Publications

listeriosis in seven bushy-tailed jirds.	listeriosis was diagnosed in 7 bushy-tailed jirds (sekeetamys calurus). death in all cases was acute, and there were no clinical signs. necropsy revealed necrotizing lesions in the liver, intestines, spleen, and hepatic and mesenteric lymph nodes. on histologic examination large numbers of gram-positive coccobacilli were seen in the lesions. pneumonitis was seen in 6 jirds, and small numbers of bacteria were seen in the lungs in all cases except one. diagnosis was based on bacterial culture of t ...	1984	6511584
sex-biased parasitism, seasonality and sexual size dimorphism in desert rodents.	we investigated seasonality of gender differences in the patterns of flea infestation in nine rodent species to test if sex-biased parasitism in terms of mean abundance, species richness, prevalence and the level of aggregation (a) varies among hosts and between seasons, and (b) is linked to sexual size dimorphism. sexual size differences were significant in both summer and winter in acomys cahirinus, gerbillus pyramidum and meriones crassus, and in winter only in acomys russatus, gerbillus dasy ...	2005	16025350
effect of conspecific and heterospecific urine odors on the foraging behavior of the golden spiny mouse.	the common spiny mouse (acomys cahirinus) inhibits the foraging activity of the golden spiny mouse (a. russatus). these two sympatric species of spiny mice, which are considered habitat competitors, occur in extreme arid environments. to test this theory of competition, the influence of urinary odors of both conspecific and heterospecific mice on the foraging behavior of a. russatus was studied under controlled laboratory conditions. twenty adult males, born in captivity and unfamiliar to the od ...	2012	23621466
description of candidatus bartonella fadhilae n. sp. and candidatus bartonella sanaae n. sp. (bartonellaceae) from dipodillus dasyurus and sekeetamys calurus (gerbillinae) from the sinai massif (egypt).	bartonella spp. are parasites of mammalian erythrocytes and endothelial cells, transmitted by blood-feeding arthropod ectoparasites. different species of rodents may constitute the main hosts of bartonella, including several zoonotic species of bartonella. the aim of this study was to identify and compare bartonella species and genotypes isolated from rodent hosts from the south sinai, egypt. prevalence of bartonella infection was assessed in rodents (837 acomys dimidiatus, 73 acomys russatus, 1 ...	2017	28541836
systematics, distribution and ecological analysis of rodents in jordan.	distributional and ecological data were given to all rodents of jordan. the rodent fauna of jordan consists of 28 species with 20 genera in eight families (cricetidae, dipodidae, gliridae, hystricidae, muridae, myocastoridae, sciuridae,and spalacidae), including four introduced species.keys for families and species were provided, along with diagnosis for each species and cranial illustrations for most species. habitat preference and zoogeographic affinities of rodents in jordan wereanalyzed, as ...	2018	29690341
molecular assessment of bartonella in gerbillus nanus from saudi arabia reveals high levels of prevalence, diversity and co-infection.	bartonellae bacteria are associated with several re-emerging human diseases. these vector-borne pathogens have a global distribution, yet data on bartonella prevalence and diversity in the arabian peninsula are limited. in this study we assessed the bartonella infection status of the baluchistan gerbil (gerbillus nanus), a species associated with pastoral communities throughout the middle east region, using a multi-gene pcr screening approach. the results demonstrated that 94 (68.1%) of the 138 ...	2018	30071312