Intestinal barrier function is an important way to prevent exogenous toxic and harmful substances from damaging the body. Deoxynivalenol (DON) ingested by pigs can destroy the biological, chemical, physical and immune barriers of intestinal tract by changing the composition of microbiota, reducing...

Q fever, spotted fever rickettsioses and equine piroplasmosis, are some of the most serious equine tick-borne diseases caused by Coxiella burnetii, Rickettsia spp., Babesia caballi and/or Theileria equi. This study surveyed and molecularly characterized these pathogens infecting horses in ten...

A double-label immunochromatographic based assay (DL-ICA) was developed to monitor zearalenone (ZEN) levels in cereals, based on Eu³⁺ nanoparticles (EuNP). The DL-ICA exhibited excellent sensitivity, reliability and selectivity in real samples. It showed low limits of detection (0.21-0.25 µg/kg)...

Objective: To survey the carrying status of four pathogens in rodents in Chengdu, and provide evidence for the prevention and control of rodent infectious disease. Methods: From September 2021 to August 2022, rodents were captured with night trapping method in different habitats, including...

In order to identify the infection of Toxoplasma gondii in dogs and cats in Beijing, according to the program of animal disease surveillance in Beijing in 2022, 920 dog serum samples and 816 cat serum samples were collected from scatters, animal hospitals and farms in the whole city. Indirect...

Streptococcus suis (SS) is an emerging zoonotic pathogen that causes severe infections in swine and humans. Among the 33 known serotypes, serotype 2 is most frequently associated with infections in pigs and humans. To better understand the virulence characterization of S. suis serotype 2 (SS2) and...

Research into disease pathogens can greatly benefit from viral metagenomics technology. Using this technique, we investigated potential disease pathogens that resulted in the death of many ducks on a duck farm. Two duck circoviruses (DuCV) and one duck hepatitis B virus (DHBV) were detected and...

Toxoplasma gondii, a protozoan intracellular parasite, is present in a wide range of hosts, including virtually all species of warm-blooded vertebrates. Toxoplasmosis spreads to humans through a variety of pathways, including contaminated food or water, and close contact with various types of...

Viral diseases caused by new outbreaks of viral infections pose a serious threat to human health. Wild brown rats (Rattus norvegicus), considered one of the world's largest and most widely distributed rodents, are host to various zoonotic pathogens. To further understand the composition of the ...

In order to obtain a large number of protoplasts of nematode-trapping fungus-Duddingtonia flagrans, and optimize the factors that affect protoplast generation, the effects of the enzyme concentration, reaction temperature of the enzyme, age of culture and incubation time on the preparation of...