| [blood parasites of small wild mammals in czechoslovakia]. | the author investigated 4,853 specimens of wild living small mammals (43 species: insectivora, chiroptera, lagomorpha, rodentia, carnivora) from czechoslovakia for blood parasites. trypanosomes were found in talpa europaea, sorex alpinus, crocidura suaveolens, myotis myotis, apodemus sylvaticus, apodemus flavicollis, mus musculus, rattus norvegicus, clethrionomys glareolus and microtus agrestis. babesia was detected in myotis emarginatus, myotis myotis, clethrionomys glareolus, microtus arvalis ... | 1975 | 1158292 |
| prenatal growth of the mole, talpa europaea linn., 1758. | | 1975 | 1158311 |
| urine analysis of european moles talpa europaea and white rats rattus norvegicus kept on a carnivore's diet. | 1. the urine compositions of the european mole talpa europaea and of the white rat rattus norvegicus (albino) kept on a carnivore's diet were compared. 2. the urine of moles contained bicarbonate while that of rats kept on a carnivore's diet did not. 3. urine volume per 100 g body mass over 24 hr was significantly higher in the mole than in the rat. 4. the results of this study suggest that the mole, like other subterranean mammals on the one hand and caecal fermenters on the other, may use its ... | 1987 | 2890465 |
| on trypanosoma (megatrypanum) talpe from talpa europaea: method of division and evidence of haemogamasinae as vectors. | | 1987 | 3309238 |
| transmission of tick-borne encephalitis virus by nymphs of ixodes ricinus to the european mole (talpa europaea). | | 1966 | 4380780 |
| isolation of tick-borne encephalitis virus from the blood of the mole (talpa europaea) in a natural focus of infection. | | 1966 | 4380781 |
| talpa europea -- reservoir of trichinella spiralis in our contry. | | 1968 | 5006187 |
| studies on experimental trichinellosis in the mole (talpa europaea l.). | | 1971 | 5161153 |
| the autecology of small rodents and insectivores of the tribec mountain range. | small rodents and insectivores have become the main reservoirs of tick-borne encephalitis virus. in order, therefore, to demonstrate the dynamic and structural changes occurring in a natural focus of tick-borne encephalitis, information has been collected on the distribution, habitat, life-cycle, population density and extent of tick infestation of the rodents and insectivores that inhabit the tribec region and adjacent parts of the hronský inovec mountains. the following mammals are discussed: ... | 1967 | 5298539 |
| [adiaspiromycosis in small mammals in large capacity pigsties in the trebon basin]. | from 1977 to 1979 a study on the occurrence of adiaspiromycosis was performed on three animal farms in south bohemia. in 113 examined small mammals from the farms and their neighbourhoods adiaspiromycosis was detected in m. arvalis living both in the fields in the precincts (7/613, i. e. 1.14%) and in the grassy areas inside the three animal farms (5/221, i. e. 2.3%). by that time no adiaspiromycosis was found in small mammals living in the farm buildings. the obtained results were compared with ... | 1981 | 6787784 |
| [hemoglobins, xliii: the primary structure of mole hemoglobin (talpa europaea) (author's transl)]. | the hemoglobin of the european mole (talpa europaea) has only one component. the alpha- and beta-chains were separated by chromatography on cm 52 cellulose. the primary structures of both chains were mainly established on the tryptic peptides by automatic edman degradation. the n-terminal regions were sequenced on the chains. large c-terminal peptides could be isolated and sequenced after acidic hydrolysis of the asp-pro bond (alpha: 94/95, beta: 99/100). the peptides were aligned by their homol ... | 1981 | 7346384 |
| [toxoplasmosis causing death in a mole (talpa europaea)]. | pathologic lesions caused by toxoplasma gondii in a juvenile male common mole are described. main degenerative lesions are localized in liver, heart and lung combined with excessive proliferation of the typical microparasitic cysts. besides of this a moderate coccidiosis in the mucosa of bile ducts was diagnosed. | 1995 | 8593144 |
| comparison of antihemorrhagic activities in skeletal muscle extracts from various animals against bothrops jararaca snake venom. | antihemorrhagic activities of skeletal muscle extracts from various animals were compared in inhibiting the hemorrhagic activity of bothrops jararaca venom. the muscle extracts of the european hedgehog (erinaceus europaeus) exhibited the strongest activity, followed by those of other insectivores such as the shrew (crocidura russula) and mole (talpa europaea). the antihemorrhagic activities of muscle extracts from experimental animals such as mice, rats, guinea-pigs, hamsters and rabbits were ne ... | 1998 | 9620591 |
| are the semicircular canals of the european mole, talpa europaea, adapted to a subterranean habitat? | the mechanical sensitivity of vertebrate semicircular canals is directly influenced by the canal dimensions. three key canal parameters, whose dimensions have been shown to be critical in determining the mechanical sensitivity of semicircular canals, are the streamline length, the cross-sectional area of the canal lumen and the plane area. these parameters were measured in ten specimens of adult t. europaea and compared with the dimensions of the same parameters in r. norvegicus. the major deter ... | 1999 | 10425737 |
| wildlife disease reservoirs: the epidemiology of mycobacterium bovis infection in the european badger (meles meles) and other british mammals. | mycobacterium bovis infection has been confirmed in a wide range of mammals hosts throughout the world. the european badger (meles meles) and the brushtail possum (trichosurus vulpecula) are implicated as significant sources of infection for domestic cattle in the uk and new zealand respectively. the risk of transmission of infection between a wildlife population and domestic animals will be determined by both the epidemiology of the disease and the ecology of the host. in the uk, surveys by the ... | 2001 | 11463223 |
| tick-borne zoonotic bacteria in wild and domestic small mammals in northern spain. | the prevalence and diversity of tick-borne zoonotic bacteria (borrelia spp., anaplasma phagocytophilum, coxiella burnetii, and spotted fever group rickettsiae) infecting 253 small mammals captured in the basque country (spain) were assessed using pcr and reverse line blot hybridization. trapping sites were selected around sheep farms (study 1, 2000 to 2002) and recreational parks (study 2, 2003 to 2005). the majority of the studied mammals (162) were wood mice (apodemus sylvaticus), but six othe ... | 2007 | 17693556 |
| prevalence and genotype allocation of pathogenic leptospira species in small mammals from various habitat types in germany. | small mammals serve as most important reservoirs for leptospira spp., the causative agents of leptospirosis, which is one of the most neglected and widespread zoonotic diseases worldwide. the knowledge about leptospira spp. occurring in small mammals from germany is scarce. thus, this study's objectives were to investigate the occurrence of leptospira spp. and the inherent sequence types in small mammals from three different study sites: a forest in southern germany (site b1); a national park in ... | 2016 | 27015596 |
| the enzootic life-cycle of borrelia burgdorferi (sensu lato) and tick-borne rickettsiae: an epidemiological study on wild-living small mammals and their ticks from saxony, germany. | borrelia burgdorferi (sensu lato) and rickettsiae of the spotted fever group are zoonotic tick-borne pathogens. while small mammals are confirmed reservoirs for certain borrelia spp., little is known about the reservoirs for tick-borne rickettsiae. between 2012 and 2014, ticks were collected from the vegetation and small mammals which were trapped in saxony, germany. dna extracted from ticks and the small mammals' skin was analyzed for the presence of rickettsia spp. and b. burgdorferi (s.l.) by ... | 2017 | 28285593 |
| development of the cornea of true moles (talpidae): morphogenesis and expression of pax6 and cytokeratins. | corneal development and structure were studied in the iberian mole talpa occidentalis, which has permanently closed eyelids, and the european mole talpa europaea, in which the eyes are open. the vertebrate cornea typically maintains a three-layered structure - a stratified epithelium with protective and sensory function, an avascular, hypocellular, collagenous stroma, and an endothelium with both barrier and transport functions that regulates corneal hydration, hence maintaining transparency. co ... | 2010 | 20979588 |
| evolutionary insights from a genetically divergent hantavirus harbored by the european common mole (talpa europaea). | the discovery of genetically distinct hantaviruses in shrews (order soricomorpha, family soricidae) from widely separated geographic regions challenges the hypothesis that rodents (order rodentia, family muridae and cricetidae) are the primordial reservoir hosts of hantaviruses and also predicts that other soricomorphs harbor hantaviruses. recently, novel hantavirus genomes have been detected in moles of the family talpidae, including the japanese shrew mole (urotrichus talpoides) and american s ... | 2009 | 19582155 |
| prevalence of toxoplasma gondii in small mammals from the ardennes region, france. | serum samples from 218 small mammals trapped in forest and grassland in the ardennes region (north-eastern france) were tested for antibodies to toxoplasma gondii. using the modified agglutination test, positive results were found in 4/92 apodemus sp., 3/64 clethrionomys glareolus, 0/26 microtus agrestis, 0/4 micromys minutus, 3/5 sorex sp., 2/9 arvicola terrestris, and 7/18 talpa europaea. toxoplasma gondii was not isolated from the heart of seropositive individuals after bioassay in mice. sero ... | 2007 | 18303774 |
| seewis virus, a genetically distinct hantavirus in the eurasian common shrew (sorex araneus). | more than 20 years ago, hantaviral antigens were reported in tissues of the eurasian common shrew (sorex araneus), eurasian water shrew (neomys fodiens) and common mole (talpa europea), suggesting that insectivores, or soricomorphs, might serve as reservoirs of unique hantaviruses. using rt-pcr, sequences of a genetically distinct hantavirus, designated seewis virus (swsv), were amplified from lung tissue of a eurasian common shrew, captured in october 2006 in graubünden, switzerland. pair-wise ... | 2007 | 17967200 |
| zoo-fish in the european mole (talpa europaea) detects all ancestral boreo-eutherian human homologous chromosome associations. | zoo-fish with human whole-chromosome paint probes delineated syntenic association of human homologous chromosome segments 3-21, 14-15, 16-19, 4-8, 7-16 and 12-22 (twice) in the european mole (talpa europaea, talpidae, eulipotyphla, mammalia). these segment associations represent shared ancestral boreo-eutherian traits, half of which were previously not described for eulipotyphla. the karyotype of the european mole acquired a minimum of 19 translocations and six inversions compared to the presume ... | 2006 | 17065797 |
| effect of extracts from the chinese and european mole cricket on wound epithelialization and neovascularization: in vivo studies in the hairless mouse ear wound model. | until the end of world war ii, oily extracts from the european mole cricket, gryllotalpa gryllotalpa linné, were used for treating nonhealing wounds and burns. in traditional chinese medicine, extracts from the chinese mole cricket, gryllotalpa africana beauvois, have been used to treat boils, abscesses, and ulcers successfully for over two centuries and are still being used today. the aim of this study was twofold: first, to measure the effect mole cricket extracts have on wound epithelializati ... | 2006 | 16630103 |
| molecular phylogeny of east asian moles inferred from the sequence variation of the mitochondrial cytochrome b gene. | taxonomic analysis has previously revealed that the species of moles that inhabit japan are characterized by exceptional species richness and a high level of endemism. here, we focused on the evolutionary history of the four japanese mole species of the genera euroscapter and mogera, examining mitochondrial cytochrome b (cyt b) gene sequences and comparing them with those of continental mogera wogura (korean and russian populations), m. insularis from taiwan, and talpa europaea and t. altaica fr ... | 2000 | 10846617 |
| females of four mole species of genus talpa (insectivora, mammalia) are true hermaphrodites with ovotestes. | we studied the anatomical, histological, and genetic features of the sexual tract in four european mole species of the genus talpa (insectivora, mammalia): t. occidentalis, t. europaea, t. romana, and t. stankovici. all xy individuals had a normal male phenotype, whereas all xx individuals in all four species had features that identified them as intersexes. these individuals were nonetheless presumed to be functionally fertile females. intersexuality was manifested mainly as gonadal hermaphrodit ... | 1996 | 8858598 |
| acoustic transmission through the head of the common mole, talpa europaea. | | 1982 | 7166696 |
| elleipsisoma thomsoni franca, 1912: an apicomplexan parasite in the red blood cells of the mole (talpa europaea). | the rediscovery of elleipsisoma thomsoni franca 1912 from talpa europaea is reported. this organism, whose identity as a parasite was initially doubted, is shown to be an intra-erythrocytic protozoan parasite. light microscope observation confirmed the original description and 22/53 (42.5%) moles examined from a locality near blackpool were positive. organ impression smears demonstrated that e. thomsoni was concentrated in the heart and lungs, occasionally in the kidneys, liver and spleen. elect ... | 1984 | 6514376 |
| serological survey and isolation of tick-borne encephalitis virus from the blood of the mole (talpa europaea) in a natural focus. | | 1966 | 4381993 |
| evolution of crystallins: expression of lens-specific proteins in the blind mammals mole (talpa europaea) and mole rat (spalax ehrenbergi). | the mole (talpa europaea; insectivora) and the mole rat (spalax ehrenbergi; rodentia) both have degenerated eyes as a convergent adaptation to subterranean life. the rudimentary eye lenses of these blind mammals no longer function in a visual process. the crystallin genes, which display a lens-specific expression pattern, were studied in these blind mammals and in related species with normal eyes by hybridizing their genomic dnas with probes obtained from cdna clones for alpha a-, alpha b-, and ... | 1985 | 3870862 |
| whole-genome sequence of a novel hantavirus isolated from the european mole (talpa europaea). | the complete genome sequence of nova virus, a novel hantavirus isolated from a european mole (talpa europaea) captured in central poland, was determined. the availability of this sequence will facilitate the search for other mole-borne hantaviruses and will accelerate the acquisition of new knowledge about their phylogeography and evolutionary origin. | 2015 | 26021917 |
| co-circulation of soricid- and talpid-borne hantaviruses in poland. | previously, we reported the discovery of a genetically distinct hantavirus, designated boginia virus (bogv), in the eurasian water shrew (neomys fodiens), as well as the detection of seewis virus (swsv) in the eurasian common shrew (sorex araneus), in central poland. in this expanded study of 133 shrews and 69 moles captured during 2010-2013 in central and southeastern poland, we demonstrate the co-circulation of bogv in the eurasian water shrew and swsv in the eurasian common shrew, eurasian py ... | 2014 | 25445646 |
| high prevalence of nova hantavirus infection in the european mole (talpa europaea) in france. | recent discovery of genetically distinct hantaviruses in shrews and moles (order soricomorpha, family soricidae and talpidae) has challenged the conventional view that rodents serve as the principal reservoir hosts. nova virus (nvav), previously identified in archival liver tissue of a single european mole (talpa europaea) from hungary, represents one of the most highly divergent hantaviruses identified to date. to ascertain the spatial distribution and genetic diversity of nvav, we employed rt- ... | 2014 | 24044372 |
| a coccidian in haemogamasid mites; possible vectors of elleipsisoma thomsoni franca, 1912. | haemogamasinae/laelapidae mites (haemogamasus hirsutus, h. nidi and eulaelaps stabularis) collected from nests of the mole (talpa europaea) contained developmental stages (isosporan-type oocysts and independently developing macro-and microgametocytes) of a coccidian. these stages were observed in the haemocoele of living infected mites, in wet preparations of crushed mites, and in histological sections of paraffin wax embedded mites. they included both unsporulated and sporulated oocysts; sporul ... | 1987 | 3592490 |
| a contribution to the parasite fauna in winter nests of the common mole (talpa europaea l.) and incidence of its infection with tick-borne encephalitis virus (tbe) and rickettsia coxiella burnetii. | a total of 45 winter nests of the common mole (talpa europaea l.) from the záhorska lowland (western slovakia) were investigated in january through march during the years 1981-1985. seven species of fleas with the eudominant species ctenophthalmus assimilis were found in them, the other species were subrecedent. the acarinium of the mole winter nests was composed of 19 mite species. predominant were euryphagous species haemogamasus nidi, h. hirsutus, eulaelaps stabularis and androlaelaps fahrenh ... | 1988 | 3169646 |
| alpha, mu and pi glutathione s-transferases: species (talpa europaea) differences in their expression. | 1. tissue cytosols from talpa europaea were examined for their glutathione s-transferase isoenzyme content by chromatofocusing, inhibition and immunological techniques and the results compared with data from adult human tissue cytosols. 2. two sets of glutathione s-transferase isoenzymes were found in liver cytosol of talpa europaea, they demonstrated similar properties to human alpha and mu isoforms. 3. there was no evidence of expression of the pi isoenzyme set in any of the tissues studied an ... | 1989 | 2512050 |
| nucleus limitans thalami--comparative anatomical study. | cyto- and myeloarchitectonics as well as acetylcholinesterase activity of the nucleus limitans thalami--an important part of the nociceptive system--were studied in insectivora (sorex araneus, erinaceus europaeus, talpa europaeus), rat, rabbit, cat, monkey and man. our results suggest that nucleus limitans is phylogenetically a rather new structure. in insectivora and in the rat we could not find any evident group of neurons resembling nucleus limitans. in the rabbit and cat nucleus limitans is ... | 1989 | 2511740 |
| relation of the insular claustrum to the neocortex in insectivora. | the claustra of 9 species of insectivora (sorex araneus, sorex minutus, tenrec ecaudatus, solenodon paradoxus, neomys fodiens, erinaceus europaeus, talpa europaea, desmana moschata, potamogale velox) were investigated. in all examined animals we found two parts of the insular claustrum: the main part called by us the pars principalis and more medially situated lamina profunda claustri. in the "basal" insectivora the main part is in close contact with the layer via of the neocortex. in some more ... | 1990 | 1707077 |
| morphogenesis of the fetal membranes of an american mole, scalopus aquaticus. | scalopus membranes are characterized by: superficial nidation; antimesometrial orientation of the embryonic disc; amniogenesis by folding; an extensive but transitory choriovitelline placenta; a large yolk sac with late and incomplete inversion; large persistent allantoic vesicle; a very broad, thin, villous, epitheliochorial chorioallantoic placenta of annular shape interrupted mesometrially, dotted with numerous areolae, and bordered by a nonvillous sparsely vascular chorioallantoic membrane c ... | 1979 | 463791 |
| concentric lamellated psammoma-like bodies in the third ventricle of the european mole rat (spalax leucodon, nordmann 1840). | concentric lamellated bodies are described in the third ventricle of the european mole rat. these bodies show most staining characteristics of true psammoma bodies found in humans but were never calcified in the mole rat. | 1978 | 80912 |
| [comparative macro- and microscopic anatomy of the nasal cavity of european insectivores]. | the topography of the nasal fossa and its epithelium were studied in 4 european insectivores, sorex araneus l., crocidura russula (hermann), talpa europaea l. and erinaceus europaeus l. the following results were obtained: 1. the length of the nasal capsules is in relation to the length of the head in all 4 species the same. 2. the noses of all forms studies, except e. europaeus are very similar because of the trunk-shaped pars anterior nasi. 3. the numbers of turbinals are constant. 4. of all t ... | 1975 | 1241682 |
| assessing animal welfare impacts in the management of european rabbits (oryctolagus cuniculus), european moles (talpa europaea) and carrion crows (corvus corone). | human-wildlife conflict is a global issue. attempts to manage this conflict impact upon wild animal welfare, an issue receiving little attention until relatively recently. where human activities harm animal welfare these effects should be minimised where possible. however, little is known about the welfare impacts of different wildlife management interventions, and opinions on impacts vary widely. welfare impacts therefore need to be assessed objectively. our objectives were to: 1) establish whe ... | 2016 | 26726808 |
| the phylogenetic position of the talpidae within eutheria based on analysis of complete mitochondrial sequences. | the complete mitochondrial (mt) genome of the mole talpa europaea was sequenced and included in phylogenetic analyses together with another lipotyphlan (insectivore) species, the hedgehog erinaceus europaeus, and 22 other eutherian species plus three outgroup taxa (two marsupials and a monotreme). the phylogenetic analyses reconstructed a sister group relationship between the mole and fruit bat artibeus jamaicensis (order chiroptera). the talpa/artibeus clade constitutes a sister clade of the ce ... | 2000 | 10666706 |
| prevalence of toxoplasma gondii in common moles (talpa europaea). | the prevalence of toxoplasma gondii in common moles, talpa europaea, was investigated in order to determine whether moles can serve as an indicator species for t. gondii infections in livestock. | 2014 | 25927195 |
| eco-space: an object-oriented, spatially explicit model to assess the risk of multiple environmental stressors on terrestrial vertebrate populations. | wildlife organisms are exposed to a combination of chemical, biological and physical stressors. information about the relative impact of each stressor can support management decisions, e.g., by the allocation of resources to counteract those stressors that cause most harm. the present paper introduces eco-space; a novel receptor-oriented cumulative exposure model for wildlife species that includes relevant ecological processes such as spatial habitat variation, food web relations, predation, and ... | 2010 | 20005557 |
| [facial muscles of insectivora. ii. pachyura indica and sorex araneus]. | the investigation includes the area of facialis in erinaceus europaeus, talpa europaea, pachyura indica and sorex araneus. it is indicated that the topography of muscles diverges considerably from the equal conditions in rodentia, carnivoar and ungulata . the dorsal length musculature thus is almost an undivided mass of muscles by the 4 species investigated as also the laterally and ventrally situated musculature at certain points diverges from the conditions within other above mentioned animal ... | 1978 | 744461 |
| hantaviruses: rediscovery and new beginnings. | virus and host gene phylogenies, indicating that antigenically distinct hantaviruses (family bunyaviridae, genus hantavirus) segregate into clades, which parallel the molecular evolution of rodents belonging to the murinae, arvicolinae, neotominae and sigmodontinae subfamilies, suggested co-divergence of hantaviruses and their rodent reservoirs. lately, this concept has been vigorously contested in favor of preferential host switching and local host-specific adaptation. to gain insights into the ... | 2014 | 24412714 |
| [the facial muscles of insectivora. i. erinaceus europaeus and talpa europaea]. | this investigation includes the area of n. facialis in erinaceus europaeus and talpa europaea. it is indicated that the topography of muscles diverges considerably from the equally conditions in rodentia, carnivora, and ungulata. the dorsal length musculature thus is an almost undivided mass of muscles in the 2 investigated species as also the laterally and ventrally situated musculature at certain points diverges from the conditions within other above mentioned animal groups. | 1978 | 689348 |
| vacuolated pinealocytes in the hedgehog (erinaceus europaeus l.) and the mole (talpa europaea l.). | special cells in the hedgehog and mole pineal gland which are characterized by an enormous single vacuole were studied. the presence of secretory granules (in the hedgehog) and of paracrystalline structures (in the mole) in the cytoplasm of these cells indicates that they are pinealocytes. | 1975 | 167972 |
| genetic diversity of talpa europaea and nova hanta virus (nvav) in france. | nova hantavirus (nvav) was first identified in a single european mole (talpa europaea), captured in hungary. analysis of lung tissues from 94 moles captured in france revealed nvav in 50%. based on the genetic diversity of the cytochrome b mtdna, moles collected in poitiers and bordeaux were more closely related to the iberian mole (t. occidentalis), a species previously assumed to be restricted to the iberian peninsula. several hypotheses are discussed to explain these observations: 1) presence ... | 2014 | 25530620 |
| molecular systematics and evolutionary biogeography of the genus talpa (soricomorpha: talpidae). | the range of the genus talpa covers almost all europe up to western asia. this genus has never been the object of comprehensive systematic studies using molecular and genetic techniques, such that the evolutionary relationships among species remain unclear. talpa shows high levels of endemism, and the influence of past glaciation cycles on the distribution pattern of several species has been hypothesized. in this work, we assessed the molecular systematics of the genus using the mitochondrial ge ... | 2010 | 20138223 |
| coccidian parasites (apicomplexa: eimeriidae) from insectivores. iv. four new species in talpa europaea from england. | moles from england were examined for coccidian oocysts and all 64 talpa europaea were infected; of 64 infected hosts, 56 (88%) had multiple infections representing two to six coccidian species when examined. oocysts in 31 of the 64 samples remainedunsporulated. three eimerians and one isosporan were studied from the 33 fecal samples that had sporulated oocysts and these are described as new species; cyclospora talpae pellérdy & tanyi, 1968, and isospora sofiae (golemansky, 1978) levine & ivens, ... | 1988 | 3367321 |
| [biodiversity of nematode fauna]. | estimation data show that the nematodes are one of the most numerous and diverse phyllum of animals on earth. the number of nematode species is estimated as 26,646 including 15,965 parasitic species. some new species of parasites are still recorded. for example in 2004 a new whipworm, trichuris feliui, trichuridae from talpa europea was described. according to nowadays data (may, 2005) the number of nematode species parasitizing in animals in europe is 1431 and in poland 448 respectively. most o ... | 2005 | 16913524 |
| early skeletal development in talpa europaea, the common european mole. | an ontogenetic series of 22 cleared and double-stained prenatal specimens was used to study the sequence of ossification of selected postcranial skeletal elements of talpa europaea. results were compared with nine other therian mammals, with alligator, chelydra, and lacerta as outgroups. using the event-pairing method, shifts in the onset of ossification in t. europaea, sus, and homo were identified. in t. europaea, the ossification of the cervical vertebrae starts before the metatarsals. in hom ... | 2006 | 16766861 |
| divergent lineage of a novel hantavirus in the banana pipistrelle (neoromicia nanus) in côte d'ivoire. | recently identified hantaviruses harbored by shrews and moles (order soricomorpha) suggest that other mammals having shared ancestry may serve as reservoirs. to investigate this possibility, archival tissues from 213 insectivorous bats (order chiroptera) were analyzed for hantavirus rna by rt-pcr. following numerous failed attempts, hantavirus rna was detected in ethanol-fixed liver tissue from two banana pipistrelles (neoromicia nanus), captured near mouyassué village in côte d'ivoire, west afr ... | 2012 | 22281072 |
| a novel hantavirus of the european mole, bruges virus, is involved in frequent nova virus coinfections. | hantaviruses are zoonotic viruses with a complex evolutionary history of virus-host coevolution and cross-species transmission. although hantaviruses have a broad reservoir host range, virus-host relationships were previously thought to be strict, with a single virus species infecting a single host species. here, we describe bruges virus, a novel hantavirus harbored by the european mole (talpa europaea), which is the well-known host of nova virus. phylogenetic analyses of all three genomic segme ... | 2018 | 29272370 |
| spatio-temporal analysis of nova virus, a divergent hantavirus circulating in the european mole in belgium. | over the last decade, the recognized host range of hantaviruses has expanded considerably with the discovery of distinct hantaviruses in shrews, moles and bats. unfortunately, in-depth studies of these viruses have been limited. here we describe a comprehensive analysis of the spatial distribution, genetic diversity and evolution of nova virus, a hantavirus that has the european mole as its natural host. our analysis demonstrated that nova virus has a high prevalence and widespread distribution ... | 2016 | 27862516 |
| isolation and partial characterization of a highly divergent lineage of hantavirus from the european mole (talpa europaea). | genetically distinct hantaviruses have been identified in five species of fossorial moles (order eulipotyphla, family talpidae) from eurasia and north america. here, we report the isolation and partial characterization of a highly divergent hantavirus, named nova virus (nvav), from lung tissue of a european mole (talpa europaea), captured in central poland in august 2013. typical hantavirus-like particles, measuring 80-120 nm in diameter, were found in nvav-infected vero e6 cells by transmission ... | 2016 | 26892544 |
| complete genome sequence of nova virus, a hantavirus circulating in the european mole in belgium. | the complete genome sequence of nova virus, a divergent hantavirus, originating from the kidney tissue of a european mole (talpa europaea) from belgium was determined. the 3 genomic segments have a total length of 11,979 nucleotides, and nucleotide identities to other nova viruses are between 80 and 89%. | 2015 | 26251483 |
| diversity and prevalence of bartonella species in small mammals from slovakia, central europe. | wild-living rodents are important hosts for zoonotic pathogens. bartonella infections are widespread in rodents; however, in slovakia, knowledge on the prevalence of these bacteria in small mammals is limited. we investigated the prevalence and diversity of bartonella species in the spleens of 640 rodents of six species (apodemus flavicollis, apodemus sylvaticus, myodes glareolus, microtus arvalis, microtus subterraneus, and micromys minutus) and in the european mole (talpa europaea) from three ... | 2017 | 28975409 |
| genetic conflicts and the paradox of sex determination: three paths to the evolution of female intersexuality in a mammal. | that sex determining systems ever change is paradoxical but can be explained by noting that conflict between selfish elements and their modifiers will often cause a shift in sex determining strategy. the evolution of the novel sex determining system of moles (talpa europaea and t. occidentalis) may, we argue, be an example of just such a process. three different models for the evolution of female intersexuality are presented. these all attempt to account for (1) the fact that a few years ago pop ... | 1996 | 8762333 |
| anal gland secretion of european mole: volatile constituents and significance in territorial maintenance. | the chemical composition of the volatile components of the anal gland secretion of mature and immature moles of both sexes was examined by gas chromatography and mass spectrometry. the compounds in the secretion of adult males appear to vary little throughout the year and are similar to those from the adult female outside the breeding season. the secretions are dominated by c5-c10 carboxylic acids. female glands regress as they enter proestrus, accompanied by profound changes in the chemical com ... | 1996 | 24227417 |
| [morphologic aspects of the diencephalo-hypophysial neurosecretory apparatus of the mole (talpa europea) and squirrel (sciurus vulgaris)]. | | 1954 | 14351559 |
| [immunohistochemical and ultrastructural study of endocrine cells from the pyloric region of the european mole (talpa europaea)]. | the distribution and the morphology of some endocrine cells (gastrin, somatostatin and 5-ht immunoreactive) in the pyloric region were studied in the talpa europaea, an insectivore representing one of the most primitive living eutherians. the immunohistochemical studies enabled us to identify and calculate the percentage of each cell type: the most numerous endocrine cells were gastrin immunoreactive; fairly numerous appeared somatostatin immunopositive; less numerous were 5-ht immunoreactive ce ... | 1991 | 1684697 |
| composition of the surface lipids from the european mole (talpa europaea). | the surface lipids of the european mole consist of squalene, monoester waxes, triglycerides and cholesterol. as shown by gc/ms analysis, the fatty acid moieties of both monoester waxes and triglycerides belong to saturated unbranched (omega-1)- and (omega-2)-methyl-substituted and unsaturated homologous series. double bonds are located at the 7/8- and 9/10-position. apart from the cis- also trans-isomers were found. the alcohol moieties of the monoester waxes consisted of saturated unbranched, ( ... | 2009 | 2039579 |
| developmental stages of cyclospora talpae in the liver and bile duct of the mole (talpa europaea). | the completed life-cycle of cyclospora talpae, an extra-intestinal coccidian (apicomplexa) of the liver of the mole (talpa europaea), is reported. oocysts sporulated within 12-14 days at room temperature (20-22 degrees c). both macro- and microgametocytes developed independently within the nucleus of epithelial cells lining the bile duct as demonstrated by both light and electron microscopy. merogony was seen in the mononuclear cells in the capillary sinusoids of the liver. merozoites showed the ... | 1990 | 2092291 |
| adult neurogenesis in the hedgehog (erinaceus concolor) and mole (talpa europaea). | we investigated adult neurogenesis in two species of mammals belonging to the superorder laurasiatheria, the southern white-breasted hedgehog (order erinaceomorpha, species erinaceus concolor) from armenia and the european mole (order soricomorpha, species talpa europaea) from poland. neurogenesis in the brain of these species was examined immunohistochemically, using the endogenous markers doublecortin (dcx) and ki-67, which are highly conserved among species. we found that in both the hedgehog ... | 2010 | 21079393 |
| ontogeny of relationship of middle ear and temporomandibular (squamomandibular) joint in mammals. ii. morphology and ontogeny in insectivores. | the ontogeny of the mandibular joint and the middle ear region was studied in erinaceus europaeus, sorex araneus, talpa europaea and elephantulus rozeti. during development, a passage connection was found between the mandibular condyle and meckel's cartilage that is produced by the primordium of the lateral pterygoid muscle. the articular disk is formed apart and it appears later in development. | 1989 | 2718717 |
| [cerebrosides and sulfocerebrosides in the brain of insectivorous mammals]. | brain cerebrosides (c) and sulfocerebrosides (s) of insectivora, which represent the most ancient and primitive order of placentary mammals, were first studied. the content of c and s is higher in hedgehogs (erinaceus europaeus, e. auritus) and mole (talpa europaea) brains as compared to shrew (sorex araneus) brain. hydroxy fatty acids predominate over normal fatty acids in c of all studied insectivora brains. the fatty acid content of c and s of the insectivora brains is similar in being rich i ... | 2006 | 6485652 |
| golgi study of the isocortex in an insectivore: the common european mole (talpa europaea). | in the common european mole (talpa europaea) the isocortex is a six-layered structure representing about 50% of the total cerebral cortex. the internal granular layer is narrow in the occipital region, however, probably reflecting a poorly developed visual system in an animal adapted to life in a subterranean environment. golgi impregnation of projection cells and most local-circuit neurons of layers iii-vi suggests a relatively well-developed isocortex in this insectivore. the presence of extra ... | 1986 | 3036298 |
| community structure variability of uropodina mites (acari: mesostigmata) in nests of the common mole, talpa europaea, in central europe. | underground nests of talpa europaea, known as the common mole, are very specific microhabitats, which are also quite often inhabited by various groups of arthropods. mites from the suborder uropodina (acari: mesostigmata) are only one of them. one could expect that mole nests that are closely located are inhabited by communities of arthropods with similar species composition and structure. however, results of empirical studies clearly show that even nests which are close to each other can be dif ... | 2016 | 26861069 |
| evaluation of virulence of steinernema carpocapsae to european mole cricket gryllotalpa grylotalpa l. | common european mole cricket (ceml) grillotalpa grillotalpa l causes damage to field, vegetable crops, and small fruits growing at commercial plantations and nurseries. chemical control if insecticides are used in poison bates, soil application or seedling/bulbs treatment is not environmentally friendly. inundative and innoculative release of ctvl biocontrol agents, in particularly, entomopathogenic nematode is a reliable alternative to chemical control. at the laboratory study the comparison of ... | 2014 | 26084111 |
| complete genome sequence of a papillomavirus isolated from the european mole. | a papillomavirus was isolated from healthy epithelial tissue of two european moles (talpa europaea) and the complete genomic sequence was determined. to our knowledge, this is the first papillomavirus to be isolated from a mole. phylogenetic analysis shows it to be most closely related to viruses of the genus kappapapillomavirus. | 2013 | 23908280 |
| adaptation of hemoglobin function to subterranean life in the mole, talpa europaea. | in order to understand the mechanism responsible for the high oxygen affinity of mole blood, we investigated in the mole. talpa europaea, red cell parameters that determine hemoglobin function. we have found that the oxygen half saturation pressure (p50) of mole blood is 2.85 kpa (21.4 torr) at pco2 4.7 kpa, ph 7.4 and 37 degree c. the concentration of 2,3-diphosphoglycerate (2,3-dpg) averaged 5.3 mmol/l in red cells. in addition, we have determined p50 in hemoglobin solutions at various concent ... | 1981 | 7330493 |
| spermiogenesis and sperm morphology of talpa europaea. | | 1981 | 7227878 |
| monotreme ossification sequences and the riddle of mammalian skeletal development. | the developmental differences between marsupials, placentals, and monotremes are thought to be reflected in differing patterns of postcranial development and diversity. however, developmental polarities remain obscured by the rarity of monotreme data. here, i present the first postcranial ossification sequences of the monotreme echidna and platypus, and compare these with published data from other mammals and amniotes. strikingly, monotreme stylopodia (humerus, femur) ossify after the more dista ... | 2011 | 21521190 |
| cone photoreceptors and potential uv vision in a subterranean insectivore, the european mole. | we have examined the presence, the distribution, and the opsin identity of photoreceptor types in the retina of the european mole, talpa europaea, a subterranean insectivore with regressed morphology of the visual system. cones and rods were identified using opsin antisera, and their topographies determined from flat-mounted retinas. the retina (total area 0.75 mm(2)) contains about 100,000 photoreceptors, 10-12% of which are cones. rod density is low (theoretical maximum 127,000 mm(-2)). cone d ... | 2008 | 18484862 |
| scanning electron microscopy study of the lingual papillae in the european mole (talpa europea, l., talpidae). | the tongue in the adult european mole (talpa europea l.) was examined by scanning electron microscope. the elongated tongue with a rounded apex is about 12-13 mm in length and 3-4 mm in width. on the apex the shallow median groove is present. on the dorsal surface of the lingual mucosa two types of mechanical papillae and two types of gustatory papillae were observed. mechanical papillae are represented by numerous filiform papillae with a single process, covering the whole surface of the apex a ... | 2006 | 16677215 |
| the mole's thumb -- evolution of the hand skeleton in talpids (mammalia). | osteological specimens representing 15 out of the 16 currently recognized talpid genera were examined and scored for seven discrete morphological characters of the hand. the phylogenetic distribution of these characters was studied in the context of alternative hypotheses of talpid relationships, using three species of shrews and a hedgehog as outgroups. all talpids show a similar number and arrangement of carpal bones. the most obvious differences concern the presence of additional sesamoid bon ... | 2005 | 16351950 |
| helminth fauna of the european mole (talpa europaea linnaeus, 1758) in belorussian polesie. | | 2001 | 11570569 |
| a myxozoan-like parasite causing xenomas in the brain of the mole, talpa europaea l., 1758 (vertebrata, mammalia). | light and transmission electron microscopy revealed pericytes of brain capillaries of moles (talpa europaea l., 1758) as parasitized intracellularly. these host cells were enlarged and of globular or ellipsoid shape, and incorporated a cell-within-cell sequence of primary, secondary and, rarely found, tertiary developmental stages of an eukaryotic organism. other stages like spores were not discovered either in brain or in other organs. due to the vertebrate host, and the parasitic cells showing ... | 2000 | 11128799 |
| tissue, sex and age specific accumulation of heavy metals (zn, cu, pb, cd) by populations of the mole (talpa europaea l.) in a central urban area. | heavy metal accumulation was studied in urban populations of moles, talpa europaea l. (insectivora) at three sites along the "donaukanal" in vienna. kidneys, liver, lung, gonads, spleen, pancreas, femur, stomach + content, heart and skin were analysed for zn, cu, pb and cd contents. female moles showed higher zn concentrations in spleen, gonads and skin, higher cd concentrations in femur and stomach and lower cu content in kidneys compared to males. age classes were determined using teeth sectio ... | 2000 | 11057686 |
| the pineal gland of the mole (talpa europaea l.). iv. effect of pronase on material present in cisternae of the granular endoplasmic reticulum of pinealocytes. | the effect of a proteolytic enzyme, pronase, on material present in cisternae of the granular endoplasmic reticulum of mole pinealocytes demonstrates their proteinaceous nature. | 1977 | 902304 |
| a (comparative study on the nasal fossae of tupaia glis and four insectivores. | the macro- and microscopic anatomy of the nasal fossa of tupaia glis was compared with those of some insectivores. no significant group differences were found as far as the intranasal structures are concerned. since the number of receptor cells in the olfactory epithelium of tupaia glis and talpa europaea is smaller than in the other species studied, a slight reduction of the sense of smell is suggested. | 1977 | 416730 |
| testis-like steroidogenesis in the ovotestis of the european mole, talpa europaea. | the female european mole (talpa europaea) presents a vivid paradox in relation to our contemporary understanding of mammalian sexual differentiation. these animals are exceptional among female mammals in that they possess bilateral ovotestes. the ovotestis contains a morphologically normal ovarian component that develops during the spring breeding season and a histologically defined testicular region, the interstitial gland, which enlarges during autumn when the ovarian component decreases in si ... | 1999 | 9916009 |
| spatial and temporal patterns in the activity of european moles. | using ratio-tracking data obtained at three sites, we assessed the effects of season and of neighbour avoidance on the activity and patterns of home range use by european moles (talpa europaea). the home ranges of non-breeding male and female moles did not differ significantly in size, and averaged 2324 m2(minimum convex polygon). although overlap between ranges was small (an average of 12.8% of each range being shared with neighbours and an average of only 3.3% of 2×2 m grid cells were shared w ... | 1996 | 28307617 |
| accumulation of heavy metals in the mole in finland. | metal concentrations (cu, ni, zn, cd, cr, hg, pb and mo) were analysed from the liver and kidneys of moles, talpa europaea l. (insectivora), trapped in southern finland on both contaminated and rural areas. in rural areas the concentrations of cd, cu, zn, pb and mo were lower in juveniles (individuals in their first summer), except for zn in the liver, which was lower in adults. when the animals were divided into annual classes (0-6 years), cd and mo concentrations in the liver increased signifi ... | 1993 | 15091866 |
| altered hemoglobin co-factor sensitivity does not underlie the evolution of derived fossorial specializations in the family talpidae. | the high o2affinity of european mole (talpa europaea) blood is postulated to largely arise from the presence of two β-globin chain residues (β4 ser and β5 gly) that weaken the interaction of its hemoglobin (hb) with the red cell organophosphate 2,3-diphosphoglycerate (dpg). this latter trait is generally accepted to be an 'adaptation to subterranean life', despite the fact that no data are available for more basal mole lineages that have no evolutionary history of fossoriality (i.e. the ambulato ... | 2018 | 29309911 |
| immunocytochemical localization of actin in the sperm head of talpa europaea (insectivora). | actin in the sperm head of talpa europaea was observed by immunofluorescence and immunoelectron microscopy. the indirect immunofluorescence technique, using both anti-actin and dnase anti-dnase methods, showed a shining fluorescent band around the sperm head in some spermatozoa, whereas in others the fluorescence was found in the postacrosomal region. since no labeling was detected in sperms treated with nbd-phallacidin, it is likely that mature mole sperms contain g-actin but not f-actin. the r ... | 1986 | 3519305 |
| [on the comparative anatomy of the cochlea of talpa europaea, sorex araneus and sorex alpinus]. | | 1964 | 14266942 |
| the pineal gland of the mole (talpa europaea l.) i. the fine structure of the pinealocytes. | | 1974 | 4376454 |
| [histochemistry and fine structure of the interstitial cells in the testis of the mole (talpa europaea l., insectivora, mammalia) during the regression phase of spermiogenesis]. | | 1972 | 4117655 |
| a brief note on the morphological and histochemical features of the duodenal glands in 5 species of insectivore. | the duodenal glands of the insectivores studied form a narrow, compact glandular collar immediately distal to the pyloric sphincter. the duodenal glands generally empty into overlying intestinal glands however, in 2 species, suncus murinus and talpa europaea, they may empty directly into the intestinal lumen. the glands of all 5 species consist of coiled secretory tubules that show frequent distal branchings. cells of the secretory tubules are pyramidal in shape and show numerous apical secretor ... | 1980 | 7457897 |
| vertical distribution of137cs in grassland soils disturbed by moles (talpa europaea l.). | activity of biota is one of the factors influencing vertical migration of radionuclides deposited from the atmosphere onto the ground surface. the goal of this work was to study the vertical distribution of137cs in grassland soils disturbed by moles (talpa europaea l.) in comparison with undisturbed grassland soils. field observations and soil sampling were carried out in the areas of eight settlements in the klintsovskiy, krasnogorskiy and novozybkovskiy districts of the bryansk region, russia ... | 2018 | 29407638 |
| moles and mole control on british farms, amenities and gardens after strychnine withdrawal. | moles are considered pests in britain, but this issue has been little studied. lower welfare standards have been tolerated for moles than for most other managed wild mammal species, as use of both the controversial poison, strychnine, and unregulated traps have been permitted. strychnine was withdrawn in 2006 and there were fears that mole populations would increase as a result. in 2007, we conducted a comprehensive, nationwide survey of land manager perceptions, opinions and behaviour regarding ... | 2016 | 27338484 |
| ultrastructural study of intestinal coccidia of the european mole (talpa europaea). | the fine structure of the sexual stages of cyclospora caryolytica and eimeria goussevi from the epithelial cells of the small intestine of the european mole was studied by means of transmission electron microscopy. special interest was given to the intranuclear development of c. caryolytica . | 1984 | 6730780 |
| morphogenesis and fine structure of the near-term placenta of talpa europaea: i. endotheliochorial labyrinth. | morphological studies of placentation of talpa europaea confirm an antimesometrially orientated discoidal and chorioallantoidic placentome. this placentome, near term, shows a villous labyrinthine zone with interspersed haematomal areolae on its fetal side, a centrally located fetomaternal junctional zone, and a uterine gland zone towards the myometrium. as shown by light and electron microscopy the interhaemal membrane in the labyrinthine zone develops to an endotheliochorial placentation type. ... | 2006 | 6483812 |
| [some ultrastructural details of purkinje cells in talpa europaea heart]. | | 1967 | 5592322 |
| food and activity in the mole talpa europaea. | | 1967 | 6061800 |
| rectal and external body temperature in the mole (talpa europea l.). | | 1966 | 5954988 |