• 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 ...
    • The repertoire of serine rhomboid proteases of piroplasmids of importance to animal and human health 

      Gallenti, Romina Josefina; Poklepovich Caride, Tomás Javier; Florin-Christensen, Monica; Schnittger, Leonhard (Elsevier, 2021-05)
      Babesia, Theileria and Cytauxzoon are tick-borne apicomplexan protozoans of the order Piroplasmida, notorious for the diseases they cause in livestock, pets and humans. Host cell invasion is their Achilles heel, allowing ...