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Cestode strobilation: prediction of developmental genes and pathways

open access: yesBMC Genomics, 2020
Background Cestoda is a class of endoparasitic worms in the flatworm phylum (Platyhelminthes). During the course of their evolution cestodes have evolved some interesting aspects, such as their increased reproductive capacity.
Gabriela Prado Paludo   +7 more
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First study on the helminth community structure of the neotropical marsupial Metachirus myosuros (Didelphimorphia, Didelphidae)

open access: yesRevista Brasileira de Parasitologia Veterinária, 2020
Metachirus myosuros is a marsupial species widely distributed in South America. Despite this, there is a lack of knowledge about its helminth parasites and helminth community structure.
Bruna Silva Cirino   +3 more
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The macroparasite fauna of cichlid fish from Nicaraguan lakes, a model system for understanding host–parasite diversification and speciation

open access: yesScientific Reports, 2022
The Nicaraguan lakes represent an ideal continent-island-like setting to study the colonization patterns of both fish and their parasites. The dominant fish fauna are cichlids, particularly the Midas cichlid species complex Amphilophus spp., a well ...
Ana Santacruz   +2 more
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Checklist of the Helminth Parasites of South American Bats [PDF]

open access: yes, 2015
My Brazilian co-author paid for this paper to be open--access.Copyright © 2001-2015 Magnolia Press. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and ...
Gibson, David I., Santos, CP
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Primeiro estudo parasitológico em rã com garras Africano (Xenopus laevis, Anfibia) no Chile [PDF]

open access: yes, 2017
Introduced species can arrive into new territories with parasites; however, these species are expected to face lower parasite richness than in their original regions. Both introduced hosts and parasites can affect native fauna.
Castillo, Cristóbal   +5 more
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Protein Translation Enzyme lysyl-tRNA Synthetase Presents a New Target for Drug Development against Causative Agents of Loiasis and Schistosomiasis. [PDF]

open access: yesPLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2016
Helminth parasites are an assemblage of two major phyla of nematodes (also known as roundworms) and platyhelminths (also called flatworms). These parasites are a major human health burden, and infections caused by helminths are considered under neglected
Arvind Sharma   +3 more
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Evolutionary Adaptations of Parasitic Flatworms to Different Oxygen Tensions

open access: yesAntioxidants, 2022
During the evolution of the Earth, the increase in the atmospheric concentration of oxygen gave rise to the development of organisms with aerobic metabolism, which utilized this molecule as the ultimate electron acceptor, whereas other organisms ...
José de Jesús Martínez-González   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Echinococcus, Giardia and Cryptosporidium: observational studies challenging accepted dogma [PDF]

open access: yes, 2009
The development of in vitro culture systems that allow the maintenance, and support the development of Echinococcus, Giardia and Cryptosporidium in the laboratory have had a significant impact on their biology and taxonomy and the epidemiology of ...
Thompson, R.C.A.
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Temnocefalídeo em tartaruga de água doce, Hydromedusa tectifera, da região central do Rio Grande do Sul Temnocephalid in freshwater turtle, Hydromedusa tectifera, from central region of Rio Grande do Sul

open access: yesCiência Rural, 2007
O objetivo deste trabalho foi relatar a presença de Temnocephala sp. em tartaruga de água doce (Hydromedusa tectifera) na região central do Rio Grande do Sul, Brasil.
João Fábio Soares   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Rana blairi [PDF]

open access: yes, 1992
Number of Pages: 6Integrative BiologyGeological ...
Brown, Lauren E.
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