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Idcr: Infectious Diseases In Corrections Report, Vol. 8 No. 9, Infectious Diseases In Corrections

Infectious Diseases in Corrections Report (IDCR)

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Idcr: Infectious Diseases In Corrections Report, Vol. 8 No. 8, Infectious Diseases In Corrections

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Idcr: Infectious Diseases In Corrections Report, Vol. 8 No. 7, Infectious Diseases In Corrections

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Idcr: Infectious Diseases In Corrections Report, Vol. 8 No. 5/6, Infectious Diseases In Corrections

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Idcr: Infectious Diseases In Corrections Report, Vol. 8 No. 4, Infectious Diseases In Corrections

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Idcr: Infectious Diseases In Corrections Report, Vol. 8 No. 3, Infectious Diseases In Corrections

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Idcr: Infectious Diseases In Corrections Report, Vol. 8 No. 2, Infectious Diseases In Corrections

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Tick Saliva Is A Potent Inhibitor Of Endothelial Cell Proliferation And Angiogenesis, Ivo M.B. Francischetti, Thomas N. Mather, José M.C. Ribeiro

Plant Sciences and Entomology Faculty Publications

We report for the first time that saliva of the hard tick and Lyme disease vector,Ixodes scapularis,is a potent inhibitor of angiogenesis. Saliva (≤ 1:500 dilutions) or salivary gland (0.1–0.5 pairs/assay) dose-dependently inhibits microvascular endothelial cell (MVEC) proliferation. Inhibition was also detected with the saliva of the cattle tick Boophilus microplus but not with the salivary gland of Anopheles gambiae, An. stephensi, Lutzomyia longipalpis, Phlebotomus papatasi, Aedes aegypti, Culex quinquefasciatus, and Cimex lectularius. Inhibition of MVEC proliferation by I. scapularis saliva was accompanied by a change in cell shape (shrinkage of the cytoplasm with loss of cell-cell interactions) and apoptosis …

The Transcriptome Of The Salivary Glands Of The Female Western Black-Legged Tick Ixodes Pacificus (Acari: Ixodidae), Ivo M.B. Francischetti, Van My Pham, Ben J. Mans, John F. Andersen, Thomas N. Mather, Robert S. Lane, José M.C. Ribeiro

Plant Sciences and Entomology Faculty Publications

Sequencing of an Ixodes pacificus salivary gland cDNA library yielded 1068 sequences with an average undetermined nucleotide of 1.9% and an average length of 487 base pairs. Assembly of the expressed sequence tags yielded 557 contigs, 138 of which appear to code for secreted peptides or proteins based on translation of a putative signal peptide. Based on the BLASTX similarity of these contigs to 66 matches of Ixodes scapularis peptide sequences, only 58% sequence identity was found, indicating a rapid divergence of salivary proteins as observed previously for mosquito and triatomine bug salivary proteins. Here we report 106 mostly full-length …

Idcr: Infectious Diseases In Corrections Report, Vol. 8 No. 1, Infectious Diseases In Corrections

Infectious Diseases in Corrections Report (IDCR)

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Reservoir Competence Of Native North American Birds For The Lyme Disease Spirochete, Borrelia Burgdorferi, Howard S. Ginsberg, P. A. Buckley, Maxon G. Balmforth, Elyes Zhioua, Shaibal Mitra, Francine G. Buckley

Past Departments Faculty Publications (CELS)

Reservoir competence for the Lyme disease spirochete, Borrelia burgdorferi, was tested for six species of native North American birds: American robin, gray catbird, brown thrasher, eastern towhee, song sparrow, and northern cardinal. Wild birds collected by mist netting on Fire Island, NY, were held in a field laboratory in cages over water and locally collected larval ticks were placed on the birds, harvested from the water after engorgement, and tested for infection by direct fluorescent-antibody staining after molting to the nymphal stage. American robins were competent reservoirs, infecting 16.1% of larvae applied to wild-caught birds, compared with 0% of …

Antagonistic Interactions Among Marine Bacteria Impede The Proliferation Of Vibrio Cholerae, Richard A. Long, David C. Rowley, Eric Zamora, Jiayuan Liu, Douglas H. Bartlett, Farooq Azam

Biomedical and Pharmaceutical Sciences Faculty Publications

Changes in global climate have raised concerns about the emergence and resurgence of infectious diseases. Vibrio cholerae is a reemerging pathogen that proliferates and is transported on marine particles. Patterns of cholera outbreaks correlate with sea surface temperature increases, but the underlying mechanisms for rapid proliferation of V. cholerae during ocean warming events have yet to be fully elucidated. In this study, we tested the hypothesis that autochthonous marine bacteria impede the spread of V. cholerae in the marine environment. It was found that some marine bacteria are capable of inhibiting the growth of V. cholerae on surfaces and that …

Uri Undergraduate And Graduate Course Catalog 2005-2006, University Of Rhode Island

URI Course Catalogs Archive

This is a digitized, downloadable version of the University of Rhode Island course catalog.

Catch Basin Ecosystems And Effects Of The Mosquito Larvicide Methoprene, Mari Butler

Open Access Dissertations

The mosquito larvicide methoprene is a juvenile growth hormone mimic that is widely used to control mosquitoes. This chemical disrupts normal mosquito development, drastically inhibiting emergence from the pupal to the adult stage. Methoprene is active at extremely low levels and is widely used; so it could affect arthropods, other than mosquitoes, that have similar endocrine systems. This study evaluates the efficacy at controlling mosquitoes in storm water drainage catch basins and potential nontarget effects of methoprene. Secondly, whether methoprene attracts or deters mosquitoes likely to oviposit in catch basins was examined. Thirdly, the catch basin community was described and …

Aspects Of Bacterial Community Ecology Within The American Oyster (Crassostrea Virginica), And Surveillance Of Post-Harvest Vibrio Vulnificus Occurrence, Kenneth John La Valley

Open Access Dissertations

This dissertation research addressed the fundamental question of what the general microbial flora within the oyster is and what influence depuration and relay have on bacterial communities in the oyster. Comparisons of bacterial community profiles were made using culture-dependent and culture-independent isolation techniques and a nested PCR-DGGE (Denaturing Gradient Gel Electrophoresis) approach. Differences in the composition of the bacterial community between culture-dependent and culture-independent profiles were detected. The effect of culture-based techniques is significant and results in a biased representation of community structure. This bias may be minimized for the oyster compared to the large differences typically detected between culturable …

The Impact Of A Parasitic Gill Copepod On The Demography Of A Reef Fish Host, Rachel Jeanne Mahr Petrik-Finley

Open Access Dissertations

I examined the demographic impacts of the parasitic copepod Pharodes tortugensis that infects the gill cavities of small reef-associated fish. Laboratory and observational field studies were used to address questions concerning the distribution of the parasite in the British Virgin Islands (BVI), the physical damage and differences in body condition, growth and mortality caused by the parasite. Transmission of the parasite in a free living host population was examined using spatial analysis. P. tortugensis was found infecting three congeneric gobies in the BVI: bridled gobies, Coryphopterus glaucofraenum, colon gobies, C. dicrus, and palid gobies, C. eidolon. During 2001-2004, the parasite …

Validation Of A Tool To Measure Drug Knowledge: Evaluating Bioterrorism Preparedness Activities, Gregory A. Low

Open Access Dissertations

Background. Pharmaceutical supplies sufficient to protect millions of people are positioned to respond to a bioterrorist attack in the United States of America, but the educational resources, programs, material, and health professional staffing, to utilize those supplies optimally may be underdeveloped. Professionals and municipalities require objective tools to measure their ability to communicate necessary drug information to adhere to emergency prophylactic regimens. Objective. This research project created a survey tool and laid the foundation to establish the tool's validity to measure patient drug knowledge in bioterrorism preparedness activities that involve the dispensing of prophylactic medications. Methods. Test construction was based …

Recombinant Antimicrobials For Feed Based Delivery In Aquaculture, Tarquin Dorrington

Open Access Dissertations

Two antimicrobial peptides of marine origin, tachyplesin from the horseshoe crab (Tachyplesus tridentatus) and pleurocidin from the winter flounder (Pseudopleuronectes americanus), were evaluated for potential use in feed-based delivery in oyster aquaculture. Tachyplesin, a beta sheet structure was more effective against a range of gram-positive and gram-negative pathogens, as well as against the protozoan oyster parasite Perkinsus marinus. In addition, tachyplesin's structure made it more resistant to the effects of proteases from the oyster and the parasite. The two peptides also had different effects on the host bacteria of the oyster digestive system, with tachyplesin selectively killing more gram-negatives and …

Experimental Populations: Do They Really Work And How Would We Know?, Jessica Anna Anthony

Open Access Master's Theses

In response to the severe decline of the last remnant population of wild Atlantic salmon in the United States, the National Marine Fisheries Service and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service listed the Gulf of Maine distinct population segment of Atlantic salmon as endangered on November 17, 2000, pursuant to the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (ESA) as amended.

Other rivers within the Gulf of Maine distinct population segment have suitable salmon habitat, but currently do not support wild populations. These river systems could be potential sites for the reintroduction of a population through the utilization of the riverspecific hatchery …

Idcr: Infectious Diseases In Corrections Report, Vol. 7 No. 12, Infectious Diseases In Corrections

Infectious Diseases in Corrections Report (IDCR)

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Idcr: Infectious Diseases In Corrections Report, Vol. 7 No. 10/11, Infectious Diseases In Corrections

Infectious Diseases in Corrections Report (IDCR)

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Idcr: Infectious Diseases In Corrections Report, Vol. 7 No. 9, Infectious Diseases In Corrections

Infectious Diseases in Corrections Report (IDCR)

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Hepp Report: Infectious Diseases In Corrections, Vol. 7 No. 7/8, Hiv & Hepatitis Education Prison Project

Infectious Diseases in Corrections Report (IDCR)

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Hepp Report: Infectious Diseases In Corrections, Vol. 7 No. 6, Hiv & Hepatitis Education Prison Project

Infectious Diseases in Corrections Report (IDCR)

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The Four Hundred Twenty-Fifth Report Of The Curricular Affairs Committee, University Of Rhode Island Faculty Senate

Faculty Senate Bills

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The Four Hundred Twenty-Fourth Report Of The Curricular Affairs Committee, University Of Rhode Island Faculty Senate

Faculty Senate Bills

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Hepp Report: Infectious Diseases In Corrections, Vol. 7 No. 5, Hiv & Hepatitis Education Prison Project

Infectious Diseases in Corrections Report (IDCR)

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Curricular Affairs Committee Report #425, University Of Rhode Island Faculty Senate

Faculty Senate Committee Reports and Appendices

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Curricular Affairs Committee Report #424, University Of Rhode Island Faculty Senate

Faculty Senate Committee Reports and Appendices

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Hepp Report: Infectious Diseases In Corrections, Vol. 7 No. 4, Hiv & Hepatitis Education Prison Project

Infectious Diseases in Corrections Report (IDCR)

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