Search Results - "Geraldes Teixeira, Marta Maria"
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Total Ortholog Median Matrix as an alternative unsupervised approach for phylogenomics based on evolutionary distance between protein coding genes
Published in Scientific reports (15-02-2021)“…The increasing number of available genomic data allowed the development of phylogenomic analytical tools. Current methods compile information from single gene…”
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PhyloQuant approach provides insights into Trypanosoma cruzi evolution using a systems-wide mass spectrometry-based quantitative protein profile
Published in Communications biology (11-03-2021)“…The etiological agent of Chagas disease, Trypanosoma cruzi , is a complex of seven genetic subdivisions termed discrete typing units (DTUs), TcI-TcVI and…”
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Atypical human infections by animal trypanosomes
Published in PLoS neglected tropical diseases (01-09-2013)“…The two classical forms of human trypanosomoses are sleeping sickness due to Trypanosoma brucei gambiense or T. brucei rhodesiense, and Chagas disease due to…”
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Ehrlichia spp. and Anaplasma spp. in Xenarthra mammals from Brazil, with evidence of novel ‘Candidatus Anaplasma spp.’
Published in Scientific reports (28-07-2020)“…Anaplasmataceae agents are obligatory intracellular Gram-negative α-proteobacteria that are transmitted mostly by arthropod vectors. Although mammals of the…”
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Molecular detection of piroplasmids in mammals from the Superorder Xenarthra in Brazil
Published in Parasitology research (1987) (01-12-2023)“…Xenarthra mammals can be found from southern North America to southern South America, including all Brazilian biomes. Although it has been shown that Xenarthra…”
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Uncovering Trypanosoma spp. diversity of wild mammals by the use of DNA from blood clots
Published in International journal for parasitology. Parasites and wildlife (01-04-2019)“…Trypanosoma spp. infection in wild mammals is detected mainly through parasitological tests that usually display low sensitivity. We propose the use of DNA…”
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Leishmania (Viannia) braziliensis type 2 as probable etiological agent of canine cutaneous leishmaniasis in Brazilian Amazon
Published in PloS one (30-04-2019)“…Canine cutaneous leishmaniasis (CCL) is a zoonosis of public health interest, and in the Americas, Leishmania (Viannia) braziliensis has been identified as the…”
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First report of Rhodnius stali Lent, Jurberg & Galvão, 1993 (Hemiptera: Reduviidae: Triatominae), vector of Trypanosoma cruzi (TcI) and Trypanosoma rangeli (TrA), in Rondônia, Southwestern Brazilian Amazonia
Published in Heliyon (01-12-2023)“…Triatomines are hematophagous insects of epidemiological importance as they are vectors of Chagas disease. The first report of Rhodnius stali Lent, Jurberg &…”
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Follow-up of dairy cattle naturally infected by Trypanosoma vivax after treatment with isometamidium chloride
Published in Revista brasileira de parasitologia veterinaria (01-01-2021)“…Trypanosoma vivax infections cause nonspecific clinical signs in cattle associated with aparasitemic intervals, making disease diagnosis a challenge. In…”
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Detection of Trypanosoma vivax in tissues of experimentally infected goats: what is the role of adipose tissue in the life cycle of this protozoon?
Published in Revista brasileira de parasitologia veterinaria (01-01-2021)“…Trypanosomiasis, caused by Trypanosoma vivax, is responsible for great economic losses among livestock in Africa and South America. During the life cycle of…”
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Trypanosoma cruzi isolated from a triatomine found in one of the biggest metropolitan areas of Latin America
Published in Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical (01-04-2016)“…To characterize Trypanosoma cruzi (TcI) isolated from a Panstrongylus megistus specimen found in one of the biggest metropolitan areas of Latin America, the…”
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Leishmania diversity in bats from an endemic area for visceral and cutaneous leishmaniasis in Southeastern Brazil
Published in Acta tropica (01-04-2022)“…•Between April 2014 to April 2015, 247 bats were captured in the municipality of Montes Claros, Minas Gerais, Brazil.•The overall infection rate of Leishmania…”
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A comparative in silico linear B-cell epitope prediction and characterization for South American and African Trypanosoma vivax strains
Published in Genomics (San Diego, Calif.) (01-05-2019)“…Trypanosoma vivax is a parasite widespread across Africa and South America. Immunological methods using recombinant antigens have been developed aiming at…”
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Remarkable diversity, new records and Leishmania detection in the sand fly fauna of an area of high endemicity for cutaneous leishmaniasis in Acre state, Brazilian Amazonian Forest
Published in Acta tropica (01-11-2021)“…•Sand flies of 57 species and 14 genera were collected in Amazonian forested areas, most of genera Nyssomyia, Psychodopygus and Trichophoromyia.•Species of…”
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Molecular eco-epidemiology on the sympatric Chagas disease vectors Triatoma brasiliensis and Triatoma petrocchiae: Ecotopes, genetic variation, natural infection prevalence by trypanosomatids and parasite genotyping
Published in Acta tropica (01-01-2020)“…Triatoma petrocchiae is the newly member of the Triatoma brasiliensis species complex. This species overlaps with T. brasiliensis in geographic and ecotypic…”
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Inborn errors of immunity and protozoa
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Molecular diagnosis and genetic diversity of tick-borne Anaplasmataceae agents infecting the African buffalo Syncerus caffer from Marromeu Reserve in Mozambique
Published in Parasites & vectors (17-08-2016)“…Tick-borne diseases (TBDs) are very important in relation to domestic ruminants, but their occurrence among wild ruminants, mainly in the African buffalo…”
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Molecular investigation of haemotropic mycoplasmas and Coxiella burnetii in free‐living Xenarthra mammals from Brazil, with evidence of new haemoplasma species
Published in Transboundary and emerging diseases (01-09-2022)“…Although mammals of the superorder Xenarthra are considered hosts of a wide range of zoonotic agents, works aiming at investigating the role of these animals…”
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High Trypanosoma vivax infection rates in water buffalo and cattle in the Brazilian Lower Amazon
Published in Parasitology international (01-12-2020)“…Highly sensitive and accurate molecular diagnostic methods have not yet been employed for livestock trypanosomosis in the Brazilian Lower Amazon although the…”
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Genetic diversity of Trypanosoma cruzi strains isolated from chronic chagasic patients and non-human hosts in the state of São Paulo, Brazil
Published in Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz (01-01-2022)“…BACKGROUNDTrypanosoma cruzi shows an exuberant genetic diversity. Currently, seven phylogenetic lineages, called discrete typing units (DTUs), are recognised:…”
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