0

First described in 1843, Rumen protozoa with their striking appearance were assumed to be important for the welfare of their host. However, despite contributing up to 50% of the bio-mass in the rumen, the role of protozoa in rumen microbial ecosystem remains unclear. Phylogenetic analysis of 18S rDNA libraries generated from the rumen of cattle, sheep, and goats has revealed an unexpected diver...

Neospora caninum, an apicomplexan protozoan, is regarded as a major cause of abortion and stillbirth in cattle in countries world-wide. The ability to detection N.caninum in tissue samples can be a useful detection diagnostic tool for use in the study of the pathogenicity, immunoprophylaxis, and treatment of Neospora infection. However, molecular biology is one of the most sensitive tools for d...

background: intestinal parasites are still a serious public health problem in the world, especially in developing countries. this study aimed to assess the prevalence of intestinal protozoa infections and associated risk factors among schoolchildren in sanandaj city, iran. methods: this cross-sectional study involving 400 schoolchildren was carried out in 2015. each student was selected using s...

the major aim of this study was to compare the morphology and activity of rumen protozoa of khuzestan water buffalo and holstein cow using in vitro digestibility and gas production parameters of steam treated sugarcane pith. rumen fluid obtained from two buffalo and cow steers fed the same diet, 30:70 concentrate: forage. to separate rumen protozoa, antibiotic solution and fungicides were added...

Pathogenic parasites including helminths and protozoa are responsible for foodborne diseases in developed developing countries. Reports of waterborne protozoan infections very rare. Food zoonotic their transmission stages listed this review it is aimed to give brief information about the food-borne protozoa.