, Didelphis albiventris and Didelphis aurita (Mammalia: Didelphimorphia), from the Atlantic Forest of Argentina [PDF]
ParasitologyIn the Argentinian Atlantic Forest (AAF) of Misiones, opossums comprise 13% of the wild mammalian diversity. The white-eared opossum, Didelphis albiventris, and the southern black-eared opossum, D.
Bárbara Betina Hartmann +4 more
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The lumbosacral plexus in two Didelphis species (Didelphidae, Didelphimorphia): origin and nerve distribution [PDF]
Brazilian Journal of Biology, 2023 Morphological studies provide knowledge that allow us to understand how animals interact with the natural environment or the captivity. The goal of this study was to describe the origin and antimeric distribution of lumbosacral plexus nerves in Didelphis
T. M. Estruc +5 more
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Wildlife rehabilitation: A case study of the neo-tropical, opossum Didelphis marsupialis insularis, Allen 1902. [PDF]
Brazilian Journal of Biology, 2019 Wildlife rehabilitation facilities in the Caribbean region are limited, yet they can provide relevant information on wild populations. Didelphis marsupialis insularis is a popularly hunted, under-studied, neo-tropical marsupial species that is ...
L. Tardieu, W. Rollock, G. W. Garcia
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Revista Brasileira de Parasitologia Veterinária, 2021 The state of Acre is in the western part of the Brazilian Amazon region and few studies involving ticks are available. The aim of the present study was to provide the first report of occurrence of Amblyomma latepunctatum and the second record of Ixodes ...
Simone Delgado Tojal +7 more
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MHC-linked and un-linked class I genes in the wallaby [PDF]
, 2009 Background: MHC class I antigens are encoded by a rapidly evolving gene family comprising classical and non-classical genes that are found in all vertebrates and involved in diverse immune functions.
Beck, S. +8 more
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Expansion of CORE-SINEs in the genome of the Tasmanian devil [PDF]
, 2012 Background: The genome of the carnivorous marsupial, the Tasmanian devil (Sarcophilus harrisii, Order: Dasyuromorphia), was sequenced in the hopes of finding a cure for or gaining a better understanding of the contagious devil facial tumor disease that ...
Hallström, Björn M. +4 more
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The transcriptomic evolution of mammalian pregnancy:gene expression innovations in endometrial stromal fibroblasts [PDF]
, 2016 The endometrial stromal fibroblast (ESF) is a cell type present in the uterine lining of therian mammals. In the stem lineage of eutherian mammals, ESF acquired the ability to differentiate into decidual cells in order to allow embryo implantation.
Alyssa Birt +16 more
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Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, 1991 In a survey realized on the sylvatic and peridomestic environment at Bambuí county, Minas Gerais State, 44 (37.9%) out of 116 opossums (Didelphis albiventris) captured were found to be naturally infected with Trypanosoma cruzi.
Alexandre José Fernandes +4 more
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