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Visitor and vagrant seabirds admitted for rehabilitation in South Africa, 1993–2017 by Snyman, A., Vanstreels, R. E. T., Parsons, N. J., Ludynia, K.

“…Seabird species that breed on remote islands in the southern and northern hemispheres are occasionally seen in the continental shelf waters of South Africa…”
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Body condition as a quantitative tool to guide hand‐rearing decisions in an endangered seabird by Morten, J. M., Parsons, N. J., Schwitzer, C., Holderied, M. W., Sherley, R. B.

“…The use of wildlife rehabilitation for conservation is growing, but quantitative criteria are rarely used to guide whether and when to remove animals from the…”
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Occurrence of blood parasites in seabirds admitted for rehabilitation in the Western Cape, South Africa, 2001–2013 by Parsons, N.J., Voogt, N.M., Schaefer, A.M., Peirce, M.A., Vanstreels, R.E.T.

“…[Display omitted] •We evaluated blood smears of 1909 seabirds belonging to 27 seabird species.•Blood parasites were detected in 59% of species and 29% of…”
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Oiled and injured African penguins Spheniscus demersus and other seabirds admitted for rehabilitation in the Western Cape, South Africa, 2001 and 2002 by Parsons, N.J, Underhill, L.G. (Cape Town Univ., Rondebosch (South Africa). Avian Demographic Unit)

“…Following the Treasure oil spill incident in 2000 in which 19 000 African penguins Spheniscus demersus were oiled, there were no large spills in either 2001 or…”
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Lactate stimulation of gonococcal metabolism in media containing glucose : Mechanism, impact on pathogenicity, and wider implications for other pathogens by SMITH, Harry, YATES, Edwin A, COLE, Jeff A, PARSONS, Nicholas J

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Babesia ugwidiensis, a new species of Avian piroplasm from Phalacrocoracidae in South Africa by Peirce, M.A., Parsons, N.J.

“…A new species of haematozoa, Babesia ugwidiensis sp. nov. from a cormorant is described. This is the first species of piroplasm to be recorded from the…”
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Ofloxacin versus standard therapy in treatment of community-acquired pneumonia requiring hospitalization by PLOUFFE, J. F, HERBERT, M. T, FILE, T. M, BAIRD, I, PARSONS, J. N, KAHN, J. B, RIELLY-GAUVIN, K. T

“…Community-acquired pneumonia occurs 3 to 4 million times per year in the United States, accounting for about 500,000 hospitalizations annually. Empiric…”
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Female-biased mortality in African penguins by Pichegru, L, Parsons, NJ

“…Sex-biased mortality can increase the risk of extinction of threatened populations. Numbers of the endangered African penguin Spheniscus demersus are…”
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Inhibition of CD40-mediated endothelial cell activation with antisense oligonucleotides by RUSHWORTH, S. A, BRAVERY, C. A, HALL, J, NATT, F, PARSONS, N. J, WEILER, J, HANER, R, THOMPSON, S

“…CD40-CD154 interactions play a pivotal role in the amplification of immune responses and, as such, represent an attractive target for immune intervention in a…”
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In vitro and in vivo modification of Neisseria gonorrhoeae lipooligosaccharide epitope structure by sialylation by MANDRELL, R. E, LESSE, A. J, SUGAI, J. V, SHERO, M, GRIFFISS, J. M, COLE, J. A, PARSONS, N. J, SMITH, H, MORSE, S. A, APICELLA, M. A

“…After growth of gonococci in the presence of cytidine monophospho-N-acetyl-neuraminic acid (CMP-NANA), their 4.5-kD lipooligosaccharide (LOS) component was…”
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Sialylation of neisserial lipopolysaccharide: a major influence on pathogenicity by Smith, Harry, Parsons, Nicholas J., Cole, Jeffrey A.

“…Examination of bacteria grown in vivo can reveal hitherto unknown determinants of pathogenicity. Gonococci in urethral exudates are resistant to complement…”
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Cytidine 5'-Monophospho-N-acetylneuraminic Acid or a Related Compound is the Low Mr Factor from Human Red Blood Cells Which Induces Gonococcal Resistance to Killing by Human Serum by NAIRN, CHRISTINE A, COLE, J. A, PATEL, P. V, PARSONS, N. J, FOX, J. E, SMITH, H

“…1 Department of Microbiology, University of Birmingham, PO Box 363, Birmingham B15 2TT, UK 2 Department of Biochemistry, University of Birmingham, PO Box 363,…”
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The immunosuppressant FK-506 specifically inhibits mitogen-induced activation of the interleukin-2 promoter and the isolated enhancer elements NFIL-2A and NF-AT1 by BANERJI, S. S, PARSONS, J. N, TOCCI, M. J

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Analysis of IL-1 and TNF-alpha gene expression in human rheumatoid synoviocytes and normal monocytes by in situ hybridization by MacNaul, KL, Hutchinson, NI, Parsons, JN, Bayne, EK, Tocci, MJ

“…Human IL-1 alpha, IL-1 beta, and TNF-alpha mRNA expression was examined in peripheral blood monocytes (PBM) from normal individuals and in primary synoviocytes…”
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Lactate causes changes in gonococci including increased lipopolysaccharide synthesis during short-term incubation in media containing glucose by Gao, Lihui, Parsons, Nicholas J, Curry, Alan, Cole, Jeff A, Smith, Harry

“…Abstract Gonococci (strain BS4(agar)), emerging from lag-phase during 1–1.5 h incubation in a medium containing glucose (28 mM) and either 5 μM or 50 μM sodium…”
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Functional characterization of a sialyltransferase-deficient mutant of Neisseria gonorrhoeae by Gill, M J, McQuillen, D P, van Putten, J P, Wetzler, L M, Bramley, J, Crooke, H, Parsons, N J, Cole, J A, Smith, H

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A tacrolimus-related immunosuppressant with biochemical properties distinct from those of tacrolimus by PETERSON, L. B, CRYAN, J. G, WYVRATT, M, SIGAL, N. H, WILLIAMSON, A. R, WIEDERRECHT, G. J, ROSA, R, MARTIN, M. M, WILUSZ, M. B, SINCLAIR, P. J, WONG, F, PARSONS, J. N, O'KEEFE, S. J, PARSONS, W. H

“…Tacrolimus (FK506) is an immunosuppressive drug 50-100 times more potent than cyclosporine (CsA), the current mainstay of organ transplant rejection therapy…”
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Resistance to Human Serum of Gonococci in Urethral Exudates is Reduced by Neuraminidase by Parsons, N. J, Cole, J. A., Smith, Harry

“…Gonococci examined directly from urethral exudates are resistant to killing by human serum, but most strains become susceptible on subculture. Previous work…”
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Uptake of metabolites by gonococci grown with lactate in a medium containing glucose: evidence for a surface location of the sialyltransferase by Gao, Lihui, Linden, Luan, Parsons, Nicholas J, Cole, Jeff A, Smith, Harry

“…Promotion of uptake of essential metabolites is a possible reason for the general stimulation of gonococcal metabolism which is caused by lactate (1 mM) in a…”
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The sialylation of gonococcal lipopolysaccharide by host factors: a major impact on pathogenicity by Smith, H, Cole, J A, Parsons, N J

“…The resistance of gonococci in most patients to complement mediated killing by human serum is due to sialylation of their lipopolysaccharide (LPS) which…”
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