Publications by authors named "P Maksimov"
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- Toxocara canis and Toxocara cati are parasitic worms found globally, particularly posing risks to children through their eggs in the environment, highlighting the need for effective diagnostic methods for detection.
- This study compared different detection techniques including a new sequential sieving protocol and a high-throughput qPCR method, evaluating their efficiency on cat and dog faecal samples.
- Results indicated that the new sieving method was superior in sensitivity for egg detection, while mechanical lysis of DNA samples outperformed enzymatic lysis, and both DNA detection and microscopy methods showed comparable results with newer techniques being cost-effective.
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- Recent research shows that cobaltites may serve as a valuable avenue for studying Kitaev physics in honeycomb structures and the Ising model in weakly linked chains.
- The study investigates the magnetic properties of SrCoGeO using neutron scattering, ab initio methods, and linear spin-wave theory to propose a modified Kitaev model for the interactions in this material.
- Findings indicate that external magnetic fields can shift the material's magnetic ordering and suggest modified pyroxenes could offer new insights into Kitaev physics.
Toxascaris leonina in dogs - A nematode species of high prevalence in some regions of Eurasia.
Vet Parasitol Reg Stud Reports
February 2024
A recent meta-analysis of studies from around the world had shown a global prevalence of Toxascaris leonina in stray dogs of about 7%. However, studies from Eurasian regions, where higher percentages of positive dogs were often found, were under-represented in this meta-analysis. This prompted the present study.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: In September 2014, there was sudden upsurge in the number of Eurasian red squirrels (Sciurus vulgaris) found dead in the Netherlands. High infection levels with the parasite Toxoplasma gondii were demonstrated, but it was unclear what had caused this increase in cases of fatal toxoplasmosis. In the present study, we aimed to gain more knowledge on the pathology and prevalence of T.
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- Echinococcus multilocularis is a parasitic cestode causing a deadly disease called alveolar echinococcosis, primarily spread by red foxes in Europe.
- The study investigated genetic diversity among E. multilocularis isolates from 19 European countries, analyzing 4,968 base pairs from five mitochondrial genes and identifying 43 different haplotypes.
- Findings indicated that most of the isolates shared four predominant haplotypes concentrated in mainland Europe, while Svalbard's isolates were genetically distinct, highlighting the need for more research in underrepresented eastern European regions to understand genetic variability.