Michael G Levy

Works (68)

Updated: August 16th, 2024 13:38

2018 journal article

Biochemistry and hematology parameters of the San Cristobal Galapagos tortoise (Chelonoidis chathamensis)

CONSERVATION PHYSIOLOGY, 6.

By: G. Lewbart n , J. Griffioen n, A. Savo n, J. Pablo Munoz-Perez *, C. Ortega *, A. Loyola*, S. Roberts n, G. Schaaf  n ...

author keywords: biochemistry; Chelonoidis chathamensis; Galapagos tortoise; health; hematology; lactate
TL;DR: Blood values from clinically healthy tortoises from the San Cristóbal Galapagos Archipelago are reported to report the health status of these animals. (via Semantic Scholar)
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13. Climate Action (Web of Science)
14. Life Below Water (Web of Science)
15. Life on Land (Web of Science)
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2018 journal article

Identification of Cytauxzoon felis antigens via protein microarray and assessment of expression library immunization against cytauxzoonosis

CLINICAL PROTEOMICS, 15(1).

By: M. Schreeg n, H. Marr n, J. Tarigo n, M. Sherrill*, H. Outi*, E. Scholl n, D. Bird n , A. Vigil* ...

Contributors: M. Schreeg n, H. Marr n, J. Tarigo n, M. Sherrill*, H. Outi*, E. Scholl n, D. Bird n , A. Vigil* ...

author keywords: Cytauxzoonosis; Cytauxzoon felis; Expression library immunization; Protein microarray; Piroplasmid; Vaccine
TL;DR: Protein microarray facilitated high-throughput identification of novel antigens, substantially increasing the pool of characterized C. felis Antigens and should be considered for development of C.Felis vaccines, diagnostics, and therapeutics. (via Semantic Scholar)
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Added: January 14, 2019

2017 review

The conundrum of feline trichomonosis: The more we learn the "trickier' it gets

[Review of ]. JOURNAL OF FELINE MEDICINE AND SURGERY, 19(3), 261–274.

By: J. Gookin n , K. Hanrahan n & M. Levy n

MeSH headings : Animals; Antiprotozoal Agents / therapeutic use; Cat Diseases / diagnosis; Cat Diseases / drug therapy; Cat Diseases / parasitology; Cats; Polymerase Chain Reaction / veterinary; Protozoan Infections, Animal / diagnosis; Protozoan Infections, Animal / drug therapy; Protozoan Infections, Animal / parasitology; Ronidazole / therapeutic use; Tritrichomonas foetus / genetics; Tritrichomonas foetus / isolation & purification
TL;DR: This review provides a comprehensive examination of what is currently known about feline trichomonosis and pinpoints areas, based on the authors’ opinion, where further research is needed. (via Semantic Scholar)
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5. Gender Equality (Web of Science)
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2016 journal article

Mitochondrial Genome Sequences and Structures Aid in the Resolution of Piroplasmida phylogeny

PLOS ONE, 11(11).

By: M. Schreeg n, H. Marr n, J. Tarigo n, L. Cohn *, D. Bird n , E. Scholl n, M. Levy n, B. Wiegmann n , A. Birkenheuer n 

Contributors: M. Schreeg n, H. Marr n, J. Tarigo n, L. Cohn *, D. Bird n , E. Scholl n, M. Levy n, B. Wiegmann n , A. Birkenheuer n 

MeSH headings : DNA, Protozoan / genetics; Genome, Mitochondrial; Humans; Phylogeny; Piroplasmida / classification; Piroplasmida / genetics; Protozoan Infections / parasitology
TL;DR: Phylogenetic analysis of concatenated mitochondrial and 18S sequences as well as cox1 amino acid sequence identified five distinct Piroplasmida groups, each of which possesses a unique mitochondrial genome structure. (via Semantic Scholar)
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2016 journal article

PCR amplification of a multi-copy mitochondrial gene (cox3) improves detection of Cytauxzoon felis infection as compared to a ribosomal gene (18S)

VETERINARY PARASITOLOGY, 225, 123–130.

By: M. Schreeg n, H. Marr n, E. Griffith n, J. Tarigo n, D. Bird n , M. Reichard *, L. Cohn *, M. Levy n, A. Birkenheuer n 

Contributors: M. Schreeg n, H. Marr n, E. Griffith n, J. Tarigo n, D. Bird n , M. Reichard *, L. Cohn *, M. Levy n, A. Birkenheuer n 

author keywords: Cytauxzoonosis; Cytochrome c oxidase; Piroplasmosis; Mitochondria; Feline; Molecular diagnostic assays
MeSH headings : Animals; Cat Diseases / diagnosis; Cats; DNA, Protozoan / blood; DNA, Protozoan / genetics; Electron Transport Complex IV / genetics; Gene Dosage; Haemosporida / genetics; Polymerase Chain Reaction / standards; Polymerase Chain Reaction / veterinary; Protozoan Infections, Animal / diagnosis; RNA, Ribosomal, 18S / genetics; Sensitivity and Specificity
TL;DR: A PCR assay targeting the C. felis mitochondrial gene cytochrome c oxidase subunit III (cox3) is designed and demonstrated that the cox3 PCR can detect as low as 1 copy of DNA target and can detect C.Felis during early infections. (via Semantic Scholar)
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3. Good Health and Well-being (Web of Science; OpenAlex)
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Added: August 6, 2018

2015 journal article

Rapid High-Resolution Melt Analysis of Cytauxzoon felis Cytochrome b To Aid in the Prognosis of Cytauxzoonosis

JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY, 53(8), 2517–2524.

By: M. Schreeg n, H. Marr n, J. Tarigo n, L. Cohn *, M. Levy n & A. Birkenheuer n 

MeSH headings : Alleles; Animals; Antiprotozoal Agents / therapeutic use; Atovaquone / therapeutic use; Azithromycin / therapeutic use; Cat Diseases / diagnosis; Cat Diseases / drug therapy; Cat Diseases / parasitology; Cats; Cytochromes b / genetics; Genotype; Genotyping Techniques / methods; Piroplasmida / drug effects; Piroplasmida / genetics; Piroplasmida / isolation & purification; Polymerase Chain Reaction / methods; Prognosis; Protozoan Infections, Animal / diagnosis; Protozoan Infections, Animal / drug therapy; Protozoan Infections, Animal / parasitology; Protozoan Proteins / genetics; Sensitivity and Specificity; Transition Temperature; Veterinary Medicine / methods
TL;DR: The purpose of this study was to design a PCR panel that could distinguish C. felis cytb1 from other cytochrome b genotypes, and this panel was predicted to distinguish cytb 1 from other cytb genotypes through the use of high-resolution melt analysis. (via Semantic Scholar)
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2015 journal article

Spironucleus meleagridis, an enteric diplomonad protozoan of cockatiels (Nymphicus hollandicus): Preliminary molecular characterization and association with clinical disease

VETERINARY PARASITOLOGY, 208(3-4), 169–173.

By: M. Levy n, L. Powers *, K. Gore n & H. Marr n

author keywords: Spironucleus meleagridis; Hexamita meleag-ridis; Spironucleosis; Cockatiel; Nymphicus hollandicus; Protozoan
MeSH headings : Animals; Bird Diseases / parasitology; Cockatoos / parasitology; Diplomonadida / genetics; Diplomonadida / isolation & purification; Feces / parasitology; Female; Male; Polymerase Chain Reaction / methods; Protozoan Infections, Animal / parasitology
TL;DR: Prevalence of infection and incidence of clinical disease, including factors that lead to clinical manifestation such as viral, bacterial, or mycotic coinfections, are not yet known and warrant further study, but spironucleosis is likely an under-recognized disease in cockatiels. (via Semantic Scholar)
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2014 journal article

Endangered amphibians infected with the chytrid fungus Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis in austral temperate wetlands from Argentina

Herpetological Journal, 24(2), 129–133.

By: R. Ghirardi, M. Levy, J. Lopez, V. Corbalan, M. Steciow & M. Perotti

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2014 journal article

Regional Seroreactivity and Vector-Borne Disease Co-Exposures in Dogs in the United States from 2004–2010: Utility of Canine Surveillance

Vector-Borne and Zoonotic Diseases, 14(10), 724–732.

By: C. Yancey*, B. Hegarty n, B. Qurollo n , M. Levy n, A. Birkenheuer n , D. Weber *, P. Diniz *, E. Breitschwerdt n 

author keywords: Dirofilaria; Rickettsia; Babesia; Ehrlichia; United States; Anaplasma; Borrelia; Bartonella; Surveillance
MeSH headings : Anaplasma / immunology; Anaplasmosis / epidemiology; Animals; Arachnid Vectors / microbiology; Arachnid Vectors / parasitology; Babesia / immunology; Babesiosis / epidemiology; Bartonella / immunology; Bartonella Infections / epidemiology; Bartonella Infections / veterinary; Borrelia burgdorferi / immunology; Coinfection / veterinary; Dirofilaria immitis / immunology; Dirofilariasis / epidemiology; Dog Diseases / epidemiology; Dog Diseases / microbiology; Dog Diseases / parasitology; Dog Diseases / transmission; Dogs; Ehrlichia / immunology; Ehrlichiosis / epidemiology; Ehrlichiosis / veterinary; Lyme Disease / epidemiology; Retrospective Studies; Rickettsia / immunology; Rickettsia Infections / epidemiology; Rickettsia Infections / veterinary; Seroepidemiologic Studies; Tick-Borne Diseases / epidemiology; Tick-Borne Diseases / microbiology; Tick-Borne Diseases / parasitology; Tick-Borne Diseases / veterinary; Ticks / microbiology; Ticks / parasitology; United States / epidemiology
TL;DR: Notable annual and regional seroreactivity variation was observed with certain pathogens over 7 years of study, suggesting canine surveillance studies may have value in contributing to future VBD knowledge. (via Semantic Scholar)
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3. Good Health and Well-being (Web of Science; OpenAlex)
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2013 journal article

A Novel Candidate Vaccine for Cytauxzoonosis Inferred from Comparative Apicomplexan Genomics

PLOS ONE, 8(8).

By: J. Tarigo n, E. Scholl n, D. Bird n , C. Brown *, L. Cohn *, G. Dean  n, M. Levy n, D. Doolan * ...

Contributors: J. Tarigo n, E. Scholl n, D. Bird  n, C. Brown *, L. Cohn *, G. Dean  n, M. Levy n, D. Doolan * ...

MeSH headings : Animals; Antigens, Protozoan / genetics; Antigens, Protozoan / immunology; Cat Diseases / immunology; Cat Diseases / parasitology; Cat Diseases / prevention & control; Cats; Cattle; Conserved Sequence; Genome, Protozoan; Genomics; Immune Sera / immunology; Piroplasmida / genetics; Piroplasmida / immunology; Protozoan Infections, Animal / immunology; Protozoan Infections, Animal / parasitology; Protozoan Infections, Animal / prevention & control; Protozoan Proteins / genetics; Protozoan Proteins / immunology; Protozoan Vaccines / genetics; Protozoan Vaccines / immunology; Recombinant Proteins / genetics; Recombinant Proteins / immunology; Synteny; Theileria parva / genetics; Theileria parva / immunology
TL;DR: Comparative genomics is used to computationally and experimentally interpret the C. felis genome to identify a novel candidate vaccine antigen for cytauxzoonosis, and this approach emphasizes the use of comparative genomics as an accelerated path to developing vaccines against experimentally intractable pathogens. (via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
3. Good Health and Well-being (Web of Science; OpenAlex)
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2013 journal article

Pharmacogenomics of Cytauxzoon felis Cytochrome b: Implications for Atovaquone and Azithromycin Therapy in Domestic Cats with Cytauxzoonosis

JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY, 51(9), 3066–3069.

By: M. Schreeg n, H. Marr n, J. Tarigo n, L. Cohn *, M. Levy n & A. Birkenheuer n 

MeSH headings : Animals; Anti-Infective Agents / pharmacokinetics; Anti-Infective Agents / therapeutic use; Atovaquone / pharmacokinetics; Atovaquone / therapeutic use; Azithromycin / pharmacokinetics; Azithromycin / therapeutic use; Cat Diseases / drug therapy; Cat Diseases / parasitology; Cats; Cytochromes b / genetics; Cytochromes b / metabolism; Pharmacogenetics; Piroplasmida / genetics; Piroplasmida / metabolism; Protozoan Infections / drug therapy; Protozoan Infections / parasitology
TL;DR: This work characterized the C. felis cytochrome b gene (cytb) in cats with cytauxzoonosis and found a cytb genotype that was associated with survival in A&A-treated cats. (via Semantic Scholar)
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2012 journal article

A Myristoylated Alanine-Rich C Kinase Substrate–Related Peptide Suppresses Cytokine mRNA and Protein Expression in LPS-Activated Canine Neutrophils

American Journal of Respiratory Cell and Molecular Biology, 48(3), 314–321.

By: J. Li, M. D’Annibale-Tolhurst, K. Adler*, S. Fang*, Q. Yin*, A. Birkenheuer* , M. Levy n, S. Jones*  ...

author keywords: MARCKS; cytokine; inflammation; neutrophil
MeSH headings : Animals; Dogs; Humans; Interleukin-8 / biosynthesis; Interleukin-8 / genetics; Interleukin-8 / metabolism; Intracellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins / metabolism; Lipopolysaccharides / pharmacology; Membrane Proteins / metabolism; Myristoylated Alanine-Rich C Kinase Substrate; Neutrophils / drug effects; Neutrophils / metabolism; Peptides / metabolism; Peptides / pharmacology; RNA, Messenger / biosynthesis; RNA, Messenger / genetics; Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha / biosynthesis; Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha / genetics; Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha / metabolism
TL;DR: Observations identify MARCKS protein as a promising therapeutic target in the treatment of inflammatory diseases or syndromes attributed to neutrophil influx and inflammatory cytokine production, such as sepsis, acute lung injury, and acute respiratory distress syndrome. (via Semantic Scholar)
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2012 journal article

Baylisascaris procyonis in raccoons (Procyon lotor) from North Carolina and current status of the parasite in the USA

Parasitology Research, 112(2), 693–698.

By: S. Hernandez *, B. Galbreath*, D. Riddle*, A. Moore*, M. Palamar n, M. Levy n, C. DePerno n , M. Correa n, M. Yabsley *

MeSH headings : Animals; Ascaridida Infections / epidemiology; Ascaridida Infections / parasitology; Ascaridida Infections / veterinary; Ascaridoidea / isolation & purification; DNA, Helminth / chemistry; DNA, Helminth / genetics; DNA, Intergenic / chemistry; DNA, Intergenic / genetics; Parasite Load; Prevalence; Raccoons / parasitology; Sequence Analysis, DNA; United States / epidemiology
TL;DR: Results indicate that B. procyonis is established in North Carolina and given the zoonotic and wildlife health implications of this parasite, additional surveillance in North Korea and other southeastern states is warranted. (via Semantic Scholar)
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2012 journal article

TRANSMISSION OF BATRACHOCHYTRIUM DENDROBATIDIS TO WOOD FROGS (LITHOBATES SYLVATICUS) VIA A BULLFROG (L. CATESBEIANUS) VECTOR

JOURNAL OF WILDLIFE DISEASES, 48(3), 575–582.

By: S. Greenspan *, A. Calhoun*, J. Longcore * & M. Levy n

author keywords: Amphibian; anuran; carrier; chytridiomycosis; vector
TL;DR: The results indicate that, at the low infection loads bullfrogs tend to carry, swabbing for PCR analyses may underestimate prevalence of B. dendrobatidis in this species, and highlight bullfrog disease screening as a management challenge. (via Semantic Scholar)
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15. Life on Land (Web of Science)
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2011 journal article

Experimental infection by capillary tube feeding of Rhipicephalus sanguineus with Bartonella vinsonii subspecies berkhoffii

Comparative Immunology, Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, 35(1), 9–15.

By: S. Billeter *, R. Kasten*, L. Killmaster *, E. Breitschwerdt n , M. Levin *, M. Levy n, M. Kosoy *, B. Chomel *

author keywords: Bartonella vinsonii subspecies berkhoffii; Rhipicephalus sanguineus; Artificial infection; Transmission
MeSH headings : Animals; Arachnid Vectors / microbiology; Bacterial Typing Techniques; Bartonella / genetics; Bartonella / physiology; Bartonella Infections / microbiology; Bartonella Infections / transmission; Bartonella Infections / veterinary; DNA, Bacterial / genetics; Dog Diseases / microbiology; Dog Diseases / transmission; Dogs; Feces / microbiology; Female; Polymerase Chain Reaction; Rabbits; Rhipicephalus sanguineus / microbiology
TL;DR: To determine whether adult R. sanguineus ticks can be infected with a B. v. berkhoffii genotype II isolate via capillary tube feeding and whether the infection can then be transmitted from adult females to their eggs via trans-ovarial transmission, tick fecal material was collected and screened as a possible source of infectious inoculum for canine infections. (via Semantic Scholar)
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2011 journal article

Expression and function of triggering receptor expressed on myeloid cells-1 (TREM-1) on canine neutrophils

Developmental & Comparative Immunology, 35(8), 872–880.

By: J. Li  n, A. Birkenheuer* , H. Marr*, M. Levy*, J. Yoder*  & S. Nordone

author keywords: TREM-1; TLR; Neutrophils; Sepsis; Canine
MeSH headings : Amino Acid Sequence; Animals; Cells, Cultured; Cloning, Molecular; Conserved Sequence; Cytokines / immunology; Cytokines / metabolism; Dogs / genetics; Dogs / immunology; Humans; Lipopolysaccharides / immunology; Lipopolysaccharides / pharmacology; Membrane Glycoproteins / genetics; Membrane Glycoproteins / immunology; Membrane Glycoproteins / metabolism; Molecular Sequence Data; Neutrophils / immunology; Neutrophils / metabolism; Phylogeny; Receptors, Immunologic / genetics; Receptors, Immunologic / metabolism; Sequence Alignment; Teichoic Acids / immunology; Teichoic Acids / pharmacology; Toll-Like Receptors / agonists; Up-Regulation / drug effects
TL;DR: Functionally, canine TREM-1 synergistically enhances LPS-induced production of IL-8, TNF-α and a canine orthologue of CXCL1 and these data suggest that T REM-1 expression in dogs is an amplifier of pro-inflammatory responses to microbial products. (via Semantic Scholar)
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2011 journal article

Invasion of canine erythrocytes by Bartonella vinsonii subsp. berkhoffii

Veterinary Microbiology, 156(1-2), 213–216.

By: S. Billeter  n, E. Breitschwerdt n  & M. Levy n

author keywords: Bartonella vinsonii subsp berkhoffii; Erythrocyte; Canine; Invasion
MeSH headings : Animals; Bacteremia / microbiology; Bacteremia / veterinary; Bartonella / genetics; Bartonella / immunology; Bartonella Infections / microbiology; Bartonella Infections / veterinary; Dog Diseases / microbiology; Dogs; Female; Humans; Middle Aged
TL;DR: It is suggested that canine erythrocytes may serve in the maintenance of bacteremia due to B. vinsonii subsp. (via Semantic Scholar)
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2009 journal article

EXPERIMENTAL INFECTION OF NATIVE NORTH CAROLINA SALAMANDERS WITH BATRACHOCHYTRIUM DENDROBATIDIS

JOURNAL OF WILDLIFE DISEASES, 45(3), 631–636.

By: S. Chinnadurai n, D. Cooper*, D. Dombrowski*, M. Poore n & M. Levy n

author keywords: Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis; chytrid; Desmognathus orestes; infection; Plethodon glutinosus; salamander
MeSH headings : Animals; Chytridiomycota / pathogenicity; Conservation of Natural Resources; Dermatomycoses / immunology; Dermatomycoses / microbiology; Dermatomycoses / veterinary; Disease Susceptibility / veterinary; North Carolina; Ranidae / immunology; Ranidae / microbiology; Species Specificity; Urodela / immunology; Urodela / microbiology
TL;DR: This study indicates that slimy salamanders are more susceptible to clinical chytridiomycosis than dusky salamander, and in a laboratory setting, a dose greater than 100,000 zoospores per animal is required to induce clinical disease. (via Semantic Scholar)
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15. Life on Land (Web of Science)
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2009 journal article

Infection and replication of Bartonella species within a tick cell line

Experimental and Applied Acarology, 49(3), 193–208.

By: S. Billeter n, P. Diniz n, J. Battisti*, U. Munderloh *, E. Breitschwerdt n  & M. Levy n

author keywords: Bartonella species; Tick cell lines; Bacteria; Replication; Cell culture
MeSH headings : Animals; Bacteriological Techniques; Bartonella / cytology; Bartonella / isolation & purification; Bartonella / physiology; Cell Culture Techniques; Cells, Cultured; Culture Media, Conditioned; DNA, Bacterial; Ticks / microbiology
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2008 journal article

Detection of two Bartonella tamiae-like sequences in Amblyomma americanum (Acari : Ixodidae) using 16S-23S intergenic spacer region-specific primers

JOURNAL OF MEDICAL ENTOMOLOGY, 45(1), 176–179.

By: S. Billeter n, M. Miller, E. Breitschwerdt*  & M. Levy*

author keywords: Bartonella; Amblyomma americanum; PCR
TL;DR: Based upon PCR and sequencing, an adult male and adult female tick harbored DNA sequences closely related to Bartonella tamiae (DQ395180) and potential transmission of Bart onella spp. (via Semantic Scholar)
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14. Life Below Water (OpenAlex)
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2008 journal article

Evaluation of four DNA extraction methods for the detection of Tritrichomonas foetus in feline stool specimens by polymerase chain reaction

JOURNAL OF VETERINARY DIAGNOSTIC INVESTIGATION, 20(5), 639–641.

By: S. Stauffer n, A. Birkenheuer n , M. Levy n, H. Marr n & J. Gookin n 

author keywords: Cats; feces; polymerase chain reaction; protozoa
MeSH headings : Animals; Cat Diseases / diagnosis; Cat Diseases / economics; Cat Diseases / parasitology; Cats; Costs and Cost Analysis; DNA, Protozoan / genetics; DNA, Protozoan / isolation & purification; Feces / parasitology; North Carolina; Polymerase Chain Reaction / methods; RNA, Ribosomal, 16S / genetics; RNA, Ribosomal, 16S / isolation & purification; Trichomonas / genetics; Trichomonas Infections / diagnosis; Trichomonas Infections / economics; Trichomonas Infections / veterinary
TL;DR: In the present study, 4 commercially available DNA extraction methods were examined for their influence on the sensitivity of PCR for the detection of Tritrichomonas foetus in feline stool and the ZR Fecal DNA kit was identified as affording the greatest analytical sensitivity and reproducibility. (via Semantic Scholar)
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2008 article

Infectious diseases of dogs and cats on Isabela Island, Galapagos

JOURNAL OF VETERINARY INTERNAL MEDICINE, Vol. 22, pp. 60–65.

By: J. Levy *, P. Crawford*, M. Lappin *, E. Dubovi *, M. Levy n, R. Alleman*, S. Tucker*, E. Clifford

author keywords: bartonellosis; Dirofilaria immitis; distemper virus; parvovirus; toxoplasmosis; zoonoses
MeSH headings : Animals; Cat Diseases / epidemiology; Cats; Communicable Diseases / epidemiology; Communicable Diseases / veterinary; Cross-Sectional Studies; Dog Diseases / epidemiology; Dogs; Ecuador / epidemiology; Endemic Diseases / veterinary; Female; Male; Prevalence; Prospective Studies
TL;DR: Despite their relative seclusion from the rest of the world, cats and dogs of Isabela were exposed to many pathogens found in mainland South America, and a reservoir of susceptible animals remains vulnerable to new disease introductions. (via Semantic Scholar)
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14. Life Below Water (Web of Science; OpenAlex)
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2008 journal article

Vector transmission of Bartonella species with emphasis on the potential for tick transmission

Medical and Veterinary Entomology, 22(1), 1–15.

By: S. Billeter n, M. Levy n, B. Chomel  n & E. Breitschwerdt n 

author keywords: Bartonella species; arthropods; DNA; PCR; ticks; vector competence; vector potential
MeSH headings : Animals; Arachnid Vectors / microbiology; Bartonella / isolation & purification; Bartonella Infections / transmission; Bartonella Infections / veterinary; DNA, Bacterial / chemistry; DNA, Bacterial / genetics; Disease Reservoirs; Humans; Insect Vectors / microbiology; Phthiraptera / microbiology; Siphonaptera / microbiology; Ticks / microbiology; Zoonoses
TL;DR: A review of Bartonella transmission by sandflies, lice and fleas, the potential for transmission by other vectors, and data supporting transmission by ticks suggests there is substantial opportunity for the potential uptake of these blood‐borne bacteria by a variety of arthropod vectors that feed on animals and people. (via Semantic Scholar)
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2007 journal article

A highly specific PCR assay for detecting the fish ectoparasite Amyloodinium ocellatum

DISEASES OF AQUATIC ORGANISMS, 73(3), 219–226.

By: M. Levy n, M. Poore n, A. Colorni*, E. Noga n, M. Vandersea* & R. Litaker *

author keywords: amyloodiniosis; rDNA probe; epidemiology
MeSH headings : Animals; Base Sequence; DNA Primers / chemistry; DNA, Protozoan / chemistry; DNA, Ribosomal / chemistry; DNA, Ribosomal / genetics; Dinoflagellida / genetics; Dinoflagellida / isolation & purification; Ectoparasitic Infestations / diagnosis; Ectoparasitic Infestations / veterinary; Molecular Sequence Data; Phylogeny; Polymerase Chain Reaction / veterinary; Protozoan Infections / diagnosis; Protozoan Infections, Animal; Reproducibility of Results; Sensitivity and Specificity; Sequence Analysis, DNA / veterinary; Spores, Protozoan / cytology
TL;DR: A sensitive and specific PCR assay that can detect as little as a single cell from any of the 3 stages of the parasite's life cycle (trophont, tomont, dinospore), which performs equally well in a simple artificial seawater medium and in natural seawater containing a plankton community assemblage. (via Semantic Scholar)
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14. Life Below Water (OpenAlex)
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2007 journal article

Detection of “Rickettsia amblyommii” in Association with a Tick Bite Rash

Vector-Borne and Zoonotic Diseases, 7(4), 607–610.

By: S. Billeter  n, H. Blanton n, S. Little *, M. Levy n & E. Breitschwerdt n 

author keywords: "Rickettsia amblyommii"; tick bite rash; Amblyomma americanum; STARI
MeSH headings : Animals; Bacterial Outer Membrane Proteins / genetics; Base Sequence; Bites and Stings / complications; Bites and Stings / microbiology; Exanthema / etiology; Exanthema / microbiology; Female; Humans; Rickettsia / genetics; Rickettsia / isolation & purification; Rickettsia Infections / complications; Rickettsia Infections / microbiology; Sequence Alignment; Sequence Homology, Nucleic Acid; South Carolina; Tick-Borne Diseases / complications; Tick-Borne Diseases / microbiology; Ticks / microbiology
TL;DR: This is the first case in which R. amblyommii was temporally associated with a rash and when examined by polymerase chain reaction for Borrelia, Anaplasma, Ehrlichia, Babesia,Rickettsia, and Bartonella DNA, only the Rickettsia primers generated an amplicon. (via Semantic Scholar)
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2007 journal article

Efficacy of tinidazole for treatment of cats experimentally infected with Tritrichomonas foetus

AMERICAN JOURNAL OF VETERINARY RESEARCH, 68(10), 1085–1088.

By: J. Gookin n , S. Stauffer*, M. Coccaro*, M. Poore*, M. Levy* & M. Papich* 

MeSH headings : Animals; Antitrichomonal Agents / therapeutic use; Cat Diseases / drug therapy; Cat Diseases / parasitology; Cats; Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; Protozoan Infections / drug therapy; Tinidazole / therapeutic use; Tritrichomonas foetus / isolation & purification
TL;DR: Although tinidazole decreased the detection of T foetus and treated cats were resistant to later efforts to incite the infection, inability of tinidrazole to eradicate infection in many cats poses a serious impediment to the drug's effectiveness in practice. (via Semantic Scholar)
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3. Good Health and Well-being (Web of Science; OpenAlex)
5. Gender Equality (Web of Science)
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2007 journal article

Optimization of a species-specific polymerase chain reaction assay for identification of Pentatrichomonas hominis in canine fecal specimens

AMERICAN JOURNAL OF VETERINARY RESEARCH, 68(7), 783–787.

By: J. Gookin n , S. Stauffer*, M. Coccaro*, M. Marcotte* & M. Levy*

MeSH headings : Animals; DNA, Protozoan / chemistry; DNA, Protozoan / genetics; Diarrhea / diagnosis; Diarrhea / parasitology; Dog Diseases / diagnosis; Dog Diseases / parasitology; Dogs; Feces / parasitology; Female; Male; Polymerase Chain Reaction / methods; Polymerase Chain Reaction / veterinary; Protozoan Infections, Animal / diagnosis; Protozoan Infections, Animal / parasitology; Species Specificity; Trichomonadida / genetics; Trichomonadida / isolation & purification
TL;DR: Molecular identification of P hominis in feces of 4 dogs with trichomonosis and diarrhea reported here validates the identity of this species in such infections. (via Semantic Scholar)
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5. Gender Equality (Web of Science)
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2007 journal article

Piscinoodinium, a fish-ectoparasitic dinoflagellate, is a member of the class Dinophyceae, subclass Gymnodiniphycidae: Convergent evolution with Amyloodinium

JOURNAL OF PARASITOLOGY, 93(5), 1006–1015.

By: M. Levy n, R. Litaker  n, R. Goldstein n, M. Dykstra n, M. Vandersea n & E. Noga n

MeSH headings : Animals; Biological Evolution; DNA, Protozoan / analysis; DNA, Protozoan / isolation & purification; DNA, Ribosomal / analysis; Dinoflagellida / classification; Dinoflagellida / genetics; Dinoflagellida / isolation & purification; Dinoflagellida / ultrastructure; Ectoparasitic Infestations / parasitology; Ectoparasitic Infestations / pathology; Ectoparasitic Infestations / veterinary; Fish Diseases / parasitology; Fish Diseases / pathology; Killifishes / parasitology; Microscopy, Electron, Scanning; Molecular Sequence Data; Phylogeny; Protozoan Infections / parasitology; Protozoan Infections / pathology; Protozoan Infections, Animal; Sequence Analysis, DNA
TL;DR: Molecular and morphological data suggest that evolution of this mode of fish ectoparasitism occurred independently in 2 distantly related groups of dinoflagellates, and they further suggest that the taxonomic status of parasites grouped as members of Piscinoodinium requires major revision. (via Semantic Scholar)
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14. Life Below Water (Web of Science; OpenAlex)
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2006 journal article

Bolbophorus infections in cultured fathead minnow

JOURNAL OF AQUATIC ANIMAL HEALTH, 18(1), 55–57.

By: A. Mitchell *, A. Goodwin* & M. Levy n

TL;DR: In fathead minnow, the prodiplostomula examined histologically were surrounded by thin-walled cysts; rarely, the cysts were accompanied by an inflammatory reaction that consisted primarily of macrophages, which is the first report of a natural infection of B. damnificus in a nonictalurid host. (via Semantic Scholar)
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14. Life Below Water (OpenAlex)
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2006 journal article

Cytauxzoon felisinfection in cats in the mid-Atlantic states: 34 cases (1998–2004)

Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association, 228(4), 568–571.

By: A. Birkenheuer n , J. Le*, A. Valenzisi*, M. Tucker*, M. Levy* & E. Breitschwerdt* 

MeSH headings : Animals; Base Sequence; Cat Diseases / diagnosis; Cat Diseases / epidemiology; Cats; Diagnosis, Differential; Female; Geography; Male; North Carolina / epidemiology; Piroplasmida / isolation & purification; Piroplasmida / pathogenicity; Protozoan Infections, Animal / diagnosis; Protozoan Infections, Animal / epidemiology; RNA, Protozoan / genetics; RNA, Ribosomal / genetics; RNA, Ribosomal, 18S / genetics; Retrospective Studies; Seasons; Sequence Homology, Nucleic Acid; South Carolina / epidemiology; Virginia / epidemiology
TL;DR: Data indicate that veterinarians in the mid-Atlantic region of the United States should consider C. felis infection in cats that become ill with fever, icterus, and pancytopenia or bicy topenia, especially in the spring and summer months. (via Semantic Scholar)
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14. Life Below Water (OpenAlex)
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2006 journal article

Development and evaluation of a PCR assay for the detection of Cytauxzoon felis DNA in feline blood samples

VETERINARY PARASITOLOGY, 137(1-2), 144–149.

By: A. Birkenheuer n , H. Marr n, A. Alleman*, M. Levy n & E. Breitschwerdt n 

author keywords: cytauxzoonosis; piroplasmosis; pancytopenia
MeSH headings : Animals; Blood / parasitology; Cat Diseases / blood; Cat Diseases / diagnosis; Cat Diseases / mortality; Cat Diseases / parasitology; Cats; DNA, Protozoan / analysis; Ixodidae / parasitology; Piroplasmida / genetics; Piroplasmida / isolation & purification; Polymerase Chain Reaction / methods; Polymerase Chain Reaction / veterinary; Protozoan Infections, Animal / blood; Protozoan Infections, Animal / diagnosis; Protozoan Infections, Animal / mortality; Protozoan Infections, Animal / parasitology; RNA, Ribosomal, 18S / analysis; Sensitivity and Specificity
TL;DR: This work has developed and evaluated the sensitivity and specificity of a polymerase chain reaction (PCR) based assay and can be used for the rapid clinical diagnosis of cytauxzoonosis and for epidemiological studies that will better define the geographic distribution of C. felis infection in cats. (via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
3. Good Health and Well-being (Web of Science; OpenAlex)
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2006 article

Efficacy of ronidazole for treatment of feline Tritrichomonas foetus infection

JOURNAL OF VETERINARY INTERNAL MEDICINE, Vol. 20, pp. 536–543.

By: J. Gookin n , C. Copple n, M. Papich n , M. Poore n, S. Stauffer n, A. Birkenheuer n , D. Twedt n, M. Levy n

author keywords: colitis; diarrhea; metronidazole; nitroimidazole; tinidazole
TL;DR: Oral administration of RDZ at 30 to 50 mg/kg PO q12h for 14 days resolved diarrhea and eradicated infection in 1 naturally infected cat and 10 experimentally inoculated cats receiving a different isolate of T foetus. (via Semantic Scholar)
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5. Gender Equality (Web of Science)
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2006 journal article

Identification of Pentatrichomonas hominis in feline fecal samples by polymerase chain reaction assay

VETERINARY PARASITOLOGY, 145(1-2), 11–15.

By: J. Gookin n , S. Stauffer n & M. Levy n

author keywords: Tritrichomonas foetus; Trichomonas; diarrhea; Pentatrichomonas hominis
MeSH headings : Animals; Cat Diseases / diagnosis; Cat Diseases / parasitology; Cats / parasitology; Feces / parasitology; Polymerase Chain Reaction / methods; Polymerase Chain Reaction / veterinary; RNA, Protozoan / analysis; RNA, Protozoan / genetics; RNA, Ribosomal, 16S / genetics; RNA, Ribosomal, 18S / genetics; Trichomonadida / genetics; Trichomonadida / isolation & purification; Trichomonas Infections / diagnosis; Trichomonas Infections / veterinary
TL;DR: PCR identification of P. hominis infection in the cat should facilitate future studies to determine the pathogenicity of this species and enable differentiation from other known or as-yet unidentified species of trichomonads that may infect cats. (via Semantic Scholar)
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5. Gender Equality (Web of Science)
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2006 journal article

Molecular characterization of a Babesia species identified in a North American raccoon

JOURNAL OF WILDLIFE DISEASES, 42(2), 375–380.

By: A. Birkenheuer n , J. Whittington*, J. Neel n , E. Large n, A. Barger*, M. Levy n, E. Breitschwerdt n 

Contributors: A. Birkenheuer n , J. Whittington*, J. Neel n , E. Large n, A. Barger*, M. Levy n, E. Breitschwerdt n 

author keywords: Babesia; PCR; phylogenetics; piroplasm; Procyon lotor; raccoon; taxonomy
MeSH headings : Animals; Babesia / classification; Babesia / isolation & purification; Babesiosis / epidemiology; Babesiosis / parasitology; Babesiosis / transmission; Babesiosis / veterinary; Diagnosis, Differential; Disease Reservoirs / veterinary; Gene Amplification; Humans; Male; Phylogeny; Polymerase Chain Reaction / methods; Polymerase Chain Reaction / veterinary; RNA, Protozoan / analysis; RNA, Ribosomal, 18S / analysis; Raccoons / parasitology; Zoonoses
TL;DR: The data generated in this study can be used to design molecular diagnostic tests for detection of this Babesia sp. (via Semantic Scholar)
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2005 journal article

Autochthonous visceral leishmaniasis in dogs in North America

Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association, 226(8), 1316–1322.

By: P. Schantz n, F. Steurer n, Z. Duprey n, K. Kurpel n, S. Barr n, J. Jackson n, E. Breitschwerdt n , M. Levy n, J. Fox  n

MeSH headings : Animals; Disease Outbreaks / veterinary; Disease Reservoirs / veterinary; Disease Transmission, Infectious / veterinary; Dog Diseases / diagnosis; Dog Diseases / epidemiology; Dog Diseases / transmission; Dogs; Fluorescent Antibody Technique, Indirect / veterinary; Humans; Leishmaniasis, Visceral / diagnosis; Leishmaniasis, Visceral / epidemiology; Leishmaniasis, Visceral / transmission; Leishmaniasis, Visceral / veterinary; North America / epidemiology; Polymerase Chain Reaction / veterinary
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2005 journal article

Cercariae of Bolbophorus damnificus and Bolbophorus sp with notes on North American bolbophorids

COMPARATIVE PARASITOLOGY, 72(2), 220–226.

By: . Flowers, M. Poore*, L. Pote*, R. Litaker * & M. Levy*

author keywords: digenea; Bolbophorus sp.; Bolbophorus damnificus; cercaria; marsh rams-horn snail; Planorbella trivolvis; Mississippi; USA
TL;DR: Two cryptic species of Bolbophorus were distinguished in marsh rams-horn snails from aquaculture ponds in Mississippi, U.S.A. using differences in body length, tail stem length, intestinal primordia, and integument spine patterns. (via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
14. Life Below Water (OpenAlex)
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2005 journal article

Controlling parasitic dinoflagellates of fish, with special emphasis on molecular genetics and immunity

Acta Zootaxonomica Sinica, 51(4), 550.

By: M. Levy & E. Noga

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2005 journal article

Geographic distribution of babesiosis among dogs in the United States and association with dog bites: 150 cases (2000-2003)

Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association, 227(6), 942–947.

By: A. Birkenheuer n , M. Correa, M. Levy* & E. Breitschwerdt* 

MeSH headings : Animals; Babesia / classification; Babesia / isolation & purification; Babesiosis / epidemiology; Babesiosis / transmission; Babesiosis / veterinary; Bites and Stings / complications; Bites and Stings / veterinary; Breeding; DNA, Protozoan / analysis; Dog Diseases / epidemiology; Dog Diseases / transmission; Dogs; Geography; Polymerase Chain Reaction / methods; Polymerase Chain Reaction / veterinary; Retrospective Studies; United States / epidemiology
TL;DR: Testing for babesiosis should be pursued in dogs with clinicopathologic abnormalities consistent with immune-mediated hemolytic anemia or thrombocytopenia, particularly if there is a history of a recent dog bite. (via Semantic Scholar)
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2005 journal article

Molecular characterization of trichomonads from feces of dogs with diarrhea

JOURNAL OF PARASITOLOGY, 91(4), 939–943.

By: J. Gookin n , A. Birkenheuer n , V. St John n, M. Spector* & M. Levy n

MeSH headings : Animals; Base Sequence; DNA, Protozoan / chemistry; DNA, Protozoan / isolation & purification; Diarrhea / parasitology; Diarrhea / veterinary; Dog Diseases / parasitology; Dogs; Electrophoresis, Agar Gel / veterinary; Feces / parasitology; Female; Molecular Sequence Data; Polymerase Chain Reaction / veterinary; Protozoan Infections / parasitology; Protozoan Infections, Animal; RNA, Ribosomal / genetics; Sequence Alignment / veterinary; Trichomonadida / classification; Trichomonadida / genetics; Trichomonadida / isolation & purification; Tritrichomonas foetus / classification; Tritrichomonas foetus / genetics; Tritrichomonas foetus / isolation & purification
TL;DR: The present study is the first to establish the molecular identity of trichomonads infecting dogs with diarrhea, and validate the longstanding assumption that canine trICHomoniasis may be attributed to P. hominis. (via Semantic Scholar)
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5. Gender Equality (Web of Science)
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2005 journal article

Surgical Removal of Cataracts Due to Diplostomum Species in Gulf Sturgeon (Acipenser oxyrinchus desotoi)

Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine, 36(3), 504–508.

By: R. Bakal*, B. Hickson, B. Gilger* , M. Levy*, J. Flowers* & L. Khoo

author keywords: Acipenser oxyrinchus desotoi; cataract surgery; Diplostomum sp.; fish; Gulf sturgeon; trematode
MeSH headings : Animals; Animals, Wild / parasitology; Animals, Wild / surgery; Cataract / etiology; Cataract / parasitology; Cataract Extraction / methods; Cataract Extraction / veterinary; Fish Diseases / parasitology; Fish Diseases / surgery; Fishes; Trematode Infections / complications; Trematode Infections / surgery; Trematode Infections / veterinary
TL;DR: This report is the first known report of surgical correction of cataracts in sturgeon species, and it also is theFirst known attempt to correct vision problems in fish being returned to the wild. (via Semantic Scholar)
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14. Life Below Water (Web of Science; OpenAlex)
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2004 journal article

Clinostomum complanatum and Clinostomum marginatum (Rudolphi, 1819) (Digenea : Clinostomidae) are separate species based on differences in ribosomal DNA

JOURNAL OF PARASITOLOGY, 90(2), 413–414.

By: R. Dzikowski*, M. Levy n, M. Poore n, . Flowers n & I. Paperna*

MeSH headings : Animals; Base Sequence; Bird Diseases / parasitology; Birds; Cyprinidae / parasitology; DNA Primers / chemistry; DNA, Helminth / chemistry; DNA, Helminth / genetics; DNA, Ribosomal / chemistry; DNA, Ribosomal / genetics; Fish Diseases / parasitology; Fish Diseases / transmission; Genetic Variation; Molecular Sequence Data; Polymerase Chain Reaction / veterinary; Polymorphism, Genetic; Sequence Alignment / veterinary; Species Specificity; Trematoda / classification; Trematoda / genetics; Trematode Infections / parasitology; Trematode Infections / veterinary
TL;DR: The small subunit of ribosomal DNA genes of adults of the Old World Clinostomum complanatum and the New World Clinostomum marginatum were amplified, sequenced, and aligned and used to develop a genetic assay to differentiate between these species. (via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
14. Life Below Water (OpenAlex)
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2004 journal article

Detection and molecular characterization of a novel large Babesia species in a dog

Veterinary Parasitology, 124(3-4), 151–160.

By: A. Birkenheuer n , J. Neel n , D. Ruslander n, M. Levy n & E. Breitschwerdt n 

Contributors: A. Birkenheuer n , J. Neel n , D. Ruslander n, M. Levy n & E. Breitschwerdt n 

author keywords: piroplasm; babesiosis; 18S; rRNA; taxonomy
MeSH headings : Animals; Antibodies, Protozoan / blood; Antiprotozoal Agents / therapeutic use; Babesia / classification; Babesia / genetics; Babesia / immunology; Babesia / isolation & purification; Babesiosis / drug therapy; Babesiosis / parasitology; Babesiosis / veterinary; Cross Reactions; Dog Diseases / drug therapy; Dog Diseases / parasitology; Dogs; Female; Fluorescent Antibody Technique, Indirect / veterinary; Imidocarb / therapeutic use; Phylogeny; Polymerase Chain Reaction / veterinary; RNA, Ribosomal, 18S; Sequence Homology, Nucleic Acid; Treatment Outcome
TL;DR: The molecular characterization of a large Babesia species that was detected in the blood and bone marrow of a dog with clinical and hematological abnormalities consistent with babesiosis is described. (via Semantic Scholar)
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2004 journal article

Digeneans collected from piscivorous birds in north Carolina, USA

COMPARATIVE PARASITOLOGY, 71(2), 243–244.

By: . Flowers, M. Poore*, J. Mullen* & M. Levy*

author keywords: digenea; North Carolina; avian hosts; Apharyngostrigea simplex; Apharyngostrigea cornu; diplostomum compactum; diplostomum spathaceum; posthodiplostomum minimum; hysteromorpha triloba; clinostotmum marginatum; Drepanocephalus spathans; mesorchis denth ulatus; microparyphium facetum; notocotylus pacifera; Ardea herodias; phalacrocorax auritus; Larus delawarensis; Nycticorax nycticorax; filica americana
TL;DR: During investigations of digenetic fluke diseases of aquaculture fish, 11 digeneans were collected from 5 species of piscivorous birds from North Carolina, U.S.A. (via Semantic Scholar)
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14. Life Below Water (OpenAlex)
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2004 article

Efficacy of combined atovaquone and azithromycin for therapy of chronic Babesia gibsoni (Asian genotype) infections in dogs

JOURNAL OF VETERINARY INTERNAL MEDICINE, Vol. 18, pp. 494–498.

By: A. Birkenheuer n , M. Levy n & E. Breitschwerdt n 

author keywords: piroplasm; polymerase chain reaction; protozoa; treatment
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3. Good Health and Well-being (Web of Science; OpenAlex)
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2004 article

Outcome of cats with diarrhea and Tritrichomonas foetus infection

Foster, D. M., Gookin, J. L., Poore, M. F., Stebbins, M. E., & Levy, M. G. (2004, September 15). JAVMA-JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN VETERINARY MEDICAL ASSOCIATION, Vol. 225, pp. 888–892.

By: D. Foster n , J. Gookin* , M. Poore*, M. Stebbins* & M. Levy*

MeSH headings : Animals; Antiprotozoal Agents / therapeutic use; Cat Diseases / drug therapy; Cat Diseases / parasitology; Cats; DNA, Protozoan / analysis; DNA, Ribosomal / analysis; Diarrhea / drug therapy; Diarrhea / parasitology; Diarrhea / veterinary; Female; Male; Paromomycin / therapeutic use; Polymerase Chain Reaction / veterinary; Prospective Studies; Protozoan Infections / drug therapy; Protozoan Infections / parasitology; Protozoan Infections, Animal; Time Factors; Treatment Outcome; Tritrichomonas foetus / isolation & purification; Tritrichomonas foetus / pathogenicity
TL;DR: Results suggested chronic T. foetus-associated diarrhea in most cats is likely to resolve spontaneously within 2 years of onset, and attempts to treat cats with T.foetus infection may result in prolongation of time to resolution of diarrhea. (via Semantic Scholar)
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5. Gender Equality (Web of Science)
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2004 journal article

Prevalence of and risk factors for feline Tritichomonas foetus and Giardia infection

JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY, 42(6), 2707–2710.

By: J. Gookin* , M. Stebbins*, E. Hunt n, K. Burlone n, M. Fulton n, R. Hochel n, M. Talaat n, M. Poore*, M. Levy*

MeSH headings : Animals; Cat Diseases / epidemiology; Cat Diseases / etiology; Cats; Female; Giardiasis / epidemiology; Giardiasis / etiology; Giardiasis / veterinary; Male; Prevalence; Protozoan Infections / etiology; Protozoan Infections, Animal; Risk Factors; Tritrichomonas foetus
TL;DR: Catteries in which T. foetus was identified were more likely to have had a recent history of diarrhea, historical diagnosis of coccidia infection in adult cats, and a decreased number of square feet of facility per cat. (via Semantic Scholar)
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5. Gender Equality (Web of Science)
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2004 journal article

Use of rDNA polymorphism for identification of heterophyidae infecting freshwater fishes

DISEASES OF AQUATIC ORGANISMS, 59(1), 35–41.

By: R. Dzikowski*, M. Levy n, M. Poore n, . Flowers n & I. Paperna*

author keywords: Digenea; Heterophyidae; birds; fish; 18S rDNA gene; SSU
MeSH headings : Animals; Base Sequence; Birds / parasitology; Cluster Analysis; DNA Primers; DNA, Ribosomal / genetics; Electrophoresis, Agar Gel; Fishes / parasitology; Fresh Water; Heterophyidae / genetics; Life Cycle Stages / genetics; Likelihood Functions; Models, Genetic; Molecular Sequence Data; Phylogeny; Polymerase Chain Reaction; Polymorphism, Genetic; Polymorphism, Restriction Fragment Length; Sequence Analysis, DNA; Snails / parasitology; Species Specificity
TL;DR: The phylogenetic interrelationship among the newly sequenced species of Heterophyidae is outlined and for the first time the life cycle of Pygidiopsis genata is elucidated. (via Semantic Scholar)
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2003 journal article

Concurrent bartonellosis and babesiosis in a dog with persistent thrombocytopenia

Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association, 223(9), 1306–1310.

By: A. Tuttle  n, A. Birkenheuer* , T. Juopperi*, M. Levy* & E. Breitschwerdt* 

MeSH headings : Animals; Antibodies, Protozoan / blood; Antiprotozoal Agents / therapeutic use; Babesia / genetics; Babesia / immunology; Babesia / isolation & purification; Babesiosis / complications; Babesiosis / diagnosis; Babesiosis / veterinary; Bartonella Infections / complications; Bartonella Infections / diagnosis; Bartonella Infections / veterinary; DNA, Protozoan / blood; Dog Diseases / blood; Dog Diseases / diagnosis; Dog Diseases / etiology; Dogs; Imidocarb / analogs & derivatives; Imidocarb / therapeutic use; Male; Polymerase Chain Reaction / veterinary; Thrombocytopenia / etiology; Thrombocytopenia / veterinary
TL;DR: Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) analysis of multiple stored blood samples obtained during the 5-month period of persistent thrombocytopenia identified DNA of B. canis vogeli. (via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
3. Good Health and Well-being (Web of Science; OpenAlex)
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2003 journal article

Development and Evaluation of a Seminested PCR for Detection and Differentiation of Babesia gibsoni (Asian Genotype) and B. canis DNA in Canine Blood Samples

Journal of Clinical Microbiology, 41(9), 4172–4177.

By: A. Birkenheuer n , M. Levy n & E. Breitschwerdt* 

MeSH headings : Animals; Babesia / genetics; Babesia / isolation & purification; Babesiosis / diagnosis; Babesiosis / veterinary; DNA, Protozoan / blood; Dog Diseases / diagnosis; Dogs; Polymerase Chain Reaction / methods; RNA, Ribosomal, 18S / chemistry; RNA, Ribosomal, 18S / genetics; Sensitivity and Specificity
TL;DR: The seminested PCR test was able to detect and discriminate B. gibsoni (Asian genotype), B.Canis subsp. (via Semantic Scholar)
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2003 journal article

Genetic and morphologic differentiation of Bolbophorus confusus and B-levantinus (Digenea : Diplostomatidae), based on rDNA SSU polymorphism and SEM

DISEASES OF AQUATIC ORGANISMS, 57(3), 231–235.

By: R. Dzikowski*, M. Levy n, M. Poore n, . Flowers n & I. Paperna*

author keywords: Digenea; Diplostomatidae; Bolbophofus confusus; Bolobphorus levantinus; 18S (SSU) rDNA gene; SEM
MeSH headings : Animals; Base Sequence; Cluster Analysis; DNA Primers; DNA, Ribosomal / genetics; Genetic Variation; Likelihood Functions; Microscopy, Electron, Scanning; Models, Genetic; Molecular Sequence Data; Phylogeny; Platyhelminths / genetics; Platyhelminths / ultrastructure; Sequence Analysis, DNA; Species Specificity
TL;DR: A genetic differentiation assay between B. confusus and B. levantinus was developed, which revealed interspecific differences in details of the holdfast organ and the position of the acetabulum. (via Semantic Scholar)
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14. Life Below Water (OpenAlex)
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2003 journal article

Serosurvey of antiBabesia antibodies in stray dogs and American pit bull terriers and American Staffordshire terriers from North Carolina

JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN ANIMAL HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION, 39(6), 551–557.

By: A. Birkenheuer n , M. Levy n, M. Stebbins n, M. Poore n & E. Breitschwerdt n 

MeSH headings : Animals; Antibodies, Protozoan / blood; Babesia / immunology; Babesia / isolation & purification; Babesiosis / epidemiology; Babesiosis / veterinary; DNA, Protozoan / analysis; Dog Diseases / epidemiology; Dogs; Female; Male; North Carolina / epidemiology; Seroepidemiologic Studies
TL;DR: There was no association between antiBabesia antibodies and the presence of ticks, and there are currently Babesia gibsoni epizootics affecting American pit bull terrier kennels. (via Semantic Scholar)
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2003 journal article

Tritrichomonas foetus and not Pentatrichomonas hominis is the etiologic agent of feline trichomonal diarrhea

JOURNAL OF PARASITOLOGY, 89(1), 99–104.

By: M. Levy n, J. Gookin n , M. Poore n, A. Birkenheuer n , M. Dykstra n & R. Litaker n

TL;DR: The purpose of the present study was to determine the identity of this recently recognized flagellate by means of rRNA gene sequence analysis; restriction enzyme digest mapping; and light, transmission, and scanning electron microscopy (SEM). (via Semantic Scholar)
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5. Gender Equality (Web of Science)
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2003 article

Use of a commercially available culture system for diagnosis of Tritrichomonas foetus infection in cats

Gookin, J. L., Foster, D. M., Poore, M. F., Stebbins, M. E., & Levy, M. G. (2003, May 15). JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN VETERINARY MEDICAL ASSOCIATION, Vol. 222, pp. 1376–1379.

By: J. Gookin n , D. Foster* , M. Poore*, M. Stebbins* & M. Levy*

MeSH headings : Animals; Cat Diseases / diagnosis; Cat Diseases / parasitology; Cats; Feces / parasitology; Female; Prospective Studies; Protozoan Infections / diagnosis; Protozoan Infections / parasitology; Protozoan Infections, Animal; Sensitivity and Specificity; Temperature; Time Factors; Tritrichomonas foetus / isolation & purification
TL;DR: The culture system was sensitive and specific for culture of T. foetus in feces of cats and performance was optimal when test kits were inoculated with < or = 0.1 g of freshly voided feces and cultured at 25 degrees C. (via Semantic Scholar)
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5. Gender Equality (Web of Science)
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2002 article

Heterobilharzia americana infection in a dog

Flowers, JR, Hammerberg, B., Wood, S. L., Malarkey, D. E., Dam, G. J., Levy, M. G., & McLawhorn, L. D. (2002, January 15). JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN VETERINARY MEDICAL ASSOCIATION, Vol. 220, pp. 193–196.

By: . Flowers n, B. Hammerberg*, S. Wood, D. Malarkey*, G. Dam, M. Levy*, L. McLawhorn

MeSH headings : Animals; Anthelmintics / therapeutic use; Antigens, Helminth / blood; Antigens, Helminth / immunology; Dog Diseases / diagnosis; Dog Diseases / drug therapy; Dog Diseases / parasitology; Dogs; Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay / veterinary; Feces / parasitology; Male; Parasite Egg Count / veterinary; Praziquantel / therapeutic use; Schistosomatidae / isolation & purification; Trematode Infections / diagnosis; Trematode Infections / drug therapy; Trematode Infections / parasitology; Trematode Infections / veterinary
TL;DR: It is suggested that heterobilharziasis is underdiagnosed in dogs that have contact with water frequented by raccoons and inappropriate diagnostic procedures can foil accurate detection of this parasitic disease. (via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
14. Life Below Water (OpenAlex)
Source: Web Of Science
Added: August 6, 2018

2002 journal article

Morphologic, pathologic, and genetic investigations of Bolbophorus species affecting cultured channel catfish in the Mississippi delta

JOURNAL OF AQUATIC ANIMAL HEALTH, 14(4), 235–246.

By: M. Levy n, . Flowers n, M. Poore n, J. Mullen n, L. Khoo*, L. Pote*, I. Paperna*, R. Dzikowski*, R. Litaker *

TL;DR: Genetic techniques used to identify all stages of the Bolbophorus parasite in all of its hosts revealed that there are two distinct species, B. damnificus (previously identified as B. confusus) and another, undescribed species; both species were found to infect the first intermediate host in commercial channel catfish ponds. (via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
14. Life Below Water (OpenAlex)
Source: Web Of Science
Added: August 6, 2018

2002 journal article

Single-Tube Nested PCR for Detection of Tritrichomonasfoetus in Feline Feces

Journal of Clinical Microbiology, 40(11), 4126–4130.

By: J. Gookin n , A. Birkenheuer* , E. Breitschwerdt*  & M. Levy n

MeSH headings : Animals; Cat Diseases / diagnosis; Cat Diseases / parasitology; Cats; DNA Primers; DNA, Protozoan / analysis; DNA, Ribosomal / analysis; Feces / parasitology; Polymerase Chain Reaction / instrumentation; Polymerase Chain Reaction / methods; Protozoan Infections / diagnosis; Protozoan Infections / parasitology; Protozoan Infections, Animal; RNA, Ribosomal, 5.8S / genetics; Sensitivity and Specificity; Tritrichomonas foetus / genetics; Tritrichomonas foetus / isolation & purification
TL;DR: The results demonstrate that the single-tube nested PCR is ideally suited for diagnostic testing of feline fecal samples that are found negative by direct microscopy and culturing and definitive identification of microscopically observable or cultivated organisms. (via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
5. Gender Equality (Web of Science)
Sources: Web Of Science, NC State University Libraries, ORCID, Crossref
Added: August 6, 2018

2002 journal article

Visceral leishmaniasis in a New York foxhound kennel

JOURNAL OF VETERINARY INTERNAL MEDICINE, 16(1), 34–44.

By: A. Gaskin n, P. Schantz*, J. Jackson*, A. Birkenheuer n , L. Tomlinson n, M. Gramiccia*, M. Levy n, F. Steurer* ...

author keywords: canine; dogs; Leishmania; sand fly
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
Sources: Web Of Science, NC State University Libraries
Added: August 6, 2018

2001 journal article

Experimental infection of cats with Tritrichomonas foetus

American Journal of Veterinary Research, 62(11), 1690–1697.

By: J. Gookin n , M. Levy*, J. Law*, M. Papich* , M. Poore* & E. Breitschwerdt* 

MeSH headings : Animals; Antigens, Protozoan / analysis; Antiprotozoal Agents / administration & dosage; Antiprotozoal Agents / therapeutic use; Cat Diseases / drug therapy; Cat Diseases / parasitology; Cats; Cryptosporidiosis / complications; Cryptosporidiosis / drug therapy; Cryptosporidiosis / veterinary; Cryptosporidium / growth & development; Diarrhea / drug therapy; Diarrhea / parasitology; Diarrhea / veterinary; Feces / parasitology; Female; Intestinal Diseases / drug therapy; Intestinal Diseases / parasitology; Intestinal Diseases / veterinary; Intestinal Mucosa / parasitology; Nitro Compounds; Parasite Egg Count / veterinary; Prednisolone / administration & dosage; Prednisolone / therapeutic use; Protozoan Infections / complications; Protozoan Infections / drug therapy; Protozoan Infections, Animal; Specific Pathogen-Free Organisms; Thiazoles / administration & dosage; Thiazoles / therapeutic use; Tritrichomonas foetus
TL;DR: After experimental inoculation in cats, T. foetus organisms colonize the ileum, cecum, and colon, reside in close contact with the epithelium, and are associated with transient diarrhea that is exacerbated by coexisting cryptosporidiosis but not treatment with prednisolone. (via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
5. Gender Equality (Web of Science)
Sources: Web Of Science, NC State University Libraries, Crossref
Added: August 6, 2018

1999 journal article

Babesia gibsoni infections in dogs from North Carolina

JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN ANIMAL HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION, 35(2), 125–128.

By: A. Birkenheuer n , M. Levy*, K. Savary, R. Gager & E. Breitschwerdt* 

MeSH headings : Animals; Babesia / isolation & purification; Babesiosis / diagnosis; Babesiosis / epidemiology; Babesiosis / therapy; Diagnosis, Differential; Dog Diseases / diagnosis; Dog Diseases / epidemiology; Dog Diseases / microbiology; Dogs; Female; Male; North Carolina / epidemiology
TL;DR: The recognition of canine babesiosis in North Carolina caused by Babesia gibsoni documents the expansion of the previously reported endemic area of this disease. (via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
3. Good Health and Well-being (Web of Science; OpenAlex)
Sources: Web Of Science, NC State University Libraries, ORCID
Added: August 6, 2018

1999 journal article

The phylogenetic relationship of Pfiesteria piscicida, Cryptoperidiniopsoid sp Amyloodinoum ocellatum and a Pfiesteria-like dinoflagellate to other dinoflagellates and apicomplexans

JOURNAL OF PHYCOLOGY, 35(6), 1379–1389.

By: R. Litaker *, P. Tester *, A. Colorni*, M. Levy n & E. Noga n

author keywords: Amyloodinium ocellatum; Cryptoperidiniopsoid sp.; dinoflagellate; evolution; parasite; Pfiesteria piscicida; Small Subunit (SSU) rRNA; 18S
TL;DR: Phylogenetic analyses indicate that Cryptoperidiniopsoid sp. (via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
14. Life Below Water (Web of Science)
Source: Web Of Science
Added: August 6, 2018

1999 journal article

Theileria sp infections associated with bovine fatalities in the United States confirmed by small-subunit rRNA gene analyses of blood and tick samples

Journal of Clinical Microbiology, 37(9), 3037–3040.

By: J. Chae, M. Levy, J. Hunt, J. Schlater, G. Snider, S. Waghela, P. Holman, G. Wagner

Source: NC State University Libraries
Added: August 6, 2018

1998 journal article

Acquired immunity to amyloodiniosis is associated with an antibody response

DISEASES OF AQUATIC ORGANISMS, 34(2), 125–133.

By: C. Cobb n, M. Levy* & E. Noga*

author keywords: Amyloodinium ocellatum; immunity; Amphiprion frenatus; Ig
MeSH headings : Animals; Antibodies, Protozoan / biosynthesis; Antibodies, Protozoan / blood; Antibody Specificity; Antigens, Protozoan / immunology; Blotting, Western; Chromatography, Affinity / veterinary; Dinoflagellida / immunology; Dose-Response Relationship, Immunologic; Electrophoresis, Polyacrylamide Gel / veterinary; Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay / veterinary; Fish Diseases / immunology; Fish Diseases / prevention & control; Fishes; Fluorescent Antibody Technique, Indirect / veterinary; Immune Sera / immunology; Immunization, Passive; Immunodiffusion / veterinary; Immunoglobulins / blood; Protozoan Infections / immunology; Protozoan Infections / prevention & control; Protozoan Infections, Animal
TL;DR: It is reported that tomato clownfish Amphiprion frenatus develop strong immunity to Amyloodinium ocellatum infection following repeated nonlethal challenges and that specific antibodies are associated with this response. (via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
14. Life Below Water (OpenAlex)
Source: Web Of Science
Added: August 6, 2018

1998 journal article

Antimicrobial activity in the skin of the channel catfish Ictalurus punctatus: characterization of broad-spectrum histone-like antimicrobial proteins

CELLULAR AND MOLECULAR LIFE SCIENCES, 54(5), 467–475.

By: D. Robinette n, S. Wada  n, T. Arroll n, M. Levy n, W. Miller n & E. Noga n

author keywords: antimicrobial proteins; catfish; non-specific immunity; histones
MeSH headings : Aeromonas / drug effects; Amino Acid Sequence; Animals; Anti-Bacterial Agents / isolation & purification; Anti-Bacterial Agents / pharmacology; Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid; Chromatography, Ion Exchange; Electrophoresis, Polyacrylamide Gel; Fish Diseases / immunology; Histones / chemistry; Ictaluridae / immunology; Microbial Sensitivity Tests; Molecular Sequence Data; Molecular Weight; Oomycetes / drug effects; Proteins / isolation & purification; Proteins / pharmacology; Skin / chemistry; Skin / microbiology
TL;DR: Mass spectrometry, amino acid composition and amino acid sequence data suggest that the most abundant protein is closely related to histone H2B, and suggest that histones may be important defensive molecules in fish. (via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
14. Life Below Water (OpenAlex)
Source: Web Of Science
Added: August 6, 2018

1998 journal article

Development of immunity by the tomato clownfish Amphiprion frenatus to the dinoflagellate parasite Amyloodinium ocellatum

JOURNAL OF AQUATIC ANIMAL HEALTH, 10(3), 259–263.

By: C. Cobb n, M. Levy n & E. Noga n

TL;DR: It is demonstrated that tomato clownfish Amphiprion frenatus can develop strong immunity to infection following repeated nonlethal parasitic challenges, and the protective response is long-lived and directed against the trophont stage of the parasite. (via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
14. Life Below Water (OpenAlex)
Source: Web Of Science
Added: August 6, 2018

1998 journal article

Whole blood assay for examining lymphocyte blastogenesis of percichthyid bass (Morone): Erratum

Veterinary Immunology and Immunopathology, 62(4), 367.

By: C. Wang, E. Noga, R. Avtalion & M. Levy

Source: NC State University Libraries
Added: August 6, 2018

1997 journal article

Immunoblot Analysis of the Immunoglobulin G Response to Ehrlichia Canis in Dogs: An International Survey

Journal of Veterinary Diagnostic Investigation, 9(1), 32–38.

By: B. Hegarty n, M. Levy n, R. Gager n & E. Breitschwerdt n 

MeSH headings : Animals; Antibodies, Bacterial / blood; Antibody Formation; Antigens, Bacterial / immunology; Blotting, Western / methods; Dog Diseases; Dogs; Ehrlichia / genetics; Ehrlichia / immunology; Ehrlichiosis / immunology; Ehrlichiosis / veterinary; France; Genetic Variation; Immunoglobulin G / blood; Israel; Italy; United States; United States Virgin Islands; Zimbabwe
TL;DR: The results indicate that although relatively homogeneous, antigenic diversity may exist among E. canis organisms in different regions of the world, and that unique major proteins were observed in dog sera from Italy and Zimbabwe. (via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
14. Life Below Water (OpenAlex)
Sources: Web Of Science, NC State University Libraries, Crossref
Added: August 6, 2018

1997 journal article

Whole blood assay for examining lymphocyte blastogenesis of percichthyid bass (Morone) mrr01

VETERINARY IMMUNOLOGY AND IMMUNOPATHOLOGY, 58(3-4), 355–362.

By: C. Wang  n, E. Noga*, R. Avtalion & M. Levy*

author keywords: bass; blastogenesis; fish immunity; mitogen; whole blood lymphocyte culture
MeSH headings : Animals; Bass / immunology; Female; Lymphocyte Activation; Male; Mitogens / pharmacology; Temperature
TL;DR: This is the first report to demonstrate a blastogenic response of whole blood cells in fish, and whole blood culture is faster and less expensive than traditional methods which use leucocyte separation procedures. (via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
14. Life Below Water (Web of Science; OpenAlex)
Source: Web Of Science
Added: August 6, 2018

1988 journal article

An episode of cryptosporidiosis in veterinary students

Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association, 193, 1413–1414.

By: J. Levine , M. Levy, R. Walker & S. Crittenden

Source: NC State University Libraries
Added: August 6, 2018

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