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ArticleScientific reports2020

Heat stress reduces sexual development and affects pathogenesis of Eimeria maxima in meat-type chickens.

Gustavo H Schneiders, James C Foutz, Marie C Milfort, Ahmed F A Ghareeb, Alberta L Fuller, Romdhane Rekaya, Susan M Williams, Samuel E Aggrey

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Article in Scientific reports, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.

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8 citing papers in PubMed, 18 citations in OpenAlex.

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  4. Effects of DifferentAnimals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2023
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  5. Heat Stress Alters the Effect ofAnimals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2022
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  8. Comparisons of the Sexual Cycles for the Coccidian ParasitesFrontiers in cellular and infection microbiology · 2020
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5 · Who and what money

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8 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Gustavo H SchneidersNutriGenomics Laboratory, Department of Poultry Science, University of Georgia, Athens, GA, 30602, USA.
James C FoutzNutriGenomics Laboratory, Department of Poultry Science, University of Georgia, Athens, GA, 30602, USA.
Marie C MilfortNutriGenomics Laboratory, Department of Poultry Science, University of Georgia, Athens, GA, 30602, USA.
Ahmed F A GhareebNutriGenomics Laboratory, Department of Poultry Science, University of Georgia, Athens, GA, 30602, USA.
Alberta L FullerNutriGenomics Laboratory, Department of Poultry Science, University of Georgia, Athens, GA, 30602, USA.
Romdhane RekayaAnimal and Dairy Science, University of Georgia, Athens, GA, 30602, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-1545-4331
Susan M WilliamsPoultry Diagnostic and Research Center, University of Georgia, Athens, GA, 30602, USA.
Samuel E AggreyNutriGenomics Laboratory, Department of Poultry Science, University of Georgia, Athens, GA, 30602, USA. saggrey@uga.edu.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-7550-1681
University of Georgia · US

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Coccidiosis, caused by Eimeria spp. presents a self-limiting intestinal infection of poultry. Intestinal replication of the parasite causes severe morphological alterations to the host gastrointestinal tract, marked, among others, by the disruption of the intestinal barrier. We have previously reported a significant reduction in merozoite replication and oocyst shedding in E. tenella in vitro and in vivo. The objective of this study was to investigate the pathogenesis of E. maxima infection in broiler chickens under heat stress (HS) and mRNA expression of host cytokines that might affect the curtailed development of the parasite. We herein demonstrate that there is a significant detrimental effect of HS on the pathogenesis of E. maxima infection in broilers. There was a restricted replication of the parasite in HS chickens evidenced by significantly reduced oocyst shedding and disruption of the intestinal blood barrier. Gene expression of parasite genes demonstrated curtailed sexual reproduction of E. maxima in HS chickens. There was downregulation of Eimeria spp. genes related to gamete fusion, oocyst shedding, mitosis and spermiogenesis. Host gene expression indicates alterations in the cytokine expression that could be related to reduced parasite development in vivo.

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Sexual DevelopmentAnimalsChickensCoccidiosisEimeriaHeat-Shock ResponseHeat Stress DisordersIntestinesMeatOocystsPoultry Diseases

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PMID32612102
PMCPMC7329875
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