BioCAT: Search for biosynthetic gene clusters producing nonribosomal peptides with known structure by Dmitry N. Konanov, Danil V. Krivonos, Elena N. Ilina, Vladislav V. Babenko

“…BioCAT unites the antiSMASH software and the rBAN retrosynthesis tool but some improvements were added to both gene cluster and peptide structure analysis. …”
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Effect of mineral oil as a lubricant to collect feces from cats for microbiome studies by Xiaolei Ma, Emily Brinker, Wenqi Cao, Emily C. Graff, Xu Wang

“…Abstract Background Fecal specimens are critical for disease screening, diagnosis, and gut microbiome research. For domestic cats, lubricants are often necessary to obtain a sufficient quantity of sample. …”
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Which Antibacterial Agent Performs Best for the Treatment and Clearance of Chlamydophila Felis Infection in Cats? by David Mills

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cDNA Cloning of Feline PIWIL1 and Evaluation of Expression in the Testis of the Domestic Cat by Leanne Stalker, Alanna G. Backx, Allison K. Tscherner, Stewart J. Russell, Robert A. Foster, Jonathan LaMarre

“…Expression of PIWIL1 in the male cat appears limited to the testis and correlates with sexual maturity. …”
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Comparing Pears to Apples: Unlike Dogs, Cats Need Habituation before Lab Tests by Stefania Uccheddu, Ádám Miklósi, Sarolt Gintner, Márta Gácsi

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Low prevalence of Babesia hongkongensis infection in community and privately-owned cats in Hong Kong by A. Almendros, Y.R. Choi, T.L. Leung, W.Y.J. Tam, D. Hernandez Muguiro, F.M. Woodhouse, J.J. Gray, J.A. Beatty, V.R. Barrs

“…Domestic cats are susceptible to infection with at least 11 species of Babesia. …”
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Clinical and magnetic resonance imaging features, and pathological findings of spinal lymphoma in 27 cats by Valentina Lorenzo, João Ribeiro, João Ribeiro, Marco Bernardini, Marco Bernardini, Juan J. Mínguez, Juan J. Mínguez, Meritxell Moral, Carlos Blanco, Tina Loncarica, Araceli Gamito, Martí Pumarola

“…Bimodal age distribution was found with 40.7% of cats aged ≤2.5 years (63.6% of them FeLV positive), and 44.4% of cats aged ≥8 years (16.7% of them FeLV positive). …”
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A Questionnaire Survey on Long-Term Outcomes in Cats Breed-Screened for Feline Cardiomyopathy by Anna Follby, Anna Pettersson, Ingrid Ljungvall, Åsa Ohlsson, Jens Häggström

“…Records of cats with ≥1 BS-FCM between 2004–2015 were included. …”
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Seroprevalence of Neospora caninum in pet cats, dogs and rabbits from urban areas of Poland by Hanna Turlewicz-Podbielska, Jakub Jędrzej Ruszkowski, Jarosław Wojciechowski, Małgorzata Pomorska-Mól

“…Results In total, serum samples from 184 cats (Felis catus), 203 dogs (Canis familiaris) and 70 rabbits (Oryctolagus cuniculus) were used in the study. …”
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Technological advances in the serological diagnosis of Chagas disease in dogs and cats: a systematic review by Natália Erdens Maron Freitas, Fernanda Lopes Habib, Emily Ferreira Santos, Ângelo Antônio Oliveira Silva, Natália Dantas Fontes, Leonardo Maia Leony, Daniel Dias Sampaio, Marcio Cerqueira de Almeida, Filipe Dantas-Torres, Fred Luciano Neves Santos

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Dermatophytosis caused by a Chrysosporium species in two cats in Turkey: a case report by B. Dokuzeylul, B. Basaran Kahraman, B.D. Sigirci, E. Gulluoglu, K. Metiner, M.E. Or

“…Keratinophilic fungi and especially dermatophytes can be detected on the hair coat and skin of cats. The aim of this report is to present a rarely seen dermatophytic skin disease in cats. …”
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Pharmacokinetics of a novel endectoparasiticide topical formulation for cats, combining esafoxolaner, eprinomectin and praziquantel by Jacquot Virginie, Buellet Prescillia, Letendre Laura, Tong Wei, Li Henry, Tielemans Eric

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<i>Coxiella burnetii</i> in Dogs and Cats from Portugal: Serological and Molecular Analysis by Sofia Anastácio, Samuel Anjos, Suzi Neves, Tiago Neves, Pedro Esteves, Hélder Craveiro, Bruno Madeira, Maria dos Anjos Pires, Sérgio Sousa, Gabriela da Silva, Hugo Vilhena

“…Dogs and cats are potential sources of infection for some zoonotic diseases such as Q fever, caused by <i>Coxiella burnetii</i>, a multiple host pathogen. …”
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Characterization of the skin microbiome in normal and cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma affected cats and dogs by Jacoba I. Bromfield, Julian Zaugg, Rodney C. Straw, Julia Cathie, Annika Krueger, Debottam Sinha, Janin Chandra, Philip Hugenholtz, Ian H. Frazer

“…Here, we provide microbiome data for SCC in cats and dogs using culture-independent molecular profiling and show a significant decrease in microbial alpha diversity on SCC lesions compared to normal skin (P ≤ 0.05). …”
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Virulence Genes as Markers for <i>Pseudomonas aeruginosa</i> Biofilm Formation in Dogs and Cats by Daria Płókarz, Michał Czopowicz, Karolina Bierowiec, Krzysztof Rypuła

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Measurement of Ghrelin as a Marker of Appetite Dysregulation in Cats with and without Chronic Kidney Disease by Katelyn Brusach, Sarah Lorbach, Jessica Quimby, Eline Nijveldt, Rene Paschall, Hannah Kinsella, Valerie Parker, Ramiro Toribio

“…Appetite abnormalities and weight loss are important comorbidities in the treatment of chronic kidney disease (CKD) in cats. Ghrelin, a key hormone involved in the regulation of appetite and metabolism, is a potential marker of appetite dysregulation in cats with CKD. …”
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Diagnostic utility of LDH measurement for determining the etiology of modified transudate pleural effusion in cats by Hsu Mon Hla, Vachira Hunprasit, Jedsada Siripoonsup, Anudep Rungsipipat, Anudep Rungsipipat, Araya Radtanakatikanon, Araya Radtanakatikanon

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A Retrospective Study on Bacteriology, Clinicopathologic and Radiographic Features in 28 Cats Diagnosed with Pyothorax by Juin Jia Sim, Seng Fong Lau, Sharina Omar, Malaika Watanabe, Muhammad Waseem Aslam

“…A chest tube was placed in 64.3% of the cats and 66.7% of cats with chest tubes survived. …”
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Rat hepatitis E virus (Rocahepevirus ratti) exposure in cats and dogs, Hong Kong by Estie Hon-Kiu Shun, Jianwen Situ, James Yiu-Hung Tsoi, Shusheng Wu, Jianpiao Cai, Kelvin Hon-Yin Lo, Nicholas Foo-Siong Chew, Zhiyu Li, Rosana Wing-Shan Poon, Jade Lee-Lee Teng, Vincent Chi-Chung Cheng, Kwok-Yung Yuen, Siddharth Sridhar

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Density and ecological drivers of free‐ranging cat abundance and activity in Madeira Island, Macaronesia by Elena J. Soto, João Nunes, Eduardo Nóbrega, Ana Filipa Palmeirim, Ricardo Rocha

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