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    Interception of precipitation by a hardwood forest floor in the Missouri Ozarks

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    Digitized 2007 AES.Includes bibliographical references (pages 23-24)

    Monetary impact of Taenia solium cysticercosis in four countries

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    The societal monetary burden of cysticercosis in the Eastern Cape Province, South Africa, Honduras, India and the United States of America were estimated. Data on the frequency of infection and on associated morbidity in both human and pig populations and their costs were collected. Decision trees were used to assess the frequency of medical care and loss of value of pigs with their monetary impact

    The Giardia lamblia vsp gene repertoire: characteristics, genomic organization, and evolution

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    BACKGROUND:Giardia lamblia trophozoites colonize the intestines of susceptible mammals and cause diarrhea, which can be prolonged despite an intestinal immune response. The variable expression of the variant-specific surface protein (VSP) genes may contribute to this prolonged infection. Only one is expressed at a time, and switching expression from one gene to another occurs by an epigenetic mechanism.RESULTS:The WB Giardia isolate has been sequenced at 10x coverage and assembled into 306 contigs as large as 870 kb in size. We have used this assembly to evaluate the genomic organization and evolution of the vsp repertoire. We have identified 228 complete and 75 partial vsp gene sequences for an estimated repertoire of 270 to 303, making up about 4% of the genome. The vsp gene diversity includes 30 genes containing tandem repeats, and 14 vsp pairs of identical genes present in either head to head or tail to tail configurations (designated as inverted pairs), where the two genes are separated by 2 to 4 kb of non-coding DNA. Interestingly, over half the total vsp repertoire is present in the form of linear gene arrays that can contain up to 10 vsp gene members. Lastly, evidence for recombination within and across minor clades of vsp genes is provided.CONCLUSIONS:The data we present here is the first comprehensive analysis of the vsp gene family from the Genotype A1 WB isolate with an emphasis on vsp characterization, function, evolution and contributions to pathogenesis of this important pathogen.This item is part of the UA Faculty Publications collection. For more information this item or other items in the UA Campus Repository, contact the University of Arizona Libraries at [email protected]

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