First record of invasive shell-boring worm in the Wadden Sea means trouble for oyster
Credit: Dagmar Lackschewitz In October 2014, the suspicion arose that the parasite worm Polydora websteri had found its way to ...
Tag: Parasitology
An inventory providing information on more than 200 viruses that infect plants in Brazil
The largest database of plant viruses in Brazil serves as a tool for researchers, growers and policymakers.Credit: Elliot Watanabe Kitajima ...
No air, no problem: How parasites switch to life without oxygen inside host
Alternative splicing flips enzyme core to enable anaerobic metabolism in low oxygen conditionsCredit: Margot Lautens Unique molecular mechanics allowing parasites ...
Plant size and habitat traits influence cycad susceptibility to invasive species
Credit: University of Guam When humans bring a non-native herbivore to an isolated island, the native trees do not possess ...
New species of fungus sticking out of beetles named after the COVID-19 quarantine
Credit: André De Kesel A major comprehensive study on Herpomycetales and Laboulbeniales, two orders of unique ectoparasitic fungi associated with ...
New studies show how to save parasites and why it’s important
Credit: Emily Wood Parasites have a public relations problem. Unlike the many charismatic mammals, fishes and birds that receive our ...
Your brain parasite isn’t making you sick — here’s why
Credit: Dan Addison | UVA Communications More than 30 million Americans are infected with a brain parasite spread by cats ...
Scientists unlock genetic secrets of wine growers’ worst enemy
Pest colonizes grape vines, forms root and leaf tumors, repels other predatorsCredit: Paul Nabity/UCR Following a decade-long effort, scientists have ...
The big gulp: Inside-out protection of parasitic worms against host defenses
Credit: Jayhun Lee, Newmark Lab, Morgridge Institute for Research MADISON -- A team of developmental biologists at the Morgridge Institute ...
Lone Star ticks in Illinois can carry, transmit Heartland virus
Symptoms may be mistaken for COVID-19; hospitalizations are commonCredit: Photo by Fred Zwicky CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- Researchers have confirmed that ...
More flowers and pollinator diversity could help protect bees from parasites
Credit: Peter Graystock Having more flowers and maintaining diverse bee communities could help reduce the spread of bee parasites, according ...
Parasitic worm venom evades human immune system
UC Riverside scientist wins $1.8M to unravel mystery of nematode infectionsCredit: (Adler Dillman/UCR) It's likely that billions of people are ...
Study: Dangerous parasite controls host cell to spread around body
Credit: IU School of Medicine Researchers at Indiana University School of Medicine have discovered new information about how a dangerous ...
Lesion of doom — how a parasitic bacterium induces blood vessel formation to cause lesions
Scientists gain insights into how pathogenic bacteria of the genus Bartonella give rise to lesions in the human body, opening ...
Two new species of parasite discovered in crabs — discovery will help prevent infection of other marine species
Credit: BlueFish Project/Swansea University Swansea University researchers have discovered two new species of parasite, previously unknown to science, in crabs ...
Chemical offers new hope of finding treatments for neglected tropical diseases
Credit: Manuel Saldivia and Andrés Sánchez Scientists say they are a step closer to developing a drug to kill the ...
Where did the Asian longhorned ticks in the US come from?
Rutgers-led research traces the invasion to at least three self-cloning females from northeastern AsiaCredit: Jim Occi Asian longhorned ticks outside ...
Researchers look for answers as to why western bumblebees are declining
Credit: Christy Bell A University of Wyoming researcher and her Ph.D. student have spent the last three years studying the ...
Tracking the spread of mosquito insecticide resistance across Africa
Credit: Penelope Hancock In a step toward better control of the mosquitoes that transmit malaria, researchers have mapped the patterns ...
New approach drives bacteria to produce potential antibiotic, antiparasitic compounds
Credit: Graphic by Julie McMahon CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- Researchers have developed a method to spur the production of new antibiotic ...
