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One Health: parasites and beyond [PDF]
The field of parasitism is broad, encompassing relationships between organisms where one benefits at the expense of another. Traditionally the discipline focuses on eukaryotes, with the study of bacteria and viruses complementary but distinct ...
Chalmers +13 more
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Rethinking the extrinsic incubation period of malaria parasites
The time it takes for malaria parasites to develop within a mosquito, and become transmissible, is known as the extrinsic incubation period, or EIP. EIP is a key parameter influencing transmission intensity as it combines with mosquito mortality rate and
J. Ohm +7 more
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Shikimate pathway in apicomplexan parasites [PDF]
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Chakrabarti, D. +12 more
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Reassessment of the potential economic impact of cattle parasites in Brazil.
The profitability of livestock activities can be diminished significantly by the effects of parasites. Economic losses caused by cattle parasites in Brazil were estimated on an annual basis, considering the total number of animals at risk and the ...
L. Grisi +8 more
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Sparganosis is a neglected zoonotic parasitic disease that poses huge threats to humans worldwide. Snakes play an important role in sparganosis transmission because they are the most common second intermediate hosts for Spirometra parasites. However, the
Shu-Yu Chen +9 more
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Producing polished prokaryotic pangenomes with the Panaroo pipeline
Population-level comparisons of prokaryotic genomes must take into account the substantial differences in gene content resulting from horizontal gene transfer, gene duplication and gene loss.
Gerry Tonkin-Hill +13 more
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Background Atopic dermatitis (AD) patients have an altered skin bacterial community, with an abundance of Staphylococcus aureus associated with flares, highlighting that microbial organisms may be important for disease exacerbation.
Sofie Marie Edslev +6 more
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Business Groups in Emerging Markets: Paragons or Parasites?
Diversified business groups, consisting of legally independent firms operating across diverse industries, are ubiquitous in emerging markets. Groups around the world share certain attributes but also vary substantially in structure, ownership, and other ...
T. Khanna, Yishay Yafeh
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Helminth parasites and immune regulation
Helminth parasites are complex metazoans that belong to different taxonomic families but that collectively share the capacity to downregulate the host immune response directed toward themselves (parasite-specific immunoregulation).
P. Gazzinelli-Guimarães, T. Nutman
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Background Ticks secrete a diverse mixture of secretory proteins into the host to evade its immune response and facilitate blood-feeding, making secretory proteins attractive targets for the production of recombinant anti-tick vaccines.
Minique Hilda de Castro +4 more
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