UMR Bipar

Apr 26, 2024 | academic.oup.com | UMR Bipar

We are currently witnessing the endemization of urogenital schistosomiasis in southern Europe. The incriminated parasite is a hybrid between a human parasite and a livestock parasite. Using an experimental evolutionary protocol, we created hybrid lines from pure strains of both parasite species. We showed that the host spectrum of the human parasite is enlarged to the livestock parasite after genomic introgression.

Nov 16, 2023 | bmcvetres.biomedcentral.com | UMR Bipar

A one-year-old intact male mixed-breed dog born in Cuba and that had not left the country, underwent a routine examination by a local veterinary. The clinical inspection included anamnesis and clinical evaluation.

Jun 7, 2023 | parasitesandvectors.biomedcentral.com | de Blas |Freie Universität Berlin |UMR Bipar

BackgroundSince we assumed that contamination of the eggs with DNA from the female’s cuticle could affect the microbiota detected in the larvae, our first aim was to remove these hypothetically contaminating bacteria. We can only make inferences about the probable source(s) of the microbiota after observing and comparing organs and after treatments of engorged females and/or eggs. We evaluated the use of bleach and ultraviolet light as decontaminating agents.