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PubMed Articles
Fe3O4 nanoparticles (NPs) have a high affinity for arsenic. As a result of this association, Fe3O4 NPs loaded with high concentration of arsenic can enter into organisms and produce locally high conce...
A new coccidian species of the genus Caryospora Léger, 1904 (Protozoa, Apicomplexa, Eimeriidae) is reported from the colubrid snake host Philodryas olfersii Lichtenstein at a coastal area in the Stat...
Cattle tick-associated bacteria exert anti-biofilm and anti-Tritrichomonas foetus activities.
Research on microbiota in cattle tick and the evaluation of its activity against other microorganisms can contribute to identify new molecules potentially useful to control infections caused by bacter...
Propolis is a beehive product with a very complex chemical composition, used since ancient times in several therapeutic treatments. As a contribution to the improvement of drugs against several tropic...
Parasite communities in stray cat populations from Lisbon, Portugal.
Stray cats live in high-density colonies in urban areas and pose a health hazard to household cats and humans. In Portugal, information on the parasitic fauna of stray cats is limited and relies mostl...
Quantitative image analysis techniques have gained an undeniable role in several fields of research during the last decade. In the field of biological wastewater treatment (WWT) processes, several com...
Dances with worms: the ecological and evolutionary impacts of deworming on coinfecting pathogens.
SUMMARY Parasitic helminths are ubiquitous in most host, including human, populations. Helminths often alter the likelihood of infection and disease progression of coinfecting microparasitic pathogens...
BACKGROUND: Infection with parasite protozoa is a long-term health issue in tropical and subtropical regions throughout the world. The Toll-like receptor (TLR) signaling pathway is one of the first-re...
This study investigated the effects of vanillin on methanogenesis and rumen fermentation, and the responses of ruminal protein-degrading bacteria to vanillin (at concentrations of 0, 0.76 and 1.52 g/...
Organophosphonates revealed: new insights into the microbial metabolism of ancient molecules.
Organophosphonates are ancient molecules that contain the chemically stable C-P bond, which is considered a relic of the reducing atmosphere on primitive earth. Synthetic phosphonates now have a wide...
News Articles
Not All E. Coli Are Created Equal
Brett Smith for redOrbit.com - Your Universe Online New research from Mercyhurst University and the University at Buffalo recently suggested that current testing methods for E. coli in lakes and rive...
Foodborne Illness Could Have Sinister Causes
Doctors should consider the intentional addition of medicine to food as a potential cause of foodborne disease outbreaks. The World Health Organization suggests possible sources of foodborne disease o...
Well, in that post on telescopes I put up the other day, there were plenty of manufacturers, web sites, and commercial sources that I could recommend. Microscopes, though, are another matter. There's...
Cell death in parasitic protozoa: regulated or incidental?
Regulated cell death is a key process in plant and animal development, but does it occur in parasitic protozoa? Jeremy Mottram and colleagues assess the evidence of regulated cell death in these organ...
Selcia introduces new Prolyl Isomerase screening service
Ongar, UK – 27 November 2012. Selcia Limited, the international life sciences contract research organisation, has announced the launch of a new platform to enable drug discovery and d...
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NEW YORK, Nov. 21, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- As Northeasterners turn their attention from Superstorm Sandy to holiday celebrations, retailer Eartheasy is offering a promotion on a gift that gives people pe...
NSG Precision Cells Opens the Spigot with its New Line of Water Decontamination Products
NSG Precision Cells, world leader in the spectroscopy industry, is proud to announce they launched their exclusive water decontamination machines. These units are built for home use or for industrial...
Prepare for Cold and Flu Season with Medically Proven UV Sanitizing Wands
Allergy Asthma Technology now provides UV Sanitizing Wands to eliminate disease-spreading germs and harmful allergens from a variety of surfaces Chicago, IL (PRWEB) August 29, 2012 According to kidsh...
Common Parasite Linked To Suicide Risk
Testing positive for a common parasite that lives in the bodies of 10 - 20% of Americans is linked to a sevenfold higher risk of attempted suicide according to new research. This was the main finding...
BioDiem granted European patent for antimicrobial drug
Australian vaccine development company BioDiem Ltd (ASX: BDM) announced today the successful granting of a key European patent for its synthetic antimicrobial compound BDM-I. BDM-I is a novel compound...
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Clinical Trials
Clinical Investigation of Infections Due to Leishmanial Parasites
Mechanisms of host immune response to intracellular protozoa will be investigated in patients with naturally acquired infection employing a variety of in-vitro techniques. Both non-specif...
Surveillance and Medical Help for HIV-infected Intravenous Drug Users in and Out of Prison
It is difficult to detect the intestinal protozoal infections among the HIV-infected persons or travelers diarrhea by using the traditional microscopy or staining methods. The purpose of...
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Protozoa Lecture
General lecture on Protozoa.
Medical and Biotech [MESH] Definitions
Oocysts
Zygote-containing cysts of sporozoan protozoa. Further development in an oocyst produces small individual infective organisms called SPOROZOITES. Then, depending on the genus, the entire oocyst is called a sporocyst or the oocyst contains multiple sporocysts encapsulating the sporozoites.
Spores, Protozoan
A vegetative stage in the life cycle of sporozoan protozoa. It is characteristic of members of the phyla APICOMPLEXA and MICROSPORIDIA.
Sporozoites
The product of meiotic division of zygotes in parasitic protozoa comprising haploid cells. These infective cells invade the host and undergo asexual reproduction producing MEROZOITES (or other forms) and ultimately gametocytes.
Babesia Microti
A species of protozoa infecting humans via the intermediate tick vector IXODES scapularis. The other hosts are the mouse PEROMYSCUS leucopus and meadow vole MICROTUS pennsylvanicus, which are fed on by the tick. Other primates can be experimentally infected with Babesia microti.
Holosporaceae
A family of bacteria comprised of endosymbionts of protozoa.
