| wenyonella baghdadensis sp. n. from the bandicoot rat nesokia indica in the baghdad area. | oocysts of wenyonella baghdadensis sp. n. were found in the feces of 2 of 12 bandicoot rats nesokia indica gray & harwicke from the baghdad area. sporulated oocysts were subspherical to broadly ellipsoidal, 25.4 (18-22) x 20.8 (15-28) micrometer, with a 2-layered wall, the outer wall being mammillated, without micropyle, micropylar cap, residuum, or polar granule. sporozoites were ovoid, 11.8 (9-15) x 8.4 (6-10) micrometer, with stieda body and residuum. two sporozoites in each sporocyst were el ... | 1978 | 102783 |
| the susceptibility of tatera indica, nesokia indica and bandicota bengalensis to three anticoagulant rodenticides. | three south-asian rodent past species were tested for susceptibility to anticoagulant rodenticides. wheat fluor containing 0-025% warfarin 0-0375% coumatetralyl or 0-005% difenacoum was fed to 260 tatera indica, 140 nesokia indica and 81 bandicota bengalensis for 1-56 days. tatera was about as susceptible to anticoagulants as rattus has been reported to be. nesokia and bandicota were extremely variable: though the majority were highly susceptible, the slopes of the dose-mortality curves were clo ... | 1977 | 264500 |
| [helminths of birds and mammals from israel. vi. the taxonomy and ecology of trichostrongylid nematodes (author's transl)]. | thirteen species of trichostronglyloid nematodes have so far been recorded from wild birds and mammals in israel and surrounding territories. three species were found in birds: amidostomum fulicae (rudolphi, 1819) in fulica atra l., 1758, a. acutum (lundahl, 1848) in anas crecca l., 1758 and amidostomum sp. in ceryle rudis l., 1758. ten species, 3 of which are new, were found in small mammals: trichostrongylus colubriformis (giles, 1892) in hystrix indica kerr, 1792; tenorastrongylus josephi n. ... | 1975 | 776059 |
| is late replication of the inactive x chromosome irreversible in all cells of mammals? | the x chromosomes of the female bandicoot rat (nesokia indica) were 3h-thymidine labeled during two consecutive cell divisions to determine if all of the same segments of the "triplicate-type" x chromosome of these animals always replicated late. in 87% of metaphases examined the findings were as expected. one entire x chromosome (x1) and the long arm of the other x (x2) synthesized dna late in the s phase in both divisions. however, in the other 13% of the metaphases, the late-replicating and p ... | 1975 | 1149494 |
| mammalian sex chromosomes. iv. replication heterogeneity in the late replicating facultative- and constitutive-heterochromatic regions in the x chromosomes of the mole rats, bandicota bengalensis and nesokia indica. | the karyotypes of nesokia indica and bandicota bengalensis are identical except for their sex chromosomes, which are much larger in nesokia due to additional constitutive heterochromatin (c.h.). replication patterns of their sex chromosomes were studied employing 3h-tdr autoradiography and brdurd-fpg staining techniques. though the "conservative" part of both early- and late-replicating x chromosomes revealed identical replication patterns in most cells, deviant patterns of only the late replica ... | 1991 | 1816171 |
| replication status of the fragile x chromosome and its implications for reproductive performance in the indian mole rat (nesokia indica). | in all fertile females the fragile x chromosome was almost always late replicating (inactive) in an average 82% of cells whereas in infertile females, it was early replicating (active) in about the same percentage of cells. these observations strongly suggest a correlation between the replication (activity) status of the fragile x chromosome and reproductive performance. | 1991 | 1995848 |
| random/nonrandom x-chromosome inactivation in nesokia indica: possible influence of heterochromatin. | five types of x chromosomes with different amounts of heterochromatin have been observed in nesokia indica, the indian mole rat. they have been found in both mosaic and nonmosaic individuals. the influence, if any, of heterochromatin on the kinetics of x-chromosome dna replication was evaluated in bone marrow cells and peripheral blood lymphocytes of nesokia females with variant x chromosomes. in bone marrow cells of nonmosaic females a random x-chromosome inactivation (xci) pattern was observed ... | 1991 | 2013237 |
| properties of follicle-stimulating hormone receptors and changes during annual breeding cycle in the testis of short-tailed bandicoot rat, nesokia indica. | some properties and seasonal changes of follicle-stimulating hormone (fsh) receptors in the testis of short-tailed bandicoot rat, nesokia indica, were studied. the binding of fsh was highly specific for mammalian fshs and located primarily in the testis. the scatchard plot analyses of the binding of fsh to the testicular preparations of n. indica showed straight lines similar to those of albino wistar rats, suggesting the presence of a single class of fsh-binding sites. the mean dissociation con ... | 1989 | 2925081 |
| does heterochromatin variation potentiate speciation? a study in nesokia. | an increasing incidence of sex-chromosome variation in constitutive heterochromatin, including individuals with mosaic genotypes, has been observed in a single natural population of nesokia indica, the indian mole rat. variations in the heterochromatic areas of the x chromosome are largely due to deletions at r-band-positive regions corresponding to folate-sensitive fragile sites. all individuals with either a pre- or post-zygotic loss or gain of sex-chromosome heterochromatin have so far proved ... | 1988 | 3416654 |
| folate-sensitive fragile sites on the x-chromosome heterochromatin of the indian mole rat, nesokia indica. | folate-sensitive fragile sites have been demonstrated on the x chromosome of the indian mole rat, nesokia indica (subfamily murinae), utilizing peripheral blood lymphocyte cultures. all normal female individuals expressed fragile sites on the constitutive heterochromatic long arm of one of their two x chromosomes (heterozygous expression); in contrast, no fragile sites were found on the single x chromosome of normal males. preferential transmission of the maternal fragile x to the daughters is t ... | 1987 | 3816302 |
| leishmaniasis in israel: reservoir hosts, sandfly vectors and leishmanial strains in the negev, central arava and along the dead sea. | the reservoir animals, sandfly vectors and strains of leishmania from foci in the southern region of israel were studied. the rodent host species are: psammomys obesus, meriones crassus and probably nesokia indica. the vector species are phlebotomus papatasi, which were caught at all collecting sites and ph. sergenti, which were collected in the area of the dead sea and in the central arava. strains of leishmania major isolated from rodents, vectors and man were serologically and enzymologically ... | 1984 | 6385358 |
| aberrant sex chromosome mechanisms in mammals. evolutionary aspects. | there are a number of mammalian species with complicated or unknown mechanisms for sex determination. the literature is reviewed with special reference to the origin and evolution of the sex chromosome mechanisms in three species of monotremes and in the following species of rodents: the creeping vole (microtus oregoni), the mole vole (ellobius lutescens), the amami spinous country rat (tokudaia osimensis), the wood lemming (myopus schisticolor), the varying lemming (dicrostonyx torquatus), sout ... | 1983 | 6444170 |
| heterochromatin variation and sex chromosome polymorphism in nesokia indica: a population study. | nesokia indica, the indian mole rat, exhibits extensive variability (polymorphism) for the constitutive heterochromatin of the x and y chromosomes. these polymorphic x and y types range from a large metacentric chromosome to a small acrocentric one and occur in different frequencies in the population. on the assumption that there is random mating among individuals carrying these various x and y chromosomes, the population shows hardy-weinberg proportions for the genotypes. however, notwithstandi ... | 1983 | 6617262 |
| in vivo sister chromatid exchanges in the euchromatin and constitutive heterochromatin of the indian mole rat, nesokia indica. | distribution of in vivo sces in euchromatin and constitutive heterochromatin of nesokia indica has been studied. the distinct partitioning of the euchromatin and constitutive heterochromatin into different arms of the large x chromosome greatly facilitates such a comparison. the constitutive heterochromatin showed a higher sce rate per unit length than the total euchromatin. however, between the two types of chromatin in the x itself there was no significant difference. these values were also co ... | 1982 | 7172763 |
| mammalian sex chromosomes. vi. synapsis in the heterochromatin-rich x chromosomes of four rodent species, mus dunni, bandicota bengalensis, mesocricetus auratus, and nesokia indica. | this study analyzes the progression of chromosomal synapsis in female meiosis of four rodent species, mus dunni, bandicota bengalensis, mesocricetus auratus, and nesokia indica. special attention has been paid to understand the mode of pairing between heterochromatin-rich x chromosomes. the ovaries were obtained from newborn individuals instead of fetuses. in all but m. auratus, day 0 ovaries provided almost all the prophase stages at varying frequencies. in b. bengalensis and m. dunni the entir ... | 1993 | 8458568 |
| sarcocystis singaporensis: studies on host specificity, pathogenicity, and potential use as a biocontrol agent of wild rats. | host specificity and pathogenicity of sarcocystis singaporensis were investigated as a prerequisite to a subsequent application of the parasite as a biocontrol agent of wild rats in egypt. after inoculation of 7 snake species comprising the families elapidae, viperidae, colubridae, and boidae with sarcocysts, sporocyst development was only observed in a reticulated python. among amphibians, reptiles, and rodents that orally received various sporocyst doses in the laboratory, 2 x 10(4) sporocysts ... | 1996 | 8604097 |
| epidemiological study in a new focus of cutaneous leishmaniosis due to leishmania major in ardestan town, central iran. | an endemic focus of zoonotic cutaneous leishmaniosis caused by leishmania major zymodeme mon-26 was identified in ardestan town central iran, during 1998-99. among 1960 school children examined over a 1-year period of time, 0.92% had evidence of active lesions and 1.53% had scar indicative of past infection. the incidence of the disease among school children was 3.2 per thousand in 1998. in a separate study, the incidence of infection among 100 households in an area with a population of 460 pers ... | 2001 | 11369303 |
| epidemiology of helicobacter infection in wild rodents in the xinjiang-uygur autonomous region of china. | helicobacter species were detected in the feces of wild rodents captured in qiemo and ruoqiang in the xinjiang-uygur autonomous region of china by polymerase chain reaction and 16s rrna partial sequence analysis. forty-four wild rodents, including one przewalski's gerbil (brachiones przewalskii), three northern three-toed jerboas (dipus sagitta), one long-eared jerboa (euchoreutes naso), 34 midday gerbils (meriones meridianus), two short-tailed bandicoot rats (nesokia indica) and three great ger ... | 2004 | 15386108 |
| rodent infection with leishmania in a new focus of human cutaneous leishmaniasis, in northern iran. | the incidence of zoonotic cutaneous leishmaniasis (zcl), which is endemic in several parts of iran, has recently increased in the rural areas of the northern district of damghan, in semnan province. between 2001 and 2004, as part of an investigation of this worrying trend, wild rodents in this region were caught and checked, by the microscopical examination of liver and spleen smears, for leishmanial infection, to see which species were acting as 'reservoir' hosts. overall 298 nesokia indica, 29 ... | 2008 | 18318934 |
| isolation and characterization of pathogenic leishmania turanica from nesokia indica (rodentia, muridae) by pcr-rflp and its1 sequencing in iran. | zoonotic cutaneous leishmaniasis, primarily an infection of desert rodents, is an important endemic disease in some parts of iran. in spite of reporting leishmania infection in nesokia indica microscopically, its role remains unclear in iran. we report the first natural infection by leishmania turanica in a wild-caught n. indica in the west part of iran, near the border with iraq. the evidence is in the form of pcr-rflp testing based on internal transcribed spacer 1 (its1) rdna with haeiii enzym ... | 2009 | 18829057 |
| molecular data on vectors and reservoir hosts of zoonotic cutaneous leishmaniasis in central iran. | due to the increasing number of positive cases of cutaneous leishmaniasis with occurrence of new foci, a study was carried out to investigate on vectors and reservoirs of the disease in the shahrood district, central iran during 2005-2006. sandflies and rodents were collected using sticky papers and sherman live traps respectively more than 1700 sandflies were collected and identified, mainly phlebotomus papatasi species. rapd-pcr analysis of sandflies showed that 10% of p. papatasi and 4.2% of ... | 2008 | 19192615 |
| karyosystematic and morphometric characterization of the rodents as reservoir hosts of zoonotic cutaneous leishmaniasis in an endemic focus of isfahan province, iran. | rodents belonging to gerbillinae subfamily are the main reservoir hosts of zoonotic cutaneous leishmaniasis (zcl) in iran. regarding the important role of these rodents in the maintenance of leishmania major in the nature, their identification with morphometric, cytogenetic and molecular methods seems to be essential. the karyotype study of these species, captured from a new focus of zoonotic cutaneous leishmaniasis located in the south of isfahan province was carried out in 2007. | 2009 | 19326708 |
| emergence of cutaneous leishmaniasis due to leishmania major in a new focus of central iran. | reports from a health center in esfahan province show an increase in cutaneous leishmaniasis (cl) cases in the southern areas during 2000-2002, leading us to carry out an epidemiological study using standard techniques in mobarakeh county, central iran in 2003. data were collected on the prevalence of scars and active lesions among 1237 households in dehsorkh district (3086 residents) and 191 children attending primary schools in mobarakeh city. smears were prepared by scraping the edges of the ... | 2009 | 19497606 |
| natural infection of nesokia indica with leishmania major and leishmania infantum parasites in damghan city, northern iran. | various species of rodents are proven reservoir hosts of zoonotic cutaneous leishmaniasis in different provinces of iran and potential reservoir hosts of zoonotic visceral leishmaniasis. therefore, this study was conducted to determine the leishmanial infection of rodents in damghan city from april to september, 2015. sum of 100 rodents of three species; nesokia indica (95), mus musculus (3), and microtus socialis (2), were trapped alive and their tissue samples were examined using parasitologic ... | 2017 | 28267441 |
| ecological niche modeling of main reservoir hosts of zoonotic cutaneous leishmaniasis in iran. | zoonotic cutaneous leishmaniasis (zcl), caused by leishmania major, is a common zoonotic vector-borne disease in iran. close contact with infected reservoir hosts increases the probability of transmission of leishmania parasite infections to susceptible humans. four gerbil species (rodentia: gerbillidae) serve as the main reservoir hosts for zcl in different endemic foci of iran. these species include rhombomys opimus, meriones libycus, meriones hurrianae and tatera indica; while notable infecti ... | 2016 | 27150212 |
| molecular characterization of leishmania spp. in reservoir hosts in endemic foci of zoonotic cutaneous leishmaniasis in iran. | zoonotic cutaneous leishmaniasis (zcl) is an expanding disease and a public health issue in iran. in the present study, rate of natural infection of rodent populations with leishmania was investigated in six endemic foci including 28 villages in golestan, esfahan, yazd, fars, khuzestan and ilam provinces. a total of 593 rodents were captured and identified as rhombomys opimus (n = 325), meriones libycus (n = 171), meriones persicus (n = 27), tatera indica (n = 37), nesokia indica (n = 12), rattu ... | 2013 | 23951928 |
| do sister forks of bidirectionally growing replicons proceed at unequal rates? | dna fibre autoradiography in different tissues of the rodents bandicota bengalensis and nesokia indica reveals a high frequency of such bidirectionally replicating replicons whose sister 'hot' tracks are of unequal size. these results suggest intrarepliconic difference in the rates of fork migration in the two directions. | 1987 | 3803454 |
| a new species of myocoptid mites myocoptes (comyocoptes) nesokia sp. nov. (acariformes: myocoptidae) parasitizing nesokia indica (rodentia: muridae) in pakistan. | a new species of parasitic mites, myocoptes (comyocoptes) nesokia sp. nov. (acariformes: myocoptidae) is described from nesokia indica (gray, 1830) (rodentia: muridae) from pakistan. females of this species differ from the morphologically similar species, myocoptes (comyocoptes) striatus fain, 1970, by the presence of a verrucose pattern in the middle part of the hysteronotum, longer setae cp (120-140 μm vs. 55-60 μm), and by the absence of scales on the opisthosomal cuticle posterior to the lev ... | 2017 | 28030340 |
| epidemiological study on cutaneous leishmaniasis in an endemic area, of qom province, central iran. | cutaneous leishmaniasis (cl) is one of the most important health problems in many areas of iran. there are two forms of the disease in iran, anthroponotic and zoonotic cl. this study conducted to assess the epidemiological situation of cl in an endemic area of qom province, central iran from apr to nov 2015. | 2017 | 29322057 |
| epidemiological distribution of rodents as potent reservoirs for infectious diseases in the provinces of mazandaran, gilan and golestan, northern iran. | rodents are mammals that comprise more than 2000 species and approximately 30 families. there are many morphological and ecological differences among them as variations in their shape, size, weight and habitat. in addition to significant economic losses, rodents have a major role in the dissemination of infectious diseases caused by viruses, bacteria, parasites or other micro-organisms. rodents are important reservoirs of diseases which have been observed in many cities of iran provinces especia ... | 2017 | 28626537 |
| [comparative ultrastructural study of the inner medullary zone of the kidney of rodents with varying water access in the habitat environment]. | studies have been made on the papillary zone of the kidney in wild rodents microtus oeconomus, m. afganus, nesokia indica and rhombomus opimus, representing related taxonomic species but differing with respect to accessibility to water. in animals with high concentrating capacity, pronounced peculiarities of ultrastructure of descending and ascending parts of henle's loop, thin epithelial layer in the collecting tubules and poor development of interstitial tissue account for higher level of wate ... | 2006 | 7043961 |
| prevalence of leishmania species in rodents: a systematic review and meta-analysis in iran. | leishmaniasis are diverse group of diseases caused by numerous species of genus leishmania. herein we have contrived a systematic review and meta-analysis on the prevalence of leishmania species in rodents of iran. for this purpose, following the general methodology recommended for systematic reviews and meta-analysis, six english databases (pubmed, science direct, scopus, ovid, web of science and google scholar) and four persian databases (magiran, sid, iran doc and iran medex) were explored du ... | 2017 | 28454881 |
| x-chromosome inactivation in an individual of nesokia indica with heterozygous deletion c-heterochromatin. | | 1978 | 700808 |
| fossil occurrence of murine rodent (nesokia indica) in the sudan. | a specimen of the murid rodent nesokia indica has been recovered from a late paleolithic archeological site in the sudan. this is a range 1200 km south of the site of any known occurrences, and it indicates a different environment near the nile river than that which exists at the present time. the late paleolithic water table is inferred to have been more stable, allowing for permanent moist soil. | 1966 | 17810306 |
| a survey on endoparasites in wild rodents of the jaz murian depression and adjacent areas, southeast of iran. | in this survey, rodents and their endoparasites were investigated in the jaz murian depression and adjacent areas, southeast iran. in total, 146 specimens of rodents belong to 13 species were trapped. in general, 10 different genera of endoparasites including 11 species were collected. the endoparasites were identified as follows: (1) nematodes: trichuris muris, syphacia obvelata, labiostomum sp., labiostomum naimi, mastrophorus muris, aspicularis tetraptera and heligmosomoides skrjabini, physal ... | 2018 | 30538358 |
| faunistic study of the rodents of north khorasan province, north east of iran, 2011-2013. | rodents are one of the most important hosts for some zoonotic diseases and also act as a reservoir of some ectoparasites and endoparasites. they cause damage to the farms and inflict public health. the aim of this study was to investigate the faunal composition of rodent in north khorasan province, northeast of iran. | 2018 | 30123806 |
| rodent-borne diseases and their public health importance in iran. | rodents are reservoirs and hosts for several zoonotic diseases such as plague, leptospirosis, and leishmaniasis. rapid development of industry and agriculture, as well as climate change throughout the globe, has led to change or increase in occurrence of rodent-borne diseases. considering the distribution of rodents throughout iran, the aim of this review is to assess the risk of rodent-borne diseases in iran. | 2018 | 29672510 |
| review of leishmaniasis in the middle east and north africa. | cutaneous and visceral forms of leishmaniasis are the most important protozoan infection in the middle east and north africa (mena). | 2019 | 31148958 |