Catalog of Type Specimens in the International Protozoan Type Collection
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Effects of Probiotic Administration During
EFFECTS OF PROBIOTIC ADMINISTRATION DURING COCCIDIOSIS VACCINATION ON PERFORMANCE AND LESION DEVELOPMENT IN BROILERS A Thesis by Anthony Emil Klein, Jr. Submitted to the Office of Graduate Studies of Texas A&M University in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of MASTER OF SCIENCE August 2009 Major Subject: Poultry Science EFFECTS OF PROBIOTIC ADMINISTRATION DURING COCCIDIOSIS VACCINATION ON PERFORMANCE AND LESION DEVELOPMENT IN BROILERS A Thesis by Anthony Emil Klein, Jr. Submitted to the Office of Graduate Studies of Texas A&M University in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of MASTER OF SCIENCE Approved by: Chair of Committee, David J. Caldwell Committee Members, James A. Byrd Morgan B. Farnell Jason T. Lee Head of Department, John B. Carey August 2009 Major Subject: Poultry Science iii ABSTRACT Effects of Probiotic Administration during Coccidiosis Vaccination on Performance and Lesion Development in Broilers. (August 2009) Anthony Emil Klein, Jr., B.S., Texas A&M University Chair of Advisory Committee: Dr. David J. Caldwell The principal objective of this investigation was to evaluate coccidiosis vaccination, with or without probiotic administration, for effects on broiler performance and clinical indices of infection due to field strain Eimeria challenge during pen trials of commercially applicable durations. During trials 1 and 2, body weights of vaccinated broilers were reduced (P<0.05) compared to other experimental groups during rearing through the grower phase. Final body weights, however, were not different among experimental groups at the termination of each trial. Similarly, feed conversion in trials 1 and 2 was increased (P<0.05) in vaccinated broilers during rearing through the grower phase when compared to non-vaccinated broilers. -
Balantidium Coli
GLOBAL WATER PATHOGEN PROJECT PART THREE. SPECIFIC EXCRETED PATHOGENS: ENVIRONMENTAL AND EPIDEMIOLOGY ASPECTS BALANTIDIUM COLI Francisco Ponce-Gordo Complutense University Madrid, Spain Kateřina Jirků-Pomajbíková Institute of Parasitology Biology Centre, ASCR, v.v.i. Budweis, Czech Republic Copyright: This publication is available in Open Access under the Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 IGO (CC-BY-SA 3.0 IGO) license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/igo). By using the content of this publication, the users accept to be bound by the terms of use of the UNESCO Open Access Repository (http://www.unesco.org/openaccess/terms-use-ccbysa-en). Disclaimer: The designations employed and the presentation of material throughout this publication do not imply the expression of any opinion whatsoever on the part of UNESCO concerning the legal status of any country, territory, city or area or of its authorities, or concerning the delimitation of its frontiers or boundaries. The ideas and opinions expressed in this publication are those of the authors; they are not necessarily those of UNESCO and do not commit the Organization. Citation: Ponce-Gordo, F., Jirků-Pomajbíková, K. 2017. Balantidium coli. In: J.B. Rose and B. Jiménez-Cisneros, (eds) Global Water Pathogens Project. http://www.waterpathogens.org (R. Fayer and W. Jakubowski, (eds) Part 3 Protists) http://www.waterpathogens.org/book/balantidium-coli Michigan State University, E. Lansing, MI, UNESCO. Acknowledgements: K.R.L. Young, Project Design editor; Website Design (http://www.agroknow.com) Published: January 15, 2015, 11:50 am, Updated: October 18, 2017, 5:43 pm Balantidium coli Summary 1.1.1 Global distribution Balantidium coli is reported worldwide although it is To date, Balantidium coli is the only ciliate protozoan more common in temperate and tropical regions (Areán and reported to infect the gastrointestinal track of humans. -
Structural and Functional Characterization of the Fimh Adhesin of Uropathogenic Escherichia Coli and Its Novel Applications
Open Access Journal of Bacteriology and Mycology Research Article Structural and Functional Characterization of the FimH Adhesin of Uropathogenic Escherichia coli and Its Novel Applications Neamati F1, Moniri R2*, Khorshidi A1 and Saffari M1 Abstract 1Department of Microbiology and Immunology, School Type 1 fimbriae are responsible for bacterial pathogenicity and biofilm of Medicine, Kashan University of Medical Sciences, production, which are important virulence factors in uropathogenic Escherichia Kashan, Iran coli strains. Many articles are published on FimH, but each examined a specific 2Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, aspect of this protein. The current review study aimed at focusing on structure Kashan University of Medical Sciences, Qutb Ravandi and conformational changes and describing efforts to use this protein in novel Boulevard, Kashan, Iran potential treatments for urinary tract infections, typing methods, and expression *Corresponding author: Moniri R, Department of systems. The current study was the first review that briefly and effectively Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, Kashan University of examined issues related to FimH adhesin. Medical Sciences, Qutb Ravandi Boulevard, Kashan, Iran Keywords: Uropathogenic E. coli; FimH Adhesion; FimH Typing; Received: June 05, 2020; Accepted: July 03, 2020; Conformation Switch; FimH Antagonists Published: July 10, 2020 Abbreviations FimH proteins play important roles in UPEC pathogenicity and the formation of bacterial biofilms [7]. FimH binds to mannosylated UTIs: Urinary Tract Infections; UPEC: Uropathogenic E. uroplakin proteins in the bladder lumen and invades into the Coli; IBCs: Intracellular Bacterial Communities; QIR: Quiescent superficial umbrella cells [8]. After the invasion, UPEC is expelled out Intracellular Reservoir; LD: Mannose-Binding Lectin; PD: Fimbria- of the cell in a TLR4 dependent process, or escape into the cytoplasm Incorporating Pilin; MBP: Mannose-Binding Pocket; LIBS: Ligand- [9]. -
New Zealand's Genetic Diversity
1.13 NEW ZEALAND’S GENETIC DIVERSITY NEW ZEALAND’S GENETIC DIVERSITY Dennis P. Gordon National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research, Private Bag 14901, Kilbirnie, Wellington 6022, New Zealand ABSTRACT: The known genetic diversity represented by the New Zealand biota is reviewed and summarised, largely based on a recently published New Zealand inventory of biodiversity. All kingdoms and eukaryote phyla are covered, updated to refl ect the latest phylogenetic view of Eukaryota. The total known biota comprises a nominal 57 406 species (c. 48 640 described). Subtraction of the 4889 naturalised-alien species gives a biota of 52 517 native species. A minimum (the status of a number of the unnamed species is uncertain) of 27 380 (52%) of these species are endemic (cf. 26% for Fungi, 38% for all marine species, 46% for marine Animalia, 68% for all Animalia, 78% for vascular plants and 91% for terrestrial Animalia). In passing, examples are given both of the roles of the major taxa in providing ecosystem services and of the use of genetic resources in the New Zealand economy. Key words: Animalia, Chromista, freshwater, Fungi, genetic diversity, marine, New Zealand, Prokaryota, Protozoa, terrestrial. INTRODUCTION Article 10b of the CBD calls for signatories to ‘Adopt The original brief for this chapter was to review New Zealand’s measures relating to the use of biological resources [i.e. genetic genetic resources. The OECD defi nition of genetic resources resources] to avoid or minimize adverse impacts on biological is ‘genetic material of plants, animals or micro-organisms of diversity [e.g. genetic diversity]’ (my parentheses). -
ABSTRACT Gregarine Parasitism in Dragonfly Populations of Central
ABSTRACT Gregarine Parasitism in Dragonfly Populations of Central Texas with an Assessment of Fitness Costs in Erythemis simplicicollis Jason L. Locklin, Ph.D. Mentor: Darrell S. Vodopich, Ph.D. Dragonfly parasites are widespread and frequently include gregarines (Phylum Apicomplexa) in the gut of the host. Gregarines are ubiquitous protozoan parasites that infect arthropods worldwide. More than 1,600 gregarine species have been described, but only a small percentage of invertebrates have been surveyed for these apicomplexan parasites. Some consider gregarines rather harmless, but recent studies suggest otherwise. Odonate-gregarine studies have more commonly involved damselflies, and some have considered gregarines to rarely infect dragonflies. In this study, dragonfly populations were surveyed for gregarines and an assessment of fitness costs was made in a common and widespread host species, Erythemis simplicicollis. Adult dragonfly populations were surveyed weekly at two reservoirs in close proximity to one another and at a flow-through wetland system. Gregarine prevalences and intensities were compared within host populations between genders, among locations, among wing loads, and through time. Host fitness parameters measured included wing load, egg size, clutch size, and total egg count. Of the 37 dragonfly species surveyed, 14 species (38%) hosted gregarines. Thirteen of those species were previously unreported as hosts. Gregarine prevalences ranged from 2% – 52%. Intensities ranged from 1 – 201. Parasites were aggregated among their hosts. Gregarines were found only in individuals exceeding a minimum wing load, indicating that gregarines are likely not transferred from the naiad to adult during emergence. Prevalence and intensity exhibited strong seasonality during both years at one of the reservoirs, but no seasonal trend was detected at the wetland. -
Identification of Type 3 Fimbriae in Uropathogenic Escherichia Coli
JOURNAL OF BACTERIOLOGY, Feb. 2008, p. 1054–1063 Vol. 190, No. 3 0021-9193/08/$08.00ϩ0 doi:10.1128/JB.01523-07 Copyright © 2008, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved. Identification of Type 3 Fimbriae in Uropathogenic Escherichia coli Reveals a Role in Biofilm Formationᰔ Cheryl-Lynn Y. Ong,1 Glen C. Ulett,1 Amanda N. Mabbett,1 Scott A. Beatson,1 Richard I. Webb,2 Wayne Monaghan,3 Graeme R. Nimmo,3 David F. Looke,4 1 1 Alastair G. McEwan, and Mark A. Schembri * Downloaded from School of Molecular and Microbial Sciences1 and Centre for Microscopy and Microanalysis,2 University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia, and Queensland Health Pathology Service3 and Infection Management Services, Princess Alexandra Hospital, Brisbane, Australia4 Received 21 September 2007/Accepted 17 November 2007 Catheter-associated urinary tract infection (CAUTI) is the most common nosocomial infection in the United States. Uropathogenic Escherichia coli (UPEC), the most common cause of CAUTI, can form biofilms on indwelling catheters. Here, we identify and characterize novel factors that affect biofilm formation by UPEC http://jb.asm.org/ strains that cause CAUTI. Sixty-five CAUTI UPEC isolates were characterized for phenotypic markers of urovirulence, including agglutination and biofilm formation. One isolate, E. coli MS2027, was uniquely proficient at biofilm growth despite the absence of adhesins known to promote this phenotype. Mini-Tn5 mutagenesis of E. coli MS2027 identified several mutants with altered biofilm growth. Mutants containing insertions in genes involved in O antigen synthesis (rmlC and manB) and capsule synthesis (kpsM) possessed enhanced biofilm phenotypes. Three independent mutants deficient in biofilm growth contained an insertion in a gene locus homologous to the type 3 chaperone-usher class fimbrial genes of Klebsiella pneumoniae. -
(Apicomplexa: Adeleorina) Haemoparasites
Biological Forum – An International Journal 8(1): 331-337(2016) ISSN No. (Print): 0975-1130 ISSN No. (Online): 2249-3239 Molecular identification of Hepatozoon Miller, 1908 (Apicomplexa: Adeleorina) haemoparasites in Podarcis muralis lizards from northern Italy and detection of conserved motifs in the 18S rRNA gene Simona Panelli, Marianna Bassi and Enrica Capelli Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Section of Animal Biology, Laboratory of Immunology and Genetic Analyses and Centre for Health Technologies (CHT)/University of Pavia, Via Taramelli 24, 27100 Pavia, Italy (Corresponding author: Enrica Capelli, [email protected]) (Received 22 March, 2016, Accepted 06 April, 2016) (Published by Research Trend, Website: www.researchtrend.net) ABSTRACT: This study applies a non-invasive molecular test on common wall lizards (Podarcis muralis) collected in Northern Italy in order to i) identify protozoan blood parasites using primers targeting a portion of haemogregarine 18S rRNA; ii) perform a detailed bioinformatic and phylogenetic analysis of amplicons in a context where sequence analyses data are very scarce. Indeed the corresponding phylum (Apicomplexa) remains the poorest-studied animal group in spite of its significance for reptile ecology and evolution. A single genus, i.e., Hepatozoon Miller, 1908 (Apicomplexa: Adeleorina) and an identical infecting genotype were identified in all positive hosts. Bioinformatic analyses identified highly conserved sequence patterns, some of which known to be involved in the host-parasite cross-talk. Phylogenetic analyses evidenced a limited host specificity, in accord with existing data. This paper provides the first Hepatozoon sequence from P. muralis and one of the few insights into the molecular parasitology, sequence analysis and phylogenesis of haemogregarine parasites. -
Supplementary Material Parameter Unit Average ± Std NO3 + NO2 Nm
Supplementary Material Table S1. Chemical and biological properties of the NRS water used in the experiment (before amendments). Parameter Unit Average ± std NO3 + NO2 nM 140 ± 13 PO4 nM 8 ± 1 DOC μM 74 ± 1 Fe nM 8.5 ± 1.8 Zn nM 8.7 ± 2.1 Cu nM 1.4 ± 0.9 Bacterial abundance Cells × 104/mL 350 ± 15 Bacterial production μg C L−1 h−1 1.41 ± 0.08 Primary production μg C L−1 h−1 0.60 ± 0.01 β-Gl nM L−1 h−1 1.42 ± 0.07 APA nM L−1 h−1 5.58 ± 0.17 AMA nM L−1·h−1 2.60 ± 0.09 Chl-a μg/L 0.28 ± 0.01 Prochlorococcus cells × 104/mL 1.49 ± 02 Synechococcus cells × 104/mL 5.14 ± 1.04 pico-eukaryot cells × 103/mL 1.58 × 0.1 Table S2. Nutrients and trace metals concentrations added from the aerosols to each mesocosm. Variable Unit Average ± std NO3 + NO2 nM 48 ± 2 PO4 nM 2.4 ± 1 DOC μM 165 ± 2 Fe nM 2.6 ± 1.5 Zn nM 6.7 ± 2.5 Cu nM 0.6 ± 0.2 Atmosphere 2019, 10, 358; doi:10.3390/atmos10070358 www.mdpi.com/journal/atmosphere Atmosphere 2019, 10, 358 2 of 6 Table S3. ANOVA test results between control, ‘UV-treated’ and ‘live-dust’ treatments at 20 h or 44 h, with significantly different values shown in bold. ANOVA df Sum Sq Mean Sq F Value p-value Chl-a 20 H 2, 6 0.03, 0.02 0.02, 0 4.52 0.0634 44 H 2, 6 0.02, 0 0.01, 0 23.13 0.002 Synechococcus Abundance 20 H 2, 7 8.23 × 107, 4.11 × 107 4.11 × 107, 4.51 × 107 0.91 0.4509 44 H 2, 7 5.31 × 108, 6.97 × 107 2.65 × 108, 1.16 × 107 22.84 0.0016 Prochlorococcus Abundance 20 H 2, 8 4.22 × 107, 2.11 × 107 2.11 × 107, 2.71 × 106 7.77 0.0216 44 H 2, 8 9.02 × 107, 1.47 × 107 4.51 × 107, 2.45 × 106 18.38 0.0028 Pico-eukaryote -
A New Species of Hepatozoon (Apicomplexa: Adeleorina) from Python Regius (Serpentes: Pythonidae) and Its Experimental Transmission by a Mosquito Vector
J. Parasitol., 93(?), 2007, pp. 1189–1198 ᭧ American Society of Parasitologists 2007 A NEW SPECIES OF HEPATOZOON (APICOMPLEXA: ADELEORINA) FROM PYTHON REGIUS (SERPENTES: PYTHONIDAE) AND ITS EXPERIMENTAL TRANSMISSION BY A MOSQUITO VECTOR Michal Sloboda, Martin Kamler, Jana Bulantova´*, Jan Voty´pka*†, and David Modry´† Department of Parasitology, University of Veterinary and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Palacke´ho 1-3, 612 42 Brno, Czech Republic. e-mail: [email protected] ABSTRACT: Hepatozoon ayorgbor n. sp. is described from specimens of Python regius imported from Ghana. Gametocytes were found in the peripheral blood of 43 of 55 snakes examined. Localization of gametocytes was mainly inside the erythrocytes; free gametocytes were found in 15 (34.9%) positive specimens. Infections of laboratory-reared Culex quinquefasciatus feeding on infected snakes, as well as experimental infection of juvenile Python regius by ingestion of infected mosquitoes, were performed to complete the life cycle. Similarly, transmission to different snake species (Boa constrictor and Lamprophis fuliginosus) and lizards (Lepidodactylus lugubris) was performed to assess the host specificity. Isolates were compared with Hepatozoon species from sub-Saharan reptiles and described as a new species based on the morphology, phylogenetic analysis, and a complete life cycle. Hemogregarines are the most common intracellular hemo- 3 genera (Telford et al., 2004). Low host specificity of Hepa- parasites found in reptiles. The Hemogregarinidae, Karyolysi- tozoon spp. is supported by experimental transmissions between dae, and Hepatozoidae are distinguished based on the different snakes from different families. Ball (1967) observed experi- developmental patterns in definitive (invertebrate) hosts oper- mental parasitemia with Hepatozoon rarefaciens in the Boa ating as vectors; all 3 families have heteroxenous life cycles constrictor (Boidae); the vector was Culex tarsalis, which had (Telford, 1984). -
Clerissi-2018-Frontiersmicrobi
Protists Within Corals: The Hidden Diversity Camille Clerissi, Sébastien Brunet, Jeremie Vidal-Dupiol, Mehdi Adjeroud, Pierre Lepage, Laure Guillou, Jean-Michel Escoubas, Eve Toulza To cite this version: Camille Clerissi, Sébastien Brunet, Jeremie Vidal-Dupiol, Mehdi Adjeroud, Pierre Lepage, et al.. Protists Within Corals: The Hidden Diversity. Frontiers in Microbiology, Frontiers Media, 2018, 9, pp.2043. 10.3389/fmicb.2018.02043. hal-01887637 HAL Id: hal-01887637 https://hal.archives-ouvertes.fr/hal-01887637 Submitted on 7 Aug 2019 HAL is a multi-disciplinary open access L’archive ouverte pluridisciplinaire HAL, est archive for the deposit and dissemination of sci- destinée au dépôt et à la diffusion de documents entific research documents, whether they are pub- scientifiques de niveau recherche, publiés ou non, lished or not. The documents may come from émanant des établissements d’enseignement et de teaching and research institutions in France or recherche français ou étrangers, des laboratoires abroad, or from public or private research centers. publics ou privés. fmicb-09-02043 August 30, 2018 Time: 10:39 # 1 ORIGINAL RESEARCH published: 31 August 2018 doi: 10.3389/fmicb.2018.02043 Protists Within Corals: The Hidden Diversity Camille Clerissi1*, Sébastien Brunet2, Jeremie Vidal-Dupiol3, Mehdi Adjeroud4, Pierre Lepage2, Laure Guillou5, Jean-Michel Escoubas6 and Eve Toulza1* 1 Univ. Perpignan Via Domitia, IHPE UMR 5244, CNRS, IFREMER, Univ. Montpellier, Perpignan, France, 2 McGill University and Génome Québec Innovation Centre, Montréal, QC, Canada, 3 IFREMER, IHPE UMR 5244, Univ. Perpignan Via Domitia, CNRS, Univ. Montpellier, Montpellier, France, 4 Institut de Recherche pour le Développement, UMR 9220 ENTROPIE & Laboratoire d’Excellence CORAIL, Université de Perpignan, Perpignan, France, 5 CNRS, UMR 7144, Sorbonne Universités, Université Pierre et Marie Curie – Paris 6, Station Biologique de Roscoff, Roscoff, France, 6 CNRS, IHPE UMR 5244, Univ. -
Supplementary Figure 1 Multicenter Randomised Control Trial 2746 Randomised
Supplementary Figure 1 Multicenter randomised control trial 2746 randomised 947 control 910 MNP without zinc 889 MNP with zinc 223 lost to follow up 219 lost to follow up 183 lost to follow up 34 refused 29 refused 37 refused 16 died 12 died 9 died 3 excluded 4 excluded 1 excluded 671 in follow-up 646 in follow-up 659 in follow-up at 24mo of age at 24mo of age at 24mo of age Selection for Microbiome sequencing 516 paired samples unavailable 469 paired samples unavailable 497 paired samples unavailable 69 antibiotic use 63 antibiotic use 67 antibiotic use 31 outside of WLZ criteria 37 outside of WLZ criteria 34 outside of WLZ criteria 6 diarrhea last 7 days 2 diarrhea last 7 days 7 diarrhea last 7 days 39 WLZ > -1 at 24 mo 10 WLZ < -2 at 24mo 58 WLZ > -1 at 24 mo 17 WLZ < -2 at 24mo 48 WLZ > -1 at 24 mo 8 WLZ < -2 at 24mo available for selection available for selection available for selection available for selection available for selection1 available for selection1 14 selected 10 selected 15 selected 14 selected 20 selected1 7 selected1 1 Two subjects (one in the reference WLZ group and one undernourished) had, at 12 months, no diarrhea within 1 day of stool collection but reported diarrhea within 7 days prior. Length, cm kg Weight, Supplementary Figure 2. Length (left) and weight (right) z-scores of children recruited into clinical trial NCT00705445 during the first 24 months of life. Median and quantile values are shown, with medians for participants profiled in current study indicated by red (undernourished) and black (reference WLZ) lines. -
Why the –Omic Future of Apicomplexa Should Include Gregarines Julie Boisard, Isabelle Florent
Why the –omic future of Apicomplexa should include Gregarines Julie Boisard, Isabelle Florent To cite this version: Julie Boisard, Isabelle Florent. Why the –omic future of Apicomplexa should include Gregarines. Biology of the Cell, Wiley, 2020, 10.1111/boc.202000006. hal-02553206 HAL Id: hal-02553206 https://hal.archives-ouvertes.fr/hal-02553206 Submitted on 24 Apr 2020 HAL is a multi-disciplinary open access L’archive ouverte pluridisciplinaire HAL, est archive for the deposit and dissemination of sci- destinée au dépôt et à la diffusion de documents entific research documents, whether they are pub- scientifiques de niveau recherche, publiés ou non, lished or not. The documents may come from émanant des établissements d’enseignement et de teaching and research institutions in France or recherche français ou étrangers, des laboratoires abroad, or from public or private research centers. publics ou privés. Article title: Why the –omic future of Apicomplexa should include Gregarines. Names of authors: Julie BOISARD1,2 and Isabelle FLORENT1 Authors affiliations: 1. Molécules de Communication et Adaptation des Microorganismes (MCAM, UMR 7245), Département Adaptations du Vivant (AVIV), Muséum National d’Histoire Naturelle, CNRS, CP52, 57 rue Cuvier 75231 Paris Cedex 05, France. 2. Structure et instabilité des génomes (STRING UMR 7196 CNRS / INSERM U1154), Département Adaptations du vivant (AVIV), Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle, CP 26, 57 rue Cuvier 75231 Paris Cedex 05, France. Short Title: Gregarines –omics for Apicomplexa studies