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Local variation in endoparasite intensities of bank voles (Clethrionomys glareolus )from ecologically similar sites: morphometric and endocrine correlates (2002)
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Barnard, C., Behnke, J., Bajer, A., Bray, D., Race, T., Frake, K., …Sinski, E. (2002). Local variation in endoparasite intensities of bank voles (Clethrionomys glareolus )from ecologically similar sites: morphometric and endocrine correlates. Journal of Helminthology, 76(2), https://doi.org/10.1079/JOH2001109

Much interest has centred recently on the role of adaptive trade-offs between the immune system and other components of life history in determining resistance and parasite intensities among hosts. Steroid hormones, particularly glucocorticoids and se... Read More about Local variation in endoparasite intensities of bank voles (Clethrionomys glareolus )from ecologically similar sites: morphometric and endocrine correlates.

A molecular phylogeny of nuclear and mitochondrial sequences in Hymenolepis nana (Cestoda) supports the existence of a cryptic species (2002)
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MacNish, M., Morgan-Ryan, U., Monis, P., Behnke, J., & Thompson, R. (2002). A molecular phylogeny of nuclear and mitochondrial sequences in Hymenolepis nana (Cestoda) supports the existence of a cryptic species. Parasitology, 125(6), https://doi.org/10.1017/S0031182002002366

Since isolates of Hymenolepis nana infecting humans and rodents are morphologically indistinguishable, the only way they can be reliably identified is by comparing the parasite in each host using molecular tools. In the current study, isolates of H.... Read More about A molecular phylogeny of nuclear and mitochondrial sequences in Hymenolepis nana (Cestoda) supports the existence of a cryptic species.

Human T cells that have been conditioned by the proteolytic activity of the major dust mite allergen Der p 1 trigger enhanced immunoglobulin E synthesis by B cells (2002)
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Ghaemmaghami, A. M., & Shakib, F. (2002). Human T cells that have been conditioned by the proteolytic activity of the major dust mite allergen Der p 1 trigger enhanced immunoglobulin E synthesis by B cells. Clinical and Experimental Allergy, 32(5), 728-732. https://doi.org/10.1046/j.1365-2222.2002.01374.x

Background: We have previously demonstrated that the proteolytic activity of Der p 1 selectively cleaves human CD25, the 55 kDa α subunit of the IL-2 receptor. As a result of cleavage of surface CD25, peripheral blood T cells produce less IFN-γ and m... Read More about Human T cells that have been conditioned by the proteolytic activity of the major dust mite allergen Der p 1 trigger enhanced immunoglobulin E synthesis by B cells.

Characterization of the Campylobacter jejuni Heptosyltransferase II Gene, waaF, Provides Genetic Evidence that Extracellular Polysaccharide Is Lipid A Core Independent (2002)
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Oldfield, N. J., Moran, A. P., Millar, L. A., Prendergast, M. M., & Ketley, J. M. (2002). Characterization of the Campylobacter jejuni Heptosyltransferase II Gene, waaF, Provides Genetic Evidence that Extracellular Polysaccharide Is Lipid A Core Independent. Journal of Bacteriology, 184(8), 2100-2107. https://doi.org/10.1128/JB.184.8.2100-2107.2002

Campylobacter jejuni produces both lipooligosaccharide (LOS) and a higher-molecular-weight polysaccharide that is believed to form a capsule. The role of these surface polysaccharides in C jejuni-mediated enteric disease is unclear; however, epitopes... Read More about Characterization of the Campylobacter jejuni Heptosyltransferase II Gene, waaF, Provides Genetic Evidence that Extracellular Polysaccharide Is Lipid A Core Independent.

Failure to infect laboratory rodent hosts with human isolates of Rodentolepis(= Hymenolepis) nana (2002)
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MacNish, M., Morgan, U., Behnke, J. M., & Thompson, R. (2002). Failure to infect laboratory rodent hosts with human isolates of Rodentolepis(= Hymenolepis) nana. Journal of Helminthology, 76(1), https://doi.org/10.1079/JOH200198

Confusion exists over the species status and host-specificity of the tapeworm Rodentolepis (= Hymenolepis) nana. It has been described as one species, R. nana, found in both humans and rodents. Others have identified a subspecies; R. nana var. frater... Read More about Failure to infect laboratory rodent hosts with human isolates of Rodentolepis(= Hymenolepis) nana.

Prevalence and abundance of Cryptosporidium parvum and Giardia spp. in wild rural rodents from the Mazury Lake District region of Poland (2002)
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Bajer, A., Bednarska, M., Pawelczyk, A., Behnke, J. M., Gilbert, F. S., & Sinski, E. (2002). Prevalence and abundance of Cryptosporidium parvum and Giardia spp. in wild rural rodents from the Mazury Lake District region of Poland. Parasitology, 125(1), https://doi.org/10.1017/S0031182002001865

Prevalence and abundance of Cryptosporodium parvum and Giardia spp. were studied in 3 species of rodents from forests and abandoned agricultural fields in N.E. Poland (Clethrionomys glareolus n=459; Microtus arvalis n=274; Apodemus flavicollis n=209)... Read More about Prevalence and abundance of Cryptosporidium parvum and Giardia spp. in wild rural rodents from the Mazury Lake District region of Poland.

Monospecific helminth and arthropod infections in an urban population of brown rats from Doha, Qatar (2001)
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Abu-Madi, M. A., Lewis, J. W., Mikhail, M., El-Nagger, M., & Behnke, J. M. (2001). Monospecific helminth and arthropod infections in an urban population of brown rats from Doha, Qatar. Journal of Helminthology, 75(4),

Parasitic infections were studied for the first time in an urban population of brown rats (Rattus norvegicus) from Doha. Only one species of helminth was found, the cestode Hymenolepis diminuta, and one ectoparasite, the flea Xenopsylla astia, from a... Read More about Monospecific helminth and arthropod infections in an urban population of brown rats from Doha, Qatar.

Genotypic variability in subarctic Atlantic planktic foraminifera (2001)
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Stewart, I. A., Darling, K. F., Kroon, D., Wade, C. M., & Troelstra, S. R. (2001). Genotypic variability in subarctic Atlantic planktic foraminifera. Marine Micropaleontology, 43(1-2), 143-153. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0377-8398%2801%2900024-X

Specimens of the planktic foraminiferal morphospecies, Globigerina bulloides, Turborotalita quinqueloba, Neogloboquadrina pachyderma (dextral) and Globigerinita uvula, were collected along a subarctic Atlantic transect. Partial sequences of the small... Read More about Genotypic variability in subarctic Atlantic planktic foraminifera.

Patterns of genetic variation in pacific island land snails: The distribution of cytochrome b lineages among Society Island Partula (2001)
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Goodacre, S. L., & Wade, C. M. (2001). Patterns of genetic variation in pacific island land snails: The distribution of cytochrome b lineages among Society Island Partula. Biological Journal of the Linnean Society, 73(1), 131-138. https://doi.org/10.1006/bijl.2001.0530

The radiation of Partula land snails has produced a large array of distinct morphological, ecological and behavioural types occupying many tropical volcanic islands in the Pacific Ocean. Within the Society Islands of French Polynesia, the mode of evo... Read More about Patterns of genetic variation in pacific island land snails: The distribution of cytochrome b lineages among Society Island Partula.

Human T cell subset commitment determined by the intrinsic property of antigen: The proteolytic activity of the major mite allergen Der p 1 conditions T cells to produce more IL-4 and less IFN-γ (2001)
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Ghaemmaghami, A. M., Robins, A., Gough, L., Sewell, H. F., & Shakib, F. (2001). Human T cell subset commitment determined by the intrinsic property of antigen: The proteolytic activity of the major mite allergen Der p 1 conditions T cells to produce more IL-4 and less IFN-γ. European Journal of Immunology, 31(4), 1211-1216. https://doi.org/10.1002/1521-4141%28200104%2931%3A4%3C1211%3A%3AAID-IMMU1211%3E3.0.CO%3B2-R

The house dust mite Dermatophagoides pteronyssinus allergen Der p 1 elicits IgE antibody responses in a significant proportion of patients suffering from dust mite allergy. We have recently shown that Der p 1 proteolytically cleaves a cell surface mo... Read More about Human T cell subset commitment determined by the intrinsic property of antigen: The proteolytic activity of the major mite allergen Der p 1 conditions T cells to produce more IL-4 and less IFN-γ.

A phylogeny of the land snails (Gastropoda: Pulmonata) (2001)
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Wade, C. M., Mordan, P. B., & Clarke, B. (2001). A phylogeny of the land snails (Gastropoda: Pulmonata). Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, 268(1465), 413-422. https://doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2000.1372

We have undertaken the first large-scale molecular phylogenetic analysis of the Stylommatophora. Sequences of the ribosomal RNA gene-cluster were examined in 104 species of snails and slugs from 50 families, encompassing all the currently recognized... Read More about A phylogeny of the land snails (Gastropoda: Pulmonata).

Molecular evolutionary relationships between partulid land snails of the Pacific (2001)
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Goodacre, S. L., & Wade, C. M. (2001). Molecular evolutionary relationships between partulid land snails of the Pacific. Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, 268(1462), 1-7. https://doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2000.1322

Adaptive radiation of partulid land snails in the tropical Pacific has produced an extraordinary array of distinctive morphological, ecological and behavioural types. Here we use part of the nuclear ribosomal RNA gene cluster to investigate the relat... Read More about Molecular evolutionary relationships between partulid land snails of the Pacific.

Factors affecting the component community structure of haemoparasites in bank voles (Clethrionomys glareolus) from the Mazury Lake District region of Poland (2001)
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Bajer, A., Pawelczyk, A., Behnke, J. M., Gilbert, F., & Sinski, E. (2001). Factors affecting the component community structure of haemoparasites in bank voles (Clethrionomys glareolus) from the Mazury Lake District region of Poland. Parasitology, 122(1), https://doi.org/10.1017/S0031182000007058

The prevalence and abundance of infections with haemoparasites were studied over a 3 year period in Clethrionomys glareolus (bank vole, n=420) sampled from forests in the NE of Poland. Total species richness was 5 (Prevalence=Haemobartonella sp. 63.1... Read More about Factors affecting the component community structure of haemoparasites in bank voles (Clethrionomys glareolus) from the Mazury Lake District region of Poland.

Interactions involving intestinal nematodes of rodents: experimental and field studies (2001)
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Behnke, J., Bajer, A., Sinski, E., & Wakelin, D. (2001). Interactions involving intestinal nematodes of rodents: experimental and field studies. Parasitology, 122, Article S39-S49. https://doi.org/10.1017/S003118200001679

Multiple species infections with parasitic helminths, including nematodes, are common in wild rodent populations. In this paper we first define different types of associations and review experimental evidence for different categories of interactions.... Read More about Interactions involving intestinal nematodes of rodents: experimental and field studies.

Variation in the helminth community structure in bank voles (Clethrionomys glareolus) from three comparable localities in the Mazury Lake District region of Poland (2001)
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Behnke, J., Barnard, C., Bajer, A., Bray, D., Dinmore, J., Frake, K., …Sinski, E. (2001). Variation in the helminth community structure in bank voles (Clethrionomys glareolus) from three comparable localities in the Mazury Lake District region of Poland. Parasitology, 123(4), https://doi.org/10.1017/S0031182001008605

We tested the null hypothesis that populations of hosts trapped in isolated neighbouring locations showing comparable habitat quality, should support similar helminth parasite communities. The study was undertaken in a 2-week period in late summer in... Read More about Variation in the helminth community structure in bank voles (Clethrionomys glareolus) from three comparable localities in the Mazury Lake District region of Poland.

Helminths of the sand lizard, Lacerta agilis (Reptilia, Lacertidae), in the Palaearctic: faunal diversity and spatial patterns of variation in the composition and structure of component communities (2001)
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Sharpilo, V., Biserkov, V., Kostadinova, A., Behnke, J., & Kuzmin, Y. (2001). Helminths of the sand lizard, Lacerta agilis (Reptilia, Lacertidae), in the Palaearctic: faunal diversity and spatial patterns of variation in the composition and structure of component communities. Parasitology, 123(4), https://doi.org/10.1017/S0031182001008587

We studied variation in the structure of component communities of helminths in sand lizards, Lacerta agilis, from 30 localities in the Ukraine and Bulgaria. Thirty-five separate samples of lizards, with a total of 661 completely censused infracommuni... Read More about Helminths of the sand lizard, Lacerta agilis (Reptilia, Lacertidae), in the Palaearctic: faunal diversity and spatial patterns of variation in the composition and structure of component communities.

Molecular evidence for genetic mixing of Arctic and Antarctic subpolar populations of planktonic foraminifers (2000)
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Darling, K. F., Wade, C. M., Stewart, I. A., Kroon, D., Dingle, R., & Leigh Brown, A. J. (2000). Molecular evidence for genetic mixing of Arctic and Antarctic subpolar populations of planktonic foraminifers. Nature, 405(6782), 43-47. https://doi.org/10.1038/35011002

Bipolarity, the presence of a species in the high latitudes separated by a gap in distribution across the tropics, is a well-known pattern of global species distribution. But the question of whether bipolar species have evolved independently at the p... Read More about Molecular evidence for genetic mixing of Arctic and Antarctic subpolar populations of planktonic foraminifers.

Genetic heterogeneity of HIV type 1 subtypes in Kimpese, rural democratic republic of congo (1999)
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Mokili, J. L., Wade, C. M., Burns, S. M., Cutting, W. A., Bopopi, J. M., Green, S. D., …Simmonds, P. (1999). Genetic heterogeneity of HIV type 1 subtypes in Kimpese, rural democratic republic of congo. AIDS Research and Human Retroviruses, 15(7), 655-664. https://doi.org/10.1089/088922299310953

A relatively low and stable seroprevalence of HIV-1 was previously reported among pregnant women attending for antenatal care between 1988 and 1993 in Kimpese, a rural town in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC, formerly Zaire). To characterize th... Read More about Genetic heterogeneity of HIV type 1 subtypes in Kimpese, rural democratic republic of congo.