Cyclospora cayetanensis: A Perspective (2020–2023) with Emphasis on Epidemiology and Detection Methods

S Almeria, L Chacin-Bonilla, JG Maloney, M Santin - Microorganisms, 2023 - mdpi.com
Cyclospora cayetanensis infections are prevalent worldwide, and the parasite has become a
major public health and food safety concern. Although important efforts have been dedicated …

Life Cycle and Transmission of Cyclospora cayetanensis: Knowns and Unknowns

JP Dubey, A Khan, BM Rosenthal - Microorganisms, 2022 - mdpi.com
Although infections with Cyclospora cayetanensis are prevalent worldwide, many aspects of
this parasite's life cycle and transmission remain unknown. Humans are the only known …

Hastening Progress in Cyclospora Requires Studying Eimeria Surrogates

MS Tucker, A Khan, MC Jenkins, JP Dubey… - Microorganisms, 2022 - mdpi.com
Cyclospora cayetanensis is an enigmatic human parasite that sickens thousands of people
worldwide. The scarcity of research material and lack of any animal model or cell culture …

[HTML][HTML] Filters comprised of sand and Zero Valent Iron hold promise as tools to mitigate risk posed by Cyclospora cayetanensis oocysts

C Yeager, M Tucker, A Gutierrez, C O'Brien… - Food and Waterborne …, 2024 - Elsevier
Irrigation water contaminated by human fecal material may elevate the risk of produce
contamination with the enteric parasite Cyclospora cayetanensis. Oocysts of C …

RNA-seq of phenotypically distinct Eimeria maxima strains reveals coordinated and contrasting maturation and shared sporogonic biomarkers with Eimeria acervulina

MS Tucker, CN O'Brien, AN Johnson, JP Dubey… - Pathogens, 2023 - mdpi.com
Strains of Eimeria maxima, an enteric parasite of poultry, vary in virulence. Here, we
performed microscopy and RNA sequencing on oocysts of strains APU-1 (which exhibits …

Molecular characterization of cDNA coding for 33.5 and 41 kDa oocyst and sporocyst proteins that are differentially regulated in different strains of Eimeria maxima

MC Jenkins, C Parker, A Jansen… - Frontiers in Veterinary …, 2024 - frontiersin.org
Eimeria maxima (APU1 and APU2) differ in virulence for chickens, due in part to the greater
fecundity of the former. In a previous study, RNA-seq was used to identify a transcripts …

Cloning and expression of a cDNA coding for Eimeria acervulina 25 kDa protein associated with oocyst and sporocyst walls

MC Jenkins, M Tucker, C Parker, C O'Brien… - Veterinary …, 2022 - Elsevier
The purpose of this study was to characterize a gene named EAH 00033530 identified by
RNAseq analysis of sporulating Eimeria acervulina oocysts and its encoded protein …

[PDF][PDF] Hastening Progress in Cyclospora Requires Studying Eimeria Surrogates. Microorganisms 2022, 10, 1977

MS Tucker, A Khan, MC Jenkins, JP Dubey… - 2022 - drive.google.com
Cyclospora cayetanensis is an enigmatic human parasite that sickens thousands of people
worldwide. The scarcity of research material and lack of any animal model or cell culture …

Molecular Investigation of Exogenous Stages of Eimeria tenella: Expression of Fragmented Mitochondrial rDNA, Organellar Genome Dynamics, and Development of a …

P Kruth - 2024 - atrium.lib.uoguelph.ca
Eimeria tenella is one of several Eimeria spp. that cause coccidiosis, a cosmopolitan
disease with major impacts on the commercial poultry industry. Once sporulated, oocysts …

[PDF][PDF] Food and Waterborne Parasitology

C Yeager, M Tucker, A Gutierrez, C O'Brien, M Sharma… - centerforproducesafety.org
Irrigation water contaminated by human fecal material may elevate the risk of produce
contamination with the enteric parasite Cyclospora cayetanensis. Oocysts of C …