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A Novel, Simplified Technique to Amplify Eimeria (Coccidia: Apicomplexa) DNA from Oocysts by Gerhold, R. W, McDougald, L. R, Beckstead, R. B

“…A new method to amplify coccidia DNA by polymerase chain reaction (PCR) was developed by placing freeze-thawed oocysts in Ready-to-Go PCR bead tubes and using…”
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Blackhead Disease: Reduced Sensitivity of Histomonas meleagridis to Nitarsone In Vitro and In Vivo by Abraham, M, McDougald, L. R, Beckstead, R. B

“…Histomonas meleagridis, a flagellated protozoan parasite, is the causative agent of blackhead disease or histomoniasis in gallinaceous birds. Currently…”
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A Genomic Analysis of Histomonas meleagridis Through Sequencing of a cDNA Library by Klodnicki, M. E, McDougald, L. R, Beckstead, R. B

“…Histomonas meleagridis, a flagellated protozoan of the Order Trichomonadida, is the causative agent of blackhead disease in gallinaceous birds. Few genes have…”
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An Outbreak of Blackhead Disease (Histomonas meleagridis) in Farm-Reared Bobwhite Quail (Colinus virginianus) by McDougald, L. R, Abraham, M, Beckstead, R. B

“…An outbreak of blackhead disease (Histomonas meleagridis) in farm-reared flock of 13,500 bobwhite quail (Colinus virginianus) resulted in mortality totaling…”
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Oviduct Fluke (Prosthogonimus macrorchis) Found Inside a Chicken Egg in North Carolina by Beckstead, R. B., Anderson, K., McDougald, L. R.

“…A video received by faculty at North Carolina State University's Prestage Department of Poultry Science revealed a live parasite inside a chicken egg. The…”
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Establishment of Culture Conditions for Survival of Histomonas meleagridis in Transit by Gerhold, R. W, Lollis, L. A, Beckstead, R. B, McDougald, L. R

“…Fresh ceca samples from turkeys in North Carolina infected with Histomonas meleagridis were collected at necropsy, inoculated into warmed Dwyers medium, and…”
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Low-Dose Immunization of Northern Bobwhites (Colinus virginianus) with Eimeria lettyae Provides Protection Against a High-Dose Challenge by Gerhold, R. W, Fuller, A. L, Beckstead, R. B, McDougald, L. R

“…To determine whether northern bobwhite quail (Colinus virginianus) could be immunized against Eimeria lettyae by a low-dose inoculation of oocysts, we…”
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Bonus, a Drosophila TIF1 Homolog, Is a Chromatin-Associated Protein That Acts as a Modifier of Position-Effect Variegation by Beckstead, R. B, Ner, S. S, Hales, K. G, Grigliatti, T. A, Baker, B. S, Bellen, H. J

“…Bonus, a Drosophila TIF1 homolog, is a nuclear receptor cofactor required for viability, molting, and numerous morphological events. Here we establish a role…”
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Blackhead Disease: Recovery of Layer Flock After Disease Challenge by Sigmon, C S, Malheiros, R D, Anderson, K E, Payne, J A, Beckstead, R B

“…SUMMARY Blackhead disease, caused by the protozoan Histomonas meleagridis, is commonly found in layer pullets raised on the floor. We examined the effects of…”
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Amino acid digestibility and metabolizable energy of genetically selected soybean products by Loeffler, T, Shim, M Y, Beckstead, R B, Batal, A B, Pesti, G M

“…To determine the ME and amino acid digestibility of 5 soybean meal (SBM) samples, a precision-fed rooster assay and a chick assay were conducted. The 5 samples…”
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No evidence of temperature-dependent sex determination or sex-biased embryo mortality in the chicken by Collins, K E, Jordan, B J, McLendon, B L, Navara, K J, Beckstead, R B, Wilson, J L

“…Skewing the sex ratio at hatch in commercial poultry would be economically beneficial to the poultry industry. The existence of temperature-dependent sex…”
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Molecular Confirmation of Parelaphostrongylus tenuis Infection in a Horse With Verminous Encephalitis by Tanabe, M., Gerhold, R. W., Beckstead, R. B., de Lahunta, A., Wade, S. E.

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Synaptic Vesicle Size and Number Are Regulated by a Clathrin Adaptor Protein Required for Endocytosis by Zhang, Bing, Koh, Young Ho, Beckstead, Robert B, Budnik, Vivian, Ganetzky, Barry, Bellen, Hugo J

“…Clathrin-mediated endocytosis is thought to involve the activity of the clathrin adaptor protein AP180. However, the role of this protein in endocytosis in…”
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Specific transcriptional responses to juvenile hormone and ecdysone in Drosophila by Beckstead, Robert B., Lam, Geanette, Thummel, Carl S.

“…Previous studies have shown that ecdysone (E), and its immediate downstream product 20-hydroxyecdysone (20E), can have different biological functions in…”
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The genomic response to 20-hydroxyecdysone at the onset of Drosophila metamorphosis by Beckstead, Robert B, Lam, Geanette, Thummel, Carl S

“…The steroid hormone 20-hydroxyecdysone (20E) triggers the major developmental transitions in Drosophila, including molting and metamorphosis, and provides a…”
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Indicted: Worms Caught using Steroids by Beckstead, Robert B., Thummel, Carl S.

“…Three recent papers provide new insights into endocrinology in the worm Caenorhabditis elegans. These studies identify natural steroid ligands for the DAF-12…”
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