Genetic and phylogenetic analysis of the ticks from the Sinai Massif, Egypt, and their possible role in the transmission of Babesia behnkei
- M. Alsarraf, E. Mierzejewska, Eman M. E. Mohallal, J. Behnke, A. Bajer
- Biology, MedicineExperimental & applied acarology
- 28 August 2017
The local fauna of ticks, especially species occurring on rodents, camels and encountered in the environment, is assessed, and then genotypes of ticks from isolated wadis are compared, and the role of local tick species as potential vectors of Babesia spp.
Patterns of reproduction in two sympatric gerbil species in arid Egypt.
- S. Soliman, Eman M. E. Mohallal
- Environmental ScienceIntegrative Zoology
- 1 June 2009
Breeding behavior in these species was synchronized with rainfall in the winter and spring months, and the removal of individual gerbils throughout the course of study resulted in an extension of reproductive activity into the dry summer and autumn months in the latter part of sampling.
Babesia behnkei sp. nov., a novel Babesia species infecting isolated populations of Wagner’s gerbil, Dipodillus dasyurus, from the Sinai Mountains, Egypt
- A. Bajer, M. Alsarraf, R. Welc-Falęciak
- BiologyParasites & Vectors
- 9 December 2014
A novel species of Babesia was identified in two isolated populations of D. dasyurus occurring in the Sinai Mountains of Egypt and it was revealed that B. behnkei n.
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…
- M. Alsarraf, Eman M. E. Mohallal, A. Bajer
- BiologyVector Borne and Zoonotic Diseases
- 1 July 2017
Molecular and phylogenetic analyses led to the description of two Bartonella species and genotypes isolated from rodent hosts from the South Sinai, Egypt, and the identification of their vectors and the medical significance of these species need further investigation.
Long-term spatiotemporal stability and dynamic changes in the haemoparasite community of spiny mice (Acomys dimidiatus) in four montane wadis in the St. Katherine Protectorate, Sinai, Egypt
- M. Alsarraf, M. Bednarska, A. Bajer
- BiologyParasites & Vectors
- 8 April 2016
It is hypothesized that the effects of a 15-year-long scarcity of rainfall in the local environment and a fall in host densities over the period of study may have been responsible for a drop in transmission rates, possibly by a negative impact on vector survival.
Long-term spatiotemporal stability and dynamic changes in helminth infracommunities of spiny mice (Acomys dimidiatus) in St. Katherine's Protectorate, Sinai, Egypt
It is shown that site of capture is the major determinant of prevalence and abundance of species (and higher taxa) contributing to helminth community structure, and some elements of predictability in these systems show elements of temporal-site stability.
THE VERTEBRATE FAUNA RECORDED FROM NORTHEASTERN SINAI, EGYPT
- S. Soliman, Eman M. E. Mohallal
- Biology, Environmental Science
- 1 June 2016
he vertebrate fauna was surveyed in ten major localities of northeastern Sinai over a period of 18 months (From September 2003 to February 2005, inclusive). A total of 27 species of reptiles, birds…
A Survey of the Mammalian Fauna of Siwa Oasis , Egypt
- S. Soliman, Eman M. E. Mohallal
- Environmental Science
- 1 June 2014
A survey of the mammalian fauna of Siwa Oasis was carried out during a period extending from autumn 2008 to winter 2010, inclusive. Fourteen mammalian species were recorded in this survey. Four…
Genetic and phylogenetic analysis of the ticks from the Sinai Massif, Egypt, and their possible role in the transmission of Babesia behnkei
- M. Alsarraf, E. Mierzejewska, Eman M. E. Mohallal, J. Behnke, A. Bajer
- Experimental & applied acarology
- 1 August 2017
Following the description of Babesia behnkei in the region of St. Katherine, Sinai, the present study was undertaken to determine the role of local tick species as vectors of piroplasms. First we…
Phylogenetic analyses of Bartonella sp. (Bacteria) of rodents from four separated valleys in Sinai Mountains (Egypt)
- M. Alsarraf, Eman M. E. Mohallal, A. Bajer
- Biology
- 2016
The analyses of rpoB and gltA markers justify the description of two new species of Bartonella, with some genetic variation among isolates.
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