• Each serum sample was subjected to the three tests and the results obtained were recorded and the test outcomes were cross-classified to estimate the sensitivity and specificity of the tests using Bayesian model. (hindawi.com)
  • Prior information generated on the sensitivity and specificity of bovine brucellosis from published data was used in the model. (hindawi.com)
  • The Bayesian posterior estimate for sensitivity was 89.6 (95% PI: 79.9-95.8), 96.8 (95% PI: 92.3-99.1), and 94 (95% PI: 87.8-97.5) and for specificity was 84.5 (95% PI: 68-94.98), 96.3 (95% PI: 91.7-98.8), and 88.5 (95% PI: 81-93.8) for RBT, I-ELISA, and CFT, respectively. (hindawi.com)
  • In this study I-ELISA was found with the best sensitivity and specificity estimates 96.8 (95% PI: 92.3-99.1) and 96.3 (95% PI: 91.7-98.8), compared to both CFT and RBPT. (hindawi.com)
  • However, the diagnostic performance and discriminative ability of a test could be evaluated by comparing the sensitivity and specificity of several tests analytically [ 14 , 16 ]. (hindawi.com)
  • Post-cross tabulation, sensitivity, and specificity were determined using Receiver Operating Characteristics (ROC) curve analysis software. (bvsalud.org)
  • CHROMagar Candida™ medium (CC) is a differential culture medium that allows the presumptive identification of yeasts species, with sensitivity and specificity higher than 99% to C. albicans 10 . (bvsalud.org)
  • ABSTRACT A serological study was carried out in Tiaret province in western Algeria on 1032 cows distributed in 95 flocks to estimate the prevalence of Brucella infection and to compare the sensitivity and specificity of a range of agglutination tests. (who.int)
  • however, a demonstrated fourfold rise between acute and convalescent samples has much higher sensitivity and specificity than a single elevated, convalescent titer. (medscape.com)
  • Seed-infesting chalcids of the genus Megastigmus Dalman, 1820 (Hymenoptera: Torymidae) native and introduced to the west Palaearctic region: taxonomy, host specificity and distribution. (nhm.ac.uk)
  • PULAWSKI, Wojciech J. The wasp genus Gastrosericus Spinola, 1839 (Hymenoptera: Sphecidae). (avcr.cz)
  • Identity and synonymy of Dicroscelio Kieffer and description of Axea, a new genus from tropical Africa and Asia (Hymenoptera: Platygastroidea: Platygastridae). (avcr.cz)
  • ARS scientists from the U.S. National Arboretum developed PCR primers that can be used with either conventional PCR or SYBR-based real-time PCR to specifically detect and differentiate the two fungal species. (usda.gov)
  • Specificity of these primers was tested against nine isolates of C. pseudonaviculata, three isolates of C. henricotiae, 13 other Calonectria species, and five isolates from related genera using conventional and real-time PCR. (usda.gov)
  • These are the first primers available that can be used with either conventional PCR or SYBR-based real-time PCR to specifically detect and differentiate the two fungal species. (usda.gov)
  • Development of a single-tube, cell lysis-based, genus-specific PCR method for rapid identification of mycobacteria: optimization of cell lysis, PCR primers and conditions, and restriction pattern analysis. (cdc.gov)
  • PCR was performed on 54 seropositive samples using genus- and species-specific primers. (bvsalud.org)
  • Orthopoxviruses and Monkeypox virus were detected in the organs by PCR using consensus primers targeting the virus surface membrane haemagglutinin (HA) genes, while Leptospira species were detected by PCR using primers targeting the rrs and lfb1 genes. (bvsalud.org)
  • Brucellae are Gram-negative, facultative intracellular bacteria that can infect many species of animals and man. (hindawi.com)
  • In the case of forage crops, the bacteria most often infecting the roots are bacteria in the genus Rhizobium . (oregonstate.edu)
  • On the other hand, it is important to note that not all bacteria in the genus Rhizobium will form a symbiotic relationship with all forage crops. (oregonstate.edu)
  • Among the genus of bacteria known popularly as rhizobia are a number of different species and among those species are different subgroups known as biovars. (oregonstate.edu)
  • Assuming the correct rhizobia species and forage species are brought together, the presence of the forage roots in the soil apparently stimulates the bacteria to reproduce itself and thus larger and larger numbers of bacteria are produced. (oregonstate.edu)
  • Discuss with your teacher the meaning of species in case of higher plants and animals on one hand, and bacteria on the other hand. (pw.live)
  • But, in case of bacteria interbreeding cannot serve as the best criteria for delimiting species because bacteria usually reproduce asexually. (pw.live)
  • Background: Many genera and species of Streptococcus-like bacteria (SLB) can cause infective endocarditis (IE), but little is known about the epidemiology of and the risk factors for IE in SLB-bacteremia. (lu.se)
  • In 2014, the MetaHIT consortium by bacteria of the genera Lacto- alytical method used: 66 from 16S published an integrated catalogue bacillus , Prevotella , and Sneathia , rDNA sequencing [11] or 57 from of 10 million bacterial genes de- whereas for infants delivered by whole-metagenome sequencing [5]. (who.int)
  • see Chapter 5 and Appendix C ) allow more specificity in the taxonomic grouping of microorganisms that are measured. (nationalacademies.org)
  • Although many underwater photographs of these colorful shrimps are available in guide books, magazines and internet, there are rather few taxonomic reports on the species of this genus and most species only have limited confirmed geographical records. (marinebiology.org)
  • We have discovered new species, genera and even families in the past and will continue our efforts to understand the evolution of this group using cutting edge methods, including genomics, functional assays, as well as population genetics, phylogenetics, and classical methods, like microscopy and taxonomic studies. (senckenberg.de)
  • Ten species are recognized within the genus Brucella . (hindawi.com)
  • A 223bp Brucella genus-specific and 156bp B. abortus species-specific detected. (bvsalud.org)
  • The findings suggest further study on molecular epidemiology of Brucella species. (bvsalud.org)
  • Abstract The caridean family Glyphocrangonidae Smith, 1884 is monotypic, including only the genus Glyphocrangon A. Milne-Edwards, 1881. (scielo.br)
  • Salmonella and Yersinia are two distantly related genera containing species with wide host-range specificity and pathogenic capacity. (ucsd.edu)
  • Pathogenic spirochetes in the genus Borrelia are transmitted primarily by two families of ticks. (cdc.gov)
  • As additional genome sequences become available for other pathogenic and free-living spirochetes, comparisons of their genomes may elucidate genes that are unique to those species of spirochetes associated with ticks. (cdc.gov)
  • Although molecular clock estimates have placed their origin in the Cretaceous, the oldest fossils of the group are known from the Oise amber of France, dating to the Early Eocene (Ypresian) around 53 million years ago, which belong to the extant genera Rhyzobius and Nephus. (wikipedia.org)
  • Baleen and toothed whales comprise the two cetacean parvorders within the order Cetartiodactyla, suborder Cetacea, summing 89 extant species (14 and 75, respectively). (springer.com)
  • Herpetacarus and two other genera of mites were found with high infestation rates of rodents in sites previously identified as probable exposure of scrub typhus cases. (unboundmedicine.com)
  • OCONNOR, Barry M. Host specificity and multivariate diagnostics of cryptic species in predacious cheyletid mites of the genus Cheletophyes (Acari: Cheyletidae) associated with large carpenter bees. (avcr.cz)
  • However, not much is known about how dominant trees in a forest influence the heterogeneous habitats of myxomycetes and promote species diversification in a forest. (scirp.org)
  • During a total of 4,713 trap-nights, 244 rodents of seven species were captured: the most abundant was Abrothrix olivacea. (unboundmedicine.com)
  • Herpetacarus was the most abundant genus (93%), prevalent in five of the six sites. (unboundmedicine.com)
  • Few highly abundant bacterial genera were identified as key taxa with a high contribution to differences among baleen and toothed whales microbiomes. (springer.com)
  • Host specificity testing of Diorhabda carinulata (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) as a biological control agent of Tamarix spp. (wits.ac.za)
  • The USA biocontrol programme uses leaf-feeding beetles of the genus Diorhabda (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae), which defoliate Tamarix trees, leading to the eventual death of the trees after several seasonal defoliation cycles. (wits.ac.za)
  • Several species have been introduced outside their range as biological control agents, with varying degrees of success. (wikipedia.org)
  • Diorhabda carinulata will not be a suitable biological control agent against invasive Tamarix in South Africa in light of its ability to readily develop and oviposit on the native T. usneoides, as evidenced by a 233% higher relative suitability for this species over the baseline T. ramosissima, as well as the unsuitability of the South African environment. (wits.ac.za)
  • Pauling believed that protein shapes-independently of amino acid sequences-determined antibody specificity and biological specificity in general. (ucpress.edu)
  • A total of 33 myxomycete species were recorded and associated with the chemical and biological environments of leaf litters under natural condition of the forest floor. (scirp.org)
  • We describe how these two species of Borrelia change their outer surface during their alternating infections in ticks and mammals, which in turn suggests biological functions for a few surface-exposed lipoproteins. (cdc.gov)
  • The aim of the present work was to detect and determine the prevalence of chiggers on different rodent species captured in probable sites for the transmission of orientiae responsible for scrub typhus on Chiloé Island in southern Chile and to molecularly examine collected chiggers for the presence of Orientia DNA. (unboundmedicine.com)
  • Chiggers were detected on all seven rodent species with a 55% prevalence rate. (unboundmedicine.com)
  • The environmental conditions in this upwelling region may have induced this population of A. spinimanus to show different characteristics and behaviors from other populations on the Brazilian coast, since alterations linked to the periods of reproduction and recruitment, as well as the population structure and distribution, may reveal different survival strategies of the species. (scielo.br)
  • Host-specificity, mine characteristics, and genitalic differences are helpful in recognizing closely related forms that are externally similar. (ncparks.gov)
  • Fast, accurate, and inexpensive methods to detect and differentiate these fungal species is critical in stopping the spread of the disease. (usda.gov)
  • Parasite speciation as an overlooked cause of species richness in ancient lakes: the case of monogenean cichlid parasites of Lake Tanganyika. (muni.cz)
  • Parasitism is the most common lifestyle on Earth in terms of species diversity, and it is established in speciation biology that parasites are prone to radiate. (muni.cz)
  • Investigating other host lineages demonstrated that monogeneans followed different speciation pathways in other cichlid tribes, e.g. lacking the host-specificity found for tropheine Cichlidogyrus parasites. (muni.cz)
  • The purpose of this review is to provide a synopsis of the species that have been reported as parasites of T. rugosa as a foundation for future studies. (researchgate.net)
  • The species and its interactions with parasites, primarily with ectoparasitic ticks, has been under continuous study for 40 y at a site in South Australia (56). (researchgate.net)
  • While the genus Pneumocystis has been known to science for nearly a century, understanding of its members remained rudimentary until DNA analysis showed its extensive diversity. (cdc.gov)
  • Green algae of the genus Trebouxia constitute a significant portion of terrestrial algal diversity as they are the most common photobionts in lichens ( Friedl and Büdel, 2008 ). (bioone.org)
  • The enormous diversity of Lake Tanganyika with its cichlid and non-cichlid fish species flocks and its importance as cradle and reservoir of ancient fish lineages seeding other radiations, has resulted in a significant body of literature in the fields of biodiversity and evolution. (muni.cz)
  • To date, nine valid species are known in this genus and they show a wide diversity of morphological features such as shape of cornea and eyestalk, chelipeds and dactyli of ambulatory pereiopods, coloration and host specificity. (marinebiology.org)
  • Thines M , Kummer V (2013) Diversity and species boundaries in floricolous downy mildews. (senckenberg.de)
  • My scientific research focused on unravelling the mechanisms of plant-microbe interactions with a particular emphasis on the effect of drivers of global change such as land use intensity, climate change, as well as plant species identity and genetic diversity on the plant associated and rhizosphere soil microbiomes. (ufz.de)
  • Research Topic: Molecular diversity and community structure of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi associated with indigenous tree species in a mountain forest in Ethiopia. (ufz.de)
  • Chiggers showed low host specificity and varied according to site specific host abundance. (unboundmedicine.com)
  • A Principal Components Analysis indicated that environmental variables were strongly correlated with seasons, affecting the abundance of this species, which was high during summer and autumn. (scielo.br)
  • We obtained entire nuclear, mitochondrial, and chloroplast genomes for 15 species representing all major clades of Ficus . (nature.com)
  • Considering this alarming context, the ECDC recently issued a ZIKV risk assessment for continental Europe, estimating an increasing number of travel-related reported ZIKV infections, and indicating a risk of transmission from imported cases by the Aedes albopictus mosquito species [ 13 ], now established in many parts of the European Union (EU), primarily around the Mediterranean [ 14 ]. (biomedcentral.com)
  • We hypothesize that the relatively low mobility of rock-dwelling cichlids, and the particular host and parasite biology jointly mediate parasite biodiversity, a hitherto disregarded component of the famed species richness of the African Great Lakes. (muni.cz)
  • Results from five years of parasitoid release are presented, including a list of native parasitoid species associated with D. kuriphilus galls in Madeira. (researchgate.net)
  • The natural parasitism associated with the native parasitoid species of D. kuriphilus was confirmed in this work, recording values between 34% and 51% of the parasitized chestnut galls, with 11 species of native parasitoids having been identified: Eupelmus azureos, Eupelmus uruzonus, Eurytoma brunnivientris, Eurytoma pistaciae, Megastigmus dorsalis, Mesopolobus sp. (researchgate.net)
  • Next, they will conduct host-specificity testing to ensure that the parasitoid does not attack native cerambycid beetles. (turfmagazine.com)
  • Two groups of spirochetes stand out among these tick-borne species because of their prevalence as human pathogens: Lyme disease spirochetes, transmitted by the relatively slow-feeding ixodid (hard) ticks of the genus Ixodes , and relapsing fever spirochetes, transmitted by the fast-feeding argasid (soft) ticks of the genus Ornithodoros ( Figure 1 ). (cdc.gov)
  • 10 The vector in this outbreak was suspected to be Aedes albopictus due to the high density of this mosquito species in the area. (who.int)
  • Each species is also called genetically distinct and reproductively isolated natural population. (pw.live)
  • Specificity on CFT was 100% (95%) for sheep, goats, and cattle. (bvsalud.org)
  • Cattle, sheep, and goats are the primary reservoirs although a variety of species may be infected. (medscape.com)
  • Fleming A, Wood DM, Smith MA, Dapkey T, Hallwachs W, Janzen D (2020) A new genus and new species in the tribe Uramyini (Diptera: Tachinidae) from Area de Conservación Guanacaste in northwestern Costa Rica. (pensoft.net)
  • Combining molecular sequence data and morphological identification, we discovered high host-specificity in monogeneans belonging to Cichlidogyrus (Ancyrocephalidae) parasitizing tropheines. (muni.cz)
  • faba (the only two examined alive), and the relationships of Pulicicochlea with other genera in the family are discussed in this light. (hawaii.edu)
  • However, significant differences were detected at the family and genus levels. (springer.com)
  • Individuals of a higher rank, say Order or Family, are less closely related than those of a lower rank, such as Genus or Species. (pw.live)
  • HIV disease is caused by infection with HIV-1 or HIV-2, which are retroviruses in the Retroviridae family, Lentivirus genus. (medscape.com)
  • Monogenea was chosen because of the species richness and host-specificity of its representatives. (muni.cz)
  • Co-speciation and within-host speciation caused this genus to surpass the species richness of its host radiation. (muni.cz)
  • Species richness was higher in leaf litters with higher pH than in leaf litters with more acidic pH such as I. pedunculosa litter. (scirp.org)
  • For example, grouper is an important cultured species, which has suffered from vertebrate iridovirus infection in recent years. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Therefore, to classify these newly discovered species, new systems of classification have to be derived every now and then. (pw.live)
  • Transect width and the behaviour, habitat specificity and number of target fish taxon are implicated as important contributors to variation in the accuracy and precision of visual census data. (int-res.com)
  • Many diseases are endemic in the studied species (brucellosis, foot and mouth disease, tuberculosis, rabies) and the main clinical signs of several diseases are diarrhoea, abortion, lameness and respiratory problems. (who.int)
  • Major observations in recent years have increased our understanding of how one species in each group adapts while infecting ticks. (cdc.gov)
  • These and other events triggered the genera- built on observations of the adverse effects of tion of batteries of predictive tests, the large chemicals on human health, and the need to pre- majority using mammalian species (6, 7). (cdc.gov)
  • Invasive species like Harmonia axyridis pose a threat to native ones. (wikipedia.org)
  • Tamarix (Tamaricaceae) is an old world genus of riparian trees, which has been introduced into the USA and South Africa, where it has become invasive. (wits.ac.za)
  • In South Africa, two exotic Tamarix species have become invasive: T. ramosissima Ledeb. (wits.ac.za)
  • The host specificity of Diorhabda carinulata was tested in open-field multichoice tests as well as laboratory-based choice and no-choice tests using invasive target Tamarix species as well as the indigenous non-target T. usneoides. (wits.ac.za)
  • Diorhabda carinulata in outdoor, caged multi-choice trials initially showed preference for invasive target Tamarix species, but readily moved to the native T. usneoides upon removal of the target species from the array. (wits.ac.za)
  • The more than 6,000 described species have a global distribution and are found in a variety of habitats. (wikipedia.org)
  • The dynamic nature of the inventory means that it is continually adding new specimens, which can be found by searching for the genus Chorotegamyia in BOLD. (pensoft.net)
  • In mixed forests in the warm-temperate regions in Japan, leaf litter types vary according to the dominant tree species. (scirp.org)
  • Their simple (one-host) life cycle ensures a tight association with the respective host species. (muni.cz)
  • Several individual species may display polymorphism and even change colour between seasons. (wikipedia.org)
  • As it is explained in section 6, scientists have discovered that specific rhizobia species and biovars are apparently designed to infect only certain legume species. (oregonstate.edu)
  • This species is easy to distinguish based on the combination of a yellow head, a white collar, a narrow medial white fascia on the forewing, and an apical triangular white spot that extends into the fringe (Nieukerken et al. (ncparks.gov)
  • We designed primer pairs based on available sequences of three genes - calmodulin, histone H3, and ß-tubulin - and tested their ability to differentiate the two Calonectria species. (usda.gov)
  • A total of 810 specimens were examined from five species: Glyphocrangon aculeata A. Milne-Edwards, 1881, G. alispina Chace, 1939, G. longirostris (Smith, 1882), G. sculpta (Smith, 1882) and G. spinicauda A. Milne-Edwards, 1881. (scielo.br)
  • TROUBRIDGE, J. T. A generic realignment of the Oncocnemidini sensu Hodges (1983)(Lepidoptera: Noctuidae: Oncocnemidinae), with description of a new genus and 50 new species. (avcr.cz)
  • We describe one new genus and its one new species from Area de Conservación Guanacaste (ACG) in northwestern Costa Rica. (pensoft.net)
  • Here we report three primer pairs derived from sequence differences in the Histone H3 region that can be used to specifically detect C. pseudonaviculata, C. henricotiae, or both species. (usda.gov)
  • The sleepy lizard, Tiliqua rugosa, is one of the best studied lizard species in Australia, to a large extent due to studies involving ticks that infest these lizards. (researchgate.net)
  • Except for Borrelia recurrentis (which causes louse-borne relapsing fever and is transmitted by the human body louse), all known species are transmitted by ticks ( 4 ) . (cdc.gov)
  • b Some species of Borrelia associated with Ornithodoros ticks are of unknown pathogenicity. (cdc.gov)
  • Within a few years of this first report, further information that led to the renaming of Pneumocytsis studies established that the microbe in question was not a trypa- organisms also provided the tools needed to better understand nosome but a new species altogether, named Pneumocystis cari- the relationships between these microbes and the hosts they nii (11). (cdc.gov)
  • Molecular analyses proved that 21 of 133 (15.8%) mite pools were positive for Orientia species, all of them belonged to the genus Herpetacarus. (unboundmedicine.com)
  • Our study provides a concise description of this new species using morphology, life history, molecular data and photographic documentation. (pensoft.net)
  • In higher plants and animals the term 'species' refers to a group of individuals that are able to interbreed freely and produce fertile offsprings. (pw.live)
  • Under the impacts of anthropogenic activities and global changes the proliferation of non-indigenous species and especially toxic dinoflagellates and cyanobacteria affect local ecosystems through the production and release of specialized metabolites. (universityofgalway.ie)
  • The role of non-albicans species has become increasingly important, especially in high-risk subjects, such as HIVpositive patients 6 . (bvsalud.org)
  • Newton and Wilkinson (1982) recognized 51 species in their revision on the North American fauna, and new discoveries have since raised the total to around 57 species. (ncparks.gov)
  • Members of the genus Stigmella are a group of small leaf-mining moths that typically create linear mines, although a few species form linear-blotch or blotch mines. (ncparks.gov)
  • Most coccinellid species are carnivorous predators, preying on insects such as aphids and scale insects. (wikipedia.org)
  • The first Betairidovirinae subfamily, also referred as invertebrate iridescent viruses, contains both Iridovirus and Chloriridovirus genera, which infects invertebrate hosts such as insects and crustaceans. (biomedcentral.com)
  • The label should identify the genus, species and strain for each microorganism in the product. (internationalprobiotics.org)
  • Trying to identify which species of shrimp this is has proved to be more difficult then I desired. (marinebiology.org)
  • Furthermore, Cryptosporidium infections have been reported in at least 57 reptilian species [14], with chronic cryptosporidiosis and lethality in some snakes [14,15]. (researchgate.net)
  • In sequence (b), species should be followed by genus. (pw.live)
  • Many of these have been identified by the scientists while many new species are still being discovered around the world. (pw.live)
  • as an assemblage of New World genera. (pensoft.net)
  • Non-metric multidimensional scaling demonstrated that the myxomycete assemblages were closely related to the litter types of deciduous and evergreen trees, and both litter pH and cellulolytic activity influenced distribution of myxomycete species. (scirp.org)
  • The dominant tree litter and litter pH strongly influenced the species distribution of foliicolous myxomycetes in a local mixed forest. (scirp.org)
  • To evaluate the variations of myxomycete ecology and to determine the micro-distribution of the species, according to the leaf litter types, may deduce the existence of micro-ecosystems in a forest. (scirp.org)
  • All species were recorded in the study area for the first time. (scielo.br)