The ghost sex-life of the paedogenetic beetle Micromalthus debilis [PDF]
, 2016 Genetic and sexual systems can be evolutionarily dynamic within and among clades. However, identifying the processes responsible for switches between, for instance, sexual and asexual reproduction, or cyclic and non-cyclic life histories remains ...
Braig, Henk R. +2 more
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Metagenomic profiling of ticks: Identification of novel rickettsial genomes and detection of tick-borne canine parvovirus [PDF]
, 2019 Background: Across the world, ticks act as vectors of human and animal pathogens. Ticks rely on bacterial endosymbionts, which often share close and complex evolutionary links with tick-borne pathogens.
Abdeen, Ziad +8 more
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Rickettsia felis infection in cat fleas Ctenocephalides felis felis [PDF]
, 2010 The present study evaluated the rickettsial infection in a laboratory colony of cat fleas, Ctenocephalides felis felis (Bouche) in Brazil. All flea samples (30 eggs, 30 larvae, 30 cocoons, 30 males, and 30 females) tested by polymerase chain reaction ...
CORREIA, Thaís R. +5 more
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Ticks and Tick-borne Diseases, 2015 Introduction of exotic ticks and pathogens through international animal trade (farm animals and pets) is a serious threat to public health and local fauna. Rapid and correct identification of potential threats is an important step on the way to conduct an efficient control of imported pests.
Oran, Erster +4 more
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Molecular detection of Rickettsia in fleas from micromammals in Chile
Parasites & Vectors, 2020 Background Rickettsial diseases are considered important in public health due to their dispersal capacity determined by the particular characteristics of their reservoirs and/or vectors.
Lucila Moreno-Salas +6 more
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Latinamerican guidelines of RIICER for diagnosis of tick-borne rickettsioses [PDF]
, 2014 Las rickettsiosis transmitidas por garrapatas son afecciones de distribución mundial, que por diferentes motivos se pueden considerar emergentes y reemergentes.
Abarca, Katia +7 more
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Amblyomma cajennense (Fabricius, 1787) (Acari: Ixodidae), the Cayenne tick: phylogeography and evidence for allopatric speciation [PDF]
, 2013 Background: Amblyomma cajennense F. is one of the best known and studied ticks in the New World because of its very wide distribution, its economical importance as pest of domestic ungulates, and its association with a variety of animal and human ...
Barros Battesti, Darcy M. +10 more
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Microbial community of predatory bugs of the genus
BMC Microbiology, 2012 Background The predatory mirids of the genus Macrolophus are key natural enemies of various economically important agricultural pests. Both M. caliginosus and M.
Machtelinckx Thijs +8 more
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The role of wild canids and felids in spreading parasites to dogs and cats in Europe. Part I: Protozoa and tick-borne agents. [PDF]
, 2015 Over the last few decades, the world has witnessed radical changes in climate, landscape, and ecosystems. These events, together with other factors such as increasing illegal wildlife trade and changing human behaviour towards wildlife, are resulting ...
Brianti, Emanuele +8 more
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Revista Brasileira de Parasitologia VeterináriaThe aim of this study is to detect the presence of tick-borne agents of genera Rickettsia, Borrelia, Babesia, Ehrlichia and Anaplasma in ticks collected from native wild birds in the state of Rio de Janeiro.
Adlilton Pacheco +7 more
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