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A new piroplasmid species infecting dogs: morphological and molecular characterization and pathogeny of Babesia negevi n. sp.
Baneth, Gad; Nachum‑Biala, Yaarit; Birkenheuer, Adam Joseph; Schreeg, Megan Elizabeth; Prince, Hagar; Florin-Christensen, Monica; Schnittger, Leonhard; Aroch, Itamar (BMC, 2020-04)Introduction: Babesiosis is a protozoan tick-borne infection associated with anemia and life-threatening disease in humans, domestic and wildlife animals. Dogs are infected by at least six well-characterized Babesia spp. ... -
A novel type 1 cystatin involved in the regulation of Rhipicephalus microplus midgut cysteine proteases
Lu, Stephen; Rocha, Leticia A. da; Torquato, Ricardo J.S.; Vaz Junior, Itabajara da Silva; Florin-Christensen, Mónica; Tanaka, Aparecida S. (Elsevier, 2020-05)Rhipicephalus microplus is a cattle ectoparasite found in tropical and subtropical regions around the world with great impact on livestock production. R. microplus can also harbor pathogens, such as Babesia sp. and Anaplasma ... -
Babesia bovis biological clones and the inter-strain allelic diversity of the Bv80 gene support subpopulation selection as a mechanism involved in the attenuation of two virulent isolates
Baravalle, María Eugenia; Thompson, Carolina Soledad; Valentini, Beatriz Susana; Ferreira, Mariano B.; Torioni, Susana Marta; Florin-Christensen, Mónica; Echaide, Ignacio Eduardo (Elsevier, 2012-12-21)The virulence phenotype of Babesia bovis subpopulations was evaluated using biological clones derived from the high-virulence BboS2P and the low-virulence BboR1A strain and two original virulent isolates, BboL15 and BboL17, ... -
Characterization of a Novel Thermostable Enzyme from Thermus sp. 2.9 with Phospholipase and Acyltransferase Activities
Navas, Laura Emilce; Florin-Christensen, Mónica; Benintende, Graciela Beatriz; Zandomeni, Ruben; Berretta, Marcelo Facundo (Karger, 2018)Phospholipases are classified in different enzyme families according to the ester bond they cleave within phospholipids. The use of phospholipases in industrial processes has prompted the search for new enzymes with ... -
Characterization of a papain-like cysteine protease essential for the survival of Babesia ovis merozoites
Carletti, Tamara; Mesplet, Maria; Mira, Anabela; Weir, William; Shiels, Brian; Gonzalez Oliva, Abel; Schnittger, Leonhard; Florin-Christensen, Mónica; Barreto, Carmo (2016)Babesia ovis, a tick-transmitted intraerythrocytic protozoan parasite, causes severe infections in small ruminants from Southern Europe, Middle East, and Northern Africa. With the aim of finding potential targets for the ... -
Cysteine proteinase C1A paralog profiles correspond with phylogenetic lineages of pathogenic piroplasmids
Ascencio, Mariano E.; Florin-Christensen, Mónica; Mamoun, Choukri B.; Weir, William; Shiels, Brian; Schnittger, Leonhard (MDPI, 2018-04)Piroplasmid parasites comprising of Babesia, Theileria, and Cytauxzoon are transmitted by ticks to farm and pet animals and have a significant impact on livestock industries and animal health in tropical and subtropical ... -
Evidence for extensive genetic diversity and substructuring of the Babesia bovis metapopulation
Flores, Daniela; Minichiello, Y.; Araujo, Flabio Ribeiro de; Shkap, V.; Benitez, Daniel Francisco; Echaide, Ignacio Eduardo; Rolls, P.; Mosqueda, J.; Pacheco, Maria Gabriela; Petterson, Maria Elizabeth; Florin-Christensen, Mónica; Schnittger, Leonhard (2013-11)Babesia bovis is a tick-transmitted haemoprotozoan and a causative agent of bovine babesiosis, a cattle disease that causes significant economic loss in tropical and subtropical regions. A panel of nineteen micro- and ... -
High genetic diversity and differentiation of the babesia ovis population in Turkey
Mira, Anabela; Unlu, Ahmet Hakan; Bilgic, Huseyin Bilgin; Bakirci, Serkan; Hacilarlioglu, Selin; Karagenc, Tulin; Carletti, Tamara; Weir, William; Shiels, Brian; Shkap, Varda; Aktas, Munir; Florin‐Christensen, Mónica; Schnittger, Leonhard (Wiley, 2020-07)Babesia ovis is a tick‐transmitted protozoan haemoparasite causing ovine babesiosis in sheep and goats leading to considerable economic loss in Turkey and neighbouring countries. There are no vaccines available, therapeutic ... -
Highly sensitive nested PCR and rapid immunochromatographic detection of Babesia bovis and Babesia bigemina infection in a cattle herd with acute clinical and fatal cases in Argentina
Ganzinelli, Sabrina Belen; Benitez, Daniel Francisco; Gantuya, Sambuu; Guswanto, Azirwan; Florin-Christensen, Mónica; Schnittger, Leonhard; Igarashi, Ikuo (Wiley, 2020-07)Bovine babesiosis is a tick‐transmitted haemoparasitic disease caused by Babesia bovis and B. bigemina affecting cattle of tropical and subtropical regions around the world. Pathogens are transmitted by the tick vector ... -
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 ... -
Mitigated clinical disease in water buffaloes experimentally infected with Babesia bovis
Benitez, Daniel Francisco; Mesplet, Maria; Echaide, Ignacio Eduardo; Torioni, Susana Marta; Schnittger, Leonhard; Florin-Christensen, Mónica (2018-07)Water buffaloes (Bubalus bubalis) are raised in tropical and subtropical regions of the world, and act as hosts of Babesia bovis parasites and the tick vector Rhipicephalus microplus. As no clinical cases of B. bovis-infection ... -
Molecular and serological detection of Babesia bovis- and Babesia bigemina-infection in bovines and water buffaloes raised jointly in an endemic field
Romero-Salas, Dora; Mira, Anabela; Mosqueda, Juan; García-Vázquez, Zeferino; Hidalgo-Ruiz, Mario; Ortiz Vela, Noot Aditya; Perez de Leóne, Adalberto Angel; Florin-Christensen, Monica; Schnittger, Leonhard (2016-01)Babesia bovis and Babesia bigemina are causative agents of bovine babesiosis, a tick-borne disease of cattle in tropical and subtropical regions. Babesia spp. infection adversely affects cattle health and can be fatal ... -
Molecular characterization of Cryptosporidium isolates from calves in Argentina
Tomazic, Mariela Luján; Maidana, Jimena; Dominguez, Mariana Gabriela; Louge Uriarte, Enrique Leopoldo; Galarza, Roxana Ivon; Garro, Carlos Javier; Florin-Christensen, Monica; Schnittger, Leonhard (2013-12)Cryptosporidiosis is responsible for significant fatalities of neonatal calves, resulting in substantial economic loss in dairy farming in several countries. Additionally, the high shedding of environmentally resistant ... -
Molecular detection of Sarcocystis aucheniae in the blood of llamas from Argentina
Decker Franco, Cecilia; Romero, Sandra Raquel; Carletti, Tamara; Schnittger, Leonhard; Florin-Christensen, Monica; Martin, Mara Edith (2016-09)Sarcocystis aucheniae are apicomplexan protozoa that infect South American camelids (SACs), giving rise to macroscopic cysts similar to rice grains in skeletal muscles. Visual detection of macrocysts in slaughtered animals ... -
Molecular diagnosis of Leishmania spp. in dogs of a subtropical locality of Argentina
Ascencio, Mariano; Sarmiento, Nestor Fabian; Schnittger, Leonhard; Florin-Christensen, Mónica; Rodriguez, Anabel Elisa (Wiley, 2020-07)Leishmaniosis is a tropical and subtropical vector‐borne disease caused by hemoparasites of the genus Leishmania. The disease can infect humans, as well as domestic and wildlife animals. Dogs are the main reservoir for L. ... -
Molecular identification of Sarcocystis aucheniae as the macrocyst-forming parasite of llamas
Carletti, Tamara; Martin, Mara; Romero, Sandra Raquel; Morrison, David A.; Marcoppido, Gisela Ariana; Florin-Christensen, Monica; Schnittger, Leonhard (2013-12)The domestic South American camelids (SACs), llama (Lama glama) and alpaca (Lama paco), are frequently found to be infected with Sarcocystis parasites. Infections give rise in skeletal muscle to macroscopic cysts (1–5 mm ... -
Reclassification of Theileria annae as Babesia vulpes sp. nov.
Baneth, Gad; Florin-Christensen, Mónica; Cardoso, Luís; Schnittger, Leonhard (2015-04)Background: Theileria annae is a tick-transmitted small piroplasmid that infects dogs and foxes in North America and Europe. Due to disagreement on its placement in the Theileria or Babesia genera, several synonyms have ... -
A recombinant multi-antigen vaccine formulation containing Babesia bovis merozoite surface antigens MSA-2a1, MSA- 2b and MSA-2c elicits invasion-inhibitory antibodies and IFN-γ producing cells
Gimenez, Alba Marina; Françoso, Katia S.; Ersching, Jonatan; Icimoto, Marcelo Y.; Oliveira, Vitor; Rodriguez, Anabel Elisa; Schnittger, Leonhard; Florin-Christensen, Mónica; Rodrigues, Mauricio M.; Soares, Irene S. (2016)Background: Babesia bovis is a tick-transmitted protozoan hemoparasite and the causative agent of bovine babesiosis, a potential risk to more than 500 million cattle worldwide. The vaccines currently available are based ... -
Seropositivity to Sarcocystis infection of llamas correlates with breeding practices
Romero, Sandra Raquel; Carletti, Tamara; Decker Franco, Cecilia; Moré, Gastón; Schnittger, Leonhard; Florin-Christensen, Mónica (2017-12)Production of llama (Lama glama) meat in rural communities of the Andean regions is largely affected by Sarcocystis spp. infection. Macroscopic cysts develop in muscles as a consequence of S. aucheniae parasitism, often ... -
The glycosylphosphatidylinositol-anchored protein repertoire of Babesia bovis and its significance for erythrocyte invasion
Rodriguez, Anabel Elisa; Florin-Christensen, Mónica; Flores, Daniela; Echaide, Ignacio Eduardo; Suarez, Carlos Esteban; Schnittger, Leonhard (2014-04)Glycosylphosphatidylinositol-anchored proteins are abundant on the surface of pathogenic protozoans and might play an important role for parasite survival. In the present work, the relevance of GPI-anchored proteins for ...