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Mónica Santín is affiliated with the United States Department of Agriculture in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on parasitology within the broader fields of immunology and microbiology, with significant contributions to medicine.

The scientist's work encompasses several subfields, including parasitology, infectious diseases, pathology and forensic medicine, animal science and zoology, and endocrinology. Their main topics of study cover parasitic infections and diagnostics, parasitic infections in humans and animals, amoebic infections and treatments, Toxoplasma gondii research studies, coccidia and coccidiosis research, viral gastroenteritis research and epidemiology, and enterobacteriaceae and cronobacter research.

Mónica Santín has authored or co-authored numerous publications. Some of the notable recent papers include:

  • Cryptosporidium and Giardia in Ruminants, 2020, Veterinary Clinics of North America Food Animal Practice
  • Blastocystis in domesticated and wild mammals and birds, 2020, Research in Veterinary Science
  • Identification of Multiple Blastocystis Subtypes in Domestic Animals From Colombia Using Amplicon-Based Next Generation Sequencing, 2021, Frontiers in Veterinary Science
  • Identification and Molecular Characterization of Four New Blastocystis Subtypes Designated ST35-ST38, 2022, Microorganisms
  • Blastocystis subtype distribution in domestic and captive wild bird species from Brazil using next generation amplicon sequencing, 2020, Parasite Epidemiology and Control

The scientist frequently publishes in venues such as Microorganisms, PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, Transboundary and Emerging Diseases, Medical Mycology, and Research in Veterinary Science.

Mónica Santín collaborates regularly with other researchers, with frequent co-authors including Jenny G. Maloney, Pamela C. Köster, David Carmena, Alejandro Dashti, and Aleksey Molokin.

Best Publications

  • Prevalence and age-related variation of Cryptosporidium species and genotypes in dairy calves.

    Mónica Santı́n;James M Trout;Lihua Xiao;Ling Zhou

  • Microsporidiosis: Enterocytozoon bieneusi in domesticated and wild animals.

    Mónica Santín;Ronald Fayer

  • Prevalence of species and genotypes of Cryptosporidium found in 1-2-year-old dairy cattle in the eastern United States.

    Ronald Fayer;Mónica Santín;James M. Trout;Ellis Greiner

  • A longitudinal study of cryptosporidiosis in dairy cattle from birth to 2 years of age.

    Mónica Santín;James M. Trout;Ronald Fayer

  • Cryptosporidium bovis n. sp. (Apicomplexa: Cryptosporidiidae) in cattle (Bos taurus).

    Ronald Fayer;Mónica Santín;Lihua Xiao

  • Enterocytozoon bieneusi genotype nomenclature based on the internal transcribed spacer sequence: a consensus.

    Mónica Santín;Ronald Fayer

  • Host Specificity of Enterocytozoon bieneusi and Public Health Implications.

    Wei Li;Yaoyu Feng;Monica Santin

  • Development of a new PCR protocol to detect and subtype Blastocystis spp. from humans and animals

    Mónica Santín;María Teresa Gómez-Muñoz;Gloria Solano-Aguilar;Ronald Fayer

  • Cryptosporidium ryanae n. sp. (Apicomplexa: Cryptosporidiidae) in cattle (Bos taurus).

    Ronald Fayer;Mónica Santín;James M. Trout

  • Cryptosporidium ubiquitum n. sp. in animals and humans

    Ronald Fayer;Mónica Santín;Dumitru Macarisin

  • Prevalence of Cryptosporidium species and genotypes in mature dairy cattle on farms in eastern United States compared with younger cattle from the same locations.

    Ronald Fayer;Monica Santin;James M. Trout

  • Subtyping Cryptosporidium ubiquitum, a Zoonotic Pathogen Emerging in Humans

    Na Li;Lihua Xiao;Keri Alderisio;Kristin Elwin

  • Prevalence and molecular characterization of Cryptosporidium and Giardia species and genotypes in sheep in Maryland.

    Mónica Santín;James M. Trout;Ronald Fayer

  • Clinical and subclinical infections with Cryptosporidium in animals

    M Santín

  • Cryptosporidium and Giardia in Ruminants.

    Monica Santin

  • Cryptosporidium xiaoi n. sp. (Apicomplexa: Cryptosporidiidae) in sheep (Ovis aries).

    Ronald Fayer;Mónica Santín

  • Detection of concurrent infection of dairy cattle with Blastocystis , Cryptosporidium , Giardia , and Enterocytozoon by molecular and microscopic methods

    Ronald Fayer;Monica Santin;Dumitru Macarisin

  • Cryptosporidium, Giardia and Enterocytozoon bieneusi in cats from Bogota (Colombia) and genotyping of isolates

    Mónica Santín;James M. Trout;Jesús A. Cortés Vecino;J.P. Dubey

  • Prevalence of Giardia duodenalis genotypes in pre-weaned dairy calves.

    James M. Trout;Mónica Santín;Ellis Greiner;Ronald Fayer

  • Distribution of Cryptosporidium parvum subtypes in calves in eastern United States.

    Lihua Xiao;Ling Zhou;Monica Santin;Wenli Yang

  • Blastocystis in domesticated and wild mammals and birds.

    Josephine S.Y. Hublin;Jenny G. Maloney;Monica Santin

Frequent Co-Authors

Ronald Fayer
Ronald Fayer United States Department of Agriculture
James M. Trout
James M. Trout United States Department of Agriculture
David Carmena
David Carmena Instituto de Salud Carlos III
Lihua Xiao
Lihua Xiao South China Agricultural University
Ellis C. Greiner
Ellis C. Greiner University of Florida
Mark C. Jenkins
Mark C. Jenkins United States Department of Agriculture
Juan Ángel Basualdo
Juan Ángel Basualdo National University of La Plata
Jitender P. Dubey
Jitender P. Dubey Agricultural Research Service
Marta Barral
Marta Barral Instituto de Salud Carlos III
David A. Dargatz
David A. Dargatz Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service

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