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View article: Adaptive evolution of stress response genes in parasites aligns with host niche diversity
Adaptive evolution of stress response genes in parasites aligns with host niche diversity Open
Stress responses are key for parasite survival and, consequently, also the evolutionary success of these organisms. Despite this importance, our understanding of the molecular pathways dealing with environmental stressors remains limited f…
View article: Copy numbers of stress response genes reflect difference in adaptive potential of metazoan parasites
Copy numbers of stress response genes reflect difference in adaptive potential of metazoan parasites Open
Stress responses are key for parasite survival and, thus, also the evolutionary\nsuccess of these organisms. However, the evolution of the molecular pathways\ndealing with environmental stressors are poorly understood as most research\nfoc…
View article: Mosaic or melting pot: The use of monogeneans as a biological tag and magnifying glass to discriminate introduced populations of Nile tilapia in sub-Saharan Africa
Mosaic or melting pot: The use of monogeneans as a biological tag and magnifying glass to discriminate introduced populations of Nile tilapia in sub-Saharan Africa Open
The origin of introduced Nile tilapia stocks in sub-Saharan Africa is largely unknown. In this study, the potential of monogeneans as a biological tag and magnifying glass is tested to reveal their hosts' stocking history. The monogenean g…
View article: Description of Tresuncinidactylus wilmienae gen. et sp. n. (Monogenea: Gyrodactylidae), from the gills of the bulldog, Marcusenius macrolepidotus (Peters) from Lake Kariba, Zimbabwe
Description of Tresuncinidactylus wilmienae gen. et sp. n. (Monogenea: Gyrodactylidae), from the gills of the bulldog, Marcusenius macrolepidotus (Peters) from Lake Kariba, Zimbabwe Open
The African continent has a rich diversity of fish and amphibians in its inland water systems that serve as hosts for monogeneans of seven genera of the Gyrodactylidae van Beneden et Hesse, 1832. In August 2011, eight gyrodactylid parasite…
View article: Exposing the Barcoding Void: An Integrative Approach to Study Snail-Borne Parasites in a One Health Context
Exposing the Barcoding Void: An Integrative Approach to Study Snail-Borne Parasites in a One Health Context Open
Trematodes are snail-borne parasites of major zoonotic importance that infect millions of people and animals worldwide and frequently hybridize with closely related species. Therefore, it is desirable to study trematodiases in a One Health…
View article: Correction: Plague in Zimbabwe from 1974 to 2018: A review article
Correction: Plague in Zimbabwe from 1974 to 2018: A review article Open
[This corrects the article DOI: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0007761.].
View article: More than meets the eye: A shift in the gastropod and trematode communities in Lake Kariba, Zimbabwe
More than meets the eye: A shift in the gastropod and trematode communities in Lake Kariba, Zimbabwe Open
Background: Freshwater gastropod-borne trematodes pose a great public health burden and cause major economic losses in the livestock and fish industries. Knowledge on the composition, diversity and ecology of both gastropods and trematodes…
View article: Plague in Zimbabwe from 1974 to 2018: A review article
Plague in Zimbabwe from 1974 to 2018: A review article Open
Plague is a zoonotic disease caused by the bacterium Yersinia pestis and is transmitted through the bites of infected rodent fleas. Plague is well known for causing 3 major human pandemics that have killed millions of people since 541 A.D.…
View article: The Bacterial Flora on Selected Organs of Oreochromis Niloticus in Lake Chivero, Zimbabwe
The Bacterial Flora on Selected Organs of Oreochromis Niloticus in Lake Chivero, Zimbabwe Open
Fish can harbour and spread pathogenic bacteria that form the natural micro-flora of the environment, but the flora may be altered by man's activities such as sewage effluent disposal.The aim of this study was to isolate, identify and enum…
View article: Seasonal occurrence of metazoan parasites in Tigerfish, Hydrocynus vittatus Castelnau, 1861 (Characiformes: Alestidae) from Sanyati Basin, Lake Kariba, Zimbabwe
Seasonal occurrence of metazoan parasites in Tigerfish, Hydrocynus vittatus Castelnau, 1861 (Characiformes: Alestidae) from Sanyati Basin, Lake Kariba, Zimbabwe Open
Lake Kariba is a tropical lake with slight variations in seasonal temperature. Temperature is an important physical variable in the biology of both fish and their parasites. Currently, there is no information on the seasonal occurrence of …
View article: Plague in Zimbabwe from 1974-2018 A Review Article v1
Plague in Zimbabwe from 1974-2018 A Review Article v1 Open
The protocol describes how literature was searched to write a review Article titled :Plague in Zimbabwe from 1974-2018.Literature review was conducted using the online databases PubMed, and HINARI. Hard copy text books with information rel…
View article: The diet of an invasive crayfish, Cherax quadricarinatus (Von Martens, 1868), in Lake Kariba, inferred using stomach content and stable isotope analyses
The diet of an invasive crayfish, Cherax quadricarinatus (Von Martens, 1868), in Lake Kariba, inferred using stomach content and stable isotope analyses Open
The following supplementary material is available for this article:
Table S1. Location of the study sites in the Sanyati Basin of Lake Kariba, Zimbabwe.
Table S2. Results of stable isotope analysis in R of the food source proportions in …