• N-Glycosylation in piroplasmids : Diversity within simplicity 

      Florin-Christensen, Mónica; Rodriguez, Anabel Elisa; Suarez, Carlos Esteban; Ueti, Massaro W.; Delgado, Fernando Oscar; Echaide, Ignacio Eduardo; Schnittger, Leonhard (MDPI, 2021-01)
      N-glycosylation has remained mostly unexplored in Piroplasmida, an order of tick-transmitted pathogens of veterinary and medical relevance. Analysis of 11 piroplasmid genomes revealed three distinct scenarios regarding ...
    • Necrotic Enteritis in Young Calves 

      Morris, Winston Eduardo; Venzano, Agustin Jose; Elizondo, Ana Maria; Vilte, Daniel Alejandro; Mercado, Elsa Cristina; Fernandez Miyakawa, Mariano Enrique (Sage Publishing, 2011-03)
      Non–enterotoxin (CPE)–producing Clostridium perfringens type A has been associated with enteritis in calves. Recent evidence has suggested that a novel toxin, named beta2 (CPB2), is implicated in the pathogenesis of this ...
    • New enzyme-linked immunoassay for the detection of specific antibodies against multiple Leptospira serogroups in bovine sera 

      Martinez, Mara Leila; Rodriguez, Marcelo A.; Irazu, Lucía E.; Romero, Graciela Noemi; Saraullo, Vanina Rosa; Watanabe, Olivia; Hamer, Micaela; Grune Loffler, Sylvia; Samartino, Luis Ernesto; Brihuega, Bibiana Felicitas (Elsevier, 2021-04)
      Leptospirosis is a zoonotic disease with worldwide endemicity in Argentina, it is a significant public health problem in low-income populations. Bovine leptospirosis is a serious economic problem for cattle production, ...
    • New scenarios for brucella suis and brucella melitensis 

      Samartino, Luis Ernesto; Arregui, Matias Ezequiel; Martino, Pablo Eduardo (Springer, 2017-03)
      Purpose of Review: We pretend to highlight the most important advances reached in the last few years in the biology of Brucella suis and Brucella melitensis and focus attention on new tools for the comprehension, prevention ...
    • 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 ...
    • Occurrence of Cryptosporidium and other enteropathogens and their association with diarrhea in dairy calves of Buenos Aires province, Argentina 

      Garro, Carlos Javier; Morici, Gabriel Edgardo; Tomazic, Mariela Luján; Vilte, Daniel Alejandro; Encinas, Micaela; Vega, Celina Guadalupe; Bok, Marina; Parreño, Viviana; Schnittger, Leonhard (Elsevier, 2021-04)
      Cryptosporidiosis of neonatal dairy calves causes diarrhea, resulting in important economic losses. In Argentina, prevalence values of Cryptosporidium spp. and other enteropathogens such as group A rotavirus (RVA), bovine ...
    • Optimization and comparative analysis of LAMP and PCR techniques for the detection of leptospiral DNA in Golden Syrian hamsters 

      Hamer, Micaela; Watanabe, Olivia; Saraullo, Vanina Rosa; Ortega, Facundo Miguel; Sanchez, Maria Cristina; Martinez, Mara Leila; Brihuega, Bibiana Felicitas; Grune Loffler, Sylvia (Springer, 2023-08)
      Leptospirosis is a zoonotic disease with significant public health and economic impact worldwide. Rapid and accurate diagnosis is essential for effective prevention and treatment. This study optimized a loop-mediated ...
    • Overview of the role of Shiga toxins in porcine edema disease pathogenesis 

      Casanova, Natalia Andrea; Redondo, Leandro Martin; Dailoff, Gabriela Cecilia; Arenas, David; Fernandez Miyakawa, Mariano Enrique (Elsevier, 2018-06)
      Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli (STEC) have been implicated as the cause of enterotoxemias, such as hemolytic uremic syndrome in humans and edema disease (ED) of pigs. Stx1 and Stx2 are the most common types found ...
    • Pathogenesis and immunobiology of brucellosis : review of brucella-host interactions 

      de Figueiredo, Paul; Ficht, Thomas A.; Rice-Ficht, Allison C.; Rossetti, Carlos Alberto; Adams, Leslie G. (Elsevier, 2015-06)
      This review of Brucellaehost interactions and immunobiology discusses recent discoveries as the basis for pathogenesis-informed rationales to prevent or treat brucellosis. Brucella spp., as animal pathogens, cause human ...
    • Physiopathological effects of Escherichia coli O157:H7 inoculation in weaned calves fed with colostrum containing antibodies to EspB and Intimin 

      Rabinovitz, Bettina Carol; Vilte, Daniel Alejandro; Larzabal, Mariano; Abdala, Alejandro Ariel; Galarza, Roxana Ivon; Zotta, Elsa; Ibarra, Cristina E.; Mercado, Elsa Cristina; Cataldi, Angel Adrian (Elsevier, 2014-06-24)
      Escherichia coli O157:H7 is responsible for severe intestinal disease and hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS), a serious systemic complication which particularly affects children. Cattle are the primary reservoir for E. coli ...
    • Phytochemicals as antibiotic alternatives to promote growth and enhance host health 

      Lillehoj, Hyun; Yanhong, Liu; Calsamiglia, Sergio; Fernandez Miyakawa, Mariano Enrique; Fang, Chi; Cravens, Ron L.; Oh, Sungtaek; Gay, Cyril G. (BioMed Central, 2018-07)
      There are heightened concerns globally on emerging drug-resistant superbugs and the lack of new antibiotics for treating human and animal diseases. For the agricultural industry, there is an urgent need to develop strategies ...
    • Plant-based vaccine for livestock : key points to unleash platform translation in developing countries 

      Perez Aguirreburualde, Maria Sol; Petruccelli, Silvana; Bravo Almonacid, Fernando Felix; Wigdorovitz, Andres (2016-12)
      Ten years ago the first plant-based vaccine was licensed (DowAgrosciences). It was only 20 years after the first report of a recombinant protein obtained through plant transformation technology. Back then, this vaccine was ...
    • Polymorphisms at the 3′ untranslated region of SLC11A1 gene are associated with protection to Brucella infection in goats 

      Iacoboni, Paola Anabella; Hasenauer, Flavia Carolina; Caffaro, María Eugenia; Gaido, Analia Beatriz; Rossetto, Cristina; Neumann, Roberto Daniel; Salatin, Antonio Omar; Bertoni, Emiliano Agustín; Poli, Mario Andres; Rossetti, Carlos Alberto (Elsevier, 2014-08-15)
      Goats are susceptible to brucellosis and the detection of Brucella-infected animals is carried out by serological tests. In other ruminant species, polymorphisms in microsatellites (Ms) of 3′ untranslated region (3′UTR) ...
    • Post-mortem findings in southern right whales Eubalaena australis at Península Valdés, Argentina, 2003-2012 

      McAloose, Denise; Rago, María Virginia; Di Martino, Matías; Chirife, Andrea; Olson, Sarah; Beltramino, Lucas; Pozzi, Luciana Melina; Musmeci, Luciana; La Sala, Luciano Francisco; Mohamed, Nadia; Sala, Juan Emilio; Bandieri, Lucas; Andrejuk, Julian; Tomaszewicz, Ania; Seimon, Tracie; Sironi, Mariano; Samartino, Luis Ernesto; Rowntree, Victoria; Uhart, Marcela M. (2016)
      Between 2003 and 2012, 605 southern right whales (SRW; Eubalaena australis) were found dead along the shores of Península Valdés (PV), Argentina. These deaths included alarmingly high annual losses between 2007 and 2012, ...
    • Potenciales causas de pérdidas reproductivas en llamas (Lama glama) de Jujuy, Argentina 

      Marin, Raul Eduardo; Moré, Gastón; Brihuega, Bibiana Felicitas; Canton, German Jose; Lamas, Hugo Eduardo (Facultad de Ciencias Veterinarias, Universidad Nacional del Nordeste, 2022-01)
      La cría de llamas es una importante actividad de impacto socioeconómico en la región Puna de la Provincia de Jujuy, sin embargo, la misma tiene una baja tasa de procreo. Con el objetivo de estudiar potenciales causas de ...
    • Presencia de zearalenona en pasturas del este de Chaco 

      Salvat, Adriana Elisabeth; Balbuena, Osvaldo; Ricca, Alejandra Patricia; Comerio, Ricardo Mario; Rosello Brajovich, José Emilio; Rojas, Dante Emanuel; Berretta, Marcelo Facundo; Delssin, Eduardo; Bedascarrasbure, Enrique Luciano; Salerno, Juan Carlos (Gerencia de Comunicación e Imagen Institucional, DNA SICC, INTA, 2013-04)
      Se estudió la presencia de zearalenona en pasturas y alimentos que son utilizados para la producción de bovinos de carne de la zona este de la provincia del Chaco. Asimismo, se realizó el aislamiento e identificación de ...
    • Prevalence and risk factors for shedding of Cryptosporidium spp. oocysts in dairy calves of Buenos Aires Province, Argentina 

      Garro, Carlos Javier; Morici, Gabriel Edgardo; Utges, María E.; Tomazic, Mariela Luján; Schnittger, Leonhard (2016)
      In order to determine the prevalence and risk factors for shedding of Cryptosporidium spp. in dairy calves, a cross-sectional study was carried out in the northeastern region of Buenos Aires Province, Argentina. Fecal ...
    • Prevalence and spatial distribution of bovine brucellosis in San Luis and La Pampa, Argentina 

      Aznar, Maria Natalia; Linares, Facundo José; Cosentino, Bernardo; Sago, Adrián Miguel; La Sala, Luciano Francisco; Leon, Eduardo; Duffy, Sergio; Perez, Andrés (BioMed Central, 2015)
      Background: Bovine brucellosis (BB) is a zoonotic disease caused by Brucella abortus. BB is endemic in Argentina, where vaccination with Brucella abortus strain 19 is compulsory for 3-to-8 month-old heifers. The objectives ...
    • Prevalence of Cryptosporidium parvum in dairy calves and GP60 subtyping of diarrheic calves in central Argentina 

      Lombardelli, Joaquín Andrés; Tomazic, Mariela Luján; Schnittger, Leonhard; Tiranti, Karina (Springer, 2019-07)
      Cryptosporidiosis of calves is caused by the enteroprotozoan Cryptosporidium spp. The disease results in intense diarrhea of calves associated with substantial economic losses in dairy farming worldwide. The aim of this ...
    • Prevalence, risk factors and molecular epidemiology of neonatal cryptosporidiosis of calves : The Argentine perspective 

      De Alba, Paloma; Garro, Carlos Javier; Florin-Christensen, Monica; Schnittger, Leonhard (Elsevier, 2023-10)
      Cryptosporidium spp. are enteroparasitic protozoans that cause cryptosporidiosis in newborn calves. Clinical signs of the infection are diarrhoea and dehydration leading to decreased productivity and economic losses in ...