Search Results - "MACIVER, Sutherland K"
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Domestic dogs as reservoirs for African trypanosomiasis in Mambwe district, eastern Zambia
Published in Scientific reports (10-09-2024)“…The control of African trypanosomiasis (AT) in Eastern and Southern Africa, including Zambia, faces huge challenges due to the involvement of wild and domestic…”
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Epigenetic-Mediated Antimicrobial Resistance: Host versus Pathogen Epigenetic Alterations
Published in Antibiotics (Basel) (16-06-2022)“…Since the discovery of antibiotics, humans have been benefiting from them by decreasing the morbidity and mortality associated with bacterial infections…”
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Crocodylus porosus Sera a Potential Source to Identify Novel Epigenetic Targets: In Silico Analysis
Published in Veterinary sciences (25-04-2022)“…We have previously found that sera from contain anticancer agents and the treatment of MCF7 cells with this serum resulted in the differential expression of 51…”
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Asexual Amoebae Escape Muller's Ratchet through Polyploidy
Published in Trends in parasitology (01-11-2016)“…While some amoebae reproduce sexually, many amoebae (e.g., Acanthamoeba , Naegleria ) reproduce asexually and therefore, according to popular doctrine, are…”
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mRNA Sequencing Reveals Upregulation of Glutathione S-Transferase Genes during Acanthamoeba Encystation
Published in Microorganisms (Basel) (11-04-2023)“…Some members of the genus are facultative pathogens typically with a biphasic lifestyle: trophozoites and cysts. is capable of infecting the cornea, resulting…”
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Ancestral Eukaryotes Reproduced Asexually, Facilitated by Polyploidy: A Hypothesis
Published in BioEssays (01-12-2019)“…The notion that eukaryotes are ancestrally sexual has been gaining attention. This idea comes in part from the discovery of sets of “meiosis‐specific genes” in…”
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Inhibition of 3-Hydroxy-3-Methylglutaryl–Coenzyme A Reductase and Application of Statins as a Novel Effective Therapeutic Approach against Acanthamoeba Infections
Published in Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy (01-01-2013)“…Classifications Services AAC Citing Articles Google Scholar PubMed Related Content Social Bookmarking CiteULike Delicious Digg Facebook Google+ Mendeley Reddit…”
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Statins Induce Actin Cytoskeleton Disassembly and an Apoptosis-Like Process in Acanthamoeba spp
Published in Antibiotics (Basel) (21-02-2022)“…is a ubiquitous opportunistic protozoan pathogen that is known to cause blinding keratitis and rare, but usually fatal, granulomatous encephalitis. The…”
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Mass spectrometric analysis of bioactive conditioned media of bacteria isolated from reptilian gut
Published in Future science OA (01-06-2023)“…To determine whether selected gut bacteria of crocodile exhibit antibacterial properties. Two bacteria isolated from gut were used, namely: and . Conditioned…”
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Is Naegleria fowleri an Emerging Parasite?
Published in Trends in parasitology (01-01-2020)“…Naegleria fowleri causes an uncommon but deadly disease called primary amoebic meningoencephalitis (PAM). There has been an increase of reported PAM cases,…”
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First Report of Acanthamoeba Genotype T4 from the Newly Formed Tajogaite Volcano Tephra (La Palma, Canary Islands)
Published in Pathogens (Basel) (27-07-2024)“…The Tajogaite Volcano erupted on the western slope of the Cumbre Vieja mountain range on La Palma Island in the Canary Islands, Spain, in 2021. As one of the…”
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Gelsolin induces colorectal tumor cell invasion via modulation of the urokinase-type plasminogen activator cascade
Published in PloS one (21-08-2012)“…Gelsolin is a cytoskeletal protein which participates in actin filament dynamics and promotes cell motility and plasticity. Although initially regarded as a…”
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Therapeutic Potential of a Combination of Two Gene-Specific Small Interfering RNAs against Clinical Strains of Acanthamoeba
Published in Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy (01-12-2010)“…Classifications Services AAC Citing Articles Google Scholar PubMed Related Content Social Bookmarking CiteULike Delicious Digg Facebook Google+ Mendeley Reddit…”
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Isolation of Balamuthia mandrillaris from urban dust, free of known infectious involvement
Published in Parasitology research (1987) (01-12-2009)“…The free-living amoeba Balamuthia mandrillaris can cause fatal encephalitis in humans and other mammals. The organism is associated with soils, and soil…”
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isolation of Balamuthia mandrillaris from environmental sources from Peru
Published in Parasitology research (1987) (01-07-2014)“…Balamuthia mandrillaris is an opportunistic free-living amoeba that has been reported to cause skin lesions and the fatal Balamuthia amoebic encephalitis (BAE)…”
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Gut microbiome–immune system interaction in reptiles
Published in Journal of applied microbiology (01-04-2022)“…Reptiles are ectothermic amniotes in a world dominated by endotherms. Reptiles originated more than 300 million years ago and they often dwell in polluted…”
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Allovahlkampfia minuta nov. sp., (Acrasidae, Heterolobosea, Excavata) a New Soil Amoeba at the Boundary of the Acrasid Cellular Slime Moulds
Published in Acta Protozoologica (01-01-2017)“…We report the isolation of a new species of Allovahlkampfia, a small cyst-forming heterolobosean soil amoeba. Phylogenetic analysis of the 18S rDNA and the…”
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SAF-A Regulates Interphase Chromosome Structure through Oligomerization with Chromatin-Associated RNAs
Published in Cell (15-06-2017)“…Higher eukaryotic chromosomes are organized into topologically constrained functional domains; however, the molecular mechanisms required to sustain these…”
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Bacterial flora varies throughout the saltwater crocodile (Crocodylus porosus) gastrointestinal tract
Published in American journal of veterinary research (01-08-2023)“…The objective of this study was to determine bacterial flora throughout the gastrointestinal tract of a saltwater crocodile (Crocodylus porosus) using 16S rRNA…”
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Gut microbiome of Crocodylus porosus and cellular stress: inhibition of nitric oxide, interleukin 1-beta, tumor necrosis factor-alpha, and prostaglandin E2 in cerebrovascular endothelial cells
Published in Archives of microbiology (01-10-2023)“…Crocodiles are renowned for their resilience and capacity to withstand environmental stressors, likely influenced by their unique gut microbiome. In this…”
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