When mites attack: domestic mites are not just allergens

Y Cui - Parasites & Vectors, 2014 - Springer
Domestic mite species found in indoor environments and in warm or tropical regions are
well known for causing allergic disorders. However, little is known about human acariasis, in …

A review of house dust mite allergy in India

D Dey, GK Saha, S Podder - Experimental and Applied Acarology, 2019 - Springer
House dust mites (HDMs) are extensively reported as potent allergens worldwide with India
being in the top row. HDM sensitization is hugely reported from India and has led to the …

[BOOK][B] Molecular detection of animal viral pathogens

D Liu - 2016 - books.google.com
Featuring contributions from specialists in related research areas, this book presents expert
summaries on state-of-the-art diagnostic approaches for major animal viral pathogens, with …

Lemongrass (Cymbopogon citratus) essential oil: an eco-friendly and fast-acting acaricide against the grain pest mite Aleuroglyphus ovatus

Q Teng, M Zou, Q Xue, Q Zhang, T Liu… - … Journal of Acarology, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
This study was designed to evaluate the acaricidal effect and the mode of action of
lemongrass essential oil (LEO) against Aleuroglyphus ovatus. Contact and fumigant …

The complete mitochondrial genome of the brown leg mite, Aleuroglyphus ovatus (Acari: Sarcoptiformes): evaluation of largest non-coding region and unique tRNAs

ET Sun, CP Li, LW Nie, YX Jiang - Experimental and Applied Acarology, 2014 - Springer
The circular mitochondrial genome (mitogenome) of Aleuroglyphus ovatus was sequenced.
It was 14,328 bp long, and consisted of 37 coding genes including 13 protein-coding genes …

House dust mite allergy in Malaysia: review of research gaps in the current scenario and the way forward

YZ Lee, ASF Kow, A Jacquet, MT Lee… - Experimental and Applied …, 2023 - Springer
The prevalence of house dust mite (HDM) allergy, especially in Asian countries with rapid
urbanization, has been increasing. House dust mites thrive in places with relatively high …

Mite species identification in the production of allergenic extracts for clinical use and in environmental samples by ribosomal DNA amplification

B Beroiz, F Couso‐Ferrer, F Ortego… - Medical and …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
The identification of allergy‐causing mites is conventionally based on morphological
characters. However, molecular taxonomy using ribosomal DNA (rDNA) may be particularly …

Sensitivity to house dust mite allergens and prevalence of allergy-causing house dust mite species in Pothwar, Pakistan

RH Shafique, S Akhter, S Abbas, M Ismail - Experimental and Applied …, 2018 - Springer
This study is the first report on the epidemiological status of house dust mite (HDM) allergy in
Pothwar, Pakistan. Allergy data of 2087 symptomatic patients were obtained, of whom 1706 …

Risk of exposure of a selected rural population in South Poland to allergenic mites. Part II: acarofauna of farm buildings

K Solarz, C Pająk - Experimental and Applied Acarology, 2019 - Springer
Exposure to mite allergens, especially from storage and dust mites, has been recognized as
a risk factor for sensitization and allergy symptoms that could develop into asthma. The aim …

Identification of Glycycometus malaysiensis (for the first time in Brazil), Blomia tropicalis and Dermatophagoides pteronyssinus through multiplex PCR

VS Alves, LF Salazar-Garcés, LF Santiago… - … and Applied Acarology, 2022 - Springer
Blomia tropicalis and Dermatophagoides pteronyssinus play an important role in triggering
allergy. Glycycometus malaysiensis causes IgE reaction in sensitive people, but is rarely …