The prevalence of intestinal parasitic infections in the urban slums of a city in Western India by Misra Shobha, Duttaroy Bithika, Shroff Bhavesh

“…Parasitic infections due to protozoa were observed in 70.71% of the study participants. …”
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Population genetics of Trypanosoma brucei rhodesiense: clonality and diversity within and between foci. by Craig W Duffy, Lorna MacLean, Lindsay Sweeney, Anneli Cooper, C Michael R Turner, Andy Tait, Jeremy Sternberg, Liam J Morrison, Annette MacLeod

“…African trypanosomes are unusual among pathogenic protozoa in that they can undergo their complete morphological life cycle in the tsetse fly vector with mating as a non-obligatory part of this development. …”
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PREVALENCE OF PARASITIC CONTAMINATION OF LEAFY GREEN VEGETABLES IN MISURATA, LIBYA by O Elmajdoub Layla, A. Omar Mosaab, S. Al-Aboudy Mohammed, F Abosheba, S Elzwawi

“…However, there was a statistical difference between protozoa and helminths contamination of rocket and lettuce (P≤0.01). …”
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Práca Václava Trnku z Křovic Historia febrium intermittentium o malárii v oblasti habsburskej monarchie by Babeta Jurámiková

“…These fevers were a relatively common and unpleasant phenomenon in Europe, especially in certain regions. They are caused by protozoa of the genus Plasmodium, discovered in the 19th century, which cause several types of malaria, all of them being characterised by periodic bouts of fever. …”
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Ectoparasites and Endoparasites of Peridomestic House-Rats in Ile-Ife, Nigeria and Implication on Human Health by Titus Ogunniyi, Helen Balogun, Brian Shasanya

“…Five genera of helminthes (Moniliformis, Hymenolepis, Taenia, Trichuris and Trichinella) were recovered from 29 (58.0%) of the rats while seven genera of protozoa organisms (Amoeba, Dientamoeba, Entamoeba, Retortamo-nas, Trichomonas, Chilomastix and Trypanosoma) were recovered from 48 (96.0%) of them. …”
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Effect of formaldehyde-treated urea on rumen fermentation, ration digestibility and nitrogen utilization by Jouko Setälä, Liisa Syrjälä-Qvist

“…The amount of rumen bacteria was decreased (P< 0.05) and the amount of protozoa increased (P< 0.01) by formaldehyde treatment levels above F1.0 and F3.0, respectively. …”
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Parasitic zoonoses: Gastrointestinal parasites carried by rodents in the west of Iran in 2017 by Ebrahim Badparva, Hassan Nayebzadeh, Mohammad Hassan Kayedi, Ehsan Mostafavi, Mohammad Bagher Ahoo

“…The rate of infection with protozoa was 9.3%. Five (4.2%) were infected with Giardia sp., and two (1.7%) with Entamoeba coli. …”
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Results of hypoporosis prevention in farm birds by Kapitonova Elena, Kochish Ivan, Vlasenko Elena, Glaskovich Mariya, Nikonov Ilia

“…It has been established that the patented mineral feed additive “Cu-Active” is not toxic for the protozoa Tetrahymena pyriformis and has an adsorption activity against sanitary-indicatory microorganisms (the number of mesophilic aerobic and facultative anaerobic microorganisms) at a level of 10.8 mg/g. …”
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Application of a loop-mediated isothermal amplification (LAMP) assay targeting cox1 gene for the detection of Clonorchis sinensis in human fecal samples. by S M Mazidur Rahman, Hyun Beom Song, Yan Jin, Jin-Kyoung Oh, Min Kyung Lim, Sung-Tae Hong, Min-Ho Choi

“…The assay was highly specific because no cross-reactivity was observed with the DNA of other helminths, protozoa or Escherichia coli. Then, LAMP assay was applied to human fecal samples collected from an endemic area of clonorchiasis in Korea. …”
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Evaluation of exoenzyme profiles of Candida albicans species isolated from females with vaginal candidiasis by Hasti Nouraei, Leila Razeghian Jahromi, Mehdi Ghaderian Jahromi, Kamiar Zomorodian, Keyvan Pakshir

“…Background and Purpose: The three most common causes of vaginitis are bacteria, yeast, and Protozoa. Candida albicans is one of the most common causes of vaginitis and commonly affects millions of females with different signs and symptoms. …”
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The Comparison of Blastocystis Frequency, by Direct and Culture Methods, among the Health Card Applicants in Isfahan City, Iran, 2017 by Somayeh Mousavi-Mobarakeh, Hossein Ali Yousefi, Zahra Ghayour-Najafabadi

“…Background: Blastocystis is currently one of the most common protozoa in the human gastrointestinal tract and a wide range of animals. …”
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Prevalence of Gastrointestinal Endoparasites of Swamp Buffaloes (Bubalus bubalis) in Polewali Mandar by Hendro Sukoco, Deka Uli Fahrodi, Salmin Salmin, Nur Saidah Said, Marsudi Marsudi, Besse Mahbuba We Tenri Gading

“…After microscopic identification, the following types of endoparasites were found with their respective prevalence levels: worms of the nematode class consisted of Strongyloides sp. (8,75%), Toxocara sp. (13,75%), Ascaris sp. (7,5%), Bunostomum sp. (11,25%), Haemonchus sp. (17,5%), Trichostrongylus sp. (36,25%), the cestode class consisted of Moniezia sp. (18,75%) and Taenia sp. (10%), Trematode class Paramphistomum sp. (13,75%). The types of protozoa found were Eimeria sp. (46,25%) and Entamoeba sp. (6,25%).…”
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Progress in the Application of Nanoparticles and Graphene as Drug Carriers and on the Diagnosis of Brain Infections by Mahmood Barani, Mahwash Mukhtar, Abbas Rahdar, Ghasem Sargazi, Anna Thysiadou, George Z. Kyzas

“…Viruses, bacteria, fungi, or, rarely, protozoa or parasites may be the cause of brain infections. …”
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Characterisation and expression of a PP1 serine/threonine protein phosphatase (PfPP1) from the malaria parasite, <it>Plasmodium falciparum:</it> demonstration of its essential role... by Musiyenko Alla, Oldenburg Anja, Adams Brian, Kumar Rajinder, Barik Sailen

“…<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Reversible protein phosphorylation is relatively unexplored in the intracellular protozoa of the <it>Apicomplexa</it> family that includes the genus <it>Plasmodium</it>, to which belong the causative agents of malaria. …”
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Freqüência de oocistos de coccídios do gênero "Cryptosporidium" em ovinos no estado do Rio de Janeiro Frequency of gender of “Cryptosporidium” coccidia in sheep in the Rio de Janei... by Vagner Ricardo da Silva Fiúza, Carina Santos Teixeira, Rachel Ingrid Juliboni Cosendey, Francisco Carlos Rodrigues de Oliveira

“…Statistical analysis showed that 41% of the animals were infected with this protozoa and no significant differences (P = 0,1728, P = 0.7082 and P=0.2850 and P=0.4997) were observed for sex, age between gender sex and animal class, respectively. …”
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A new species, Dactylosoma piperis n. sp. (Apicomplexa, Dactylosomatidae), from the pepper frog Leptodactylus labyrinthicus (Anura, Leptodactylidae) from Mato Grosso State, Brazil. by Úngari Letícia Pereira, Netherlands Edward Charles, Quagliatto Santos André Luiz, Alcantara Edna Paulino de, Emmerich Enzo, da Silva Reinaldo José, O’Dwyer Lucia Helena

“…The Dactylosomatidae Jakowska and Negrelli, 1955 are one of four families belonging to adeleorinid coccidia and comprise the genera Babesiosoma Jakowska and Nigrelli, 1956 and Dactylosoma Labbé, 1894. These blood protozoa occur in peripheral blood of lower vertebrates, and are commonly reported parasitising amphibians. …”
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The New Genus <i>Caulinema</i> Revealed New Insights into the Generic Relationship of the Order Ulotrichales (Ulvophyceae, Chlorophyta) by Tatyana Darienko, Cecilia Rad-Menéndez, Thomas Pröschold

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Two Cases of Chronic and Drug-Resistant Cutaneous Leishmaniasis as an Initial Presentation of the Underlying Lymphoproliferative Disorder by Reza Mortezaei, Reihaneh Aryan, Saman Afkhami-Ardakani, Vahid Mashayekhi-Goyonlo

“…Background: Cutaneous leishmaniasis is an infectious disease caused by the protozoa of Leishmania genus, which cause serious public health issues in endemic regions across 80 countries. …”
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Diversity and prevalence of gastrointestinal parasites in seven non-human primates of the Taï National Park, Côte d’Ivoire by Kouassi Roland Yao Wa, McGraw Scott William, Yao Patrick Kouassi, Abou-Bacar Ahmed, Brunet Julie, Pesson Bernard, Bonfoh Bassirou, N’goran Eliezer Kouakou, Candolfi Ermanno

“…A total of 23 species of parasites was recovered including 9 protozoa (Entamoeba coli, Entamoeba histolytica/dispar, Entamoeba hartmanni, Endolimax nana, Iodamoeba butschlii, Chilomastix mesnili, Giardia sp., Balantidium coli, and Blastocystis sp.), 13 nematodes (Oesophagostomum sp., Ancylostoma sp., Anatrichosoma sp., Capillariidae Gen. sp. 1, Capillariidae Gen. sp. 2, Chitwoodspirura sp., Subulura sp., spirurids [cf Protospirura muricola], Ternidens sp., Strongyloides sp., Trichostrongylus sp., and Trichuris sp.), and 1 trematode (Dicrocoelium sp.). …”
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Tumor necrosis factor prevents Candida albicans biofilm formation by Francisco Airton Castro Rocha, Anelise Maria Costa Vasconcelos Alves, Marcos Fábio Gadelha Rocha, Rossana de Aguiar Cordeiro, Raimunda Sâmia Nogueira Brilhante, Ana Carolina Matias Dinelly Pinto, Rodolfo de Melo Nunes, Virgínia Cláudia Carneiro Girão, José Julio Costa Sidrim

“…Cytokines released in an inflammatory milieu may influence the development of microorganisms either by promoting their growth or displaying antimicrobial activity. In protozoa, TNF may affect growth by coupling through a lectin-like domain, distinct from TNF receptors. …”
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