Enterohemorrhagic

The tick borne apicomplexan parasites Babesia and Theileria are responsible for costly and devastating diseases globally. Improved control is needed but the biology of these parasites remains poorly understood. Significant ...

Spermatogonial stem cells (SSCs) are a rare population of cells in the male germ line that self-renew and differentiate into progenitor spermatogonia for the initiation of spermatogenesis. In mammalian males, this process ...

The strain

Spermatogenesis is absolutely essential for mammalian reproduction. This highly organized and tightly controlled process is regulated, in part, by retinoic acid (RA). This essential molecule plays key roles in many aspects ...

Chronic alcohol use often leads to sleep disturbances such as insomnia and sleep fragmen¬ta¬¬tion, but the underlying mecha¬nisms are not fully understood. Sleep is regulated by two main processes: a homeo¬static process ...

Anaplasma marginale is a tick-transmitted, obligate intraerythrocytic pathogen of cattle, causing anaplasmosis characterized by anemia, decreased milk and meat production, and occasionally death. Animals that survive are ...

Relapsing fever is a tick-borne bacterial disease caused by a number of species in the genus Borrelia. Persistence is a key component of the lifecycle of relapsing fever Borrelia as it improves the chance for tick acquisition ...

Non-typhoidal

Vibrio parahaemolyticus is a bacterial pathogen capable of causing gastroenteritis, wound infections and septicemia. Its virulence factors include two type III secretion systems (T3SS1 and T3SS2) that cause host-cell ...