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    • Development of a loop-mediated isothermal amplification (LAMP) and a direct LAMP for the specific detection of Nosema ceranae, a parasite of honey bees 

      Lannutti, Lucas; Mira, Anabela; Basualdo, Marina; Rodriguez, Graciela Adriana; Erler, Silvio; Silva, Victoria Ayelén; Gisder, Sebastian; Genersch, Elke; Florin-Christensen, Mónica; Schnittger, Leonhard (Springer, 2020-10)
      Nosema ceranae is a ubiquitous microsporidian pathogen infecting the midgut of honey bees. The infection causes bee nosemosis, a disease associated with malnutrition, dysentery, and lethargic behavior, and results in ...

    • 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 ...

    • Molecular evidence of Leishmania spp. in spider monkeys (Ateles geoffroyi) from The Tuxtlas Biosphere Reserve, Veracruz, Mexico 

      Pérez-Brígido, Carlos D.; Romero-Salas, Dora; Pardío-Sedas, Violeta T.; Cruz-Romero, Anabel; González-Hernández, Milagros; Delprá-Cachulo, Joyce Mara; Ascencio, Mariano; Florin-Christensen, Mónica; Schnittger, Leonhard; Rodriguez, Anabel Elisa (Springer, 2021-10)
      The black-handed spider monkey (Ateles geoffroyi) is a platyrrhine primate distributed in southern Mexico, Central America, and part of South America. Two subspecies inhabit Mexico: Ateles geoffroyi vellerosus and Ateles ...

    • 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 ...

    • Next-generation technologies and systems biology for the design of novel vaccines against apicomplexan parasites 

      Tomazic, Mariela Luján; Marugán-Hernandez, Virginia; Rodriguez, Anabel Elisa (Frontiers Media, 2022-01)
      Parasites of the phylum Apicomplexa are the causative agents of important diseases such as malaria, toxoplasmosis or cryptosporidiosis in humans, and babesiosis and coccidiosis in animals. Whereas the first human recombinant ...

    • 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 ...

    • What Do We Know about Surface Proteins of Chicken Parasites Eimeria? 

      Britez, Jesica Daiana; Rodriguez, Anabel Elisa; Di Ciaccio, Lucia Soledad; Marugán-Hernandez, Virginia; Tomazic, Mariela Luján (MDPI, 2023-05)
      Poultry is the first source of animal protein for human consumption. In a changing world, this sector is facing new challenges, such as a projected increase in demand, higher standards of food quality and safety, and ...