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Detection of cryptosporidium oocysts in water and environmental concentrates [PDF]

, 1997
Whilst current methods for the isolation and enumeration of Cryptosporidium spp. oocysts in water have provided some insight into their occurrence and significance, they are regarded as being inefficient, variable and time-consuming, with much of the ...
Smith, H.V.
core  

Small Molecule Inhibitors Targeting the Heat Shock Protein System of Human Obligate Protozoan Parasites

International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 2019
Obligate protozoan parasites of the kinetoplastids and apicomplexa infect human cells to complete their life cycles. Some of the members of these groups of parasites develop in at least two systems, the human host and the insect vector.
T. Zininga, A. Shonhai
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Marine silicon for biomedical sustainability

BMEMat, EarlyView.
Schematic illustrating marine silicon for biomedical engineering. Abstract Despite momentous divergence from oceanic origin, human beings and marine organisms exhibit elemental homology through silicon utilization. Notably, silicon serves as a critical constituent in multiple biomedical processes.
Yahui Han, Zhibo Yang, Wei Xia, Chengtie Wu   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Gastrointestinal Nematodes and Protozoa in Small and Large Ruminants from Rural Agro-Climatic Regions of Northern India

Diversity, 2023
Gastrointestinal nematode parasites and gastrointestinal protozoan parasites are considered detrimental to the livestock population and manifest production-limiting effects.
Anuja Sharma, Shilpa Sharma, Shilippreet Kour, Achhada Ujalkaur Avatsingh, Kahkashan Perveen, Jamilah A. Alsulami, Nasib Singh   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Enemy release: loss of parasites in invasive freshwater bivalves Sinanodonta woodiana and Corbicula fluminea

Ecography, EarlyView.
Invasive freshwater bivalves harm native species, ecosystems and biodiversity, and incur economic costs. The enemy release hypothesis posits that invasive species are released from enemies during the invasion process, giving them a competitive advantage in the new environment.
Binglin Deng, Nicoletta Riccardi, Pin Nie, Maria Urbańska, Timo J. Marjomäki, Wojciech Andrzejewski, Małgorzata Ożgo, Keiko Nakamura, Jouni Taskinen   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Detection of Cryptosporidium spp. and Giardia spp. from Water Samples in Mosul City, Iraq

Medical Journal of Babylon
Background: Protozoan parasites are significant in waterborne parasitic diseases because they are resistant to common disinfection methods and have stable cystic phases in the environment.
Senaa Abdullah Ali Al-Jarjary, Manal H. Hasan, Basila Ibrahim Hussain   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Ecology of the Squirrel Treefrog (Hyla squirella) in Southern Arkansas [PDF]

, 2014
We conducted an ecological study of the Squirrel Treefrog, Hyla squirella near El Dorado, Union Co., Arkansas from May-Oct. 2013. We extended the known distribution by ~2 km and documented the first breeding occurring on 28 May and the first ...
Bursey, C. R., Connior, M. B., Fulmer, T., McAllister, C. T., Trauth, S. E.   +4 more
core   +3 more sources

A two‐sample Mendelian randomization study and mediation analysis exploring the link between cathepsins and epilepsy

Epilepsia Open, EarlyView.
Abstract Objective This study aims to investigate the causal relationship between cathepsins and epilepsy, using Mendelian randomization (MR) and mediation analysis. Methods Publicly accessible summary statistics on epilepsy were obtained from FinnGen and the International League Against Epilepsy Consortium.
Huaiyu Sun, Di Ma, Wuqiong Zhang, Shuai Hou, Zhiqing Chen, Xuewei Li, Hongmei Meng, Daguang Zhang   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Recent Advances in the Discovery of Novel Antiprotozoal Agents

Molecules, 2019
Parasitic diseases have serious health, social, and economic impacts, especially in the tropical regions of the world. Diseases caused by protozoan parasites are responsible for considerable mortality and morbidity, affecting more than 500 million people
Seong-Min Lee, Min-Sun Kim, Faisal Hayat, Dongyun Shin   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

A demographic survey on the prevalence of gastrointestinal parasites based on socioeconomic determinants in Pakistan

Journal of Infection in Developing Countries, 2021
Introduction: The present study was conducted to investigate prevalence of intestinal parasites and the risk factors related to socio-demographic characteristics of patients admitted in pathology ward, General Hospital, Gujranwala.
Shumaila Irum, Arbab Ahsan, Haroon Ahmed, Aisha Khan, Guan Yayi, Mudabbar Mehboob, Seyma Gunyakti Kilinc, Harun Kaya Kesik, Muhammad Sohail Afzal, Shahzad Ali, Majid Mehmood, Figen Celik, Sami Simsek   +12 more
doaj   +1 more source