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Histamine content in selected production stages of fish products
2022
Madejska Anna | Pawul-Gruba Marzena | Osek Jacek
Histamine intoxication, known as scombroid fish poisoning, is caused by the consumption of foods with high levels of histamine. This biogenic amine is formed as a result of histidine decarboxylation by bacterial decarboxylases present in food, including fish and fish products. The aim of this study was to investigate the content of histamine at different production stages of canned, marinated and smoked fish.
Show more [+] Less [-]Dirofilaria repens in dogs and humans in Slovenia
2022
Kotnik Tina | Rataj Aleksandra Vergles | Šoba Barbara
The prevalence of Dirofilaria repens in dogs in countries bordering Slovenia ranges from 1.5% to 47.3%. The aim of this study was to estimate its prevalence in Slovenian dogs and to present the cases of dirofilariasis diagnosed in humans from 2010 to 2020.
Show more [+] Less [-]Comparison of commercial enzyme-linked immunosorbent assays for diagnosis of contagious agalactia caused by Mycoplasma agalactiae
2022
Sánchez Antonio | Contreras Antonio | Sánchez-Corral María L. | Martínez-Nista Carmen | Collado Soledad | Sáez José L. | Minguez Olga | Fe Christian de la
Contagious agalactia (CA) is a disease affecting small ruminants with worldwide distribution and caused by several mycoplasmas, especially M. agalactiae. The main option for systematic diagnosis under monitoring control programmes is the enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) test.
Show more [+] Less [-]Estrogen-related receptor α (ERRα) functions in the hypoxic injury of microglial cells
2022
Deng Chao-Yang | Zhu Ting-Ting | Lian Shuai | Wang Jian-Fa | Wu Rui | Zheng Jia-San
Hypoxia is a common pathological condition after spinal cord injury. Oestrogen-related receptor alpha (ERRα), as a key regulator of energy metabolism and mitochondrial functions, plays an important role in maintaining cell homeostasis. However, its role in hypoxic spinal microglia has not been fully elaborated. This study investigated the receptor’s activity when these cells are hypoxic and used as an in vitro model.
Show more [+] Less [-]Comparison of microscopy, card agglutination test for Trypanosoma evansi, and real-time PCR in the diagnosis of trypanosomosis in dromedary camels of the Abu Dhabi Emirate, UAE
2022
Habeeba Shameem | Khan Rashid Ali | Zackaria Hassan | Yammahi Saeed | Mohamed Zulaikha | Sobhi Wissam | AbdelKader Ayman | Alhosani Mohamed Ali | Muhairi Salama Al
Trypanosomosis is an important disease of dromedary camels caused by the pathogenic protozoan Trypanosoma evansi. This study aimed to compare three different tests for its diagnosis in this species: conventional microscopy, the card agglutination test for trypanosomosis/T. evansi (CATT/T. evansi) and real-time PCR.
Show more [+] Less [-]A new enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay for serological diagnosis of seal parapoxvirus infection in marine mammals
2022
Badr Yassien | Rahman Md. Matiur | Ohno Yoshito | Ishijima Keita | Maeda Ken | Kohyama Kaoru | Kamatari Yuji O. | Shimizu Kaori | Okada Ayaka | Inoshima Yasuo
Seal parapoxvirus (SPPV) infection has been reported among pinnipeds in aquaria in Japan; however, its seroprevalence is unknown. Therefore, an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) was developed for serological diagnosis of SPPV infection.
Show more [+] Less [-]Haematological and chosen biochemical parameter assessment of the antioxidant system in red deer (Cervus elaphus) blood in early and late pregnancy
2022
Kulka Marek | Kołodziejska-Lesisz Joanna | Bartosik Justyna | Klockiewicz Maciej | Kluciński Włodzimierz
The aim of this study was to investigate changes in haematological parameters and the antioxidant system in the early and late pregnancy of red deer (Cervus elaphus).
Show more [+] Less [-]High prevalence of Plasmodium infection in fighting cocks in Thailand determined with a molecular method
2022
Vaisusuk Kotchaphon | Chatan Wasupon | Seerintra Tossapol | Piratae Supawadee
Avian malaria caused by Plasmodium and the malaria-like parasites of the genus Haemoproteus has been regularly described in multiple regions worldwide. These parasites significantly affect many avian taxa, including domestic chickens and fighting cocks. There are limited epidemiological studies of these blood parasites in vertebrate hosts, especially in Thailand.
Show more [+] Less [-]Prevalence of virulence genes among Escherichia coli strains isolated from food and carcass swabs of different animal origins in Croatia
2022
Stojević Dora | Humski Andrea | Mikulić Marina | Dobranić Vesna | Reil Irena | Duvnjak Sanja | Benić Miroslav | Beck Relja | Cvetnić Željko
Escherichia coli is present in the normal intestinal flora but some strains can cause intestinal and extraintestinal diseases, and research on its presence in food of animal origin is in the interests of public health. This study was designed to characterise E. coli strains according to their origin, their carriage of virulence genes specific for certain pathogroups, and phylogenetic group affiliation.
Show more [+] Less [-]Characterisation of ORF3, M, N and E gene sequences of porcine epidemic diarrhoea virus from domestic pigs in Poland
2022
Olech Monika | Antas Marta | Szczotka-Bochniarz Anna
Porcine epidemic diarrhoea virus (PEDV) is an enteric pathogen causing porcine epidemic diarrhoea and acute gastroenteritis in pigs of all ages. Previous analysis of the viral genome of PEDV in Poland was only based on the spike protein (S) gene sequences and no analysis of other genes has been performed. The aim of this study was to analyse the envelope (E), membrane (M) and nucleocapsid (N) protein and open reading frame 3 (ORF3) gene sequences.
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