Browsing by Author "Pekmezci, Gokmen Zafer"
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A diagnostic survey of Neospora caninum infection in aborted fetuses in the Middle Black Sea Region and Sivas Province, Turkey
Acici, Mustafa; Bolukbas, Cenk Soner; Pekmezci, Gokmen Zafer; Gurler, Hande; Gekc, Oktay; Gurler, Ali Tumay; Umur, Sinasi (Scientific Technical Research Council Turkey-Tubitak, 2019)Neospora caninum is a major, cosmopolitan, protozoan parasite associated with abortion in cattle and water buffaloes. In this study, real-time PCR was used for the detection and quantification of the burden of N. caninum ... -
Ectoparasites on roe deer (Capreolus capreolus) in Samsun, Turkey
Acici, Mustafa; Bolukbas, Cenk Soner; Beyhan, Yunus Emre; Pekmezci, Gokmen Zafer; Gurler, Ali Tumay; Umur, Sinasi (Scientific Technical Research Council Turkey-Tubitak, 2012)The aim of this study was to identify ectoparasites of wild roe deer (Capreolus capreolus) living in natural areas of Samsun Province that were wounded by car accidents or hunters between 2007 and 2010. A total of 90 ticks, ... -
Evaluation of serum cystatinC concentrations in dogs infected with Dirofilaria immitis
Pekmezci, Didem; Guzel, Murat; Yildirim, Alparslan; Ciftci, Gulay; Pekmezci, Gokmen Zafer; Tutuncu, Mehmet; Inci, Abdullah (Ankara Univ Press, 2015)To assess glomerular filtration rate (GFR) in dogs naturally infected by D. immitis new renal marker serum cystatinC (sCysC) was measured with canine CysC ELISA kit. Twenty infected microfilaremic-seropositive and 20 ... -
Evidence of Leishmania spp. antibodies and DNA in dogs in the Middle Black Sea Region of Turkey
Bolukbas, Cenk Soner; Pekmezci, Gokmen Zafer; Gurler, Ali Tumay; Pekmezci, Didem; Guzel, Murat; Hokelek, Murat; Umur, Sinasi (Ankara Univ Press, 2016)The World Health Organization considers leishmaniasis to be one of the most important zoonotic diseases with approximately 350 million people in 98 countries at risk of contracting the disease. The leishmaniasis also remains ... -
First Molecular Characterization of Raphidascaris acus Bloch, 1779 (Nematoda: Anisakidae) from European eels (Anguilla anguilla Linnaeus, 1758) Caught off the Aegean Region Streams, Turkey
Simsek, Emrah; Ciloglu, Arif; Aypak, Suleyman; Yildirim, Alparslan; Aldemir, Osman Selcuk; Unlu, Ahmet Hakan; Pekmezci, Gokmen Zafer (Kafkas Univ, Veteriner Fakultesi Dergisi, 2016)In this study, the presence of anisakid nematodes in the European eels (Anguilla anguilla L.) was investigated. A total of 30 specimens of eels were caught by local fishermen from the Buyuk Menderes River, Turkey. Nematoda ... -
First molecular data on the validity of Myxobolus ichkeulensis (Cnidaria: Myxosporea) from Mugil cephalus (Mugilidae) in Turkish waters
Bolukbas, Cenk Soner; Pekmezci, Gokmen Zafer; Yardimci, Banu; Ozpicak, Melek; Yilmaz, Savas; Polat, Nazmi (Ankara Univ Press, 2020)To date, there is no report on molecular characterisation of Myxobolus ichkeulensis in Mugil cephalus (Mugilidae) in Turkish marine waters. The aim of the current research was to provide the first molecular data on M. ... -
Identification and Molecular Characterization of Hysterothylacium (Nematoda: Raphidascarididae) Larvae in Bogue (Boops boops L.) from the Aegean Sea, Turkey([1])
Simsek, Emrah; Ciloglu, Arif; Yildirim, Alparslan; Pekmezci, Gokmen Zafer (Kafkas Univ, Veteriner Fakultesi Dergisi, 2018)Hysterothylacium species are the most prevalent ascaridoid nematode reported from various freshwater, estuarial and marine fish species. However, there are very few studies about molecular identification and characterization ... -
Molecular characterization of Hysterothylacium fabri (Nematoda: Anisakidae) from Zeus faber (Pisces: Zeidae) caught off the Mediterranean coasts of Turkey based on nuclear ribosomal and mitochondrial DNA sequences
Pekmezci, Gokmen Zafer; Yardimci, Banu; Onuk, Ertan Emek; Umur, Sinasi (Elsevier Ireland Ltd, 2014)In the present study, Hysterothylacium fabri was found in the coasts of the Mediterranean Sea, Turkey and characterized by sequencing of nuclear (internal transcribed spacer, ITS) and mitochondrial (cytochrome c oxidase ... -
Molecular Detection of Zoonotic Microsporidia in Domestic Cats in Turkey: A Preliminary Study
Pekmezci, Didem; Pekmezci, Gokmen Zafer; Yildirim, Alparslan; Duzlu, Onder; Inci, Abdullah (Springer International Publishing Ag, 2019)ObjectiveThis preliminary study was conducted to reveal that the molecular identity of Encephalitozoon spp. and Enterocytozoon bieneusi in indoor domestic cats' fecal samples from Turkey was screened using the PCR.Materials ... -
Molecular identification of Anisakis species (Nematoda: Anisakidae) from marine fishes collected in Turkish waters
Pekmezci, Gokmen Zafer; Onuk, Ertan Emek; Bolukbas, Cenk Soner; Yardimci, Banu; Gurler, Ali Tumay; Acici, Mustafa; Umur, Sinasi (Elsevier Science Bv, 2014)Anisakid nematodes are important etiological agents for zoonotic human anisakiasis (or anisakidosis). These parasites in the Turkish waters still remain unexplored. This study aims the molecular identification of Anisakis ... -
Myxobolus anatolicus sp nov (Myxozoa) infecting the gill of Anatolian khramulya Capoeta tinca (Cyprinidae) in Turkey
Pekmezci, Gokmen Zafer; Yardimci, Banu; Yilmaz, Savas; Polat, Nazmi (Inter-Research, 2014)This work is part of an ongoing investigation into the characteristics of myxozoan parasites of freshwater fish in Turkey and was carried out using morphology, histopathology and molecular analysis. A new species of the ... -
Nematode and cestode eggs scattered with cats-dogs feces and significance of public health in Samsun, Turkey
Gurler, Ali Tumay; Bolukbas, Cenk Soner; Pekmezci, Gokmen Zafer; Umur, Sinasi; Acici, Mustafa (Ankara Univ Press, 2015)The objectives of this study were to determine the prevalence of nematode and cestode egg contamination in cats' and dogs' fecal samples collected from public grounds (public parks, streets, walks, shelter) in Samsun, ... -
New Data on Bird Haemoproteids and Microfilariae in European Blackbird (Turdus merula) in Turkey
Beyhan, Yunus Emre; Pekmezci, Gokmen Zafer; Erciyas, Kiraz; Umur, Sinasi (Kafkas Univ, Veteriner Fakultesi Dergisi, 2009)… -
Occurrence and molecular characterization of Clinostomum complanatum (Trematoda: Clinostomidae) in freshwater fishes caught from Turkey
Simsek, Emrah; Yildirim, Alparslan; Yilmaz, Erdal; Inci, Abdullah; Duzlu, Onder; Onder, Zuhal; Pekmezci, Gokmen Zafer (Springer, 2018)The metacercariae of Clinostomum species which known as yellow grubs have zoonotic potential by infecting humans. In the present study, a total of 403 freshwater fish specimens belonging to different genera from Central ... -
Occurrence and molecular characterization of Hysterothylacium aduncum (Nematoda: Anisakidae) from Merlangius merlangus euxinus and Trachurus trachurus off the Turkish coast of Black Sea
Pekmezci, Gokmen Zafer; Bolukbas, Cenk Soner; Gurler, Ali Tumay; Onuk, Ertan Emek (Springer, 2013)A total of 286 larval forms of Hysterothylacium aduncum were collected from Merlangius merlangus euxinus and Trachurus trachurus captured at different sites of the Black Sea coast of Turkey. Prevalence of H. aduncum in M. ... -
Occurrence of Anisakis pegreffii (Nematoda: Anisakidae) Larvae in Imported John Dory (Zeus faber) from Senegalese Coast Sold in Turkish Supermarkets
Pekmezci, Gokmen Zafer (Springer International Publishing Ag, 2019)Background West African goatfish Pseudupeneus prayensis, bluespotted seabream Pagrus caeruleostictus and John Dory Zeus faber are commercially marketed as fresh and frequently imported from Senegalese coast (FAO area ... -
Occurrence of Anisakis simplex sensu stricto in imported Atlantic mackerel (Scomber scombrus) represents a risk for Turkish consumers
Pekmezci, Gokmen Zafer (Elsevier, 2014)Anisakid larvae are a prevalent food-borne pathogen that has been found in numerous fish species destined for human consumption. The accidental consumption of infected raw or poorly cooked fish may cause gastroenteric ... -
On the occurrence and molecular identification of Contracaecum larvae (Nematoda: Anisakidae) in Mugil cephalus from Turkish waters
Pekmezci, Gokmen Zafer; Yardimci, Banu (Springer, 2019)Anisakis and Contracaecum species are fish borne zoonotic nematodes. In our previous studies, other larval anisakid and raphidascarid nematodes, Anisakis and Hysterothylacium species, were genetically identified in marine ... -
Seroepidemiological survey of bovine tick-borne infections in the Black Sea Region of Turkey
Acici, Mustafa; Bolukbas, Cenk Soner; Pekmezci, Gokmen Zafer; Gurler, Ali Tumay; Umur, Sinasi; Karaer, Kadri Zafer; Nisbet, Cevat (Scientific Technical Research Council Turkey-Tubitak, 2016)Babesiosis, theileriosis, and anaplasmosis are the tick-borne diseases of cattle in most of the tropical areas and Turkey. A total of 270 cattle were randomly selected from 27 villages and 77 farms in the Black Sea Region ... -
Serologic detection of antibodies against Fasciola hepatica in sheep in the middle Black Sea region of Turkey
Acici, Mustafa; Buyuktanir, Ozlem; Bolukbas, Cenk Soner; Pekmezci, Gokmen Zafer; Gurler, Ali Tumay; Umur, Sinasi (Elsevier Taiwan, 2017)Background/Purpose: The aim of the present study was to estimate the prevalence of Fasciola hepatica infection in sheep in the Black Sea region of Turkey. Methods: Samples from 213 sheep were collected randomly in Samsun, ...
