The Occurrence of Skin Mites from the Demodecidae and Psorergatidae (Acariformes: Prostigmata) Families in Bats, with a Description of a New Species and New Records [PDF]
Animals, 2022 The bat skin mites from the closely-related Demodecidae and Psorergatidae families occur synhospitally, populating the same host species and perhaps neighboring microhabitats. However, data on their occurrence and parasitism are fragmentary and dispersed.
Karolina Cierocka +3 more
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Sarcoptes scabiei Mites Modulate Gene Expression in Human Skin Equivalents [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2013 The ectoparasitic mite, Sarcoptes scabiei that burrows in the epidermis of mammalian skin has a long co-evolution with its hosts. Phenotypic studies show that the mites have the ability to modulate cytokine secretion and expression of cell adhesion molecules in cells of the skin and other cells of the innate and adaptive immune systems that may assist ...
Morgan, Marjorie S. +2 more
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Demodex Mite Infestation in Patients Suffering from Atopic Dermatitis and Psoriasis [PDF]
PathogensThe role of Demodex mites in the pathogenesis of skin diseases still needs updating. The aim of the study was to determine the relationship between Demodex sp. infestation and ocular and skin lesions in patients with atopic dermatitis (AD) and psoriasis (
Agnieszka Borzęcka-Sapko +5 more
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A New Demodecidae Mite (Acariformes: Prostigmata) Parasitizing the Raccoon Procyon lotor (Carnivora: Procyonidae), an Invasive Species in Europe [PDF]
InsectsThe raccoon, Procyon lotor, is an alien species in Europe, where it is considered invasive and poses significant environmental and sanitary risks: it can increase the host reservoir by both introducing new parasites to the region and acquiring native ...
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Real-time imaging on a microwell device allows first insights into the embryonic development of the ubiquitous and notorious scabies parasite [PDF]
Scientific ReportsScabies is a common and highly contagious skin disease, caused by obligate parasitic burrowing mites (Sarcoptes scabiei). Current drugs have a short skin half-life and are ineffective against the egg stages of the parasite.
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First record of Psorergatoides Fain, 1959 (Acari, Cheyletoidea, Psorergatidae) for the Balkan Peninsula with description of the cutaneous lesions on the wing membrane of its hosts Myotis myotis (Borkhausen, 1797) and Myotis blythii (Tomes, 1857) (Chiroptera, Vespertilionidae) [PDF]
Biodiversity Data Journal, 2022 Healthy wing membranes are essential for bats. They are critical for maintaining the water balance and, during hibernation, they protect the bat’s body from dehydration. Assessing the state of the membrane visually is an easy and effective way to monitor
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EDIS, 2012 Mange is a persistent skin condition of mammals caused by infestation with parasitic mites. Mites are tiny arthropods, usually less than 1 mm in length and difficult to see with the naked eye. Adult mites have eight legs, and larvae have six.
Emma N. I. Weeks, Phillip E. Kaufman
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Sarcoptic mange in the wild boar, Sus scrofa, in Sweden
Current Research in Parasitology and Vector-Borne Diseases, 2021 Sarcoptic mange caused by Sarcoptes scabiei has been present in the Swedish red fox (Vulpes vulpes) population since the 1970s. The disease has been described in other Swedish wildlife species, but not in the wild boar, Sus scrofa, until 2009.
Axel Sannö +3 more
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Demodex: the worst enemies are the ones that used to be friends
Dermatology Reports, 2022 Demodex mites are common ectoparasites of the human pilosebaceous units. Most adults are infested with Demodex mites without clinical symptoms. Demodex mite will only become a pathogenic organism when there is an abnormal increase in the number of ...
Anon Paichitrojjana
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Oribatid mites and skin alkaloids in poison frogs [PDF]
Biology Letters, 2011 A recent publication in Biology Letters added a new family, Eleutherodacytlidae, to the list of frogs known to possess defensive, toxic alkaloids in their skin—the so-called ‘poison frogs’ [[1][1]]. The alkaloids have attracted much attention since they are not synthesized by frogs de novo,
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