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Parasitology Research Monographs 8 Heinz Mehlhorn Editor Nanoparticles in the Fight Against Parasites Parasitology Research Monographs Volume 8 Series editor Heinz Mehlhorn Department of Parasitology Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf Germany For further volumes: http://www.springer.com/series/8816 T he new book series “Parasitology Research Monographs” presents carefully r efereed volumes on selected parasitological topics. Parasites have an increasing impact on animal and human health in the present times of globalization and global warming. Parasites may be agents of diseases and- often at the same time- vectors of other agents of disease such as viruses, bacteria, fungi, protozoa and/or worms. The growth in knowledge of parasitic physiology, cell structure, biotechnological and genetic approaches, ecology, therapeutic capabilities, vaccination, immu- nology, diagnosis, transmission pathways and many other aspects of parasitology is increasing dramatically, even in the face of the breakthroughs that have already been made. Refl ecting these most recent achievements and the importance of para- sites as a threat to human and animal health, the series’ broad scope concentrates on particularly hot topics that were recently covered by review articles in the jour- nal “Parasitology Research” or in other journals. These reviews offer compact but intense insights into the ongoing research and into the methods and technologies used to control parasites. The volumes in the series will be built on these topics, and the volume editors are well-known experts in their respective fi elds. Each volume offers 10 to 20 comprehensive reviews covering all relevant aspects of the topic in focus. Heinz Mehlhorn Editor Nanoparticles in the Fight Against Parasites Editor Heinz Mehlhorn Department of Parasitology Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf Germany ISSN 2192-3671 ISSN 2192-368X (electronic) Parasitology Research Monographs ISBN 978-3-319-25290-2 ISBN 978-3-319-25292-6 (eBook) DOI 10.1007/978-3-319-25292-6 Library of Congress Control Number: 2015957991 Springer Cham Heidelberg New York Dordrecht London © Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2016 T his work is subject to copyright. All rights are reserved by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifi cally the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfi lms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. T he use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specifi c statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. T he publisher, the authors and the editors are safe to assume that the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication. Neither the publisher nor the authors or the editors give a warranty, express or implied, with respect to the material contained herein or for any errors or omissions that may have been made. Printed on acid-free paper S pringer International Publishing AG Switzerland is part of Springer Science+Business Media (www.springer.com) Acknowledgments The quick and attractive publication of so many data is not possible without the help of many persons. At fi rst we thank all contributors for their in-time delivery of the manuscripts, so that latest research aspects could have been included. Then we are indebted to the efforts of all co-workers of each group who gave the text and fi gures their fi nal shape. Our thanks are also directed to Dr. Lars Koerner and Mrs. Martina Himberger from Springer and the production team of SPi Global. Their duly and competent efforts made it possible to present these comprehensive insights into the present knowledge of parasite-derived changes of behavior of hosts, the importance of which is surely still underestimated despite its worldwide presence and its endan- gered survival. Düsseldorf, Germany Heinz Mehlhorn June 2015 v Contents 1 Nanoparticles – Definitions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Heinz Mehlhorn 2 Bloodsucking Parasites as Vectors of Agents of Diseases Endangering Human and Animal Health . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Heinz Mehlhorn 3 Available Means to Control Bloodsucking Ticks, Mites and Insects – An Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37 Heinz Mehlhorn 4 Available Compounds, Methods and Means to Control Protozoan and Helminthic Parasites . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47 Heinz Mehlhorn 5 Phytosynthesis of Metal and Metal-Oxide Nanoparticles – Technological Concepts and Their Biomedical Applications . . . . . . . . 51 Govindasamy Rajakumar and Abdul Abdul Rahuman 6 Microbial Nanoparticles as Mosquito Control Agents . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81 C. Balasubramanian and A. Najitha Banu 7 Green Synthesized Silver Nanoparticles: A Potential New Insecticide for Mosquito Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99 Marimuthu Govindarajan 8 Plant-Synthesized Nanoparticles: An Eco- Friendly Tool Against Mosquito Vectors? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155 Giovanni Benelli vii viii Contents 9 Do Nanomosquitocides Impact Predation of Mesocyclops edax Copepods Against Anopheles stephensi Larvae? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173 Balamurugan Chandramohan , Kadarkarai Murugan , Kalimuthu Kovendan , Chellasamy Panneerselvam , Palanisamy Mahesh Kumar , Pari Madhiyazhagan , Devakumar Dinesh , Udaiyan Suresh , Jayapal Subramaniam , Duraisamy Amaresan , Thiyagarajan Nataraj , Devaraj Nataraj , J iang-Shiou Hwang , Abdullah A. Alarfaj , Marcello Nicoletti , Angelo Canale , Heinz Mehlhorn , and Giovanni Benelli 10 Nanoparticles Against Schistosomiasis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191 Mohamed A. Dkhil , Dina A. Nafady , Marwa S. M. Diab , Amira A. Bauomy , and Saleh Al-Quraishy 11 Nanoparticles Against Eimeriosis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207 Mohamed A. Dkhil and Saleh Al-Quraishy Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 211 Contributors Abdullah A. Alarfaj Department of Botany and Microbiology , College of Science, King Saud University , Riyadh , Saudi Arabia Saleh Al-Quraishy Department of Zoology , College of Science, King Saud University , Riyadh , Saudi Arabia Duraisamy Amaresan Division of Entomology, Department of Zoology , School of Life Sciences, Bharathiar University , Coimbatore , Tamil Nadu , India C. Balasubramanian Postgraduate and Research Department of Zoology and Microbiology , Thiagarajar College (Autonomous) , Madurai , Tamil Nadu , India A. Najitha Banu Postgraduate and Research Department of Zoology and Microbiology , Thiagarajar College (Autonomous) , Madurai , Tamil Nadu , India Amira A. Bauomy Department of Zoology and Entomology, Faculty of Science , Helwan University , Cairo , Egypt Giovanni Benelli Department of Agriculture, Food and Environment , University of Pisa , Pisa , Italy Angelo Canale Department of Agriculture, Food and Environment , University of Pisa , Pisa , Italy Balamurugan Chandramohan Division of Entomology, Department of Zoology , S chool of Life Sciences, Bharathiar University , Coimbatore , Tamil Nadu , India Marwa S. M. Diab Molecular Drug Evaluation Department , National Organization for Drug Control & Research (NODCAR) , Giza , Egypt Devakumar Dinesh Division of Entomology, Department of Zoology , School of Life Sciences, Bharathiar University , Coimbatore , Tamil Nadu , India Mohamed A. Dkhil Department of Zoology , College of Science, King Saud University , Riyadh , Saudi Arabia ix
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