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Understanding effects of floral products on bee parasites: mechanisms, synergism, and ecological complexity [PDF]

, 2022
Floral nectar and pollen commonly contain diverse secondary metabolites. While these compounds are classically thought to play a role in plant defense, recent research indicates that they may also reduce disease in pollinators.
Philip C. Stevenson, Koch, Hauke, Adler, Lynn S., Lynn S. Adler, Fitch, Gordon, Hauke Koch, Gordon Fitch, Figueroa, Laura L., Laura L. Figueroa, Stevenson, Philip C.   +9 more
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Accurate and noninvasive prostate cancer detection using plasma‐derived extracellular vesicle RNA

FEBS Open Bio, EarlyView.
Plasma extracellular vesicles were captured with WGA‐conjugated magnetic beads and profiled for RNA biomarkers. A three‐RNA panel (NM_024955, NR_047469, and NR_002564) distinguished prostate cancer from healthy controls and benign prostatic hyperplasia, supporting a simple, noninvasive approach to improve prostate cancer detection.
Hanping Wei, Haoran Wu, Wei Feng
wiley   +1 more source

Mapping lymphatic filariasis in Loa loa endemic health districts naïve for ivermectin mass administration and situated in the forested zone of Cameroon

BMC Infectious Diseases, 2020
Background The control of lymphatic filariasis (LF) caused by Wuchereria bancrofti in the Central African Region has been hampered by the presence of Loa loa due to severe adverse events that arise in the treatment with ivermectin.
Andrew A. Beng, Mathias E. Esum, Kebede Deribe, Abdel J. Njouendou, Patrick W. C. Ndongmo, Raphael A. Abong, Jerome Fru, Fanny F. Fombad, Gordon T. Nchanji, Glory Amambo, Narcisse T. V. Gandjui, Benjamin Biholong, Georges Nko’Ayissi, Patrick Mbia, Julie Akame, Peter I. Enyong, Steven D. Reid, Jean J. Tougoue, Yaobi Zhang, Samuel Wanji   +19 more
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Identification of cutaneous fungi and mites in adult atopic dermatitis: analysis by targeted 18S rRNA amplicon sequencing

BMC Microbiology, 2021
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, Paal Skytt Andersen, Tove Agner, Ditte Marie Lindhardt Saunte, Anna Cäcilia Ingham, Thor Bech Johannesen, Maja-Lisa Clausen   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Avidin is evolutionarily conserved in fish but dispensable for development and resistance against Streptococcus agalactiae in zebrafish

FEBS Open Bio, EarlyView.
The presence of biotin‐binding avidin proteins in fish and their biological significance are poorly characterized. We cataloged fish avidins and demonstrate that they are widely present and evolutionarily conserved. We created avd knockout zebrafish and show that zebavidin is dispensable for development and that resistance of avd knockout embryos in ...
Anni K. Saralahti, Markus J. T. Ojanen, Mataleena Parikka, Otto Kauko, Mika Rämet, Vesa P. Hytönen   +5 more
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The influence of temperature and humidity on the flight activity of Culicoides imicola both under laboratory and field conditions

Parasites & Vectors, 2019
Background Insight into the factors that regulate the circadian host-seeking flight activity of Culicoides vectors (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae) will be of importance to assess the risk of transmission of Culicoides-borne pathogens.
Gert J. Venter, Solomon N. B. Boikanyo, Chantel J. de Beer   +2 more
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Molecular characterization and epidemiology of Streptococcus pneumoniae serotype 8 in Denmark

BMC Infectious Diseases, 2021
Background Streptococcus pneumoniae serotype 8 incidence has increased in Denmark after the introduction of pneumococcal conjugated vaccines (PCV). The mechanism behind the serotype 8 replacement is not well understood. In this study, we aimed to present
Camilla Bülow Hansen, Kurt Fuursted, Palle Valentiner-Branth, Tine Dalby, Charlotte Sværke Jørgensen, H-C Slotved   +5 more
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Trypanosomatids are common and diverse parasites of Drosophila [PDF]

, 2011
Drosophila melanogaster is an important model system of immunity and parasite resistance, yet most studies use parasites that do not naturally infect this organism.
Wilfert, L., L. WILFERT, F. BAYER, Jiggins, F. M., A. G. A. FERREIRA, B. LONGDON, Ferreira, A. G. A., Longdon, B., Bayer, F., F. M. JIGGINS   +9 more
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Low prevalence of blood parasites in a long-distance migratory raptor: the importance of the host habitat [PDF]

, 2020
Background The low prevalence of blood parasites in some bird species may be related to the habitats they frequent, the inexistence of the right host-parasite assemblage or the immunological capacity of the host.
Gutiérrez López, Rafael, Gangoso, Laura, Muñoz, Joaquín, López López, Pascual, Figuerola, Jordi, Martínez de la Puente, Josué, Fric, Jakob, Samraoui, Boudjema, Mailleux, Mélanie, Touati, Laïd   +9 more
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Human Pegivirus Encephalitis With Brain Detection and Response to Sofosbuvir Ledipasvir

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Human pegivirus (HPgV‐1) has been associated with severe encephalomyelitis in immunocompromised patients. Its neurological spectrum remains poorly defined. We report a slowly progressive encephalitis in a person living with well‐controlled HIV, characterized by white matter abnormalities and inflammatory cerebrospinal fluid (CSF). HPgV RNA was
Antoine Moulignier, Françoise Heran, Francis Lallemand, Pierre Bourdillon   +3 more
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