Sentences with phrase «infect a host as»

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One virus - particle doesn't change color, but as it procreates mutations in that process can make the resulting child - virus differ from the parent - virus, so that the child - virus is capable of infecting a human as well as the original host thereby opening the possibility for a new human disease.

Cats act as host to the parasite and if a woman becomes infected, it may be passed to the growing baby and result in stillbirth or miscarriage, as well as other abnormalities.

«It's also known as witchweed because of the way it infects the host plant,» explains Hamilton, 30, a postdoctoral research associate with Rothamsted Research, the United Kingdom's largest agricultural research institution.

The researchers conclude «The correlation between lineage specific adaptations and ability to restrict viruses endemic to the same hosts supports the hypothesis that lentiviruses closely related to modern SIVs were present in Africa and infecting the ancestors of cercopithecine primates as far back as 16 million years ago, and provides insight into the evolution of TRIM5 specificity.»

Bacteriophages, or viruses that infect bacterial pathogens, may also act as vectors of virulence or of antibiotic resistance genes, ultimately making bacterial disease worse for the host.

When P. aeruginosa infects an actual host, such as a human, it often grows as a biofilm and encounters vastly different conditions.

The viral plasma membrane is mostly co-opted from that of the host cell as newly formed viruses bud from infected cells.

The organism that causes toxoplasmosis is a parasite that uses cats as its primary host, but it can also infect humans and other mammals.

A host can often be infected with more than one type of virus and, as viruses replicate in the host's cells, the genetic segments of the progeny viruses can be shuffled into new combinations.

The microbe may rarely infect people, but when it does, it may kill the human host, who becomes a literal dead end for the virus as well.

To learn how Mycobacterium tuberculosis mounts a defense against a drug, Baliga is first looking within the bacterium, identifying the genes, proteins and other molecules that interact as the microbe infects a host.

According to their developmental cycle, endoparasites can be grouped into two types: Some, such as many tapeworms, infect their hosts directly.

Another nursery in San Diego County has also been confirmed positive and 11 more are likely infected as well, says Claude Knighten, a spokesperson for USDA, which has compiled a list of where Monrovia shipped host plants in the last 12 months.

With gene - editing tools such as CRISPR, scientists can now eliminate immune - provoking sugars from the surface of pig cells, introduce human genes that regulate blood coagulation to prevent dangerous clots, and snip out viral sequences that some fear could infect a human host.

As the average temperature of the planet goes up and as humanity encroaches on wilderness, pathogens and the organisms they infect are moving into new habitats, increasing the risk of infecting native hostAs the average temperature of the planet goes up and as humanity encroaches on wilderness, pathogens and the organisms they infect are moving into new habitats, increasing the risk of infecting native hostas humanity encroaches on wilderness, pathogens and the organisms they infect are moving into new habitats, increasing the risk of infecting native hosts.

For a long time, the prevailing idea was that parasites and pathogens evolve to target a particular host and as they get better at infecting a specific animal or plant, they become less effective at infecting other organisms.

Tupanviruses can infect a wide range of hosts, such as protists and amoebas, but pose no threat to humans, the researchers say.

Hookworms have had millennia to develop «exquisite strategies» to suppress their host's inflammation, doing as little harm as possible so they can reproduce and infect the next host, says James Cook University biologist Alex Loukas, who is working to develop drugs based on hookworm secretions.

The authors say that the particular combination of species currently infected by dog - related rabies probably arose as a combined effect of historical spread by humans and host jumping.

The snails also are vulnerable to a well - documented threat — a parasitic worm (Microphallus livelyi) that lives within the snail as it awaits a chance to glom on to its final host: ducks that eat infected snails.

Also, inapparent infections by iridescent viruses may involve a low density of IIV particles in infected host cells [46], so without sensitive techniques such as MSP, it is not surprising that infections in CCD bee colonies were previously missed.

When T. gondii infects an intermediate host such as rodents or humans, it infiltrates the central nervous system and forms slow - growing cysts inside neurons where it can persist for the life of the host [4].

As we learn more about how schistosomes infect their hosts and reproduce inside them, we hope to devise new strategies for controlling these devastating parasites that infect hundreds of millions of people in the developing world.

Rhizobia - hosting plants, mostly in the legume family, recruit rhizobia from the soil to infect their roots, forming specialized nodules of root tissue to house the bacteria and provide them with sugars as a food resource.

Brucella ceti isolates infecting particularly dolphin hosts, showed further degradation of metabolite transport pathways as well as pathways related to cell wall / membrane / envelope biogenesis and motility.

Results: We show that P. falciparum extracellular vesicles (PfEVs) are enriched in proteins found within the exomembrane compartments of infected erythrocytes such as Maurer's clefts (MCs), as well as the secretory endomembrane compartments in the apical end of the merozoites, suggesting that these proteins play a role in parasite - host interactions.

While heartworms can infect more than 30 species of animals, such as ferrets, domestic cats, foxes, and other wild animals in the dog family, canines are considered the definitive host for these devastating worms.

Isospora species can also be transmitted through ingestion of intermediate hosts, such as infected mice.

- Tapeworms are parasitic flatworms that use fleas as an intermediate host, then infect the kitten when a flea is eaten.

It is hard to believe that such a simply constructed organism could be so deadly; however, this virus has proved especially effective at infecting by rapidly dividing host cells such as intestinal cells, bone marrow cells, cells of the lymph system, and fetal cells.

Cats get infected when they eat slugs or snails that act as the intermediate host or they eat the birds or animals that consume the infected slugs or snails.

An asymptomatic carrier is defined as a host for an infectious agent who does not show any signs at all that they are infected.

There are many types of lungworms identified, which in varying ways infect animals and migrate to the lungs and lower respiratory tract of their chosen host, causing a variety of respiratory problems such as bronchitis and pneumonia.

Kittens are at highest risk for health concerns related to roundworm infection, but adult cats can be infected by ingesting eggs from infected feces or intermediate hosts such as earthworms or rodents.

As dogs have been infected with both mammalian and avian influenza viruses, they have the potential to act like pigs, as «mixing vessel» hosts for the generation of new strainAs dogs have been infected with both mammalian and avian influenza viruses, they have the potential to act like pigs, as «mixing vessel» hosts for the generation of new strainas «mixing vessel» hosts for the generation of new strains.

One reason for this lower rate is the fact that cats are simply less attractive meals for the mosquitoes that transmit the parasite from host to host.7 There is no known age or sex predilection for infection and «indoor - only» cats are just as likely to become infected as are those that have outdoor access.8

A heartworm infected host (usually, but not necessarily, a dog) is bitten by a mosquito vector that ingests the L1 stage (also known as microfilariae) of the parasite.

The definitive host is the dog, but it can also infect cats, wolves, coyotes, jackals, foxes, and other animals, such as ferrets, bears, sea lions and even, under very rare circumstances, humans.

Heartworms must have the mosquito as an intermediate host, which means that a dog can not catch heartworms simply by interacting with an infected dog.

It is ingested when cats eat another animals» feces or infected intermediate hosts such as rodents and rabbits.

Once the disease is in a premises, there is a risk to other cats on premises, but the risk is considered rare since, as previously mentioned, the coronavirus is likely what infects the host, with the mutation to FIP variant occuring wthin the host.

Most importantly, the paper cited above plainly states that there is a low frequency of infected meat (which happens when infected rats and birds primarily, which are known as intermediate hosts, defecate in the food supply after being infected by ingesting T. Gondii parasites).

The mosquito - borne parasite Dirofilaria immitis is known to infect multiple species, including dogs, cats, ferrets, wolves, coyotes, foxes, sea lions, and even humans.1 Canids, including dogs, are the definitive hosts, while cats are viewed as aberrant or atypical hosts.1 Unlike dogs, in North and South America, D immitis is the only filarial disease that infects cats.2

As cats are not the natural host for heartworms, they are more resistant to infection but when they are infected, it's very serious.

Both dogs and cats can be infected by eating a vertebrate host such as a rodent but it is important not to forget the cockroach.

In addition, the eggs may be eaten by another animal («intermediate host») such as a small rodent (for example a mouse or rat), and a cat can be infected by preying on (eating) the infected intermediate host.

It is hard to believe that such a simply constructed organism could be so deadly; however, this virus has proved especially effective at infecting rapidly dividing host cells such as intestinal cells, bone marrow cells, cells of the lymph system, and fetal cells.

And as they feed this time, the parasites can infect their new hosts with the dangerous bacteria that they have harbored since their larval stage.

Although cats do not normally host heartworms, they can become infected in the same way as dogs, that is, through the bites of infected mosquitoes.

Using traditional cleaners, such as bleach, can be effective yet time - consuming and there is a great chance for human error and missing particles; just one particle can infect an innocent host.