(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.
Lighthouse
Definition:
(n.) A tower or other building with a powerful light at top, erected at the entrance of a port, or at some important point on a coast, to serve as a guide to mariners at night; a pharos.
Example Sentences:
(1) On my last day, I drive to Cape Point and walk up to the lighthouse.
(2) Sandwood Bay in Scotland Photograph: Alamy Am Buachaille, a rocky sea stack, stood guard-like to one side, the giant grey slabs which cut into the sea were bathed in frothing waves, and the dim glow of the Cape Wrath lighthouse sent out a muted white beam beyond the cliffs to my right.
(3) 1980 was his best year for opera: the Cologne company (whose music director, John Pritchard, became a staunch supporter) brought Mozart's Cosi Fan Tutte and Cimarosa's Il Matrimonio Segreto, Glasgow provided Berg's Wozzeck and Janacek's The Cunning Little Vixen, and the festival itself produced a distinguished world premiere in Maxwell Davies' The Lighthouse.
(4) • Park website Cape Disappointment state park Facebook Twitter Pinterest Cape Disappointment lighthouse.
(5) First lit in 1817, the lighthouse opened to visitors for day tours and overnight stays earlier this year and has superb coastal walks and beaches nearby.
(6) Facebook Twitter Pinterest Dameon at North End Lake Port Elizabeth harbour to Cape Recife lighthouse (15km) .
(7) The beach itself is a long and fine one, with South Atlantic breezes cooling the heels of groups of novice surfers in wetsuits and ladies being massaged in the thatched treatment hut close to the lighthouse.
(8) After lunch, take a walk up to the lighthouse to see superb views of the coastline from the cliffs.
(9) Someone once described the Lighthouse Family ’s output as soul music for people who don’t like soul music, and May’s Boris punchlines are comedy for people who don’t like comedy.
(10) Other popular Mackintosh designs in his home town of Glasgow include the Lighthouse, the Willow Tearooms and House for an Art Lover in Bellahouston Park.
(11) Bowie was like a like a lighthouse that guided those people and made them feel it was alright to be different, to try things out and dye your hair and wear strange clothes.
(12) Clifford Newbold, an architect who was involved in the design of Milbank Tower and Dungeness Lighthouse, had hoped to restore the palace to its Georgian splendour, but he died last year.
(13) From the lighthouse I can see the entire span of False Bay, surely one of the greatest marine environments on earth – and a place still waiting for recognition.
(14) Look out for a cast-iron lighthouse, 6,000-year-old burial chambers, and Worms Head island.
(15) This set includes six mini-figures including the pilot, rescuer, "stricken people", two water cannons, a submarine, dinghy and lighthouse.
(16) But Lottie is also a pirate queen, a lighthouse keeper and a geeky robot girl – all inspired by real women such as computer programmer Ada Lovelace and lighthouse keeper Grace Darling, neither of which had to wear a pink uniform.
(17) Dating from 1863, the lighthouse is still operational and open for visits (€3 and 146 steps to the top) but is, curiously, now in the middle of the pine forest.
(18) I have to bake my own bread, home-school my children … and, of course, prepare the lighthouse for the celebrations.” The 400th anniversary will be marked with a televised “parade of sails” around the island.
(19) Rainy-day attractions include the alternative slot machines and eccentric inventions on Southwold Pier and the working lighthouse , which offers guided tours (adults £3.50, children £2.50).
(20) The route becomes untamed towards Pine Lodge, perfect for a live music jam at Ziggy’s , and the gravelly trip out to the Cape Recife point and lighthouse is surely worth the journey.