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  1. <em>Entamoeba choiquei</em> n.sp. (Amoebozoa: Endamobidae) from South American Lesser Rheas (<em>Rhea pennata</em>): Morphological Characterization and Secondary Structure-Guided Genetic Differentiation Within the<em> Enta...

    Article • September 2026, MDPI AG

    Dr. Francisco Ponce-Gordo

  2. Morphological and Molecular Identification of Physaloptera praeputialis Infection and Description of Associated Gastric Lesions in the European Wildcat (Felis silvestris)

    Article • Pathogens, September 2026, MDPI AG

    Dr. Francisco Ponce-Gordo

  3. Phytotherapeutic potential of Lamiaceae essential oils and their monoterpenes against Giardia duodenalis.

    Article • Veterinary Parasitology, April 2026, Elsevier

    Dr. Francisco Ponce-Gordo

  4. The Taxonomy of the Genus Entamoeba (Archamoebea: Endamoebidae): A Historical and Nomenclatural Review

    Article • Pathogens, February 2026, MDPI AG

    Dr. Francisco Ponce-Gordo

  5. Assessing Species Delimitation in Entamoeba (Amoebozoa: Endamoebidae) Using the Small Subunit rRNA Gene: Its Application to the Entamoeba polecki Complex

    Article • Microorganisms, February 2026, MDPI AG

    Dr. Francisco Ponce-Gordo

  6. The Taxonomy of the Genus <em>Entamoeba</em> (Archamoebea: Endamoebidae): A Historical and Nomenclatural Review

    Article • February 2026, MDPI AG

    Dr. Francisco Ponce-Gordo

  7. Identification of Hydatigera Species in Wildcats (Felis silvestris) from Central Spain

    Article • Animals, November 2025, MDPI AG

    Dr. Francisco Ponce-Gordo

  8. Challenges and Achievements in the In Vitro Culture of Balantioides coli: Insights into the Excystation Process

    Article • Pathogens, July 2025, MDPI AG

    Dr. Francisco Ponce-Gordo

  9. Biomolecular Characterization of Trichomonas vaginalis from Spain: Evaluating Genetic Correlation with Drug Resistance and Endobionts

    Article • Biology, May 2025, MDPI AG

    Dr. Francisco Ponce-Gordo

  10. Genetic Identification of Parasitic Giardia enterica in Three Wild Rodent Species from a Zoological Institution: First Host Records in Brazilian Porcupine (Coendou prehensilis) and Naked Mole Rat (Heterocephalus glaber), and Detection in Crested Porcup...

    Article • Journal of Zoological and Botanical Gardens, May 2025, MDPI AG

    Dr. Francisco Ponce-Gordo

  11. Unusual Findings of Human-Associated Four-Nucleated Entamoeba Species in Captive Wild Animals

    Article • Animals, January 2025, MDPI AG

    Dr. Francisco Ponce-Gordo

  12. Prevalence and molecular characterisation of Balantioides coli in pigs raised in Italy

    Article • Parasitology Research, January 2025, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr. Francisco Ponce-Gordo

  13. The Phylogenetic Characterization of Balantioides coli Isolated in the Pavlova Culture Medium Supplemented with Coconut Water and Animal Serum

    Article • Pathogens, June 2024, MDPI AG

    Dr. Francisco Ponce-Gordo

  14. Wild Animals in Captivity: An Analysis of Parasite Biodiversity and Transmission among Animals at Two Zoological Institutions with Different Typologies

    Article • Animals, March 2024, MDPI AG

    Dr. Francisco Ponce-Gordo

  15. Severe Parasite Co-Infection in a Captive Bactrian Camel: Case Report

    Article • Journal of Zoological and Botanical Gardens, November 2023, MDPI AG

    Dr. Francisco Ponce-Gordo

  16. A revised taxonomy and phylogeny of opalinids (Stramenopiles: Opalinata) inferred from the analysis of complete nuclear ribosomal DNA genes

    Article • Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society, November 2023, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr. Francisco Ponce-Gordo

  17. Prevalence of Toxoplasma gondii in Endangered Wild Felines (Felis silvestris and Lynx pardinus) in Spain

    Article • Animals, August 2023, MDPI AG

    Dr. Francisco Ponce-Gordo

  18. Human-Borne Pathogens: Are They Threatening Wild Great Ape Populations?

    Article • Veterinary Sciences, July 2022, MDPI AG

    Dr. Francisco Ponce-Gordo

  19. Molecular Detection and Characterization of Intestinal and Blood Parasites in Wild Chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes verus) in Senegal

    Article • Animals, November 2021, MDPI AG

    Dr. Francisco Ponce-Gordo, José M. Rubio

  20. Long-Term Preservation and Storage of Faecal Samples in Whatman® Cards for PCR Detection and Genotyping of Giardia duodenalis and Cryptosporidium hominis

    Article • Animals, May 2021, MDPI AG

    Dr. Francisco Ponce-Gordo

  21. Genetic identification of the ciliates from greater rheas (Rhea americana) and lesser rheas (Rhea pennata) as Balantioides coli

    Article • Parasitology Research, December 2019, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr. Francisco Ponce-Gordo

  22. Are molecular tools clarifying or confusing our understanding of the public health threat from zoonotic enteric protozoa in wildlife?

    Article • International Journal for Parasitology Parasites and Wildlife, August 2019, Elsevier

    Dr. Francisco Ponce-Gordo

  23. Oropharyngeal Trichomonosis Due to Trichomonas gypaetinii in a Cinereous Vulture (Aegypius monachus) Fledgling in Spain

    Article • Journal of Wildlife Diseases, January 2019, Wildlife Disease Association

    Dr. Francisco Ponce-Gordo

  24. Epidemiology and identification of two species of Chilodonella affecting farmed fishes in China

    Article • Veterinary Parasitology, December 2018, Elsevier

    Dr. Francisco Ponce-Gordo

  25. Distinguishing Echinococcus granulosus sensu stricto genotypes G1 and G3 with confidence: A practical guide

    Article • Infection Genetics and Evolution, October 2018, Elsevier

    Dr. Francisco Ponce-Gordo

  26. The benefits of analysing complete mitochondrial genomes: Deep insights into the phylogeny and population structure of Echinococcus granulosus sensu lato genotypes G6 and G7

    Article • Infection Genetics and Evolution, October 2018, Elsevier

    Dr. Francisco Ponce-Gordo

  27. Global phylogeography and genetic diversity of the zoonotic tapeworm Echinococcus granulosus sensu stricto genotype G1

    Article • International Journal for Parasitology, August 2018, Elsevier

    Dr. Francisco Ponce-Gordo

  28. Molecular phylogeny based on six nuclear genes suggests that Echinococcus granulosus sensu lato genotypes G6/G7 and G8/G10 can be regarded as two distinct species

    Article • Parasitology, May 2018, Cambridge University Press

    Urmas Saarma, Dr. Francisco Ponce-Gordo

  29. Morphological Redescription of Opalina undulata Nie 1932 from Fejervarya limnocharis with Molecular Phylogenetic Study of Opalinids (Heterokonta, Opalinea)

    Article • Journal of Eukaryotic Microbiology, April 2018, Wiley

    Dr. Francisco Ponce-Gordo

  30. Genetic diversity and phylogeography of the elusive, but epidemiologically important Echinococcus granulosus sensu stricto genotype G3

    Article • Parasitology, April 2018, Cambridge University Press

    Urmas Saarma, Gérald UMHANG, Dr. Francisco Ponce-Gordo

  31. First molecular characterization of Balantioides coli (Malmsten, 1857) isolates maintained in vitro culture and from feces of captive animals, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

    Article • Veterinary Parasitology Regional Studies and Reports, December 2017, Elsevier

    Dr. Francisco Ponce-Gordo

  32. Novel avian oropharyngeal trichomonads isolated from European turtle doves ( Streptopelia turtur ) and racing pigeons ( Columba livia ): genetic and morphometric characterisation of clonal cultures

    Article • Infection Genetics and Evolution, November 2017, Elsevier

    Dr. Francisco Ponce-Gordo

  33. New mitogenome and nuclear evidence on the phylogeny and taxonomy of the highly zoonotic tapeworm Echinococcus granulosus sensu stricto

    Article • Infection Genetics and Evolution, August 2017, Elsevier

    Gérald UMHANG, Dr. Francisco Ponce-Gordo

  34. Supplemental description of Nyctotheroides pyriformis n. comb. (= Macrocytopharynxa pyriformis (Nie, 1932) Li et al. 2002) from frog hosts with consideration of the validity of the genus Macrocytopharynxa (Armophorea, Clevelandellida)

    Article • European Journal of Protistology, April 2017, Elsevier

    Dr. Francisco Ponce-Gordo

  35. Genetic diversity and phylogeography of highly zoonotic Echinococcus granulosus genotype G1 in the Americas (Argentina, Brazil, Chile and Mexico) based on 8279 bp of mtDNA

    Article • Infection Genetics and Evolution, November 2016, Elsevier

    Dr. Francisco Ponce-Gordo

  36. High-resolution phylogeography of zoonotic tapeworm Echinococcus granulosus sensu stricto genotype G1 with an emphasis on its distribution in Turkey, Italy and Spain

    Article • Parasitology, August 2016, Cambridge University Press

    Urmas Saarma, Dr. Francisco Ponce-Gordo

  37. Morphology ofNyctotheroides hubeiensisLi et al. 1998 from Frog Hosts with Molecular Phylogenetic Study of Clevelandellid Ciliates (Armophorea, Clevelandellida)

    Article • Journal of Eukaryotic Microbiology, May 2016, Wiley

    Dr. Francisco Ponce-Gordo

  38. Light microscopic morphometrics, ultrastructure, and molecular phylogeny of the putative pycnotrichid Ciliate, Buxtonella sulcata

    Article • European Journal of Protistology, October 2015, Elsevier

    Dr. Francisco Ponce-Gordo

  39. New insights into the molecular phylogeny of Balantidium (Ciliophora, Vetibuliferida) based on the analysis of new sequences of species from fish hosts

    Article • Parasitology Research, October 2014, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr. Francisco Ponce-Gordo

  40. Trichomonas gypaetinii n. sp., a new trichomonad from the upper gastrointestinal tract of scavenging birds of prey

    Article • Parasitology Research, October 2014, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr. Francisco Ponce-Gordo

  41. Microsporidia Detection and Genotyping Study of Human Pathogenic E. bieneusi in Animals from Spain

    Article • PLOS One, March 2014, PLOS

    Dr. Francisco Ponce-Gordo

  42. Echinococcus granulosus genotype G1 dominated in cattle and sheep during 2003–2006 in Buenos Aires province, an endemic area for cystic echinococcosis in Argentina

    Article • Acta Tropica, August 2013, Elsevier

    Dr. Francisco Ponce-Gordo

  43. Morphological and molecular identification of Tetratrichomonas flagellates from the giant anteater (Myrmecophaga tridactyla)

    Article • Research in Veterinary Science, August 2013, Elsevier

    Dr. Francisco Ponce-Gordo

  44. Gastrointestinal parasites in greater rheas (Rhea americana) and lesser rheas (Rhea pennata) from Argentina

    Article • Veterinary Parasitology, May 2013, Elsevier

    Dr. Francisco Ponce-Gordo

  45. Development of a specific polymerase chain reaction assay for the detection ofBasidiobolus

    Article • Mycologia, March 2012, Taylor & Francis

    Dr. Francisco Ponce-Gordo

  46. Genetic Heterogeneity in Internal Transcribed Spacer Genes of Balantidium coli (Litostomatea, Ciliophora)

    Article • Protist, November 2011, Elsevier

    Dr. Francisco Ponce-Gordo

  47. Occurrence and genetic characterization of Giardia duodenalis from captive nonhuman primates by multi-locus sequence analysis

    Article • Parasitology Research, February 2011, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr. Francisco Ponce-Gordo

  48. Taenia crassiceps Cysticercosis in a Ring-Tailed Lemur (Lemur catta)

    Article • Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine, June 2010, American Association of Zoo Veterinarians

    Dr. Francisco Ponce-Gordo

  49. Tentative identification of the species of Balantidium from ostriches (Struthio camelus) as Balantidium coli-like by analysis of polymorphic DNA

    Article • Veterinary Parasitology, October 2008, Elsevier

    Dr. Francisco Ponce-Gordo

  50. On the identification of some Entamoeba species. Comments on a recent paper

    Article • INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SYSTEMATIC AND EVOLUTIONARY MICROBIOLOGY, February 2007, Society for General Microbiology

    Dr. Francisco Ponce-Gordo

  51. Genetic identification and host range of the Spanish strains of Echinococcus granulosus

    Article • Acta Tropica, July 2004, Elsevier

    Professor Kennedy D Mwambete, Dr. Francisco Ponce-Gordo

  52. The effect of solubilization on the oral bioavailability of three benzimidazole carbamate drugs

    Article • International Journal of Pharmaceutics, March 2004, Elsevier

    Dr. Francisco Ponce-Gordo

  53. Entamoeba struthionis n.sp. (Sarcomastigophora: Endamoebidae) from ostriches (Struthio camelus)

    Article • Veterinary Parasitology, February 2004, Elsevier

    Dr. Francisco Ponce-Gordo

  54. Effect of two formulations of benzimidazole carbamates on the viability of cysts ofEchinococcus granulosus in vivo

    Article • Parasite, December 2003, EDP Sciences

    Dr. Francisco Ponce-Gordo

  55. Parasites from farmed ostriches (Struthio camelus) and rheas (Rhea americana) in Europe

    Article • Veterinary Parasitology, July 2002, Elsevier

    Dr. Francisco Ponce-Gordo

  56. Article • International Journal of Primatology, January 2002, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr. Francisco Ponce-Gordo

  57. First report of the genus Retortamonas (Sarcomastigophora: Retortamonadidae) in birds

    Article • Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, October 2001, FapUNIFESP (SciELO)

    Dr. Francisco Ponce-Gordo

  58. Entamoeba sp. (Sarcomastigophora: Endamoebidae) from ostriches (Struthio camelus) (Aves: Struthionidae)

    Article • Veterinary Parasitology, October 2000, Elsevier

    Dr. Francisco Ponce-Gordo

  59. Observations on the Echinococcus granulosus horse strain in Spain

    Article • Veterinary Parasitology, March 1998, Elsevier

    Dr. Francisco Ponce-Gordo

  60. Differentiation of Spanish strains of Echinococcus granulosus using larval rostellar hook morphometry

    Article • International Journal for Parasitology, January 1997, Elsevier

    Dr. Francisco Ponce-Gordo

  61. Echinococcus granulosus: observations on strobilar development in in vitro monophasic culture

    Article • Journal of Helminthology, June 1995, Cambridge University Press

    Dr. Francisco Ponce-Gordo