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Edith H. Torres-Montoya; Leonardo Ulloa-Urquidy; José I. Torres-Avendaño; José Marcial Zazueta-Moreno; Annete I. Apodaca-Medina; Ignacio Osuna-Ramírez; Rosalío Ramos-Payan; Vicente Olimón-Andalón; Erika de L. Silva-Benítez; Jorge Armando López Gutiérrez; José Ramos-Castañeda; Hipólito Castillo Ureta
feces, etc ; Aedes aegypti; Dengue virus; excretion; viability; viruses; Show all 6 Subjects
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... The transmission pathways of dengue virus (DENV) among mosquitoes are a topic that has gained relevance in recent years because they could explain the maintenance of the virus in the wild independently of the human–mosquito horizontal transmission cycle. In this regard, Aedes aegypti larvae exposed to supernatants of C6/36 cells infected with DENV-4 were evaluated for virus excretion in feces and ...
feces, etc ; Bacillus licheniformis; intestines; secondary metabolites; spores; technology; Show all 6 Subjects
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... We selected Bacillus licheniformis NY1505 by screening a strain capable of producing α-glucosidase inhibitors in both aerobic and anaerobic environments in vitro and spore formation. To confirm whether this strain proliferates in the intestine and produces α-glucosidase inhibitor, the spores of this strain were administered to mice orally. As the results, it was confirmed that 10⁷ cells and about ...
feces, etc ; Pentastomida; adults; larvae; parasites; risk; synanthropes; Italy; Show all 8 Subjects
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... Pentastomida is a subclass of parasitic arthropods, related to crustaceans, which develop in the respiratory tract of vertebrates (i.e., fishes, amphibians, reptiles, birds and mammals). Within this group of parasites, Raillietiella spp. adults develop in the lungs of lizards, snakes and toads, whereas larval stages in insects (e.g., cockroaches), which are intermediate hosts. Lizards were capture ...
feces, etc ; European Union; Salmonella; dust; humans; salmonellosis; serotypes; Italy; Show all 8 Subjects
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... Human salmonellosis incidence is increasing in the European Union (EU). Salmonellaenterica subsp. enterica serovar Enteriditis, Salmonellaenterica subsp. enterica serovar Typhimurium (including its monophasic variant) and Salmonellaenterica subsp. enterica serovar Infantis represent targets in control programs due to their frequent association with human cases. This study aimed to detect the most ...
Tülay Öncü Öner; Muhammet Karakavuk; Aysu Değirmenci Döşkaya; Mervenur Güvendi; Aytül Gül; Ahmet Efe Köseoğlu; Sedef Erkunt Alak; Adnan Yüksel Gürüz; Cemal Ün; Mert Döşkaya; Hüseyin Can
feces, etc ; Blastocystis; Protozoa; alleles; cattle; diarrhea; immunology; microbiology; parasites; Show all 9 Subjects
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... Close contact with infected animals is one of the main risk factors for zoonotic transmission of enteric protozoan parasite Blastocystis and thus, several animal species are being screened for the detection of the zoonotic subtypes. For this purpose, 22 fecal samples were collected from healthy cattle aged > 2 months and 39 fecal samples were also collected from cattle (aged <2 months) which are t ...
feces, etc ; Orthocoronavirinae; Russia; genetic variation; phylogeny; viruses; Bulgaria; Kenya; Show all 8 Subjects
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... We found and genetically described two novel SARS-like coronaviruses in feces and oral swabs of the greater (R. ferrumequinum) and the lesser (R. hipposideros) horseshoe bats in southern regions of Russia. The viruses, named Khosta-1 and Khosta-2, together with related viruses from Bulgaria and Kenya, form a separate phylogenetic lineage. We found evidence of recombination events in the evolutiona ...
feces, etc ; chlorides; chromium; diet; feed intake; males; prediction; variance; ytterbium; Show all 9 Subjects
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... Accurate estimation of individual feed intake (FI) of pigs could help better understand the variation in performance between individual animals. We studied dual marker methods to estimate individual FI in pigs. This method is based on the measurement of the ratio between two indigestible markers in faeces. Twelve 6.5-week-old individually housed male pigs were assigned to one of three oral dosing ...
feces, etc ; Cyathostominae; Equidae; gastrointestinal system; horses; risk; temperature; veterinary parasitology; Show all 8 Subjects
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... Cyathostomins are considered as the most prevalent and pathogenic parasites of grazing horses. The development on pastures of the free-living stages of these gastrointestinal worms is particularly influenced by outdoor temperature. Understanding the bionomics of free-living stages is an important prerequisite to implement mathematical models designed to assess the parasitic risk for grazing equids ...
feces, etc ; Rangifer tarandus; anthropogenic activities; ecosystems; landscapes; social behavior; ungulates; Show all 7 Subjects
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... Animals can be important vectors of nutrient transfer within and across landscapes, with important implications for ecosystem productivity and composition. While it is presumed large ungulates are agents of nutrient dispersal via movement and activity, research analyzing their net effects on landscapes remains scarce. We present an individual‐based model that investigates how caribou affect the di ...
feces, etc ; Apostichopus japonicus; Echinoidea; aquaculture; diet; light intensity; temperature; winter; Show all 8 Subjects
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... The Integrated Multi-Trophic Aquaculture (IMTA) of sea cucumbers and sea urchins has high commercial values. The consumption of sea urchin feces by sea cucumbers is important but largely unknown. The present study aims to evaluate and subsequently improve the fecal consumption in sea cucumbers. Sea cucumbers ingested the feces of sea urchins at both 15 °C and 5 °C, suggesting that the feces of sea ...
feces, etc ; Japan; Turdus; Zosterops; frugivores; fruits; migratory behavior; seed dispersal; Show all 8 Subjects
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... In temperate zones, seed-dispersal networks by migratory birds are formed on long time scale. In mid-October from 2005 to 2016, to explore the dynamics of the network structures, we examined interannual variability of fruit abundance, bird migration, and seed-dispersal networks in central Japan. For 12 years, the fruit abundance exhibited a remarkable fluctuation across years, with the number of f ...
feces, etc ; Cuon alpinus; carnivores; dogs; energy; odors; sociobiology; territoriality; India; Show all 9 Subjects
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... The function of holding territories is primarily to have access to resources like food and mates. However, it is costly in terms of energy and time investment. Solitary-living, territorial species are known to reduce these costs by being more aggressive towards unfamiliar strangers and less aggressive towards neighbors. However, in social, territorial species, neighbors can impose a greater threat ...
feces, etc ; Protostrongylus; anthelmintics; excretion; larvae; lungworms; parasitology; regression analysis; research; sheep; Show all 10 Subjects
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... The examination of feces for stages of parasitic helminths is the most widely used methodology for the intravital diagnosis in domestic animals of patent endoparasitism including pulmonary nematode infections. Although there is only little information on the relationship of lungworm larval excretion and corresponding parasite burdens, fecal larval counts are used as indirect measure (“biomarker”) ...
feces, etc ; digestive system; genome; genomics; humans; new genus; phenotype; phylogeny; women; Show all 9 Subjects
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... Using microbial culturomics, we were able to isolate strain Marseille-P3078 from a stool sample of a healthy 50-year-old Saudi Arabian woman. To this end, we used taxonogenomics that combines phenotypic, biochemical and genomic analyses, to describe this bacterium. Cells from strain Marseille-P3078 are anaerobic and Gram-negative rods that are motile and unable to sporulate. Its genome size is 3,3 ...
Ann-Mari Svennerholm; Firdausi Qadri; Anna Lundgren; Joanna Kaim; Taufiqur Rahman Bhuiyan; Marjahan Akhtar; Nicole Maier; A. Louis Bourgeois; Richard I. Walker
feces, etc ; adjuvants; antibodies; antigens; enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli; fractionation; intestines; placebos; toxins; Show all 9 Subjects
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... We tested an oral enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli (ETEC) vaccine, ETVAX, consisting of inactivated E. coli overexpressing the most prevalent ETEC colonization factors (CFs) and a toxoid (LCTBA), in Bangladeshi children for capacity to induce mucosal and plasma immune responses against O78 lipopolysaccharide (LPS) expressed on the vaccine strains. The vaccine was given ± double-mutant heat-labile ...
feces, etc ; Paroaria coronata; blood; conspecificity; mists; nontarget organisms; research; trees; wildlife; Show all 9 Subjects
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... Passerines are elusive animals, and their capture generally requires considerable fieldwork. This study describes the capture and sampling of free-living birds from two of the most illegally trafficked Brazilian wild passerine species, namely the red-crested cardinal (Paroaria coronata) and green-winged saltator (Saltator similis). The study is part of the planning process for a rehabilitation and ...
feces, etc ; Betula; biochar; environment; horse manure; humans; leachates; survival rate; toxicity; Show all 9 Subjects
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... This study examines the effects of pyrolyzed materials (biochar) from horse manure, plant residues and human feces on the growth of 1-year old birch seedlings cultivated in a novel, structurally stable tree substrate. For this purpose, the composition of the produced biochar, the leachate from the substrates and the health and growth rate of the birch seedlings were observed over a period of 322 d ...
feces, etc ; bioavailability; decaffeination; dietary supplements; excretion; intestines; metabolites; obesity; pharmacokinetics; urine; Show all 10 Subjects
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... Knowledge on the bioavailability of coffee (poly)phenols mostly come from single dose postprandial studies. This study aimed at investigating the effects of regularly consuming a green coffee phenolic extract (GCPE) on the bioavailability and metabolism of (poly)phenols. Volunteers with overweight/obesity consumed a decaffeinated GCPE nutraceutical containing 300 mg hydroxycinnamates twice daily f ...
feces, etc ; DNA; Lagostrophus fasciatus; exposure duration; genotyping errors; microsatellite repeats; population size; Show all 7 Subjects
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... Monitoring programs for populations of small or medium-sized animals often use live-capture or photo-monitoring trapping methods to estimate population size. The banded hare-wallaby (Lagostrophus fasciatus), a small macropodiform marsupial, does not readily enter traps or have individually unique distinguishing physical features and is consequently difficult to monitor using these methods. Isolati ...
feces, etc ; Nearctic region; Tenebrionidae; camouflage; hemolymph; longevity; niches; sand; silk; tonic immobility; Show all 10 Subjects
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... Darkling beetles are conspicuous and abundant animals, particularly in the arid regions of the world, where they fill an ecological niche as nutrient recyclers. Despite their widespread importance, the immature stages of most darkling beetle species remain uncharacterized. The darkling beetle Asbolus verrucosus LeConte is a popular “show bug” for hobbyists and insectariums where it is colloquially ...