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Genetic diversity in the Block 2 region of the merozoite surface protein 1 (MSP-1) of Plasmodium falciparum: Additional complexity and selection and convergence in fragment size polymorphism by Takala, S.L., Escalante, A.A., Branch, O.H., Kariuki, S., Biswas, S., Chaiyaroj, S.C., Lal, A.A.

“…Fragment size in the Block 2 repetitive region of merozoite surface protein 1 (MSP1) has commonly been used as a molecular marker in studies of malaria…”
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Identification of Plasmodium vivax-like human malaria parasite by Qari, S H, Shi, Y P, Goldman, I F, Udhayakumar, V, Alpers, M P, Collins, W E, Lal, A A

“…There are four species of human malarial parasite and several monkey ones, and in evolutionary terms the human and non-human primate plasmodia may be related…”
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Identification of novel Cryptosporidium genotypes from the Czech Republic by Ryan, U, Xiao, L, Read, C, Zhou, L, Lal, A.A, Pavlasek, I

“…Isolates of Cryptosporidium from the Czech Republic were characterized from a variety of different hosts using sequence and phylogenetic analysis of the 18S…”
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Molecular characterization of microsporidia indicates that wild mammals harbor host-adapted Enterocytozoon spp. as well as human-pathogenic Enterocytozoon bieneusi by Sulaiman, I.M, Fayer, R, Lal, A.A, Trout, J.M, Schaefer, F.W. III, Xiao, L

“…Over 13 months, 465 beavers, foxes, muskrats, otters, and raccoons were trapped in four counties in eastern Maryland and examined by molecular methods for…”
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Phylogenetic analysis of Cryptosporidium parasites based on the small-subunit rRNA gene locus by Xiao, L, Escalante, L, Yang, C, Sulaiman, I, Escalante, A.A, Montali, R.J, Fayer, R, Lal, A.A

“…Biological data support the hypothesis that there are multiple species in the genus Cryptosporidium, but a recent analysis of the available genetic data…”
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Prevalence of urinary tract cancer in the Spanish cohort of the IDENTIFY study by Toribio-Vázquez, C., Gómez Rivas, J., Amigo, F., Carrión, D.M., Yebes, Á., Alonso-Bartolomé, M., Ayllon, H., Aguilera, A., Martinez-Piñeiro, L., Antón-Juanilla, M., Crespo-Atín, V., Otaola-Arca, H., Herranz-Yague, J.A., Munoz Rivero, M.V., MacKenzie, K.R., Shah, T.T., Gao, C., Zimmermann, E., Jefferies, M., Nambiar, A., Gallagher, K.M., Khadhouri, S., Kasivisvanathan, V., Khadhouri, S., Gallagher, K.M., MacKenzie, K.R., Shah, T.T., Gao, C., Moore, S., Zimmermann, E.F., Edison, E., Jefferies, M., Nambiar, A., Mannas, M.P., Lee, T., Marra, G., Lillaz, B., Rivas, J.G., Olivier, J., Assmus, M.A., Uçar, T., Claps, F., Boltri, M., Burnhope, T., Nkwam, N., Tanasescu, G., Boxall, N.E., Downey, A.P., Lal, A.A., Antón-Juanilla, M., Clarke, H., HW Lau, D., Gillams, K., Crockett, M., Nielsen, M., Takwoingi, Y., Chuchu, N., O’Rourke, J., MacLennan, G., McGrath, J.S., Kasivisvanathan, V.

“…Malignant tumors of the urinary tract are associated with high morbidity and mortality, and their prevalence can vary worldwide. Recently, the IDENTIFY study…”
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Genetic diversity within Cryptosporidium parvum and related Cryptosporidium species by Xiao, L, Morgan, U.M, Limor, J, Escalante, A, Arrowood, M, Shulaw, W, Thompson, R.C.A, Fayer, R, Lal, A.A

“…To assess the genetic diversity in Cryptosporidium parvum, we have sequenced the small subunit (SSU) rRNA gene of seven Cryptosporidium spp., various isolates…”
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redescription of Cryptosporidium galli Pavlasek, 1999 (Apicomplexa: Cryptosporidiidae) from birds by Ryan, U.M, Xiao, L, Read, C, Sulaiman, I.M, Monis, P, Lal, A.A, Fayer, R, Pavlasek, I

“…Cryptosporidium galli Pavlasek, 1999, described from the feces of birds, is redescribed with additional molecular and biological data. Oocysts are ellipsoidal,…”
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Giardia sp. cysts and infectious cryptosporidium parvum oocysts in the feces of migratory Canada geese (Branta canadensis) by Graczyk, T.K. (John Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD.), Fayer, R, Trout, J.M, Lewis, E.J, Farley, C.A, Sulaiman, I, Lal, A.A

“…Fecal droppings of migratory Canada geese, Branta canadensis, collected from nine sites near the Chesapeake Bay (Maryland), were examined for the presence of…”
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Vivax malaria resistant to treatment and prophylaxis with chloroquine by Murphy, G S, Basri, H, Purnomo, Andersen, E M, Bangs, M J, Mount, D L, Gorden, J, Lal, A A, Purwokusumo, A R, Harjosuwarno, S

“…Chloroquine has been the treatment of choice for vivax malaria for more than 40 years. Lately, several case-reports have suggested the emergence of resistance…”
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Does Infection with Human Immunodeficiency Virus Affect the Antibody Responses to Plasmodium falciparum Antigenic Determinants in Asymptomatic Pregnant Women? by Ayisi, J.G., Branch, OraLee H., Rafi-Janajreh, A., van Eijk, A.M., ter Kuile, F.O., Rosen, D.H., Kager, P.A., Lanar, D.E., Barbosa, A., Kaslow, D., Nahlen, B.L., Lal, A.A.

“…Objectives: HIV-seropositive pregnant women are more susceptible to malaria than HIV-seronegative women. We assessed whether HIV infection alters maternal and…”
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Presence of heterogeneous copies of the small subunit rRNA gene in Cryptosporidium parvum human and marsupial genotypes and Cryptosporidium felis by Xiao, L, Limor, J.R, Li, L, Morgan, U, Thompson, R.C.A, Lal, A.A

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Comparative Flow Cytometric Analysis of Term Placental Intervillous and Peripheral Blood from Immediate Postpartum Women in Western Kenya by Moore, J.M., Shi, Y.P., Othoro, C., Nahlen, B.L., Lal, A.A., Udhayakumar, V.

“…Understanding maternal immune responses in the placenta is critical for management of pregnancy failures and haematogenous infections during pregnancy…”
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Biallelic polymorphism in the intron region of beta-tubulin gene of Cryptosporidium parasites by Sulaiman, I.M, Lal, A.A, Arrowood, M.J, Xiao, L.H

“…Nucleotide sequencing of polymerase chain reaction-amplified intron region of the Cryptosporidium parvum β-tubulin gene in 26 human and 15 animal isolates…”
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Microsatellite analysis of the human and bovine genotypes of Cryptosporidium parvum by Aiello, A.E, Xiao, L, Limor, J.R, Liu, C, Abrahamsen, M.S, Lal, A.A

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Immunogenicity of Plasmodium falciparum and Plasmodium vivax circumsporozoite protein repeat multiple antigen constructs (MAC) by Udhayakumar, Venkatachalam, Saekhou, Ae, Fang, Sunan, Jue, Danny, Wohlhueter, Robert M, Lal, A.A

“…In this study we characterized the immunogenic properties of three different multispecies multiple antigen constructs (MACs) carrying the circumsporozoite…”
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A simple perfusion technique for isolation of maternal intervillous blood mononuclear cells from human placentae by Moore, J.M, Nahlen, B, Ofulla, A.V.O, Caba, J, Ayisi, J, Oloo, A, Misore, A, Nahmias, A.J, Lal, A.A, Udhayakumar, V

“…A noninvasive perfusion method for the recovery of maternal placental (intervillous) blood for use in immunologic assays is described. 60% of the perfused…”
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Multiple antigen constructs (MACs): induction of sterile immunity against sporozoite stage of rodent malaria parasites, Plasmodium berghei and Plasmodium yoelii by Reed, R.C., Louis-Wileman, V., Cosmai, E.V., Fang, S., Jue, D.L., Wohlhueter, R.M., Hunter, R.L., Lal, A.A.

“…We prepared multiple antigen constructs (MACs) using circumsporozoite (CS) proteinbased B-epitopes from Plasmodium berghei, (PPPPNPND) 2 and Plasmodium yoelii,…”
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Inhibition of malaria parasite development in mosquitoes by anti-mosquito-midgut antibodies by Lal, A.A, Schriefer, M.E, Sacci, J.B, Goldman, I.F, Louis-Wileman, V, Collins, W.E, Azad, A.F

“…The mosquito midgut plays a central role in the development and subsequent transmission of malaria parasites. Using a rodent malaria parasite, Plasmodium…”
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Immunologic memory in the placenta: a lymphocyte recirculation hypothesis by Moore, J.M., Nahlen, B.L., Lal, A.A., Udhayakumar, V.

“…The placenta is an immunologically unique organ where a balance between maternal immunity and fetoplacental well-being must be maintained for successful…”
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