Dogs may carry Leishmania tropica and Leishmania major in their blood circulation: a molecular and hematological study.

Background: Dogs may be infected with species of Leishmania parasites that are disseminated through blood circulation and invade the internal organs. In this study, we aim to detect the parasite in the blood of dogs using the PCR technique. The present work was performed from February 2022 to May 2023 in Fars Province, southern Iran, where the disease is endemic.

Evaluation of effects of Tempol on testicular ischemia/reperfusion injury.

Aim: Tempol, a synthetic antioxidant compound, has received significant attention for its potential therapeutic applications in recent years, especially against ischemia/reperfusion (I/R) injury. The aim of the present research was to assess the protective effects of Tempol on testicular I/R injury caused by testicular torsion and detorsion (T/D) in rats.

Methods: The subjects were divided into five groups: sham, testicular T/D, testicular T/D with Tempol treatment at 50 and 100 mg/kg, and healthy rats treated with Tempol at 100 mg/kg.

and spp. in peripheral blood of dromedary camels in Fars, Iran: molecular characterization, hematological parameters, and acute-phase protein alterations.

Background: Dromedary camels () are raised in extremely strict ecological conditions of deserts. Camels are vulnerable to many zoonotic infections. There are limited data on the occurrence of Q fever and borreliosis in camels, in Iran.

The first molecular isolation of Halicephalobus gingivalis from horses in Iran.

Background: Parasitic infections pose significant threats to humans' and animals' well-being worldwide. Among these parasites, Halicephalobus spp., a genus of nematodes, has gained attention due to its ability to cause severe infections in various animal species, including horses.

Detection of spp. in dogs in Shiraz, southern Iran and its effects on the hematological alterations.

Canine hepatozoonosis is a tick-transmitted apicomplexan infection caused by two species of Hepatozoon, , and . The present research aimed at detection of Hepatozoon spp. in dogs and its effects on hematological alterations.

Molecular and hematological investigation of Trypanosoma evansi infection in Iranian one-humped camels (Camelus dromedarius).

Trypanosoma species cause animal trypanosomiasis that infects many animals. Trypanosoma evansi is an organism that infects camels. There are many economic problems associated with this disease, including lower milk and meat yields and abortions.

Theileria equi in the horses of Iran: Molecular detection, genetic diversity, and hematological findings.

In all equids worldwide, Theileria equi and Babesia caballi are believed to be two important erythrocytic protozoa that cause equine piroplasmosis. In addition, it was recently discovered that Theileria haneyi is another potential equine piroplasmosis (EP) agent. Ixodid ticks are the major vectors of these parasites.

First report of ocular histoplasmosis in a horse from Iran: molecular, clinical and pathological findings.

is a dimorphic fungus that is traditionally classified in three varieties: var. , var. , and var.

Intrauterine infusion of blood serum of dromedary camel improves the uterine health and fertility in high producing dairy cows with subclinical endometritis.

The blood serum of dromedary camels contains a unique type of antibodies with a high potency to neutralize toxins and to identify and inactivate some bacterial pathogens. The present study was designed to examine changes in the endometrial histology of cows with no subclinical endometritis (SE) (experiment 1) and changes in the uterine cytology and endometrial mRNA expression of COX2, IL-1β, IL-8, and iNOS following intrauterine administration of DCBS in cows with SE as compared to different common treatments (experiment 2). In addition, the effects of the intrauterine administration of DCBS were examined on the pregnancy rate in dairy cows with SE (experiment 3).

A study on the oral and cloacal bacterial flora of Mugger crocodiles () in the Negour protected area, Iran.

Mugger crocodile is the only crocodile existing in Iran. The present study was aimed to investigate the bacterial flora in oral and cloacal cavities of wild Mugger crocodiles in Negour protected area, Iran. The isolation and molecular characterization of oral and cloacal bacterial flora were performed in 22 Mugger crocodiles captured in Negour protected area, Iran.

Effects of citral on serum antioxidant status and liver genes expressions of and in a rat model of streptozotocin-induced diabetes mellitus.

Background: Citral (CHO) is the main ingredient of (lemongrass oil) and can reduce the side effects of oxidative stress. Diabetes caused by insulin deficiency induces oxidative stress in the liver.

Aims: This study aimed to investigate the ameliorative effects of citral on selected oxidative parameters and the gene expression of () and () in a rat model of streptozotocin (STZ)-induced diabetes mellitus.

Protective effects of crocin on testicular torsion/detorsion in rats.

Oxidative stress, caused by extreme accumulation of un-scavenged reactive oxygen species, plays an integral role in the Ischemia-Reperfusion (I/R) injury to the testicles following testicular torsion. The current research aimed to examine the protective effects of crocin as a natural antioxidant on testicular I/R injury in rats. Animals were divided randomly into five groups (seven each): (1) sham group, (2) torsion/detorsion (T/D) group, (3) intact group with 100 mg/kg crocin, (4) and (5) T/D groups followed by treatment with two different doses of crocin (50 and 100 mg/kg (IP)).

Class 1 integron causes vulnerability to formaldehyde in Escherichia coli.

In this study, the relationships of integron 1 element, formaldehyde dehydrogenase, and orfF genes with the level of formaldehyde resistance of isolated E. coli were investigated. E.

High incidence of multidrug resistance and class 1 and 2 integrons in isolated from broiler chickens in South of Iran.

The objective was to investigate the multidrug resistance and presence of class 1 and 2 integrons in 300 isolates obtained from 20 broiler farms during three rearing periods (one-day-old chicks, thirty-day-old chickens, and one day before slaughter) in Fars, South Iran. Results showed that 81.00%, 82.

Molecular Characterization of spp. from a Donkey () Using Partial Sequencing of and .

Background: as an important parasite affects health of humans and animals in some tropical and subtropical areas of the world, including Iran. Little is known about the molecular diversity of in Equidae. Therefore, this study aimed to characterize the genetic polymorphisms among parasites.

Molecular detection and phylogenetic analysis of 'Candidatus Bartonella merieuxii' in dogs and its effect on hematologic parameters.

Emerging Bartonella spp. infection can result in clinical symptoms such as endocarditis in humans and animals. This study analyzed the genetic phylogeny of the Bartonella spp.

Serotypes, virulence genes and polymorphism of capsule gene cluster in isolated from diseased rainbow trout ( ) and mugger crocodile ( ) in Iran.

Background: causes lactococcosis in rainbow trout in many parts of the world.

Aims: This study was conducted for the existence of the virulent factors and differentiation of the two serotypes in .

Methods: Twenty-two strains of isolated from diseased rainbow trout from farms in different regions and mugger crocodile of Iran, were investigated.

The occurrence of hemotropic Mycoplasma ovis-like species in horses.

Hemotropic mycoplasmas (haemoplasmas) are wall-less bacteria, which may lead to anemia and, even, mortality in mammals. The present study was aimed to characterize the causative agent(s) of haemoplasma infection in blood samples taken from horses (n = 133) in south of Iran. Microscopic examination of blood smears and PCR assay were performed for the detection of hemotropic Mycoplasma and equine piroplasma (Babesia caballi and Theileria equi).

Antimicrobial Resistance and Incidence of Integrons in Species Isolated from Diseased Freshwater Animals and Water Samples in Iran.

spp. is one of the major pathogens of freshwater animals. There has been little research on the genetics of antimicrobial resistance associated with it in Iranian aquaculture.

'Candidatus Bartonella dromedarii' in the dromedary camels of Iran: Molecular investigation, phylogenetic analysis, hematological findings, and acute-phase proteins quantitation.

The genus Bartonella is comprised of Gram-negative coccobacilli, aerobic, and facultative intracellular bacteria which are transmitted by hematophagous vectors (e.g., fleas, lice, sandflies, and ticks).

Histopathological and Molecular Evaluation of the Experimentally Infected Goats by the Larval Forms of .

Background: Introduction of and as two separate species have been recognized mainly on morphological grounds. This experimental study was conducted to test whether cerebral and non-cerebral forms of belong to one origin or they are originated from two different tape worms.

Methods: Two groups of dogs were infected with the cerebral and muscular sources of the coenuri cysts.

Effect of catecholamine stress hormones (dopamine and norepinephrine) on growth, swimming motility, biofilm formation and virulence factors of Yersinia ruckeri in vitro and an in vivo evaluation in rainbow trout.

In this study, we evaluated the impact of the catecholamines on growth, swimming motility, biofilm formation and some virulence factors activities of pathogenic Yersinia ruckeri. Norepinephrine and dopamine (at 100 µM) significantly increased the growth of Y. ruckeri in culture media containing serum.

Molecular and clinical evidence of Aeromonas hydrophila and Fusarium solani co-infection in narrow-clawed crayfish Astacus leptodactylus.

Co-infections occur when a host is infected by 2 or more different pathogen types, either by secondary or simultaneous infections, and are very frequent in nature. In this study, 10 narrow-clawed crayfish Astacus leptodactylus with signs of disease were collected from Haft Baram Lake (Fars province, southern Iran). Samples of fluid from inside the intact abscess and melanized lesions in the cuticle were cultured aseptically onto brain heart infusion agar and Sabouraud dextrose agar for bacterial and fungal agents, respectively.

First isolation and identification of and from reared sturgeons in Fars province, Iran.

The purpose of the present study was to isolate and identify the pathogenic agents in (Pallas, 1771) and (Linnaeus, 1758) reared in the south of Fars province, Iran which have shown infectious disease signs. Samples from spleen and kidney of 32 fishes showing septicemia symptoms such as decreasing of appetite, unbalanced swimming, expanded wounds, and petechia on the body surfaces, pectoral fins rot, visceral hemorrhage, bleeding on the spleen, and heart ascites were collected. Then samples were cultured on brain heart infusion agar growth media, stain and biological and biochemical tests on purified bacteria were performed.