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"Compared to people living in industrialized areas, traditional indigenous people have much more diverse gut microbiomes. They also have higher rates of parasitic worm (helminth) infection, but it’s unclear if helminth infection influences their microbiomes, partly because there is a lack of metagenomic data from these populations. To learn more, researchers recently sequenced 650 gut metagenomes from indigenous Orang Asli Malaysians living in five villages with different helminth infection rates. They found that the individuals from more heavily helminth-infected villages had more diverse microbiomes and more uncharacterized gut microbes. The specific village was the strongest driver of microbial community diversity and composition and the effects of helminth infection on the microbiome differed among villages..."

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This resource is a video abstract of a research paper created by Research Square on behalf of its authors. It provides a synopsis that's easy to understand, and can be used to introduce the topics it covers to students, researchers, and the general public. The video's transcript is also provided in full, with a portion provided below for preview:

"Climate change may negatively impact cold-water fish while benefiting their parasites. That is the finding of a new study conducted by researchers at the University of Münster. An important biological question regarding climate change is how ecological and evolutionary dynamics will be altered in the face of temperature shifts. Climate change is expected to impact many species -- and parasites are no exception. But few studies have conducted empirical tests to determine precisely how environmental changes will affect host-parasite dynamics. To provide insights into this, a team of researchers conducted an experiment involving three-spined sticklebacks, a tapeworm parasite, and varying water temperatures. Sticklebacks -- and the tapeworms that infect them -- occupy a wide environmental range, making this an ideal system for studying such interactions..."

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This resource is a video abstract of a research paper created by Research Square on behalf of its authors. It provides a synopsis that's easy to understand, and can be used to introduce the topics it covers to students, researchers, and the general public. The video's transcript is also provided in full, with a portion provided below for preview:

"Kinetoplastids are microscopic flagellated protozoans. They may not look like much, but these parasites are responsible for diseases that affect millions of people worldwide including Leishmaniasis, Sleeping Sickness, and Chagas Disease. Despite their role in global health concerns, however, effective drug treatments for these parasites are lacking. While different parasites are responsible for each of these conditions and they are transmitted by different vectors, the cellular and molecular biology of Kinetoplastids are quite similar. Taking advantage of this, an international team of scientists has developed three new anti-parasitic compound groups to combat these devastating microorganisms. By screening nearly 2 million compounds against the three target kinetoplastids, the team was able to identify those with potential anti-parasitic effects. They then characterized these molecules’ chemical and physiological properties and grouped them by their potential use for each disease..."

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This resource is a video abstract of a research paper created by Research Square on behalf of its authors. It provides a synopsis that's easy to understand, and can be used to introduce the topics it covers to students, researchers, and the general public. The video's transcript is also provided in full, with a portion provided below for preview:

"In the battle against mosquito-born disease, scientists are turning to one of the world’s oldest practices for help: matchmaking. Releasing sterile or genetically altered male mosquitoes into the wild to mate with females prevents those mosquitoes from reproducing and going on to spread disease. But understanding more about what females find attractive could help create males they’ll mate with. So what do female mosquitoes look for in a mate? Researchers from the United Kingdom recently revealed that being a good listener matters…at least to Aedes aegypti mosquitoes, a species responsible for transmitting diseases such as yellow fever, dengue, and Zika. Many mosquito species mate in midair. As they fly, their beating wings produce unique sound patterns, and a male must match a female’s sound pattern to gain her romantic interest. This is called harmonic convergence. Various factors influence how well the insects can match these mating tunes, but the researchers decided to focus on body size..."

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LA ASOCIACIÓN ENTRE DOS ORGANISMOS DE DIFERENTE ESPECIE RECIBE EL NOMBRE DE SIMBIOSIS Y LAS DISTINTAS SIMBIOSIS TOMAN DENOMINACIONES DIFERENTES DE ACUERDO CON LOS RESULTADOS DE LA ASOCIACIÓN. LA SIMBIOSIS PUEDE SER DE CUATRO TIPOS: MUTUALISMO, COMENSALISMO, FORESIS Y PARASITISMO. ESTA INFOGRAFÍA FORMA PARTE DE LOS RECURSOS EDUCATIVOS DEL CURSO DE PARASITOLOGÍA PARA LOS ALUMNOS DEL PROGRAMA EDUCATIVO DE QUÍMICO FARMACÉUTICO BIÓLOGO.

This resource is a video abstract of a research paper created by Research Square on behalf of its authors. It provides a synopsis that's easy to understand, and can be used to introduce the topics it covers to students, researchers, and the general public. The video's transcript is also provided in full, with a portion provided below for preview:

"Tiny but tenacious, the tick is one of the most dangerous creatures on earth—and perhaps one of the most misunderstood. Because while typically associated with Lyme disease, ticks can actually harbor more than 120 different species of bacteria, each a unique source of infection. Unfortunately, the one-microbe, one-disease myth surrounding the tick extends well beyond the court of public opinion. The lack of broad-spectrum diagnostics in the clinic means that a single sufferer of tick-borne disease may spend up to $60,000, or 54,000 €, on more than 11 visits, doctors, and tests just to get a proper diagnosis. A 2018 blood analysis of 432 individuals showing symptoms of Lyme disease puts the problem in perspective—and calls for revamped screening procedures that decrease the probability of missed or misdiagnosis..."

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