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Latest supplement
Volume 2 Suppl 1
Seville, Spain. 25-28 March 2009 Parasites & Vectors 2009, 2:(Suppl 1) (26 March 2009)
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Book review
Review of "Insect Pathogens: Molecular Approaches and Techniques" by S. P. Stock, J. Vandenberg, I. Glazer and N. Boemare
Hilary Hurd
Parasites & Vectors 2009, 2:28 (1 July 2009)
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This volume addresses recent advances in the study of insect pathogens, stimulated by molecular approaches to identification and diagnostics, evolutionary relationships, population genetics, host-pathogen interactions and genomics and genetic engineering. Image: Book cover
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Research
In silico analysis of the cyclophilin repertoire of apicomplexan parasites
Jurgen Krucken, Gisela Greif, Georg von Samson-Himmelstjerna
Parasites & Vectors 2009, 2:27 (25 June 2009)
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The cyclophilin family of peptidyl-prolyl cis/trans isomerases is ubiquitously spread. In silico analysis of available genome data allows a systematic comparison of cyclophilin subfamily repertoires in apicomplexa. Image:Phylogenetic tree of cyclophilins in apicomplexa
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Role of the domestic dog as a reservoir host of Leishmania donovani in eastern Sudan
Mo'awia M Hassan, Omran F Osman, Fathi MA El-Raba'a, Henk DFH Schallig, Dia-Eldin A Elnaiem
Parasites & Vectors 2009, 2:26 (17 June 2009)
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Visceral leishmaniasis is a fatal disease if left untreated. The disease is endemic in eastern Sudan. Rearing dogs may be an important factor in the transmission of the disease.Image:Dogs live in close association with villagers in eastern Sudan.
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Research
Description of a new species, Pintomyia dissimilis nov. sp., a phlebotomine fossil from Dominican Republic amber (Diptera: Psychodidae: Phlebotominae)
José Dilermando Andrade Filho, Paula Cavalcante Lamy Serra e Meira, Cristiani de Castilho Sanguinette, Reginaldo Peçanha Brazil
Parasites & Vectors 2009, 2:25 (14 May 2009)
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A new fossil species of phlebotomine sandfly from amber found in the Dominican Republic is described and named Pintomyia dissimilis. Image: General aspect of Pintomyia dissimilis nov. sp.
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Book review
Review of "Molecular Mechanisms of Parasite Invasion" by Barbara A. Burleigh and Dominique Soldati-Favre
Kevin M Tyler
Parasites & Vectors 2009, 2:24 (5 May 2009)
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Intracellular parasites must enter the host cell, overcome its innate cellular defences and divert nutritional resources. Mechanisms vary from parasite to parasite but some aspects are common - this book enables comparison, highlighting similarities and differences in mechanisms between parasites. Image: Book cover
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