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All you need is fungi: Exploring secondary metabolites as a source of novel amoebicidal agents [PDF]

Genetics and Molecular Biology
Free-living amoebae (FLAs) of the genus Acanthamoeba are opportunistic protozoa found in diverse environments. They can cause granulomatous amoebic encephalitis, especially in immunocompromised individuals, and Acanthamoeba keratitis, a painful corneal ...
Maria Eduarda Deluca João, Deisiane dos Santos Moura, Alexandra de Azevedo da Rocha, Matheus Lopes Braga, Henrique R.M. Antoniolli, Mauren Larangeira Ramos, Sofia Dietrich Loch, Charley Christian Staats   +7 more
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Research advances in microneme protein 3 of Toxoplasma gondii

Parasites & Vectors, 2015
Toxoplasma gondii (T. gondii) is an obligate intracellular protozoan parasite. It has extensive host populations and is prevalent globally; T. gondii infection can cause a zoonotic parasitic disease.
Yanhua Wang, Hong Yin
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A Systematic Review of Clinical Trials Using mRNA Vaccines for Infectious Diseases other than COVID-19

British Journal of Biomedical Science
BackgroundAlthough mRNA-based vaccines have been in development for over two decades, their widespread use only emerged during the COVID-19 pandemic. The success of these vaccines has brought mRNA technology to the forefront of efforts to develop novel ...
Athina Sofroniou, Anna Ridley
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A Historical Overview of Research on Babesia orientalis, a Protozoan Parasite Infecting Water Buffalo

Frontiers in Microbiology, 2017
Babesiosis is a globally important zoonotic disease caused by tick-borne intraerythrocytic protozoan of the genus Babesia (phylum apicomplexa). In China, there are five species that infect cattle buffalo and cause great economic loss, which include ...
Lan He, Lan He, Qin Liu, Baoan Yao, Baoan Yao, Yanqin Zhou, Yanqin Zhou, Min Hu, Min Hu, Rui Fang, Rui Fang, Junlong Zhao, Junlong Zhao   +12 more
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Genetic manipulation for the non-model protozoan Eimeria: Advancements, challenges, and future perspective

iScience
Summary: Eimeria parasites pose a significant global threat to animal health, necessitating improved and cost-effective control measures. Genetic manipulation is pivotal for understanding Eimeria biology and designing targeted control strategies.
Yaru Li, Jingxia Suo, Ruiying Liang, Lin Liang, Xianyong Liu, Jiabo Ding, Xun Suo, Xinming Tang   +7 more
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Ontological representation, modeling, and analysis of parasite vaccines

Journal of Biomedical Semantics
Background Pathogenic parasites are responsible for multiple diseases, such as malaria and Chagas disease, in humans and livestock. Traditionally, pathogenic parasites have been largely an evasive topic for vaccine design, with most successful vaccines ...
Anthony Huffman, Xumeng Zhang, Meghana Lanka, Jie Zheng, Anna Maria Masci, Yongqun He   +5 more
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Toxoplasma gondii at the Host Interface: Immune Modulation and Translational Strategies for Infection Control

Vaccines
Toxoplasma gondii is an intracellular protozoan found worldwide that is capable of infecting nearly all warm-blooded animals, including humans. Its parasitic success lies in its capacity to create chronic infections while avoiding immune detection ...
Billy J. Erazo Flores, Laura J. Knoll
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Drug repurposing of bioenergetic modulators: use in treatment and vaccination of protozoan parasitic diseases

, 2017
Las leishmaniasis, la tripanosomiasis Americana y Africana, y la malaria son enfermedades parasitarias que constituyen un importante problema de salud global que afecta mayoritariamente a países en desarrollo. El aumento del número de resistencias a sus tratamientos actuales, su toxicidad y la necesidad de asistencia sanitaria para la aplicación de los
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Identification of a growth-inhibitory epitope in PfRipr5, a malaria vaccine candidate against <i>Plasmodium falciparum</i>. [PDF]

Front Immunol
Nagaoka H, Fukushima A, Tsuboi T, Takashima E.   +3 more
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Avances en el desarrollo de vacunas contra protozoarios en rumiantes / Advances in the development of protozoan vaccines in ruminants

Brazilian Journal of Animal and Environmental Research, 2021
José Juan Lira-Amaya, R. Montserrat Santamaría-Espinosa, Grecia Martínez-García, J. Antonio Álvarez-Martínez, Carmen Rojas-Martínez, Julio V. Figueroa-Millán   +5 more
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