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Volume 3 (2007), Issue 10 (October)

1. Mechanisms underlying mutually exclusive expression of virulence genes by malaria parasites.
   EMBO Rep, 8(10): 959-65. [Abstract] [Full-text]
2. Resistance and susceptibility to a protozoan parasite of cattle-Gene expression differences in macrophages from different breeds of cattle.
   Vet Immunol Immunopathol, 120(1): 20-30. [Abstract] [Full-text]
3. Episomally driven antisense mRNA abrogates the hyperinducible expression and function of a unique cell surface class I nuclease in the primitive trypanosomatid parasite, Crithidia luciliae.
   J Mol Biol, 373(2): 296-307. [Abstract] [Full-text]
4. Medicinal Chemistry in Parasitology: New Avenues in Drug Discovery.
   ChemMedChem. [Abstract] [Full-text]
5. Modeling the molecular basis of atovaquone resistance in parasites and pathogenic fungi.
   Trends Parasitol, 23(10): 494-501. [Abstract] [Full-text]
6. 2'-epi-orobanchol and solanacol, two unique strigolactones, germination stimulants for root parasitic weeds, produced by tobacco.
   J Agric Food Chem, 55(20): 8067-72. [Abstract] [Full-text]
7. Ubiquitin-like modifiers and their deconjugating enzymes in medically important parasitic protozoa.
   Eukaryot Cell. [Abstract] [Full-text]
8. Bipolar, Dual Plasmodium falciparum helicase 45 expressed in the intraerythrocytic developmental cycle is required for parasite growth.
   J Mol Biol, 373(2): 268-81. [Abstract] [Full-text]
9. Effect of vitamin A and zinc supplementation on gastrointestinal parasitic infections among Mexican children.
   Pediatrics, 120(4): e846-55. [Abstract] [Full-text]
10. The effect of larval and early adult experience on behavioural plasticity of the aphid parasitoid Aphidius ervi (Hymenoptera, Braconidae, Aphidiinae).
    Naturwissenschaften, 94(11): 903-10. [Abstract] [Full-text]
11. Identification, molecular characterization and subcellular localization of a Theileria annulata parasite protein secreted into the host cell cytoplasm.
    Parasitol Res, 101(6): 1471-82. [Abstract] [Full-text]
12. Isospora plectrophenaxia n. sp (Apicomplexa: Eimeriidae), a new coccidian parasite found in Snow Bunting (Plectrophenax nivalis) nestlings on Spitsbergen.
    Parasitol Res, 101(6): 1617-9. [Abstract] [Full-text]
13. Medicago truncatula as a model for nonhost resistance in legume-parasitic plant interactions.
    Plant Physiol, 145(2): 437-49. [Abstract] [Full-text]
14. Parasite community interactions: Trypanosoma cruzi and intestinal helminths infecting wild golden lion tamarins Leontopithecus rosalia and golden-headed lion tamarins L. chrysomelas (Callitrichidae, L., 1766).
    Parasitol Res, 101(6): 1689-98. [Abstract] [Full-text]
15. Cestode parasitism in invasive and native brine shrimps (Artemia spp.) as a possible factor promoting the rapid invasion of A. franciscana in the Mediterranean region.
    Parasitol Res, 101(6): 1647-55. [Abstract] [Full-text]
16. Cuckoo parasitism and productivity in different magpie subpopulations predict frequencies of the 457bp allele: a mosaic of coevolution at a small geographic scale.
    Evolution Int J Org Evolution, 61(10): 2340-8. [Abstract] [Full-text]
17. Kudoa unicapsula n. sp. (Myxosporea: Kudoidae) a parasite of the Mediterranean mullets Liza ramada and L. aurata (Teleostei: Mugilidae).
    Parasitol Res, 101(6): 1671-80. [Abstract] [Full-text]
18. Morphology, development and probable systematic position of Cercariaeum crassum Wesenberg-Lund, 1934 (Digenea), a parasite of Pisidium amnicum in eastern Finland.
    Syst Parasitol, 68(2): 147-54. [Abstract] [Full-text]
19. The morphology and systematic status of Khawia rossittensis (Szidat, 1937) and K. parva (Zmeev, 1936) (Cestoda: Caryophyllidea), parasites of cyprinid fishes.
    Syst Parasitol, 68(2): 129-36. [Abstract] [Full-text]
20. Allomermis solenopsi n. sp. (Nematoda: Mermithidae) parasitising the fire ant Solenopsis invicta Buren (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) in Argentina.
    Syst Parasitol, 68(2): 115-28. [Abstract] [Full-text]
21. Human Serum Lyses Trypanosoma brucei by Triggering Uncontrolled Swelling of the Parasite Lysosome.
    J Eukaryot Microbiol, 54(5): 448-51. [Abstract] [Full-text]
22. Human malarial parasite, Plasmodium falciparum, displays capacitative calcium entry: 2-aminoethyl diphenylborinate blocks the signal transduction pathway of melatonin action on the P. falciparum cell cycle.
    J Pineal Res, 43(4): 360-4. [Abstract] [Full-text]
23. Systemic infection of stalks and ears of corn hybrids by Aspergillus parasiticus.
    Mycopathologia, 164(5): 249-54. [Abstract] [Full-text]
24. Localisation of a candidate anion transporter to the surface of the malaria parasite.
    Biochem Biophys Res Commun, 363(2): 288-91. [Abstract] [Full-text]
25. Photodynamic therapy for cutaneous leishmaniasis: the effectiveness of topical phenothiaziniums in parasite eradication and Th1 immune response stimulation.
    Photochem Photobiol Sci, 6(10): 1067-75. [Abstract] [Full-text]
26. Sperm production and mating potential of males after a cold shock on pupae of the parasitoid wasp Dinarmus basalis (Hymenoptera: Pteromalidae).
    J Insect Physiol, 53(10): 1008-1015. [Abstract] [Full-text]
27. Selection in the absence of males does not affect male-female conflict in the parasitoid wasp Leptopilina clavipes (Hymenoptera: Figitidae).
    J Insect Physiol, 53(10): 994-9. [Abstract] [Full-text]
28. Dactylogyrus species parasitizing European Barbus species: morphometric and molecular variability.
    Parasitology, 134: 1751-65. [Abstract] [Full-text]
29. Nematicidal effects of cysteine proteinases against sedentary plant parasitic nematodes.
    Parasitology, 134: 1831-8. [Abstract] [Full-text]
30. Behavioural and physiological effects of the trophically transmitted cestode parasite, Cyathocephalus truncatus, on its intermediate host, Gammarus pulex.
    Parasitology, 134: 1839-47. [Abstract] [Full-text]
31. Differential electroantennogram response of females and males of two parasitoid species to host-related green leaf volatiles and inducible compounds.
    Bull Entomol Res, 97(5): 515-22. [Abstract] [Full-text]
32. Fatal gastrointestinal parasitism in goats: 31 cases (2001-2006).
    J Am Vet Med Assoc, 231(7): 1098-103. [Abstract] [Full-text]
33. Proteomic profiling of a parasitic wasp exposed to constant and fluctuating cold exposure.
    Insect Biochem Mol Biol, 37(11): 1177-88. [Abstract] [Full-text]
34. The role of dogs as reservoirs of Leishmania parasites, with emphasis on Leishmania (Leishmania) infantum and Leishmania (Viannia) braziliensis.
    Vet Parasitol, 149(3): 139-46. [Abstract] [Full-text]
35. Genotype-specific interactions and the trade-off between host and parasite fitness.
    BMC Evol Biol, 7(1): 189. [Abstract] [Full-text]
36. Schistosoma mansoni: gene expression of the nucleotide excision repair factor 2 (NEF2) during the parasite life cycle, and in adult worms after exposure to different DNA-damaging agents.
    Acta Trop, 104(1): 52-62. [Abstract] [Full-text]
37. Caspase-dependent apoptosis of the HCT-8 epithelial cell line induced by the parasite Giardia intestinalis.
    FEMS Immunol Med Microbiol, 51(2): 302-9. [Abstract] [Full-text]
38. Foraging for intermittently refuged prey: theory and field observations of a parasitoid.
    J Anim Ecol, 76(6): 1244-54. [Abstract] [Full-text]
39. Individual patterns of habitat and nest-site use by hosts promote transgenerational transmission of avian brood parasitism status.
    J Anim Ecol, 76(6): 1208-14. [Abstract] [Full-text]
40. Delivery of macromolecules to plant parasitic nematodes using a tobacco rattle virus vector.
    Plant Biotechnol J, 5(6): 827-34. [Abstract] [Full-text]
41. Characterization of metacaspases with trypsin-like activity and their putative role in programmed cell death in the protozoan parasite Leishmania.
    Eukaryot Cell, 6(10): 1745-57. [Abstract] [Full-text]
42. Lead decreases parasitemia and enhances survival of Plasmodium berghei-infected mice.
    Biochem Biophys Res Commun, 363(3): 484-9. [Abstract] [Full-text]
43. Parasites lost? An overlooked hypothesis for the evolution of alternative reproductive strategies in amphibians.
    Am Nat, 170(5): 793-9. [Abstract] [Full-text]
44. Genomics-based drug design targets the AT-rich malaria parasite: implications for antiparasite chemotherapy.
    Pharmacogenomics, 8(9): 1267-1272. [Abstract] [Full-text]
45. Host-delivered RNAi: an effective strategy to silence genes in plant parasitic nematodes.
    Planta, 226(6): 1525-33. [Abstract] [Full-text]
46. Postembryonic RNAi in Heterorhabditis bacteriophora: a nematode insect parasite and host for insect pathogenic symbionts.
    BMC Dev Biol, 7: 101. [Abstract] [Full-text]
47. Parasitological impact of 2-year preventive chemotherapy on schistosomiasis and soil-transmitted helminthiasis in Uganda.
    BMC Med, 5: 27. [Abstract] [Full-text]
48. Heritability of resistance to infestation with the body louse, Bovicola ovis, in Romney sheep bred for differences in resistance or resilience to gastro-intestinal nematode parasites.
    Int J Parasitol, 37(14): 1589-97. [Abstract] [Full-text]
49. Quantitative dissection of clone-specific growth rates in cultured malaria parasites.
    Int J Parasitol, 37(14): 1599-607. [Abstract] [Full-text]
50. In silico exploration of the effects of host genotype and nutrition on the genetic parameters of lambs challenged with gastrointestinal parasites.
    Int J Parasitol, 37(14): 1617-30. [Abstract] [Full-text]
51. Molecular phylogenetics and reproductive incompatibility in a complex of cryptic species of aphid parasitoids.
    Mol Phylogenet Evol, 45(2): 480-93. [Abstract] [Full-text]
52. The M18 aspartyl aminopeptidase of the human malaria parasite Plasmodium falciparum.
    J Biol Chem, 282(42): 30817-26. [Abstract] [Full-text]
53. Plasmodium malariae: parasite and disease.
    Clin Microbiol Rev, 20(4): 579-92. [Abstract] [Full-text]
54. Phylogeny of pteromalid parasitic wasps (Hymenoptera: Pteromalidae): initial evidence from four protein-coding nuclear genes.
    Mol Phylogenet Evol, 45(2): 454-69. [Abstract] [Full-text]
55. Host-parasite interactions between the local and the mean-field: how and when does spatial population structure matter?
    J Theor Biol, 249(1): 140-52. [Abstract] [Full-text]
56. Courtship Behavior in Relation to the Female Sex Pheromone in the Parasitoid, Aphidius ervi (Hymenoptera: Braconidae).
    J Chem Ecol, 33(10): 1946-59. [Abstract] [Full-text]
57. Molecular interaction of Ferredoxin and Ferredoxin-NADP+ Reductase from Human Malaria Parasite.
    J Biochem (Tokyo). [Abstract] [Full-text]
58. Structural RNAs of known and unknown function identified in malaria parasites by comparative genomics and RNA analysis.
    RNA, 13(11): 1923-39. [Abstract] [Full-text]
59. Parasites, people and policy: infectious diseases and the Millennium Development Goals.
    Trends Ecol Evol, 22(10): 497-503. [Abstract] [Full-text]
60. Primary delusional parasitosis treated with olanzapine.
    Int Psychogeriatr, 19(6): 1161-8. [Abstract] [Full-text]
61. Parasitic infection of the appendix as a cause of acute appendicitis.
    Parasitol Res, 102(1): 99-102. [Abstract] [Full-text]
62. Parasite fauna of the bank vole (Clethrionomys glareolus) in an urban region of Germany: reservoir host of zoonotic metazoan parasites?
    Parasitol Res, 102(1): 69-75. [Abstract] [Full-text]
63. A checklist of metazoan parasites of fish from Tres Palos Lagoon, Guerrero, Mexico.
    Parasitol Res, 102(1): 151-61. [Abstract] [Full-text]
64. Delusions of Parasitosis.
    Clin Infect Dis, 45(11). [Abstract] [Full-text]
65. An alternative model for heme biosynthesis in the malarial parasite.
    Trends Biochem Sci, 32(10): 443-9. [Abstract] [Full-text]
66. Complete plastid genome sequences suggest strong selection for retention of photosynthetic genes in the parasitic plant genus Cuscuta.
    BMC Plant Biol, 7(1): 57. [Abstract] [Full-text]
67. Host shift by the burying beetle, Nicrophorus pustulatus, a parasitoid of snake eggs.
    J Evol Biol, 20(6): 2389-99. [Abstract] [Full-text]
68. A possible link between parasite defence and residual reproduction.
    J Evol Biol, 20(6): 2248-52. [Abstract] [Full-text]
69. The host-parasite relationship in pregnant cattle infected with Neospora caninum.
    Parasitology, 134: 1903-10. [Abstract] [Full-text]
70. Plasmodium in the placenta: parasites, parity, protection, prevention and possibly preeclampsia.
    Parasitology, 134: 1877-81. [Abstract] [Full-text]
71. Plasmodium falciparum during pregnancy: a puzzling parasite tissue adhesion tropism.
    Parasitology, 134: 1863-9. [Abstract] [Full-text]
72. Spontaneous patchiness in a host-parasitoid integrodifference model.
    Bull Math Biol, 69(8): 2693-709. [Abstract] [Full-text]
73. Closed-tube DNA extraction using a thermostable proteinase is highly sensitive, capable of single parasite detection.
    Biotechnol Lett, 29(12): 1831-7. [Abstract] [Full-text]
74. A simple model for the dynamics of a host-parasite-hyperparasite interaction.
    J Theor Biol, 249(2): 246-53. [Abstract] [Full-text]
75. Contrasting infection strategies in generalist and specialist wasp parasitoids of Drosophila melanogaster.
    PLoS Pathog, 3(10): 1486-501. [Abstract] [Full-text]
76. A hydrophobic ligand-binding protein of the Taenia solium metacestode mediates uptake of the host lipid: implication for the maintenance of parasitic cellular homeostasis.
    Proteomics, 7(21): 4016-30. [Abstract] [Full-text]
77. Application of two-dimensional electrophoresis and matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization time-of-flight mass spectrometry for proteomic analysis of the sexually transmitted parasite Trichomonas vaginalis.
    J Mass Spectrom, 42(11): 1463-73. [Abstract] [Full-text]

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