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    The kinetics of cellular and humoral immune responses of common carp to presporogonic development of the myxozoan Sphaerospora molnari

    Sphaerospora molnari is a myxozoan parasite causing skin and gill sphaerosporosis in common carp (Cyprinus carpio) in central Europe. For most myxozoans, little is known about the early development and the expans...

    Tomáš Korytář, Geert F. Wiegertjes, Eliška Zusková, Anna Tomanová in Parasites & Vectors (2019)

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    Reptile-associated Borrelia species in the goanna tick (Bothriocroton undatum) from Sydney, Australia

    Knowledge on the capacity of Australian ticks to carry Borrelia species is currently limited or missing. To evaluate the potential of ticks to carry bacterial pathogens and their DNA, it is imperative to have a r...

    Jessica L. Panetta, Radek Šíma, Nichola E. D. Calvani in Parasites & Vectors (2017)

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    Defensins from the tick Ixodes scapularis are effective against phytopathogenic fungi and the human bacterial pathogen Listeria grayi

    Ixodes scapularis is the most common tick species in North America and a vector of important pathogens that cause diseases in humans and animals including Lyme disease, anaplasmosis and babesiosis. Tick defensins...

    Miray Tonk, Alejandro Cabezas-Cruz, James J Valdés, Ryan OM Rego in Parasites & Vectors (2014)

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    ANTIDotE: anti-tick vaccines to prevent tick-borne diseases in Europe

    Ixodes ricinus transmits bacterial, protozoal and viral pathogens, causing disease and forming an increasing health concern in Europe. ANTIDotE is an European Commission funded consortium of seven institutes, whi...

    Hein Sprong, Jos Trentelman, Ingar Seemann, Libor Grubhoffer in Parasites & Vectors (2014)