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Type X Toxoplasma gondii in a wild mussel and terrestrial carnivores from coastal California: New linkages between terrestrial mammals, runoff and toxoplasmosis of sea otters by Miller, M.A., Miller, W.A., Conrad, P.A., James, E.R., Melli, A.C., Leutenegger, C.M., Dabritz, H.A., Packham, A.E., Paradies, D., Harris, M., Ames, J., Jessup, D.A., Worcester, K., Grigg, M.E.

“…Sea otters in California are commonly infected with Toxoplasma gondii. A unique Type X strain is responsible for 72% of otter infections, but its prevalence in…”
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Molecular epidemiology of Cryptosporidium spp. and Giardia spp. in mussels (Mytilus californianus) and California sea lions (Zalophus californianus) from Central California by Adell, A D, Smith, W A, Shapiro, K, Melli, A, Conrad, P A

“…Cryptosporidium and Giardia are of public health importance, with recognized transmission through recreational waters. Therefore, both can contaminate marine…”
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Methods to produce and safely work with large numbers of Toxoplasma gondii oocysts and bradyzoite cysts by Fritz, H., Barr, B., Packham, A., Melli, A., Conrad, P.A.

“…Two major obstacles to conducting studies with Toxoplasma gondii oocysts are the difficulty in reliably producing large numbers of this life stage and safety…”
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The Influence of Various Time Points After Standing up on Orthostatic Blood Pressure and Pulse Rate by Furusho, K, Yoshihara, T, Tsukikawa, H, Inada, K, Kimura, M, Melli, A, Chung, E, Shiramoto, M, Matsuki, S, Irie, S

“…Background Clinical trials often measure blood pressure (BP) and pulse rate (PR) in the standing position using drugs with hypotensive effects to exclude…”
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An unusual genotype of Toxoplasma gondii is common in California sea otters ( Enhydra lutris nereis) and is a cause of mortality by Miller, M.A, Grigg, M.E, Kreuder, C, James, E.R, Melli, A.C, Crosbie, P.R, Jessup, D.A, Boothroyd, J.C, Brownstein, D, Conrad, P.A

“…Toxoplasma gondii-associated meningoencephalitis is a significant disease of California sea otters ( Enhydra lutris nereis), responsible for 16% of total…”
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Salmonella spp., Vibrio spp., Clostridium perfringens, and Plesiomonas shigelloides in Marine and Freshwater Invertebrates from Coastal California Ecosystems by Miller, W. A, Miller, M. A, Gardner, I. A, Atwill, E. R, Byrne, B. A, Jang, S, Harris, M, Ames, J, Jessup, D, Paradies, D, Worcester, K, Melli, A, Conrad, P. A

“…The coastal ecosystems of California are highly utilized by humans and animals, but the ecology of fecal bacteria at the land-sea interface is not well…”
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Novel and Canine Genotypes of Giardia duodenalis in Harbor Seals (Phoca vitulina richardsi) by Gaydos, J. K, Miller, W. A, Johnson, C, Zornetzer, H, Melli, A, Packham, A, Jeffries, S. J, Lance, M. M, Conrad, P. A

“…Feces of harbor seals (Phoca vitulina richardsi) and hybrid Glaucous-winged/Western gulls (Larus glaucescens/ occidentalis) from Washington State's inland…”
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New genotypes and factors associated with Cryptosporidium detection in mussels ( Mytilus spp.) along the California coast by Miller, W.A., Miller, M.A., Gardner, I.A., Atwill, E.R., Harris, M., Ames, J., Jessup, D., Melli, A., Paradies, D., Worcester, K., Olin, P., Barnes, N., Conrad, P.A.

“…A 3 year study was conducted to evaluate mussels as bioindicators of faecal contamination in coastal ecosystems of California. Haemolymph samples from 4680…”
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Cryptosporidium and Giardia in Marine-Foraging River Otters (Lontra canadensis) From the Puget Sound Georgia Basin Ecosystem by Gaydos, J. K, Miller, W. A, Gilardi, K. V K, Melli, A, Schwant, H, Engelstoft, C, Fritz, H, Conrad, P. A

“…Species of Cryptosporidium and Giardia can infect humans and wildlife and have the potential to be transmitted between these 2 groups; yet, very little is…”
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Radiofrequency-Induced Thermal Inactivation of Toxoplasma gondii Oocysts in Water by Wainwright, K.E, Lagunas-Solar, M, Miller, M.A, Barr, B.C, Melli, A.C, Packham, A.E, Zeng, N, Truong, T, Conrad, P.A

“…Toxoplasma gondii, a ubiquitous parasitic protozoan, is emerging as an aquatic biological pollutant. Infections can result from drinking water contaminated…”
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Clams ( Corbicula fluminea) as bioindicators of fecal contamination with Cryptosporidium and Giardia spp. in freshwater ecosystems in California by Miller, Woutrina A., Atwill, Edward R., Gardner, Ian A., Miller, Melissa A., Fritz, Heather M., Hedrick, Ronald P., Melli, Ann C., Barnes, Nicole M., Conrad, Patricia A.

“…This study evaluated clams as bioindicators of fecal protozoan contamination using three approaches: (i) clam tissue spiking experiments to compare several…”
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Detection of Toxoplasma gondii-like oocysts in cat feces and estimates of the environmental oocyst burden by Dabritz, H.A, Miller, M.A, Atwill, E.R, Gardner, I.A, Leutenegger, C.M, Melli, A.C, Conrad, P.A

“…To estimate the analytic sensitivity of microscopic detection of Toxoplasma gondii oocysts and the environmental loading of T gondii oocysts on the basis of…”
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Methods to produce and safely work with large numbers of Toxoplasma gondii oocys and bradyzoite cysts by FRITZ, H, BARR, B, PACKHAM, A, MELLI, A, CONRAD, P. A

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Splanchnic vein measurements in patients with liver cirrhosis: a case-control study by Zoli, M, Dondi, C, Marchesini, G, Cordiani, M R, Melli, A, Pisi, E

“…The portal venous system was evaluated by real-time ultrasonography in 100 consecutive cirrhotic patients and 100 pair-matched controls to assess the…”
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Evaluation of methods for improved detection of Cryptosporidium spp. in mussels ( Mytilus californianus) by Miller, Woutrina A., Gardner, Ian A., Atwill, Edward R., Leutenegger, Christian M., Miller, Melissa A., Hedrick, Ronald P., Melli, Ann C., Barnes, Nicole M., Conrad, Patricia A.

“…Bivalve molluscs concentrate Cryptosporidium oocysts from fecal-contaminated aquatic environments and are therefore useful in monitoring water quality. A…”
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Sonographic evaluation of liver, spleen, and splanchnic vessels following partial liver resection by Zoli, M, Melli, A, Viti, G, Marra, A, Marchesini, G

“…The liver and spleen size and the splanchnic vessel caliber were evaluated by means of real-time ultrasonography in 12 consecutive patients who underwent a…”
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Pancreatic beta-cell function in cirrhotic patients with and without overt diabetes. C-peptide response to glucagon and to meal by Marchesini, G, Melli, A, Checchia, G A, Mattioli, L, Capelli, M, Cassarani, S, Zoli, M, Pisi, E

“…To study the role of pancreatic beta-cell function in glucose intolerance and frank diabetes that sometimes develops in cirrhosis, the C-peptide response to a…”
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EPNN-based prediction of meteorological data for renewable energy systems by MELLI, A, DRIF, M, MALEK, A

“…In this paper, an application of an Evolving Polynomial Neural Network (EPNN) for prediction of meteorological time series (global solar irradiation, air…”
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Isolation of Helicobacter canis from a colony of Bengal cats with endemic diarrhea by Foley, J.E, Marks, S.L, Munson, L, Melli, A, Dewhirst, F.E, Yu, S, Shen, Z, Fox, J.G

“…Article Usage Stats Services JCM Citing Articles Google Scholar PubMed Related Content Social Bookmarking CiteULike Delicious Digg Facebook Google+ Mendeley…”
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Evaluation of liver volume and liver function following hepatic resection in man by Zoli, M, Marchesini, G, Melli, A, Viti, G, Marra, A, Marrano, D, Pisi, E

“…In a longitudinal study liver volume and liver function were measured in a series of 12 patients undergoing partial liver resection for focal hepatic lesions…”
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