Borrelia burgdorferi Manipulates Innate and Adaptive Immunity to Establish Persistence in Rodent Reservoir Hosts. [PDF]
Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato species complex is capable of establishing persistent infections in a wide variety of species, particularly rodents. Infection is asymptomatic or mild in most reservoir host species, indicating successful co-evolution of ...
Baumgarth, Nicole, Tracy, Karen E
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Organochloride Pesticides Present in Animal Fur, Soil, and Streambed in an Agricultural Region of Southeastern Arkansas [PDF]
Animals in agricultural settings may be subject to bioaccumulation of toxins. For the last several years, we collected hair samples from bats and rodents in an agricultural area near Bayou Bartholomew in Drew County, Arkansas.
Grilliot, Matthew E. +2 more
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Protozoan parasites of the genus Trypanosoma infect a broad diversity of vertebrates and several species cause significant illness in humans. However, understanding of the phylogenetic diversity, host associations, and infection dynamics of Trypanosoma ...
Irina Goodrich +2 more
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Ectoparasites of Isle Royale, Michigan [PDF]
Isle Royale National Park is a rocky archipelago of approximately 200 islands and islets in northwestern Lake Superior. Politically it belongs to the State of Michigan situated 50 miles to the southeast.
Johnson, Wendel J., Wilson, Nixon
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Dispersal in Mastomys natalensis mice: use of fine-scale genetic analyses for pest management [PDF]
Mastomys natalensis is the major pest rodent in sub-Saharan Africa. In this study, population genetic techniques were used to gain new insights into its dispersal behaviour, a critical parameter in pest management.
Cosson, J.F. +3 more
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Lice, Mites, and Ticks of Southeastern Wisconsin Mammals [PDF]
Seventeen species of southeastern Wisconsin mammals were found to 6e infected with arthropod ectoparasites other than fleas. One host species was infested with one species of biting lice (Mallophaga), five with five species of sucking lice (Anoplura ...
Amin, Omar M
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Additional Siphonaptera Records From Small Mammals in the Central Upper Peninsula of Michigan [PDF]
Fleas were collected from mammals during the period 1990-1992 in two upper peninsula counties. Identified specimens were compared to existing distribution records for both parasite and host. Only those records which are newly documented for county, upper
Lederle, Patrick E, Scharf, William C
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Geographic Distribution of Siphonaptera Collected From Small Mammals on Lake Michigan Islands [PDF]
The distribution of ten flea species collected from five small mammal host species on 13 Lake Michigan islands is described. Four new eastern and southern records for Hystrichopsylla dippiei Rothschild are given.
Scharf, William C
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Why Are There So Few Insect Predators of Nuts of American Beech \u3ci\u3e(Fagus Grandifolia)?\u3c/i\u3e [PDF]
American beech, Fagus grandifolia Ehrh., is a common nut-bearing tree of eastern North America. Compared to other North American nut-bearing tree species of comparable geographic range, the nut-infesting insect fauna of American beech is species-poor ...
Williams, Charles E
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Are all hosts created equal? Partitioning host species contributions to parasite persistence in multihost communities [PDF]
Many parasites circulate endemically within communities of multiple host species. To understand disease persistence within these communities, it is essential to know the contribution each host species makes to parasite transmission and maintenance ...
Fenton, Andy +3 more
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