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Effect of rodent density on tick and tick-borne pathogen populations: consequences for infectious disease risk by Krawczyk, Aleksandra I, van Duijvendijk, Gilian L A, Swart, Arno, Heylen, Dieter, Jaarsma, Ryanne I, Jacobs, Frans H H, Fonville, Manoj, Sprong, Hein, Takken, Willem

“…Rodents are considered to contribute strongly to the risk of tick-borne diseases by feeding Ixodes ricinus larvae and by acting as amplifying hosts for…”
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The buzz about bees and poverty alleviation: Identifying drivers and barriers of beekeeping in sub-Saharan Africa by Amulen, Deborah Ruth, D'Haese, Marijke, Ahikiriza, Elizabeth, Agea, Jacob Godfrey, Jacobs, Frans J, de Graaf, Dirk C, Smagghe, Guy, Cross, Paul

“…The potential of beekeeping to mitigate the exposure of rural sub-Sahara African farmers to economic stochasticity has been widely promoted by an array of…”
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Acarological Risk of Borrelia burgdorferi Sensu Lato Infections Across Space and Time in The Netherlands by Takken, Willem, van Vliet, Arnold J H, Verhulst, Niels O, Jacobs, Frans H H, Gassner, Fedor, Hartemink, Nienke, Mulder, Sara, Sprong, Hein

“…A longitudinal investigation on tick populations and their Borrelia infections in the Netherlands was undertaken between 2006 and 2011 with the aim to assess…”
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Imported Hyalomma ticks in the Netherlands 2018-2020 by Uiterwijk, Mathilde, Ibáñez-Justicia, Adolfo, van de Vossenberg, Bart, Jacobs, Frans, Overgaauw, Paul, Nijsse, Rolf, Dabekaussen, Charlotte, Stroo, Arjan, Sprong, Hein

“…Ticks of the genus Hyalomma, which are vectors for several tick-borne diseases, are occasionally found in areas outside their endemic range including northern…”
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Reference Gene Selection for Insect Expression Studies Using Quantitative Real-Time PCR: The Head of the Honeybee, Apis mellifera, After a Bacterial Challenge by Scharlaken, Bieke, de Graaf, Dirk C., Goossens, Karen, Brunain, Marleen, Peelman, Luc J., Jacobs, Frans J.

“…In this study an important and often neglected aspect of gene expression studies in insects, the validation of appropriate reference genes with stable…”
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Seasonal patterns and spatial variation of Borrelia burgdorferi (sensu lato) infections in Ixodes ricinus in the Netherlands by Hartemink, Nienke, van Vliet, Arnold J H, Gort, Gerrit, Gassner, Fedor, Jacobs, Frans, Fonville, Manoj, Takken, Willem, Sprong, Hein

“…The incidence of Lyme borreliosis varies over time and space through as yet incompletely understood mechanisms. In Europe, Lyme borreliosis is caused by…”
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Proteomic analysis of the honey bee worker venom gland focusing on the mechanisms of protection against tissue damage by Peiren, Nico, de Graaf, Dirk C., Vanrobaeys, Frank, Danneels, Ellen L., Devreese, Bart, Van Beeumen, Jozef, Jacobs, Frans J.

“…Honey bee workers use venom for the defence of the colony and themselves when they are exposed to dangers and predators. It is produced by a long thin,…”
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The protein composition of honeybee venom reconsidered by a proteomic approach by Peiren, Nico, Vanrobaeys, Frank, de Graaf, Dirk C., Devreese, Bart, Van Beeumen, Jozef, Jacobs, Frans J.

“…Pure honeybee venom samples were submitted to two-dimensional gel electrophoresis. A total of 49 excised spots were analyzed by mass spectrometry; 39 of them…”
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Anopheles maculipennis Complex in The Netherlands: First Record of Anopheles daciae (Diptera: Culicidae) by Ibáñez-Justicia, A., Smitz, Nathalie, Blom, Rody, Vanderheyden, Ann, Jacobs, Frans, Meganck, Kenny, Gombeer, Sophie, Backeljau, Thierry, Koenraadt, Constantianus J. M., Griep, J. S., De Meyer, Marc, Stroo, Arjan

“…Despite their past importance as vectors of indigenous malaria, the species composition and spatial distribution of the members of the Anopheles maculipennis…”
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Circumstantial evidence for an increase in the total number and activity of borrelia-infected ixodes ricinus in the Netherlands by Sprong, Hein, Hofhuis, Agnetha, Gassner, Fedor, Takken, Willem, Jacobs, Frans, van Vliet, Arnold JH, van Ballegooijen, Marijn, van der Giessen, Joke, Takumi, Katsuhisa

“…BACKGROUND: Between 1994 and 2009, a threefold increase has been observed in consultations of general practitioners for tick bites and Lyme disease in The…”
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Field evaluation of a novel synthetic odour blend and of the synergistic role of carbon dioxide for sampling host-seeking Aedes albopictus adults in Rome, Italy by Pombi, Marco, Jacobs, Frans, Verhulst, Niels O, Caputo, Beniamino, della Torre, Alessandra, Takken, Willem

“…BACKGROUND: Despite the expanding worldwide distribution of Aedes albopictus and its increasing relevance as arboviral vector, current methods to collect adult…”
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Characterization of Native Honey Bee Subspecies in Republic of Benin Using Morphometric and Genetic Tools by Amakpe, Felicien, De Smet, Lina, Brunain, Marleen, Jacobs, Frans J., Sinsin, Brice, de Graaf, Dirk C.

“…Morphometric characteristics combined with genetic markers are powerful tools used for determining honey bee subspecies. Bees samples collected from 94…”
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Transfer of Sulfamethazine from Contaminated Beeswax to Honey by Reybroeck, Wim, Jacobs, Frans J, De Brabander, Hubert F, Daeseleire, Els

“…A liquid chromatographic tandem mass spectrometric method for the determination of sulfa drugs in beeswax was developed. When performing residue control on…”
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Link between population dynamics and dynamics of Darwinian evolution by MESZENA, Géza, GYLLENBERG, Mats, JACOBS, Frans J, METZ, Johan A. J

“…We provide the link between population dynamics and the dynamics of Darwinian evolution via studying the joint population dynamics of similar populations…”
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Molecular cloning and expression of icarapin, a novel IgE-binding bee venom protein by Peiren, Nico, de Graaf, Dirk C., Brunain, Marleen, Bridts, Chris H., Ebo, Didier G., Stevens, Wim J., Jacobs, Frans J.

“…The 1045 bp full-length cDNA sequence of a new bee venom component was obtained by rapid amplification of cDNA ends. The 672 bp coding sequence corresponds to…”
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low-temperature-induced viable-but-nonculturable state affects the virulence of Ralstonia solanacearum biovar 2 by Overbeek, L.S. van, Bergervoet, J.H.W, Jacobs, F.H.H, Elsas, J.D. van

“…The physiology and virulence of Ralstonia solanacearum biovar 2 strain 1609, kept in water at 4 and 20°C, were studied. At 20°C, total cell and plate count…”
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Honey bee colony losses in Belgium during the 2008-9 winter by Nguyen, Bach Kim, Mignon, Jacques, Laget, Dries, de Graaf, Dirk C, Jacobs, Frans J, vanEngelsdorp, Dennis, Brostaux, Yves, Saegerman, Claude, Haubruge, Eric

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Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy Induced by Epinephrine Infiltration for Liposuction: Broken Heart Syndrome by Maes, Sebastiaan, Dhooghe, Nicolas Simon James Jeremy, Schotte, Henri, Cattoir, Steffi, Jacobs, Tom Frans, Van Landuyt, Koenraad

“…Abstract Broken heart syndrome, more commonly known as Takotsubo cardiomyopathy (TCM), is an acute cardiac condition. It is characterized by regional cardiac…”
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Differential gene expression in the honeybee head after a bacterial challenge by Scharlaken, Bieke, de Graaf, Dirk C., Goossens, Karen, Peelman, Luc J., Jacobs, Frans J.

“…Bidirectional interactions between the immune and nervous systems are well established in vertebrates. Insects show similar neuro-immune-behavioral…”
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The role of inflexible minorities in the breaking of democratic opinion dynamics by Galam, Serge, Jacobs, Frans

“…We study the effect of inflexible agents on two state opinion dynamics. The model operates via repeated local updates of random grouping of agents. While…”
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