(n.) A genus of carnivorous mammals, of the family Canidae, including the dogs and wolves.
Example Sentences:
(1) septica, 28 as Pasteurella canis, 10 as Pasteurella stomatis, and 5 as Pasteurella dagmatis.
(2) These included Chrysosporium keratinophilum, C. tropicum, Curvularia lunata, Microsporum audouinii, M. canis, M. fulvum, M. gypseum, M. vanbreuseghemii, Trichophyton ajelloi, T. mentagrophytes, T. soudanense and T. yaoundei.
(3) In dogs the prevalence of Toxocara canis was noticeably greater in puppies (56.1%) than in mature animals (11.9%).
(4) These results indicate that E. risticii and E. sennetsu are closely related both at the genomic and antigenic levels and that the relationship of these two species with E. canis is minimal.
(5) Of 199 dogs from a brucellosis-contaminated area, 116 with negative titers in the tube agglutination test (TAT), using heat-inactivated whole B. canis cells as the antigen, were also negative in the ELISA.
(6) The diagnosis of human ehrlichiosis was confirmed by sixteen-fold rise in antibody titer to Ehrlichia canis, and supported by the characteristic cytoplasmic inclusions.
(7) The jackal (Canis adustus) was the predominate wildlife species involved (69%) and played a role in the epidemiology of bovine rabies in remote farm areas.
(8) Patients with fevers of undetermined origin had significantly higher antibody titers to B. canis than all other patients (P less than or equal to 0.001).
(9) According to anatomic location, M canis was isolated from nearly all cases of T capitis.
(10) Prevalence of subclinical Ehrlichia canis infection in a Mississippi kennel was 53%.
(11) Estimates of genetic variability were made from population samples of the dog ascarid (Toxocara canis), cat ascarid (Toxocara cati), and the horse ascarid (Parascaris equorum).
(12) Based upon colony morphology and macroconidial characteristics, M canis identification was confirmed.
(13) Intra-epithelial lymphocyte numbers were lowest in 33- to 37-day-old puppies infected with greater than 127 T. canis and highest in 44- to 46-day-old puppies losing their infection.
(14) Human infection with M. canis from an asymptomatic dog was demonstrated in this case.
(15) Staphylococcus aureus and Streptococcus canis were the most frequently isolated bacteria in specimens collected from the vagina (in the area of the urethral orifice) of 20 normal intact bitches and 20 spayed bitches.
(16) The presence of circulating antibodies was first detected 2 weeks post inoculation with M. canis, corresponding to the period when the lesions were most severe.
(17) It was considered that Ctenocephalides canis could be of great public health significance in this area in view of the high population of the flea.
(18) The cytoplasmic ribosomal proteins of Microsporum canis were characterised in basic-acidic and basic-SDS two-dimensional polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis systems.
(19) Serological evidence was obtained that in at least four of the cases European Babesia canis, transmitted by Dermacentor ticks, was involved.
(20) Ascites fluid from hybridoma cell lines producing monoclonal antibodies to an exoantigen of Microsporum canis was assayed for its precipitating properties.
Censure
Definition:
(n.) Judgment either favorable or unfavorable; opinion.
(n.) The act of blaming or finding fault with and condemning as wrong; reprehension; blame.
(n.) Judicial or ecclesiastical sentence or reprimand; condemnatory judgment.
(v. i.) To form or express a judgment in regard to; to estimate; to judge.
(v. i.) To find fault with and condemn as wrong; to blame; to express disapprobation of.
(v. i.) To condemn or reprimand by a judicial or ecclesiastical sentence.
(v. i.) To judge.
Example Sentences:
(1) As ever in children's books, when things get too complicated, animal characters can provide a useful way out, but even then, attempts to represent same-sex parenting can attract censure - as revealed by Justin Richardson's And Tango Makes Three , illustrated by Henry Cole.
(2) We self-censure because it would put us all back, it would diminish who we are.” Of course she’s a feminist: “That just means believing that women can do everything men can but backwards in heels with a cherry on top.
(3) And the programme was censured by the BBC Trust's editorial standards unit three years ago when its presenters were filmed drinking while driving in the Artic for a special "polar" edition.
(4) A branch of the Labour party of Malaysia was censured for staging a concert at which "two objectionable songs were sung in spite of the fact that the police had registered their disapproval".
(5) BBC director of news Helen Boaden was censured for not taking "greater responsibility" as her division went into "virtual meltdown" in October and November.
(6) If it does find that there were systemic failures behind the technology problems, the bank could face a fine, or individuals could be censured and banned.
(7) In deciding on a suspension, the panel rejected the alternative sanctions of a censure or an order for Mr Livingstone to undergo training.
(8) The charity's chief executive, Javed Khan, said: "Victims of sexual abuse should be praised for their bravery in coming forward, not censured and have their credibility called into question – least of all by the prosecution."
(9) The company has already attracted formal censure over its cheerfully casual approach to taking on debt; in January it was forced to remove a page from its website that suggested its loans had advantages over student loans (neglecting to mention its APR of 4,214% and the current student loan rate of 1.5%), and inviting students to borrow money from them for things such as holiday flights to the Canaries.
(10) Jeremy Clarkson faced further censure on Saturday after describing people who killed themselves by jumping under trains as "selfish".
(11) It is no longer possible for clinicians in the UK to act independently in the management of such cases without risking censure or loss of indemnity from the employing health authority.
(12) A spokesman for North Korea’s Association for Human Rights Studies said on Wednesday that Shin’s admissions “self-exposed” the flimsy foundations of efforts to censure Pyongyang for its rights record.
(13) Dismissing the Socialists' censure motion threat as "puerile", Rajoy said: "I came [to parliament] to halt the erosion of Spain's image."
(14) But this, too, is a common enough reality: why should it be mocked or censured?
(15) Romanians described this as "auto-censure" – self-censorship – and said that it was far more effective than the Securitate, the secret police.
(16) The thinking behind WhatsApp is rooted in Koum's memories of a country where phones were tapped and school friends were censured for their views.
(17) Juncker voiced resentment that his entire team of 28 commissioners was being put on the spot by the censure motion, throwing down the gauntlet to the far right.
(18) Holder had been a lightning rod for opposition to administration policies among Republicans, who led a vote of censure against him in the House of Representatives in 2012 over ‘Fast and Furious’, a failed anti gun-running operation by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives.
(19) Censure brings the possibility of a stiffer sanction if the alleged violation is repeated.
(20) It did not censure the News of the World, however, and also dropped a plan to interview Andy Coulson after he resigned as the paper's editor in January 2007 in the wake of the Goodman case, choosing instead to question his successor, Colin Myler.