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Effects of Vector Density on Blood Parasite Spread and Health Consequences for Avian Hosts: An Experimental Epidemiology Blueprint

Integrative Zoology, EarlyView.
In an experimental epidemiology setup, groups of pigeons were exposed to different numbers of infective malaria vectors. Vector number explained the speed of transmission, the final prevalence, and changes in host behavior. ABSTRACT Vector density plays a critical role in the transmission dynamics of vector‐borne diseases and thus in their health and ...
Nayden Chakarov, Tim Brandler, Kai Fischer, Carmen Schwietz   +3 more
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Predicting the direct and indirect impacts of climate change on malaria in coastal Kenya.

PLoS ONE, 2019
BACKGROUND:The transmission of malaria is highly variable and depends on a range of climatic and anthropogenic factors. This study investigates the combined, i.e.
Phong V V Le, Praveen Kumar, Marilyn O Ruiz, Charles Mbogo, Ephantus J Muturi   +4 more
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Plasmodium falciparum Development from Gametocyte to Oocyst: Insight from Functional Studies

Microorganisms, 2023
Malaria elimination may never succeed without the implementation of transmission-blocking strategies. The transmission of Plasmodium spp. parasites from the human host to the mosquito vector depends on circulating gametocytes in the peripheral blood of ...
Dinkorma T. Ouologuem, Antoine Dara, Aminatou Kone, Amed Ouattara, Abdoulaye A. Djimde   +4 more
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Genomic Content in Avian Haemosporidian Parasites Suggests Co‐Regulation of Apicoplast and Mitochondrial Nucleoids

Integrative Zoology, EarlyView.
Apicoplast genomic content and mitochondrial genomic content were found to be strongly correlated (rho = 0.93) for infections going from low to high. Apicoplast and mitochondrial genomic content were deemed as more predictive factors of parasitemia for different infection intensities.
Gaia Porporato, Peter Pibaque, Alanis Cruz Flores, Simone Cescutti, Nayden Chakarov   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Domination Versus Sisterhoods in the Blood Microbiota of Migrating Birds: Patterns of Within‐ and Between‐Individual Blood Parasite Diversity Revealed Through Metabarcoding

Integrative Zoology, EarlyView.
Avian haemosporidian blood parasites are typically identified through Sanger sequencing of a partial cytochrome b fragment, the MalAvi barcoding region. Next‐generation sequencing is seldom used for avian blood parasite identification; this study demonstrates a higher detection rate of co‐infections via metabarcoding and its possible implications ...
Peter Pibaque, Gaia Porporato, Simone Cescutti, Alanis Cruz‐Flores, Tobias Busche, Anika Winker, Tim Maximilian Rapp, Patrick Bergkamp, Anna Doneva, Nayden Chakarov   +9 more
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The return of metabolism: biochemistry and physiology of glycolysis

Biological Reviews, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Glycolysis is a fundamental metabolic pathway central to the bioenergetics and physiology of virtually all living organisms. In this comprehensive review, we explore the intricate biochemical principles and evolutionary origins of glycolytic pathways, from the classical Embden–Meyerhof–Parnas (EMP) pathway in humans to various prokaryotic and ...
Nana‐Maria Grüning, Federica Agostini, Camila Caldana, Johannes Hartl, Matthias Heinemann, Markus A. Keller, Jan Lukas Krüsemann, Costanza Lamperti, Carole L. Linster, Steffen N. Lindner, Julia Muenzner, Jens Nielsen, Zoran Nikoloski, Bettina Siebers, Jacky L. Snoep, Hezi Tenenboim, Bas Teusink, Spencer J. Williams, Mirjam M. C. Wamelink, Markus Ralser   +19 more
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Autophagy protein Atg7 is essential for maintaining malaria parasite cellular homeostasis and organelle biogenesis

mBio
Plasmodium parasites have a complex life cycle that transitions between mosquito and mammalian hosts, and undergo continuous cellular remodeling to adapt to various drastic environments.
Akancha Mishra, Suryansh Rajput, Pratik Narain Srivastava, H. Shabeer Ali, Satish Mishra   +4 more
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A putative homologue of CDC20/CDH1 in the malaria parasite is essential for male gamete development.

PLoS Pathogens, 2012
Cell-cycle progression is governed by a series of essential regulatory proteins. Two major regulators are cell-division cycle protein 20 (CDC20) and its homologue, CDC20 homologue 1 (CDH1), which activate the anaphase-promoting complex/cyclosome (APC/C ...
David S Guttery, David J P Ferguson, Benoit Poulin, Zhengyao Xu, Ursula Straschil, Onny Klop, Lev Solyakov, Sara M Sandrini, Declan Brady, Conrad A Nieduszynski, Chris J Janse, Anthony A Holder, Andrew B Tobin, Rita Tewari   +13 more
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Getting ahead of the crises: Developing an avian malaria disease management plan for Hawaiian forest birds

Conservation Science and Practice, EarlyView.
Avian malaria poses a growing threat to native Hawaiian forest birds as climate change enables its spread into previously disease‐free areas like Hakalau Forest National Wildlife Refuge. This study presents a proactive, tiered disease management plan to help land managers monitor and respond to malaria risk, offering a model for broader conservation ...
Eben H. Paxton, Eldridge Naboa, Nicholas R. Agorastos, Donna L. Ball, Lucas Berio Fortini, Thomas Cady, Richard J. Camp, Patrick J. Hart, Springer Kaye, Steven J. Kendall, Dennis A. LaPointe, Ricardo D. Lopez, Katherine M. McClure, Amanda K. Navine   +13 more
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Gonadulin and Insulin‐Like Growth Factor Involved in Rhipicephalus microplus Reproduction

Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata, EarlyView.
Insulin‐like growth factor (IGF2) in ovaries of Rhipicephalus microplus partially engorged females. Ovaries from females at different feeding stages were used to detect IGF2. ABSTRACT Gonadulin and insulin‐like growth factor (IGF) are neuropeptides synthesized by the central nervous system (CNS) of arthropods.
Jéssica Waldman, Lucas Teixeira de Castro, Vinícius Andrade‐Silva, Jéssica Andrade Paes, Luís Fernando Parizi, Maria Aparecida Juliano, Saulo Petinatti Pavarini, David Driemeier, Itabajara da Silva Vaz Jr.   +8 more
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