(1) King crabs (Family Lithodidae) are among the world's largest arthropods, having a crab-like morphology and a strongly calcified exoskeleton.
(2) The anti-rickettsial activity of this drug was evaluated with regard to the determination of the numbers of surviving microorganism (LID100) and the in vivo concentration of erythromycin in both arthropod hosts.
(3) The method of detection of rickettsia in smears from the arthropods using the immunofluorescence technique and antibody response in mice inoculated with infected arthropods was found to be the most effective in these studies.
(4) The intensity of light for reliable cell killing (0.5 MW.m-2) was much greater than that used to kill arthropod neurones.
(5) The microsporidia are a group of unusual, obligately parasitic protists that infect a great variety of other eukaryotes, including vertebrates, arthropods, molluscs, annelids, nematodes, cnidaria and even various ciliates, myxosporidia and gregarines.
(6) These results suggest that the specificity of LAC virus-vector interactions is markedly influenced by the efficiency of the fusion function of the G1 envelope glycoprotein operating at the midgut level in the arthropod vector.
(7) Domestic swine were housed in four pens under controlled conditions to document arthropod transmission of vesicular stomatitis virus.
(8) The 12 additional arthropod species recorded from the woodland mice consisted of 1 nidicolous beetle, Leptinus orientamericanus; 1 bot, Cuterebra fontinella; 3 fleas, Ctenophthalmus pseudagyrtes, Orchopeas leucopus and Peromyscopsylla scotti; 1 tick, Dermacentor variabilis; 2 mesostigmatid mites, Androlaelaps fahrenholzi and Ornithonyssus bacoti; 3 chiggers, Comatacarus americanus, Euschoengastia peromysci, and Leptotrombidium peromysci; and 1 undescribed pygmephorid mite of the genus Pygmephorus.
(9) Lyme borreliosis is a protean infection caused by B burgdorferi, a recently recognized arthropod-borne spirochete.
(10) The first is characterized by afferent synapses to the brain with, in the sensory pedicle endings, structures similar to the presynaptic ribbons noted by some authors in photoreceptors of arthropods.
(11) The method is convenient, and could be useful for the study of arthropod neuromuscular junctions in general, since their nerve terminals do not release acetylcholine as a transmitter and cannot be stained by the more commonly used cholinesterase methods.
(12) The arthropod-borne virus (arbovirus) diseases of livestock have worldwide impact.
(13) These include gap junctions with features characteristic of arthropods, which seem to assemble by lateral migration of 13-nm E face intramembranous particles (IMPs), which ultimately cluster to form a large number of mature plaques of varying diameters.
(14) Histopathological examination of skin biopsies demonstrated changes compatible with arthropod hypersensitivity.
(15) Dr Umair A Shah, executive director of the Harris County department of public health, said, “It’s probably not a case of if we get Zika in our native mosquitoes, it’s probably a case of when we get Zika in our native mosquitoes.” Zika is a subtropical virus transmitted by the Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus mosquitoes, part of a group of diseases known as arboviruses, short for arthropod-borne viruses.
(16) A phylogenetic tree constructed from these sequences shows that the family evolved from a common ancestral gene that came into existence at about the time of arthropod and chordate divergence.
(17) The paper ends with identification keys for both adult and immature stages as well as for arthropod indoor fecal traces.
(18) Presence of organophosphates in arthropod larvae has not been documented previously and the analysis of larvae from decomposing remains may prove a useful technique for detection of these toxicants in decomposing remains.
(19) In arthropods, reflex modulation can occur in the sensory receptors themselves and in neurons that discharge during locomotion.
(20) The inhibition assay for mite allergen was reproducible in the presence of protein concentrations of added plant, fungal, arthropod and animal extracts in excess of the protein concentrations that occur under the operational mite assay conditions.
Centipede
Definition:
Example Sentences:
(1) We – and by "we" I mean my wife and child, because I'm one segment of a family unit these days (yeah, like the Human Centipede) – were visiting some friends whose kid is about 18 months older than ours, which means it can perform all sorts of tricks our one-year-old hasn't mastered yet – incredible feats like walking and issuing verbal demands.
(2) This article reports the case of a six-month-old infant who ingested a centipede of the Scutigera morpha species and had systemic side effects probably due to systemic absorption of its venom.
(3) With artwork featuring an astronaut being attacked by a giant alien centipede, song titles such as Vape And Pillage, and a mantra of “Fuck.
(4) 1) Sensilla basiconica which differ in form and size are found on the antennae of centipedes and millipedes.
(5) Maximum parsimony analyses and monophyly testing within arthropods indicate that myriapods (millipedes and centipedes) form a sister group to all other assemblages, whereas crustaceans (shrimps and lobsters) plus hexapods (insects and allied groups) form a well-supported monophyletic group.
(6) Non-target or residual pesticide toxicity would also disrupt the population of some of the valuable soil invertebrates like earthworms, predatory mites, centipedes and carabid beetles.
(7) It would be interesting to explore the rich variety of pathology produced in us by moray eels, lionfish, sea urchins, jellyfish, sting rays, fire ants, kissing bugs, flies, lice, mosquitoes, ticks, mites, fleas, puss caterpillars, centipedes, snakes, dogs and cats, camels, and myriad other creatures including homo sapiens (not a trivial biter)--but for this grand rounds, the topic will simply be spiders (Part 1), bees and vespid (Part 2).
(8) Centipede bites are never fatal and pain-relief is the cornerstone of treatment.
(9) It could be in fact a new member of the Barrouxiidae, a family of Coccidia parasitic in Insects and Centipedes which are characterized by the production of monozoic spores.
(10) A study has been made on the distribution, living environment and behavior characteristics of medicinal Mojiang centipedes in Yunnan Province.
(11) Made by the corporation's Bristol-based Natural History Unit, each 30-minute episode will see Backshall travel across the world exploring the habitats of animals including scorpions, hunting dogs, stingrays, tiger snakes, red back spiders, kookaburras, sloth bears and giant centipedes.
(12) World gasps, but quietly agrees • What she's got, we don't want: Drew Barrymore officially Hollywood's most overpaid actor • Monkey business: Andy Serkis scores big money to play a motion capture chimp in sequel to Rise of the Planet of the Apes On the blog Human Centipede 2 Photograph: AP • David Cox is moved to wonder why human excrement gets such a raw deal in the cinema , as the cuts demanded by the BBFC to Human Centipede 2 demonstrate.
(13) Centipede bite produces excruciating local pain and burning.
(14) 2) Temporal organs of centipedes are located between the insertion of the antenna and the ocelli.
(15) In many ways, the coalition is a human centipede – a group of united individuals, all pulling together in one direction – and let me tell you, from the inside, it's surprisingly cosy."
(16) Centipedes are a common household arthropod whose bite usually causes only local reactions.
(17) A paradise you may be thinking, but watch out for the copious scorpions and centipedes crawling through the undergrowth.
(18) Clinical aspects of centipede bite as seen in the Andamans are reported.
(19) This case illustrates that toxic effects may be noted after ingestion of arthropods and that in this type of centipede no active intervention may be necessary.
(20) Ingestion of centipedes has not been previously reported.