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Co-invasion of a Red Sea fish and its ectoparasitic monogenean, Polylabris cf. mamaevi into the Mediterranean: observations on oncomiracidium behavior and infection levels in both seas
This study investigated aspects of the biology of the monogenean gill ectoparasite Polylabris cf. mamaevi (Polyopisthocotylea: Microcotyleae)...
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Vitellocyte ultrastructure in the cestode Didymobothrium rudolphii (Monticelli, 1890): possible evidence for the recognition of divergent taxa within the Spathebothriidea
In the spathebothriidean tapeworm Didymobothrium rudolphii (Monticelli, 1890) the fine structure of the vitellocytes at different stages of their...
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Dose-response inhibition of proteolytic activity by a cysteine protease inhibitor in a murine model of fasciolosis
Using the film in situ zymography (FIZ) technique, it has been demonstrated that N -[ N -( l -3- trans -carboxyoxirane-2-carbonyl)- l -leucyl]-agmatine (E-64)...
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Ultrastructural and cytochemical studies on vitellogenesis in trypanorhynch cestode Dollfusiella spinulifera Beveridge, Neifar et Euzet, 2004 (Eutetrarhynchidae)
The first description of vitellogenesis in the Trypanorhyncha is presented in this paper. Though the type of vitellogenesis and mature vitellocyte in D...
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Plant-Borne Trematode Zoonoses: Fascioliasis and Fasciolopsiasis
There are six plant-borne trematode species known affecting humans: Fasciola hepatica, F. gigantica, and Fasciolopsis buski (Fasciolidae),...
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Changes in trehalase activity and trehalose level during Ascaris suum (Nematoda) embryogenesis
The levels of trehalose and the activity of trehalase during the development of Ascaris suum eggs were investigated. The level of trehalose in the...
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Increased resistance to anthelmintics of Haemonchus contortus eggs associated with changes in membrane fluidity of eggshells during embryonation
The embryonation of nematode eggs has been shown to increase their resistance to anthelmintics when parasites are submitted to egg hatch assays....
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At least one YMHCI molecule in the chicken is alloimmunogenic and dynamically expressed on spleen cells during development
Transcriptionally active, MHC class I (MHCI) loci are located in two separate polymorphic genomic regions in the chicken called B and Y . The YMHCI...
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The precocious oncomiracidium of Neoentobdella parvitesticulata (Monogenea: Capsalidae: Entobdellinae)
The oncomiracidium (larva) of the entobdelline Neoentobdella parvitesticulata (Monogenea: Capsalidae), adults of which parasitise the skin of the...
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Vaccination of buffaloes with Fasciola gigantica recombinant fatty acid binding protein
Recombinant fatty acid binding protein (rFABP) of Fasciola gigantica was expressed in Escherichia coli and used as vaccine in Freund’s adjuvant to...
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Toxocara canis in experimentally infected silver and arctic foxes
In two experiments, thirty-six farm foxes of two species were inoculated with various doses of infective Toxocara canis eggs or tissue larvae...
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The proteome expression patterns in adult Ascaris suum under exposure to aerobic/anaerobic environments analyzed by two-dimensional electrophoresis
We investigated the protein expression patterns (the proteome) in adult Ascaris suum under exposure to aerobic and anaerobic environments in vitro...
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Nematocidal activity of nitazoxanide in laboratory models
The nematocidal activity of a broad-spectrum antiparasitic agent, nitazoxanide [( N -(5-nitrothiazol-2-γl)salicylamide; NTZ], was evaluated in both in...
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Immunity in rainbow trout, Oncorhynchus mykiss, against the monogenean Discocotyle sagittata following primary infection
Rainbow trout ( Oncorhynchus mykiss ) were experimentally infected by continuous or single exposure with the monogenean Discocotyle sagittata. To...
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Dose-dependent egg excretion in foxes (Vulpes vulpes) after a single infection with Toxocara canis eggs
Faecal egg counts were performed daily for a period of 4 months on six silver fox cubs inoculated individually with an egg dose of 30, 100, 300,...
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Jatropha curcas
A glabrous erect branched shrub of the EUPHORBIACEAE family, 2 to 5 meters high with stout, cylindrical green branches with viscid, milky or reddish...
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Investigation of the parasitic nematode Ascaridia galli (Shrank 1788) as a potential vector for Salmonella enterica dissemination in poultry
During recent years, the level of organically farmed poultry in Denmark has increased. Subsequent investigations have demonstrated an incidence of...
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Polyvalent Recombinant Marek’s Disease Virus Vaccine Against Poultry Diseases
In 1982, Mackett et al. (1982) and Panicali and Paoletti (1982) constructed a recombinant vaccinia virus expressing a foreign gene, the thymidine...
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Sex ratio distortion and severe inbreeding depression in the gypsy moth Lymantria dispar L. in Hokkaido, Japan
An abnormal female producing only female progeny was found in Lymantria dispar in Hokkaido, Japan, in July 1996. Similarly, its progeny produced only...
