| [phlebotomine sandflies (diptera-psychodidae) of the isle of cyprus. i--description of phlebotomus (transphlebotomus economidesi n. sp]. | description of a new palearctic species from cyprus: phlebotomus (transphlebotomus) economidesi. the deposited holotype is a female because of the particularity of the streaked spermathecae and its non dilated ducts. four to six spines are implanted on the style of the male, but its differential diagnosis with the closely related species p. mascittii and p. canaaniticus is difficult. the distributions of these transphlebotomus species are mentioned. | 2000 | 10887661 |
| kawasaki disease and anaplasma sp. infection of an infant in cyprus. | this report describes the case of an infant suffering from kawasaki disease with a concomitant anaplasma sp. infection. further studies are required to demonstrate a possible association between kawasaki disease and bacterial infections. | 2009 | 18848483 |
| prevalence of anaplasma sp. in goats and sheep in cyprus. | a seroprevalence study of anaplasma infection was conducted in a stratified random sample of goats and sheep in cyprus in which the sample locations were recorded using a geographical information system (gis). the aim of the study was to estimate the prevalence of anaplasma phagocytophilum and other anaplasma species in sheep and goats, and to identify high-risk regions. a total of 689 serum samples (343 from sheep and 346 from goats) were randomly collected and tested for the detection of antib ... | 2009 | 18945185 |
| rats as indicators of the presence and dispersal of six zoonotic microbial agents in cyprus, an island ecosystem: a seroepidemiological study. | a total of 622 rats (402 rattus norvegicus and 220 r. rattus frugivorus) were collected in 51 different areas in cyprus during 2000-2003 and used as indicators of the presence and dispersal of six zoonotic microbial agents. igg antibodies against rickettsia typhi (241/496, 48.6%), r. conorii (209/500, 41.8%), toxoplasma sp. (138/494, 27.9%), coxiella burnetti (63/494, 12.8%), bartonella henselae (52/494, 10.5%) and leishmania infantum (36/494, 7.3%) were detected by indirect immunofluorescence t ... | 2010 | 20870259 |
| cryptic diversity of free-living parabasalids, pseudotrichomonas keilini and lacusteria cypriaca n. g., n. sp., as inferred from small subunit rdna sequences. | ultrastructural and molecular phylogenetic evidence indicate that the parabasalia consists of seven main subgroups: the trichomonadida, honigbergiellida, hypotrichomonadida, tritrichomonadida, cristamonadida, spirotrichonymphida, and trichonymphida. only five species of free-living parabasalids are known: monotrichomonas carabina, ditrichomonas honigbergii, honigbergiella sp., tetratrichomonas undula, and pseudotrichomonas keilini. phylogenetic analyses show that free-living species do not form ... | 2010 | 20880033 |
| phlebovirus and leishmania detection in sandflies from eastern thrace and northern cyprus. | phlebotomine sandflies are vectors of several pathogens with significant impact for public health. this study was conducted to investigate and characterize phlebovirus and leishmania infections in vector sandflies collected in the eastern thrace region in turkey and northern cyprus, where previous data indicate activity of these agents. | 2014 | 25499083 |
| identification of a novel uncultured rickettsia species strain (rickettsia species strain tselenti) in cyprus. | in a previous study conducted in cyprus, various spotted fever group rickettsia species were detected and identified in ticks by molecular analysis. among them, a partially characterized rickettsia species was detected in hyalomma anatolicum excavatum and rhipicephalus turanicus ticks. we report characterization of this rickettsial strain by using polymerase chain reaction sequencing analysis of partial citrate synthase a, outer membrane protein a, outer membrane protein b, and 17-kd protein gen ... | 2013 | 23438767 |
| molecular and morphological characterization of dothiorella casuarini sp. nov. and other botryosphaeriaceae with diplodia-like conidia. | after recent changes to the taxonomy of the botryosphaeriaceae species with diplodia-like (= dark, ovoid, often pigmented) conidia are considered to belong to at least three genera including diplodia, lasiodiplodia and dothiorella. in a recent molecular phylogenetic study it became apparent that two groups of isolates with diplodia-like conidia required taxonomic revision. one group of isolates originated from cupressus sempervirens in greece and cyprus and had been identified as d. pinea f. sp. ... | 2009 | 19623930 |
| hla-g variability and haplotypes detected by massively parallel sequencing procedures in the geographicaly distinct population samples of brazil and cyprus. | the hla-g molecule presents immunomodulatory properties that might inhibit immune responses when interacting with specific natural killer and t cell receptors, such as kir2dl4, ilt2 and ilt4. thus, hla-g might influence the outcome of situations in which fine immune system modulation is required, such as autoimmune diseases, transplants, cancer and pregnancy. the majority of the studies regarding the hla-g gene variability so far was restricted to a specific gene segment (i.e., promoter, coding ... | 2017 | 28135606 |
| a description of the unknown female of <i>coleophora</i> <i>arenbergerella</i> baldizzone, 1985 (lepidoptera: coleophoridae). | during a trip to cyprus, 27 september-4 october 2015, 4 specimens (3♂ and 1♀) of a coleophora sp. unknown to the author were collected in the oreites forest, above kouklia, paphos district (n34 7307149: e32 6366901, altitude 340m). two males and the one female were dissected. no match in habitus, or for the genitalia of either sex, was found when compared with any of the coleophora sp. recorded for cyprus (fauna europaea), other than c. arenbergerella about which no information could be found. t ... | 2016 | 27988600 |
| ostreopsis fattorussoi sp. nov. (dinophyceae), a new benthic toxic ostreopsis species from the eastern mediterranean sea. | the new benthic toxic dinoflagellate, ostreopsis fattorussoi sp. nov., is described from the eastern mediterranean sea, lebanon and cyprus coasts, and is supported by morphological and molecular data. the plate formula, po, 3', 7″, 6c, 7s, 5‴, 2'''', is typical for the ostreopsis genus. it differs from all other ostreopsis species in that (i) the curved suture between plates 1' and 3' makes them approximately hexagonal, (ii) the 1' plate lies in the left half of the epitheca and is obliquely ori ... | 2016 | 27633521 |
| evf how education in venous disease on the move the 7th evf how is returning to limassol, cyprus advanced courses, evf how plus, will continue during 2016. | | 2016 | 26986174 |
| a new genus of trachelipodidae strouhal, 1953 (crustacea, isopoda, oniscidea) from the eastern mediterranean. | levantoniscus n. gen. is erected for two new species from cyprus: levantoniscus bicostulatus n. sp. and levantoniscus makrisi n. sp. levantoniscus wahrmani (strouhal, 1968) n. comb. from israel and southern turkey is transferred from the genus bathytropa budde-lund, 1885 and family bathytropidae. the new genus is included in the family trachelipodidae and is characterized by distinct dorsal ornamentation, interlocking pleopods and uncovered pleopodal lungs which are located in invaginations on p ... | 2015 | 26624647 |
| phytomonospora cypria sp. nov., isolated from soil. | a gram-stain positive actinobacterial strain, designated kt1403(t), was isolated from a soil sample, collected from karpaz, magusa, northern cyprus, and characterised using a polyphasic approach. morphological characteristics and chemotaxonomic data indicated that the strain belongs to the genus phytomonospora. the cell wall of the novel strain contained meso-diaminopimelic acid and galactose, glucose and mannose as the major sugars in whole cell hydrolysates. the polar lipids in the cell membra ... | 2015 | 26427856 |
| novel halomonas sp. b15 isolated from larnaca salt lake in cyprus that generates vanillin and vanillic acid from ferulic acid. | vanillin is a high value added product with many applications in the food, fragrance and pharmaceutical industries. a natural and low-cost method to produce vanillin is by microbial bioconversions through ferulic acid. until now, limited microorganisms have been found capable of bioconverting ferulic acid to vanillin at high yield. this study aimed to screen halotolerant strains of bacteria from larnaca salt lake which generate vanillin and vanillic acid from ferulic acid. from a total of 50 hal ... | 2015 | 26026278 |
| an abandoned copper mining site in cyprus and assessment of metal concentrations in plants and soil. | mining is an important source of metal pollution in the environment and abandoned mines are extremely restricted habitats for plants. some plant species growing on metalliferous soils around mine tailings and spoil-heaps are metal-tolerant and accumulate high concentrations of metals. in this investigation, we aimed to perform a research in the cmc-abandoned copper mining area in lefke-north cyprus to assess the recent metal pollution in soil and plant systems. we collected 16 soil samples and 2 ... | 2015 | 25976876 |
| two peculiar new species of otites latreille 1804 (diptera: ulidiidae) with reduced phallus. | two new closely related species of the genus otites are described and illustrated: o. freidbergi n. sp. from israel, and o. friedmani n. sp. from cyprus. the two species exhibit unusual male terminalia for otites and other otitini. laboratory behavioral observations on live o. freidbergi individuals showed unusually long copulation duration compared to other examined otitini species. | 2015 | 25947825 |
| molecular characterization and phylogeny of kalotermes populations from the levant, and description of kalotermes phoeniciae sp. nov. | the presence of the yellow-necked drywood termite, kalotermes flavicollis fabr., has been reported along most of the mediterranean coasts of europe, africa and asia. while morphological and genetic data exist on european k. flavicollis populations from western and central mediterranean regions, data on eastern mediterranean kalotermes are scarce, and no genetic data exist to date. in this study, we analyzed 17 kalotermes sp. colonies from 11 localities in the levant (cyprus, lebanon, and israel) ... | 2015 | 25779003 |
| pseudonocardia cypriaca sp. nov., pseudonocardia salamisensis sp. nov., pseudonocardia hierapolitana sp. nov. and pseudonocardia kujensis sp. nov., isolated from soil. | the taxonomic positions of four novel actinomycetes isolated from soil samples, designated kt2142t, pm2084t, k236t and a4038t, were established by using a polyphasic approach. the organisms had chemical and morphological features that were consistent with their classification in the genus pseudonocardia. whole-cell hydrolysates of the four strains contained meso-diaminopimelic acid and arabinose and galactose as the diagnostic sugars (cell-wall type iv). their predominant menaquinone was found t ... | 2014 | 24523445 |
| streptomyces karpasiensis sp. nov., isolated from soil. | a novel actinobacteria, designated strain k413(t), was isolated from soil collected from karpaz national park, magusa, northern cyprus, and characterized to determine its taxonomic position. the isolate was found to have chemical and morphological properties associated with members of the genus streptomyces. phylogenetic analyses based on almost-complete 16s rrna gene sequences indicated that the isolate was closely related to members of the genus streptomyces, and was shown to form a distinct p ... | 2014 | 24243969 |
| the centipede fauna (chilopoda) of the island of cyprus, with one new lithobiomorph species. | the centipede (chilopoda) fauna of cyprus, which was almost unknown, has been analysed by examining more than 1,800 specimens sampled from 185 sites, besides revising critically the few published data. a total of 26 species are listed and discussed (1 scutigeromorpha, 9 lithobiomorpha, 3 scolopendromorpha, 13 geophilomorpha), 21 of which are new to the island, i.e. scutigera coleoptrata (linnaeus, 1758), lithobius (ezembius) parvicornis (porat, 1893), l. (e.) pamukkalensis matic, 1980, l. (e.) z ... | 2013 | 26295108 |
| amycolatopsis magusensis sp. nov., isolated from soil. | a novel actinomycete, designated strain kt2025(t), was isolated from arid soil collected from magusa, northern cyprus. the taxonomic position of the novel strain was established by using a polyphasic approach. the organism had chemical and morphological features consistent with its classification in the genus amycolatopsis. phylogenetic analyses based on 16s rrna gene sequences supported the classification of the isolate in the genus amycolatopsis and showed that the organism formed a cluster wi ... | 2013 | 22771685 |
| morphology and phylogeny of reticulitermes sp. (isoptera, rhinotermitidae) from cyprus. | taxonomy and phylogeny of termites of the genus reticulitermes in central and eastern mediterranean lands are poorly understood, partly due to insufficient sampling. this study aims to contribute to the knowledge of east mediterranean termites by presenting morphological and molecular data on reticulitermes from cyprus. samples from 15 colonies were collected throughout the island. qualitative and quantitative morphological characters were analyzed for alate and soldier castes. partial sequences ... | 2012 | 22647386 |
| new species and new records of ground spiders (araneae: gnaphosidae) from cyprus. | new taxonomic data on the ground spiders of the family gnaphosidae from the island of cyprus are presented. three species are proposed as new to science (drassyllus cyprius sp. n., setaphis mccowani sp. n., zelotes limnatis sp. n.). the male of synaphosus shirin ovtsharenko, levy & platnick, 1994 and the female of zelotes zekharya levy, 2009 are described for the first time. the transfer of zelotes helvolus (o.p. cambridge, 1872) and z. helvoloides levy, 1998 (the latter not recorded in cyprus) ... | 2017 | 29242475 |
| an exceptional family: ophiocordyceps-allied fungus dominates the microbiome of soft scale insects (hemiptera: sternorrhyncha: coccidae). | hemipteran insects of the suborder sternorrhyncha are plant sap feeders, where each family is obligately associated with a specific bacterial endosymbiont that produces essential nutrients lacking in the sap. coccidae (soft scale insects) is the only major sternorrhynchan family in which obligate symbiont(s) have not been identified. we studied the microbiota in seven species from this family from israel, spain and cyprus, by high-throughput sequencing of ribosomal genes, and found that no speci ... | 2017 | 28833928 |