• Discovery of antigens and cellular mechanisms in the protozoan parasite sarcocystis aucheniae using immunoproteomics 

      Wieser, Sara Nathaly; Decker Franco, Cecilia; De Alba, Paloma; Romero, Sandra Raquel; Ferrari, Alejandro; Schnittger, Leonhard; Florin-Christensen, Monica (MDPI, 2023-12)
      Sarcocystis aucheniae is a coccidian parasite that produces macroscopic sarcocysts in South American camelid (SAC) muscles and causes a disease known as SAC sarcocystosis. This parasitosis hampers the commercialization of ...
    • First molecular detection of Sarcocystis suihominis in a domestic pig of Nigeria 

      Obadiah, Happiness Igwe; Wieser, Sara Nathaly; Nzelu, Ifeoma Nancy; Olaolu, Olushola Samuel; Jagab, Hafsat Shaiabu; Obishakin, Emmanuel Tumininu; Omudu, Edward Agbo; Atu, Bernard Ortwer; Byanet, Obadiah; Schnittger, Leonhard; Florin-Christensen, Monica (Springer, 2024-02)
      Sarcocystis are Apicomplexan protozoa with a dixenous life cycle that includes a predator and a prey as definitive and intermediate hosts, respectively. Domestic and wild pigs are intermediate hosts of S. suihominis, with ...
    • In silico identification of immunotherapeutic and diagnostic targets in the glycosylphosphatidylinositol metabolism of the coccidian Sarcocystis aucheniae 

      Decker Franco, Cecilia; Wieser, Sara Nathaly; Soria, Marcelo Abel; De Alba, Paloma; Florin-Christensen, Mónica; Schnittger, Leonhard (Wiley, 2020-07)
      Meat of the South American camelids (SACs) llama and alpaca is an important source of animal protein and income for rural families in the Andes, and a product with significant growth potential for local and international ...
    • In Silico Survey and Characterization of Babesia microti Functional and Non-Functional Proteases 

      Florin-Christensen, Monica; Wieser, Sara Nathaly; Suarez, Carlos E.; Schnittger, Leonhard (MDPI, 2021-11)
      Human babesiosis caused by the intraerythrocytic apicomplexan Babesia microti is an expanding tick-borne zoonotic disease that may cause severe symptoms and death in elderly or immunocompromised individuals. In light of ...
    • Sarcocystis spp. of new and old world camelids : ancient origin, present challenges 

      Wieser, Sara Nathaly; Giuliano, Susana M.; Reategui Ordoñez, Juan; Barriga Marcapura, Ximena; Olivera, Luis V. M.; Chavez Fumagalli, Miguel Angel; Schnittger, Leonhard; Florin-Christensen, Monica (MDPI, 2024-03)
      Sarcocystis spp. are coccidian protozoans belonging to the Apicomplexa phylum. As with other members of this phylum, they are obligate intracellular parasites with complex cellular machinery for the invasion of host cells. ...
    • Vaccination against babesiosis using recombinant GPI-anchored proteins 

      Wieser, Sara Nathaly; Schnittger, Leonhard; Florin-Christensen, Monica; Delbecq, Stephane; Schetters, Theo (Elsevier, 2019-01)
      The increase in human babesiosis is of major concern to health authorities. In the USA, most of these cases are due to infections with Babesia microti, whereas in Europe B. divergens is the major cause of clinical disease ...