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... Hepatitis E virus (HEV) is the causative agent of hepatitis E. Some of the rise in hepatitis E infection in China may be linked to undercooked pork. In this study, we established a reverse transcription droplet digital PCR (RT-ddPCR) method to detect HEV in raw pork livers. The detection limit of the assay for HEV RNA was as low as 1.81 copies/μL. The suggested approach was validated on 14 samples ...
etiologicalagents, etc ; Pestivirus K; blood serum; seroprevalence; viruses; wild boars; Sweden; Show all 7 Subjects
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... The recently identified causative agent of congenital tremor in domestic piglets, atypical porcine pestivirus (APPV), was detected in serum from Swedish wild boar. A previous study from Sweden described APPV in domestic piglets suffering from congenital tremor, but the APPV situation in the wild boar population was unknown. In this study, 595 serum samples from wild boar originating from 13 counti ...
etiologicalagents, etc ; Colletotrichum; Euterpe oleracea; anthracnose; leaves; pathogenicity; plant pathology; Brazil; Show all 8 Subjects
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... Açaí palm anthracnose caused by Colletotrichum chrysophilum is reported for the first time in Brazil. The etiological agent was identified by a combination of morphological and molecular approaches. Cultural morphological of the identified causal agent were consistent and resembled those described for C. chrysophilum. Pathogenicity was confirmed and Koch’s postulates fulfilled for a selected isola ...
etiologicalagents, etc ; Sporothrix; case studies; farmers; itraconazole; mycology; patients; sporotrichosis; Brazil; Show all 9 Subjects
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... Sporotrichosis is a global occurring implantation (subcutaneous) mycosis, caused by Sporothrix species, usually affecting the skin and the lymphatic vessels, from where it can disseminate. Nowadays, the vast majority of sporotrichosis infections in Brazil are caused by zoonotic transmission of S. brasiliensis which is the main etiologic agent. We report a cutaneous disseminated case of this diseas ...
etiologicalagents, etc ; Brucella melitensis biovar Ovis; agar; antibodies; blood serum; brucellosis; gels; Show all 7 Subjects
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... Brucella ovis is the causative agent of ovine brucellosis, which is an important infectious disease in sheep farming worldwide and is responsible for economic losses because of its negative effect on the reproductive system of rams and ewes. Serologic tests are the main tools for detection of infection; however, these tests commonly yield a high frequency of false-negative results. We compared 2 s ...
etiologicalagents, etc ; bacteriophages; beef extracts; disease transmission; gloves; humans; hygiene; juices; phosphates; Show all 9 Subjects
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... Phi 6 (Φ6) bacteriophage is a proposed surrogate to study pathogenic enveloped viruses including SARS-CoV-2—the causative agent of COVID-19—based on structural similarities, BSL-1 status, and ease of use. To determine the role of virus-contaminated hands in disease transmission, an enhanced understanding of buffer and method performance for Φ6 recovery needs to be determined. Four buffer types and ...
etiologicalagents, etc ; Anaplasma phagocytophilum; dogs; genes; humans; phylogeny; public health; thrombocytopenia; China; Show all 9 Subjects
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... Species belonging to the genus Anaplasma (Rickettsiales) include bacteria of veterinary and public health importance. Beside the zoonotic Anaplasma phagocytophilum, A. platys, the etiological agent of canine cyclic thrombocytopenia, has been sporadically reported in clinically ill human patients. The ongoing emergence of novel strains related to this species in vertebrate hosts emphasises the need ...
etiologicalagents, etc ; COVID-19 infection; Mediterranean diet; Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2; Show all 4 Subjects
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... The outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic, whose causative agent is Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2, has caused a global crisis that has had a major impact on the health of the global population [...] ...
etiologicalagents, etc ; Prevotella oris; X-radiation; anaerobes; chest; digestive tract; lungs; mouth; pain; Show all 9 Subjects
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... Prevotella are gram negative, obligate anaerobes and includes pigmented and non-pigmented species. They are typically regarded as commensals, especially of the gastrointestinal tract and oral cavity, although opportunistic endogenous infections are known to be caused by a small number of strains. We report a case of a 51-year-old man with right-sided chest pain. Chest X-ray showed mild haziness in ...
etiologicalagents, etc ; Alexandrium catenella; coasts; marine pollution; phytoplankton; shellfish; toxicity; China; Yellow Sea; Show all 9 Subjects
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... The dinoflagellate genus Alexandrium comprises most of the toxic bloom-forming species producing paralytic shellfish toxins (PSTs) in the sea. Recently, repeated paralytic shellfish poisoning episodes have been recorded in Qinhuangdao located at the west coast of the Bohai Sea. To elucidate the relationship between toxic Alexandrium blooms and the poisoning episodes, a year-round investigation was ...
etiologicalagents, etc ; Brugia malayi; conjunctiva; eyelids; filariasis; humans; migratory behavior; parasitology; women; Thailand; Show all 10 Subjects
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... Extra-lymphatic manifestation of filariasis is uncommon and may usually be clinically misdiagnosed. The extra lymphatic presentation of Brugia malayi may due to the site of entry of the infective larvae, and only a few cases have been proven for the causative species. We report here a 59-year-old woman presented with swollen right conjunctiva and complaint of migratory swelling at her eyelid, whic ...
etiologicalagents, etc ; Chagas disease; Trypanosoma cruzi; benznidazole; genetic variation; models; parasitemia; parasites; therapeutics; Show all 9 Subjects
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... Trypanosoma cruzi, the causative agent of Chagas disease (CD), is a genuine parasite with tremendous genetic diversity and a complex life cycle. Scientists have studied this disease for more than 100 years, and CD drug discovery has been a mainstay due to the absence of an effective treatment. Technical advances in several areas have contributed to a better understanding of the complex biology and ...
etiologicalagents, etc ; Neisseria gonorrhoeae; beta-lactamase; ceftriaxone; genes; plasmids; public health; Australia; Poland; Show all 9 Subjects
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... PURPOSE: Neisseria gonorrhoeae is an etiological agent of gonorrhea which remains a major public health problem the mechanisms that determine resistance to drugs of the beta-lactam class, which are recommended for the treatment of gonorrhea, are currently the most important problem in its treatment. Chromosomal mutations are responsible for resistance to ceftriaxone and cefepime. The possibility o ...
etiologicalagents, etc ; Fasciola gigantica; fascioliasis; flukes; histopathology; livestock; nitroxinil; oxyclozanide; parasitology; triclabendazole; Bangladesh; Show all 11 Subjects
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... Fasciola gigantica, the causative agent of tropical fasciolosis, is a food-borne zoonotic trematode that affects around 80% livestock of Bangladesh. Triclabendazole (TCBZ), nitroxynil (NTON) and oxyclozanide (OCZN) are frequently used against fascioliasis; however, the current status of potency of these flukicides was unknown. In this study, in vitro efficacy of TCBZ, NTON and OCZN at various conc ...
etiologicalagents, etc ; Scophthalmus maximus; Solea senegalensis; aquaculture; furunculosis; host specificity; mortality; septicemia; turbot; Show all 9 Subjects
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... Aeromonas salmonicida subsp. achromogenes is one of the causative agents of “atypical furunculosis”, characterized by the presence of dermal ulcerations and external pathology with or without subsequent septicaemia. This study was aimed to identify possible routes of infection of A. salmonicida subsp. achromogenes in turbot (Scophthalmus maximus) and sole (Solea senegalensis). Thus, challenge test ...
etiologicalagents, etc ; climate; field experimentation; herbivores; humans; lactation; lightning; phenology; Southeastern United States; Show all 9 Subjects
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... Trophic mismatches are commonly reported across a wide array of taxa and can have important implications for species participating in the interaction. However, to date, examples of trophic mismatch have centrally focused on those induced by shifts in climate. Here we report on the potential for humans to induce trophic mismatch by shifting the phenology of fire. Globally, anthropogenic fire igniti ...
etiologicalagents, etc ; Brucella melitensis; brucellosis; computer simulation; databases; genomics; nanopores; phylogeny; virulence; Israel; Show all 10 Subjects
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... Brucella melitensis is a key etiological agent of brucellosis and has been increasingly subject to characterization using sequencing methodologies. This study aimed to investigate and compare short-read, long-read, and hybrid assemblies of B. melitensis. Eighteen B. melitensis isolates from Southern Israel were sequenced using Illumina and the Oxford Nanopore (ONP) MinION, and hybrid assemblies we ...
etiologicalagents, etc ; captive animals; fungi; monitoring; mortality; mycoses; predation; research; snakes; thermoregulation; wildlife; Show all 11 Subjects
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... Ophidiomyces ophidiicola (Oo) is one of the most relevant fungal pathogens for snakes. It is the etiological agent of ophidiomycosis, an emerging disease causing dysecdysis, skin abnormalities, crusting cutaneous lesions, and ulcerations. Despite this major tegumentary “tropism”, Oo infection can be systemic and it is capable of inducing visceral lesions. Moreover, ophidiomycosis may lead to abnor ...
etiologicalagents, etc ; Taylorella asinigenitalis; Taylorella equigenitalis; asses; contagious equine metritis; horses; surveys; Spain; Show all 8 Subjects
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... Taylorella equigenitalis has long been recognised as a causative agent of contagious equine metritis, but practitioners may be less familiar with Taylorella asinigenitalis, which has been identified more recently. Here, Abel Dorrego, Consuelo Serres and Fatima Cruz‐Lopez of the Universidad Complutense de Madrid describe T asinigenitalis and report the findings of a survey they carried out in donke ...
etiologicalagents, etc ; Legionella pneumophila; agar; antimicrobial properties; genes; genetic variation; pneumonia; probability; sequence analysis; Show all 9 Subjects
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... Legionella pneumophila is the causative agent of Legionnaires’ disease, a severe pneumonia. Cooling towers are a major source of large outbreaks of the disease. The growth of L. pneumophila in these habitats is influenced by the resident microbiota. Consequently, the aim of this study was to isolate and characterize bacterial species from cooling towers capable of inhibiting several strains of L. ...