Parasitology Research Today is a free monthly online journal that collates and summarizes the latest research about Parasitology, including details on parasites, worms, bacterial, fungal, medical, veterinary.

Volume 3 (2007), Issue 7 (July)

1. Building the Perfect Parasite: Cell Division in Apicomplexa.
   PLoS Pathog, 3(6): e78. [Abstract] [Full-text]
2. Detection of 'long-haired'Saprolegnia (S. parasitica) isolates using monoclonal antibodies.
   Mycol Res. [Abstract] [Full-text]
3. Changes in var gene mRNA levels during erythrocytic development in two phenotypically distinct Plasmodium falciparum parasites.
   Malar J, 6: 78. [Abstract] [Full-text]
4. Genomic characterization of Tv-ant-1, a Caenorhabditis elegans tag-61 homologue from the parasitic nematode Trichostrongylus vitrinus.
   Gene, 397(1): 12-25. [Abstract] [Full-text]
5. Generation and analysis of expressed sequence tags from the ciliate protozoan parasite Ichthyophthirius multifiliis.
   BMC Genomics, 8: 176. [Abstract] [Full-text]
6. Population genetics of anthelmintic resistance in parasitic nematodes.
   Parasitology, 134: 1133-47. [Abstract] [Full-text]
7. Identification of levamisole resistance markers in the parasitic nematode Haemonchus contortus using a cDNA-AFLP approach.
   Parasitology, 134: 1105-10. [Abstract] [Full-text]
8. Markers for benzimidazole resistance in human parasitic nematodes?
   Parasitology, 134(8): 1087-1092. [Abstract] [Full-text]
9. Regional parasite density in the skin of dogs with symptomatic canine leishmaniosis.
   Vet Dermatol, 18(4): 227-33. [Abstract] [Full-text]
10. Species of the Parasitic Genus Duboscquella are Members of the Enigmatic Marine Alveolate Group I.
    Protist, 158(3): 337-47. [Abstract] [Full-text]
11. Ha-DEF1, a sunflower defensin, induces cell death in Orobanche parasitic plants.
    Planta, 226(3): 591-600. [Abstract] [Full-text]
12. Genetic diversity and infection levels of anisakid nematodes parasitic in fish and marine mammals from Boreal and Austral hemispheres.
    Vet Parasitol, 148(1): 43-57. [Abstract] [Full-text]
13. Infection with parasitic nematodes confounds vaccination efficacy.
    Vet Parasitol, 148(1): 14-20. [Abstract] [Full-text]
14. Dehydroepiandrosterone affects Trypanosoma cruzi tissue parasite burdens in rats.
    Acta Trop, 102(3): 143-50. [Abstract] [Full-text]
15. Parasitic nematodes - from genomes to control.
    Vet Parasitol, 148(1): 31-42. [Abstract] [Full-text]
16. A microculture technique for isolating live Leishmania parasites from peripheral blood of visceral leishmaniasis patients.
    Acta Trop, 102(3): 197-200. [Abstract] [Full-text]
17. Clustering of parasites within cages on Scottish and Norwegian salmon farms: alternative sampling strategies illustrated using simulation.
    Prev Vet Med, 81(1): 135-47. [Abstract] [Full-text]
18. Evidence-based parasitology in horses.
    Vet Clin North Am Equine Pract, 23(2): 509-17. [Abstract] [Full-text]
19. Effect of meteorological factors on clinical malaria risk among children: an assessment using village-based meteorological stations and community-based parasitological survey.
    BMC Public Health, 7: 101. [Abstract] [Full-text]
20. Parasiticidal effect of delta-aminolevulinic acid-based photodynamic therapy for cutaneous leishmaniasis is indirect and mediated through the killing of the host cells.
    Exp Dermatol, 16(8): 651-60. [Abstract] [Full-text]
21. High susceptibility of bt maize to aphids enhances the performance of parasitoids of lepidopteran pests.
    PLoS ONE, 2: e600. [Abstract] [Full-text]
22. Protracted sterile protection with Plasmodium yoelii pre-erythrocytic genetically attenuated parasite malaria vaccines is independent of significant liver-stage persistence and is mediated by CD8+ T cells.
    J Infect Dis, 196(4): 608-16. [Abstract] [Full-text]
23. Crystal structure of the parasite protease inhibitor chagasin in complex with a host target cysteine protease.
    J Mol Biol, 371(1): 137-53. [Abstract] [Full-text]
24. Comparative host-parasite relationships in ovine toxoplasmosis and bovine neosporosis and strategies for vaccination.
    Vaccine, 25(30): 5495-503. [Abstract] [Full-text]
25. Invasion of host cells by malaria parasites: a tale of two protein families.
    Mol Microbiol, 65(2): 231-49. [Abstract] [Full-text]
26. Energetic costs of parasitism in the Cape ground squirrel Xerus inauris.
    Proc Biol Sci, 274(1622): 2169-77. [Abstract] [Full-text]
27. The distinct proteome of placental malaria parasites.
    Mol Biochem Parasitol, 155(1): 57-65. [Abstract] [Full-text]
28. Excretory-secretory proteome of larval Schistosoma mansoni and Echinostoma caproni, two parasites of Biomphalaria glabrata.
    Mol Biochem Parasitol, 155(1): 45-56. [Abstract] [Full-text]
29. The role of DNA mismatch repair in generating genetic diversity and drug resistance in malaria parasites.
    Mol Biochem Parasitol, 155(1): 18-25. [Abstract] [Full-text]
30. Characterization of a serotonin transporter in the parasitic flatworm, Schistosoma mansoni: cloning, expression and functional analysis.
    Mol Biochem Parasitol, 154(2): 125-33. [Abstract] [Full-text]
31. The complete mitochondrial DNA sequence of the monogenean Gyrodactylus thymalli (Platyhelminthes: Monogenea), a parasite of grayling (Thymallus thymallus).
    Mol Biochem Parasitol, 154(2): 190-4. [Abstract] [Full-text]
32. Induction of tachyzoite egress from cells infected with the protozoan Neospora caninum by nitro- and bromo-thiazolides, a class of broad-spectrum anti-parasitic drugs.
    Int J Parasitol, 37(10): 1143-52. [Abstract] [Full-text]
33. Genetic haplotypes of Th-2 immune signalling link allergy to enhanced protection to parasitic worms.
    Hum Mol Genet, 16(15): 1828-36. [Abstract] [Full-text]
34. Enucleated L929 cells support invasion, differentiation, and multiplication of Trypanosoma cruzi parasites.
    Infect Immun, 75(8): 3700-6. [Abstract] [Full-text]
35. The population dynamical implications of male-biased parasitism in different mating systems.
    PLoS ONE, 2: e624. [Abstract] [Full-text]
36. IFN-gamma, but not nitric oxide or specific IgG, is essential for the in vivo control of low-virulence Sylvio X10/4 Trypanosoma cruzi parasites.
    Scand J Immunol, 66(2): 297-308. [Abstract] [Full-text]
37. Trypanosoma cruzi infection beats the B-cell compartment favouring parasite establishment: can we strike first?
    Scand J Immunol, 66(2): 137-42. [Abstract] [Full-text]
38. Sharpsnout sea bream (Diplodus puntazzo) humoral immune response against the parasite Enteromyxum leei (Myxozoa).
    Fish Shellfish Immunol, 23(3): 636-45. [Abstract] [Full-text]
39. The resistance of nematode parasites in sheep against anthelmintic drugs widely used in Western Turkey.
    Parasitol Res, 101(3): 563-7. [Abstract] [Full-text]
40. Ultrastructure of spermiogenesis and the spermatozoon of Paramphistomum microbothrium [Fischoeder 1901] (Digenea: Paramphistomidae), a parasite of Bos taurus in Senegal.
    Parasitol Res, 101(3): 653-662. [Abstract] [Full-text]
41. Bayesian analysis of new and old malaria parasite DNA sequence data demonstrates the need for more phylogenetic signal to clarify the descent of Plasmodium falciparum.
    Parasitol Res, 101(3): 493-503. [Abstract] [Full-text]
42. Seasonal changes of immunocompetence and parasitism in chub (Leuciscus cephalus), a freshwater cyprinid fish.
    Parasitol Res, 101(3): 775-89. [Abstract] [Full-text]
43. First SEM observations on adult Habronema microstoma (Spirurida: Habronematidae), a parasite of the horse.
    Parasitol Res, 101(3): 743-9. [Abstract] [Full-text]
44. Infestation status of gnathiid isopod juveniles parasitic on Dusky grouper (Epinephelus marginatus) from the northeast Mediterranean Sea.
    Parasitol Res, 101(3): 761-6. [Abstract] [Full-text]
45. A fine functional homology between chitinases from host and parasite is relevant for malaria transmissibility.
    Parasitol Res, 101(3): 639-45. [Abstract] [Full-text]
46. DNA taxonomy and barcoding of monogenean parasites: lessons from Gyrodactylus.
    Trends Parasitol, 23(8): 363-7. [Abstract] [Full-text]
47. Protozoan parasites: programmed cell death as a mechanism of parasitism.
    Trends Parasitol, 23(8): 376-83. [Abstract] [Full-text]
48. Molecules targeting the purine salvage pathway in Apicomplexan parasites.
    Trends Parasitol, 23(8): 384-9. [Abstract] [Full-text]
49. Differential expression of the CrV1 haemocyte inactivation-associated polydnavirus gene in the African maize stem borer Busseola fusca (Fuller) parasitized by two biotypes of the endoparasitoid Cotesia sesamiae (Cameron).
    J Insect Physiol, 53(7): 676-84. [Abstract] [Full-text]
50. SB-431542, a transforming growth factor beta inhibitor, impairs Trypanosoma cruzi infection in cardiomyocytes and parasite cycle completion.
    Antimicrob Agents Chemother, 51(8): 2905-10. [Abstract] [Full-text]
51. Cloning and characterization of two Campoletis chlorideae ichnovirus vankyrin genes expressed in parasitized host Helicoverpa armigera.
    J Insect Physiol, 53(7): 699-707. [Abstract] [Full-text]
52. Detection of parasitism in diamondback moth, Plutella xylostella (L.), using differential melanization and coagulation reactions.
    Bull Entomol Res, 97(4): 399-405. [Abstract] [Full-text]
53. Impact of an exotic parasitoid on Plutella xylostella (Lepidoptera: Plutellidae) population dynamics, damage and indigenous natural enemies in Kenya.
    Bull Entomol Res, 97(4): 337-50. [Abstract] [Full-text]
54. Parasite loss and inhibited development of Teladorsagia circumcincta in relation to the kinetics of the local IgA response in sheep.
    Parasite Immunol, 29(8): 425-34. [Abstract] [Full-text]
55. Bacteria used in the biological control of plant-parasitic nematodes: populations, mechanisms of action, and future prospects.
    FEMS Microbiol Ecol, 61(2): 197-213. [Abstract] [Full-text]
56. A model to account for the consequences of host nutrition on the outcome of gastrointestinal parasitism in sheep: logic and concepts.
    Parasitology, 134: 1263-77. [Abstract] [Full-text]
57. Theileria parva live vaccination: parasite transmission, persistence and heterologous challenge in the field.
    Parasitology, 134: 1205-13. [Abstract] [Full-text]
58. Three species of Caligus Müller, 1785 (Copepoda: Caligidae) parasitic on Caranx spp. (Teleostei: Carangidae) off Taiwan.
    Syst Parasitol, 68(1): 33-43. [Abstract] [Full-text]
59. The systematic position of Wallinia spp. and Margotrema spp. (Digenea), parasites of Middle-American and Neotropical freshwater fishes, based on the 28S ribosomal RNA gene.
    Syst Parasitol, 68(1): 49-55. [Abstract] [Full-text]
60. Development of an insect herbivore and its pupal parasitoid reflect differences in direct plant defense.
    J Chem Ecol, 33(8): 1556-69. [Abstract] [Full-text]
61. An enhancer-like region regulates hrp3 promoter stage-specific gene expression in the human malaria parasite Plasmodium falciparum.
    Biochim Biophys Acta, 1769(7): 506-13. [Abstract] [Full-text]
62. Semi-discrete host-parasitoid models.
    J Theor Biol, 247(4): 733-42. [Abstract] [Full-text]
63. A model to account for the consequences of host nutrition on the outcome of gastrointestinal parasitism in sheep: model evaluation.
    Parasitology, 134: 1279-89. [Abstract] [Full-text]
64. Development and validation of flow cytometric measurement for parasitaemia using autofluorescence and YOYO-1 in rodent malaria.
    Parasitology, 134: 1151-62. [Abstract] [Full-text]
65. Active uptake of cyst nematode parasitism proteins into the plant cell nucleus.
    Int J Parasitol, 37(11): 1269-79. [Abstract] [Full-text]
66. Schistosome albumin is of host, not parasite, origin.
    Int J Parasitol, 37(11): 1201-8. [Abstract] [Full-text]
67. Dioctatin A is a strong inhibitor of aflatoxin production by Aspergillus parasiticus.
    Microbiology, 153: 2774-80. [Abstract] [Full-text]

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