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Parasite, 2021 The genus Entamoeba includes a variety of widely distributed species adapted to live in the digestive tracts of humans and a large variety of animals of different classes.
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Review of Chagas Disease and Treatment Obstacles to Eradication [PDF]
, 2019 The World Health Organization and the Center for Disease Control reports Chagas disease, or American trypanosomiasis, as a major neglected tropical disease prevalent in 21 endemic Latin American countries.
Sherman, Emily
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Environmental parasitology and its impact on the host nueroimmunoendocrine network
Frontiers in Bioscience-Landmark, 2020 The communication between neuroendocrine and immune system maintains a bidirectional complex network. Both systems jointly act during a parasite infection to maintain homeostasis and to eliminate such pathogens.
Carmen T Gomez de Leon +4 more
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Phospholipases A and Lysophospholipases in protozoan parasites
Microbial Cell, 2023 Phospholipases (PLs) and Lysophospholipases (LysoPLs) are a diverse group of esterases responsible for phospholipid or lysophospholipid hydrolysis. They are involved in several biological processes, including lipid catabolism, modulation of the immune ...
Perrine Hervé +3 more
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Testing of Geat Bay Oysters for Two Protozoan Pathogens [PDF]
, 2014 Two protozoan pathogens, Haplosporidium nelsoni (MSX) and Perkinsus marinus (Dermo), are known to be present in Great Bay oysters. With funds provided by the Piscataqua Region Estuaries Partnership (PREP), the Marine Fisheries Division of the New ...
Grout, Douglas E.
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Biochemistry and Biophysics Reports, 2017 Background: Toxoplasmosis constitutes a large global burden that is further exacerbated by the shortcomings of available therapeutic options, thus underscoring the urgent need for better anti-Toxoplasma gondii therapy or strategies.
Oluyomi Stephen Adeyemi +4 more
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Revista Brasileira de Parasitologia Veterinária, 2020 Backyard pigs have been associated with poor sanitary conditions and the development of parasitic diseases, often causing public health and food safety problems.
Juan Carlos Pinilla +3 more
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A target repurposing approach identifies N-myristoyltransferase as a new candidate drug target in filarial nematodes [PDF]
, 2014 Myristoylation is a lipid modification involving the addition of a 14-carbon unsaturated fatty acid, myristic acid, to the N-terminal glycine of a subset of proteins, a modification that promotes their binding to cell membranes for varied biological ...
Carlow, Clotilde K. S. +7 more
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Scientific ReportsDirofilaria immitis is a mosquito-borne parasitic nematode that causes fatal heartworm disease in canids. The microfilariae are essential for research, including drug screening and mosquito-parasite interactions.
Mihoko Mizuseki +5 more
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Studies into cytauxzoon and helminth infections of bobcats (Lynx rufus) of Northwest Arkansas [PDF]
, 2010 The purpose of this study was to determine the prevalence of Cytauxzoon felis and gastrointestinal helminth infections in bobcats (Lynx rufus) of Northwest Arkansas, an area known to have numerous cases of cytaux in domestic cats.
Hickman, Emily +5 more
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