Recovery and Survival of Prototheca Microalgae During Wastewater Treatment Process [PDF]
Microbial BiotechnologyPrototheca are unicellular, non‐pigmented, yeast‐like microalgae widely distributed in natural and anthropogenic environments. While typically saprophytic, these organisms are the only plant species known to have emerged as opportunistic pathogens for ...
Mateusz Iskra +5 more
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Characteristics and importance of the genus Prototheca in human and veterinary medicine [PDF]
Zbornik Matice Srpske za Prirodne Nauke, 2006 Prototheca spp. are strange algae, assigned to the genus Prototheca, family Chlorelaceae. They are ubiquitous in nature, living predominantly in aqueous locales containing decomposing plant material. Prototheca spp.
Milanov Dubravka S. +1 more
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Endogenous Endophthalmitis Caused by Prototheca Microalga in Birman Cat, Spain [PDF]
Emerging Infectious DiseasesWe identified Prototheca spp. microalga in ocular samples of a cat in Spain with nontreatable endogenous endophthalmitis. Within 2 years, the eye lesions progressively worsened and neurologic signs appeared, suggesting systemic spread of the infection ...
Laura Jimenez-Ramos +13 more
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Reduced plastid genomes of colorless facultative pathogens Prototheca (Chlorophyta) are retained for membrane transport genes [PDF]
BMC BiologyBackground Plastids are usually involved in photosynthesis, but the secondary loss of this function is a widespread phenomenon in various lineages of algae and plants.
Kacper Maciszewski +6 more
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Analysis of Prototheca and yeast species isolated from bulk tank milk collected in Tokachi District, Japan [PDF]
Journal of Dairy Science, 2022 : Bovine mastitis, a major infectious disease affecting milking cows, leads to reduced milk yield and quality, reduced animal welfare, and an increased need for culling.
Takahito Toyotome, Shihori Matsui
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Fatores de risco associados à mastite bovina causada por Prototheca zopfii Risk factors associated with bovine mastitis caused by Prototheca zopfii [PDF]
Ciência Rural, 2008 Este trabalho teve como objetivo o estudo de fatores de risco associados à mastite bovina causada por Prototheca zopfii. Foram analisadas 13 propriedades leiteiras dos Estados do Paraná e de São Paulo, segundo os seguintes critérios de seleção ...
Aline Artioli Machado Yamamura +6 more
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Breaking the paradigm—Prototheca algae occur only sporadically in soils under a temperate climate [PDF]
Applied and Environmental MicrobiologyPrototheca are unicellular, achlorophyllous, yeast-like microalgae that have been implicated as the causative agents of opportunistic infections in animals and humans, collectively referred to as protothecosis.
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Identification of Prototheca from the Cerebrospinal Fluid of a Cat with Neurological Signs [PDF]
Veterinary Sciences, 2023 Prototheca infections are rare in cats, and they are usually associated with cutaneous or subcutaneous infections by P. wickerhamii, with no evidence of neurological signs or systemic disease.
Gianvito Lanave +8 more
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In Vitro Activity of Quaternary Ammonium in Prototheca Isolated from Clinical Bovine Mastitis Identified by Mass Spectrometry and PCR Sequencing of the cytb Gene Marker [PDF]
Animals, 2023 The in vitro algaecide activity of quaternary ammonium (QA) against Prototheca isolated from bovine clinical mastitis was investigated, in which the clinical severity was scored, milk samples were subjected to microbiological culture, and algal species ...
Marcelo Fagali Arabe Filho +12 more
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Phylogenetic analysis of pathogenic algae reveals lineage-dependent patterns of phagocytosis [PDF]
mBioPrototheca is an unusual genus of algae that lack chlorophyll and are obligate heterotrophs. To date, six paraphyletic pathogenic species have been identified in the context of vertebrates, principally in cattle-associated and human-associated infections.
Christopher D. Shave +6 more
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