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Extant protein-coding sequences span a huge range of ages, from those that emerged only recently to those present in the last universal common ancestor. Because evolution has had less time to act on young sequences, there might be 'phylostratigraphy' trends in any properties that evolve slowly with age. A long-term reduction in hydrophobicity and hydrophobic clustering was found in previous, taxonomically restricted studies. Here we perform integrated phylostratigraphy across 435 fully sequenced species, using sensitive HMM methods to detect protein domain homology. We find that the reduction in hydrophobic clustering is universal across lineages. However, only young animal domains have a tendency to have higher structural disorder. Among ancient domains, trends in amino acid composition reflect the order of recruitment into the genetic code, suggesting that the composition of the contemporary descendants of ancient sequences reflects amino acid availability during the earliest stages of life, when these sequences first emerged.This study was conducted in four districts (Malakand, Swat, Bajaur and Shangla) of Northern Pakistan to investigate the prevalence, associated risk factors and phylogenetic analyses of Theileria and Anaplasma species in small ruminants. A total of 800 blood samples, 200 from each district, were collected from apparently healthy animals. PCR assays were performed using generic primers for Anaplasma spp. and Theileria spp. as well as species specific primers for A. ovis and T. ovis. Overall infection prevalence was 361/800 (45.1%). Theileria spp. infection prevalence (187/800, 23.3%) was higher than Anaplasma spp. (174/800, 21.7%). Amplified partial 18S rRNA genes were sequenced and enrolled animals were found to be infected by T. ovis (115/800, 14.3%), and at least two more Theileria species (72/800, 9%) were present (T. EHT1864 lestoquardi and T. annulata). All blood samples that were found to be positive for Anaplasma spp. were also positive for A. ovis. Infection prevalence was higher in sheep (227/361, 28.3%) compared to goats (134/361, 16.6%) (p less then 0.005). Univariable analysis of risk factors showed that host, age, grazing system and acaricide treatment were significant determinants (p less then 0.05) for both Theileria and Anaplasma infections. Multivariable analysis revealed that host, sex, age, tick infestation and grazing system were significant risk factors (p less then 0.005) for both pathogens. Phylogenetic analysis revealed variants among the A. ovis and T. annulata samples analysed, indicating that different genotypes are circulating in the field while T. ovis presented the same genotype for the samples analysed.The liver fluke Opisthorchis viverrini s.l. is associated with a long-term public health problem in Thailand. However, O. viverrini s.l. infection in Bithynia snails in the canal network system (CNS) in the Bangkok Metropolitan Region (BMR) has never been assessed. This study aimed to investigate the occurrence of B. siamensis siamensis and the prevalence of O. viverrini s.l. infection in this snail in the CNS in BMR along with morphological examination and molecular analyses on O. viverrini s.l. cercariae. The snails were randomly sampled from the CNS in all BMR areas from January 2018 to July 2019. Snail specimens were identified and examined for digenean infection by shedding and dissection. The cercariae were identified using morphology and molecular methods, including PCR with a species-specific primer and a Bayesian phylogenetic analysis of ITS2 sequences. Bithynia siamensis siamensis was found in almost all sampling localities, with different quantities and detected frequencies. From a total of 7473 B. s. siamensis specimens, O. viverrini s.l. infections were detected in the Northern Bangkok, Muang Nakhon Pathom, Krathum Baen, and Lam Luk Ka areas with an overall prevalence of 0.05% (4/7473) and prevalence of 0.22% (1/455), 0.21% (1/469), 0.40% (1/253), and 0.16% (1/614) in individual localities with positive snails, respectively. This study is the first investigation of digenean infection in the canal network system-type habitat in Thailand and revealed extremely low O. viverrini s.l. prevalence.Schistosoma japonicum infection causes pathological injury to the host. Multiple studies have shown that intestinal helminth infection causes dysbiosis for the gut microbial community and impacts host immunology. However, the effect of acute S. japonicum infection on the gut microbiome structure (abundance and diversity) is still unclear. We collected fecal samples from healthy and infected patients from a single hospital in Hunan Province, China. The bacterial community was analyzed using 16S ribosomal RNA gene sequencing of the V4 hypervariable region using the HiSeq platform. Compared with healthy subjects, infected patients exhibited an increase in relative abundance of the TM7 phylum. At the genus level, there were seven differentially abundant genera between groups. The most significant finding was a Bacteroides enterotype in patients with acute schistosomiasis. These results suggest that S. japonicum infection has a significant effect on microbiome composition characterized by a higher abundance of the TM7 phylum and development of a Bacteroides enterotype.Intraosseous schwannomas represent an extremely rare subgroup of schwannomas, accounting for less then 1% of all primary bone tumors. They mostly occur in the mandible, the maxilla, the sacrum, and they are also seen in long bones. We herein report a rare presentation of an intraosseous schwannoma in the glenoid of a 49-year-old patient. She complained of shoulder pain and was referred to the orthopaedic oncologist after detection of a suspicious lesion on imaging. Biopsy revealed benign spindle cells and immunohistochemistry was positive for S100. Because of the rarity of these intraosseous schwannomas it is important to recognize their radiological and histological features and make a differential diagnosis with other lytic tumors. Only if these characteristics are recognized, correct treatment can be given with definite curettage and bone grafting and correct follow-up with avoidance of unnecessary adjuvant therapy.
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