LISSONEMA SICKI, AN EMERGING AIR SAC NEMATODE OF EUROPEAN OWLS: INTRODUCTION, HOST SWITCHING AND RAPID ESTABLISHMENT ON A MEDITERRANEAN ISLAND

Lissonema sicki, an emerging air sac nematode of European owls: introduction, host switching and rapid establishment on a Mediterranean island

In recent years, air sac parasitic helminths have been reported to cause severe disease in birds.In addition, various species appear to be expanding and infecting new avian hosts in various regions worldwide.In this context, an air sac nematode was initially detected in 2014 infecting the Eurasian scops owl, hospitalized in the local wildlife hospi

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Escherichia coli Strains Responsible for Cystitis in Female Pediatric Patients with Normal and Abnormal Urinary Tracts Have Different Virulence Profiles

The role of uropathogenic Escherichia coli (UPEC) in colonization and infection of female patients with anatomical and functional abnormalities of the urinary system is elusive.In this study, the phenotype, genotype and the phylogeny Laundry Storage Basket of UPEC strains isolated from the urine of pediatric female patients with cystitis of normal

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P1-12: Different Double-Pulse Distinguishability Among the Luminance Opponency, the Red-Green Opponency, and the Blue-Yellow Opponency

The inter-stimuli-interval (ISI) thresholds of double pulses discrimination were measured to investigate the temporal distinguishability of double pulses of the luminance opponency, the red-green opponency, and the blue-yellow opponency.Double pulses were presented randomly in one of four quadrants, defined by a central fixation cross on a CRT disp

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