• 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 ...
    • 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 ...
    • 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 ...