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An Experimental Model of Chromoblastomycosis Caused by Fonsecaea sp. Species
The experimental rodent models for the fungal disease are a handy tool for understanding host–fungusFungi interactions. To Fonsecaea sp., one of the...
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Nanosynthesis, phycochemical constituents, and pharmacological properties of cyanobacterium Oscillatoria sp.
The Oscillatoria sp., a blue-green alga or cyanobacterium, consists of about 305 species distributed globally. Cyanobacteria are prokaryotes...
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The effect of SP/NK1R on expression and activity of glutaredoxin and thioredoxin proteins in prostate cancer cells
Substance P (SP), an important neuropeptide, has a crucial role in the progression of several cancers, including prostate cancer, through interacting...
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Phylogenetic analysis of a novel Hepatozoon species (Hepatozoon sp. SK3) and an additional yet unknown Hepatozoon species (Hepatozoon sp. BV2) besides H. erhardovae in small rodents from Central Europe
Hepatozoon spp. are tick-borne apicomplexan parasites of terrestrial vertebrates that occur worldwide. Tissue samples from small rodents and their...
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Phylogenetic analyses of the mitochondrial, plastid, and nuclear genes of Babesia sp. Mymensingh and its naming as Babesia naoakii n. sp.
BackgroundThe recently discovered Babesia sp. Mymensingh, which causes clinical bovine babesiosis, has a wide geographical distribution. We...
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First identification of Blastocystis sp. subtypes in Rex rabbits in China
Blastocystis sp. is a common protist that colonizes the intestinal tract in both humans and animals worldwide. A total of 666 fecal samples of Rex...
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The role and influence of bacteria on the growth of Blastocystis sp. subtype 3
Blastocystis sp . is an enteric protistan parasite that affects individuals worldwide with gastrointestinal symptoms such as abdominal discomfort,...
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Daphnia sp. (Branchiopoda: Cladocera) Mitochondrial Genome Gene Rearrangement and Phylogenetic Position Within Branchiopoda
In high-altitude (4500 m) freshwater lakes, Daphnia is the apex species and the dominant zooplankton. It frequently dwells in the same lake as the...
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Biological Activities of SP-A and SP-D Against Extracellular and Intracellular Pathogens
Surfactant proteins, SP-A and SP-D, are hydrophillic C-type lectins that are involved in innate immune responses at the mucosal surfaces, especially...
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Multivalvulidan myxosporeans from marine fishes in Nha Trang Bay, Vietnam, with descriptions of Kudoa igori n. sp. and Kudoa borimiri n. sp. from mullets
In March and April 2018, we carried out a survey of myxosporean parasites in coastal fishes collected from Nha Trang Bay in Vietnam’s East Sea. Of...
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Recent progression on phytochemicals and pharmacological properties of the filamentous cyanobacterium Lyngbya sp.
The distribution and phytochemistry of the non-nitrogen fixing, filamentous cyanobacterium (blue-green alga) Lyngbya sp., and the inherent...
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Morphological and molecular biology identification of Cystoisospora sp. in the blue fox, Alopex lagopus (Linnaeus, 1758)
To investigate the prevalence and molecular characteristics of Cystoisospora sp. in blue fox ( Alopex lagopus ), Sheather’s sugar floatation method was...
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A novel variant of Babesia sp. (Piroplasmida) as a hemoparasite in procellariiform seabirds
Procellariiformes includes pelagic seabirds that only use land for breeding; and also, these sites mostly occur in insular habitats. These peculiar...
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New Haplotypes of Blastocystis sp. Identified in Faeces from Various Animal Groups in Algeria
PurposeBlastocystis sp. is a single-celled, anaerobic, parasitic protozoan commonly found in the intestinal tract of animals and humans globally....
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Biosynthesis and characterisations of silver nanoparticles with filamentous cyanobacterium Lyngbya sp. with in vitro antibacterial properties against MDR pathogenic bacteria
This study describes phycocompounds of the non-N 2 -fixing filamentous cyanobacterium Lyngbya sp., which has potential bio-reducing and stabilizing...
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Chromatographic isolation of potentially novel antibiotic compounds produced by Yimella sp. RIT 621
ObjectiveAntibiotic resistant infections have become a global health crisis causing 1.2 million deaths worldwide in 2019 [
1 ]. In a previous study,...
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Effect of sp3/sp2 carbon ratio and hydrodynamic size on the biodistribution kinetics of nanodiamonds in mice via intravenous injection
BackgroundNanodiamonds (NDs) have gained a rapidly growing interest in biomedical applications; however, little is known regarding their biokinetics...
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Host-parasite interactions: a study on the pathogenicity of different Mesanophrys sp. densities and hemocytes-mediated parasitic resistance of swimming crabs (Portunus trituberculatus)
Mesanophrys sp. is a parasitic ciliate that invades and destroys the hemocytes of the swimming crab ( Portunus trituberculatus ). In the present study,...
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The jaguar (Panthera onca) as a potential new host of Dracunculus sp.
Nematode species of the genus Dracunculus (Spirurida: Dracunculoidea) infect tissues and body cavities of reptiles, domestic and wild carnivores, and...
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Novel Providencia xianensis sp. nov.: A multidrug-resistant species identified in clinical infections
Providencia genus is known to harbor certain opportunistic pathogens capable of causing human infections. Here, we report two strains of...
