Lipids from a snail host regulate the multicellular behavior of a predator of parasitic schistosomes.

Autor: Kidner RQ; Department of Chemistry, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN 47405, USA., Goldstone EB; Department of Chemistry, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN 47405, USA., Laidemitt MR; Department of Biology, Center for Evolutionary and Theoretical Immunology, Parasite Division, Museum of Southwestern Biology, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM 87131, USA., Sanchez MC; Department of Biology, Center for Evolutionary and Theoretical Immunology, Parasite Division, Museum of Southwestern Biology, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM 87131, USA., Gerdt C; Department of Chemistry, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN 47405, USA., Brokaw LP; Department of Chemistry, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN 47405, USA., Ros-Rocher N; Department of Cell Biology and Infection and Department of Developmental and Stem Cell Biology, Institut Pasteur, Université Paris-Cité, CNRS UMR3691, 25-28 Rue du Docteur Roux, 75015 Paris, France., Morris J; Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati OH 45237, USA., Davidson WS; Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati OH 45237, USA., Gerdt JP; Department of Chemistry, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN 47405, USA.

Publikováno v: IScience [iScience] 2024 Aug 14; Vol. 27 (9), pp. 110724. Date of Electronic Publication: 2024 Aug 14 (Print Publication: 2024).

The genome and transcriptome of the snail Biomphalaria sudanica s.l.: immune gene diversification and highly polymorphic genomic regions in an important African vector of Schistosoma mansoni.

Autor: Pennance T; College of Osteopathic Medicine of the Pacific - Northwest, Western University of Health Sciences, Lebanon, OR, USA. tpennance@westernu.edu., Calvelo J; Laboratorio de Biología Computacional, Departamento de Desarrollo Biotecnológico, Facultad de Medicina, Instituto de Higiene, Universidad de La República, Montevideo, 11600, Uruguay., Tennessen JA; Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, MA, USA., Burd R; College of Osteopathic Medicine of the Pacific - Northwest, Western University of Health Sciences, Lebanon, OR, USA., Cayton J; College of Osteopathic Medicine of the Pacific - Northwest, Western University of Health Sciences, Lebanon, OR, USA., Bollmann SR; Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR, USA., Blouin MS; Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR, USA., Spaan JM; College of Osteopathic Medicine of the Pacific - Northwest, Western University of Health Sciences, Lebanon, OR, USA., Hoffmann FG; Department of Biochemistry, Molecular Biology, Entomology, and Plant Pathology, Mississippi State University, Starkville, MS, USA.; Institute for Genomics, Biocomputing and Biotechnology, Mississippi State University, Mississippi State, MS, USA., Ogara G; Centre for Global Health Research, Kenya Medical Research Institute (KEMRI), P. O. Box 1578-40100, Kisumu, Kenya., Rawago F; Centre for Global Health Research, Kenya Medical Research Institute (KEMRI), P. O. Box 1578-40100, Kisumu, Kenya., Andiego K; Centre for Global Health Research, Kenya Medical Research Institute (KEMRI), P. O. Box 1578-40100, Kisumu, Kenya., Mulonga B; Centre for Global Health Research, Kenya Medical Research Institute (KEMRI), P. O. Box 1578-40100, Kisumu, Kenya., Odhiambo M; Centre for Global Health Research, Kenya Medical Research Institute (KEMRI), P. O. Box 1578-40100, Kisumu, Kenya., Loker ES; Center for Evolutionary and Theoretical Immunology, Parasite Division Museum of Southwestern Biology, Department of Biology, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM, USA., Laidemitt MR; Center for Evolutionary and Theoretical Immunology, Parasite Division Museum of Southwestern Biology, Department of Biology, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM, USA., Lu L; Center for Evolutionary and Theoretical Immunology, Parasite Division Museum of Southwestern Biology, Department of Biology, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM, USA., Iriarte A; Laboratorio de Biología Computacional, Departamento de Desarrollo Biotecnológico, Facultad de Medicina, Instituto de Higiene, Universidad de La República, Montevideo, 11600, Uruguay., Odiere MR; Centre for Global Health Research, Kenya Medical Research Institute (KEMRI), P. O. Box 1578-40100, Kisumu, Kenya., Steinauer ML; College of Osteopathic Medicine of the Pacific - Northwest, Western University of Health Sciences, Lebanon, OR, USA. msteinauer@westernu.edu.

Publikováno v: BMC genomics [BMC Genomics] 2024 Feb 19; Vol. 25 (1), pp. 192. Date of Electronic Publication: 2024 Feb 19.

VECTOR COMPATIBILITY OF NEW MEXICO GALBA SPECIES WITH THE CANINE SCHISTOSOME HETEROBILHARZIA AMERICANA, INCLUDING THE FIRST REPORT OF GALBA SCHIRAZENSIS AS A COMPATIBLE HOST.

Autor: Laidemitt MR; Center for Evolutionary and Theoretical Immunology, Museum of Southwestern Biology, Parasite Division, Department of Biology, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, New Mexico 87131., Loker ES; Center for Evolutionary and Theoretical Immunology, Museum of Southwestern Biology, Parasite Division, Department of Biology, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, New Mexico 87131.

Publikováno v: The Journal of parasitology [J Parasitol] 2023 Dec 01; Vol. 109 (6), pp. 633-637.

Update on the Geographic Distribution of the Intermediate Host Snails of Schistosoma mansoni on St. Lucia: A Step Toward Confirming the Interruption of Transmission of Human Schistosomiasis.

Autor: Mukaratirwa S; One Health Center for Zoonoses and Tropical Veterinary Medicine, Ross University School of Veterinary Medicine, Basseterre, Saint Kitts and Nevis., Laidemitt MR; Parasitology Division, Museum of Southwestern Biology, Department of Biology, Center for Evolutionary and Theoretical Immunology, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, New Mexico., Hewitt R; One Health Center for Zoonoses and Tropical Veterinary Medicine, Ross University School of Veterinary Medicine, Basseterre, Saint Kitts and Nevis., Sengupta ME; Department of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Denmark., Marchi S; One Health Center for Zoonoses and Tropical Veterinary Medicine, Ross University School of Veterinary Medicine, Basseterre, Saint Kitts and Nevis., Polius C; Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries, Forestry, Food Security and Rural Development, Union, Castries, Saint Lucia., Belmar S; Ministry of Health, Wellness and Environment, Castries, Saint Lucia., Scholte RGC; Pan American Health Organization/World Health Organization, Washington, District of Columbia., Perez F; Pan American Health Organization/World Health Organization, Washington, District of Columbia., Stensgaard AS; Department of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Denmark., Vennervald BJ; Department of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Denmark., Willingham AL; Department of Veterinary Medicine, College of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine, United Arab Emirates University, Al Ain, United Arab Emirates., Loker ES; Parasitology Division, Museum of Southwestern Biology, Department of Biology, Center for Evolutionary and Theoretical Immunology, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, New Mexico.

Publikováno v: The American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene [Am J Trop Med Hyg] 2023 Aug 14; Vol. 109 (4), pp. 811-819. Date of Electronic Publication: 2023 Aug 14 (Print Publication: 2023).

A genome sequence for Biomphalaria pfeifferi, the major vector snail for the human-infecting parasite Schistosoma mansoni.

Autor: Bu L; Department of Biology, Center for Evolutionary and Theoretical Immunology, Parasite Division Museum of Southwestern Biology, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States of America., Lu L; Department of Biology, Center for Evolutionary and Theoretical Immunology, Parasite Division Museum of Southwestern Biology, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States of America., Laidemitt MR; Department of Biology, Center for Evolutionary and Theoretical Immunology, Parasite Division Museum of Southwestern Biology, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States of America., Zhang SM; Department of Biology, Center for Evolutionary and Theoretical Immunology, Parasite Division Museum of Southwestern Biology, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States of America., Mutuku M; Center for Biotechnology Research and Development, Kenya Medical Research Institute, Nairobi, Kenya., Mkoji G; Center for Biotechnology Research and Development, Kenya Medical Research Institute, Nairobi, Kenya., Steinauer M; College of Osteopathic Medicine of the Pacific-Northwest, Western University of Health Sciences, Lebanon, Oregon, United States of America., Loker ES; Department of Biology, Center for Evolutionary and Theoretical Immunology, Parasite Division Museum of Southwestern Biology, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States of America.

Publikováno v: PLoS neglected tropical diseases [PLoS Negl Trop Dis] 2023 Mar 24; Vol. 17 (3), pp. e0011208. Date of Electronic Publication: 2023 Mar 24 (Print Publication: 2023).