In colony collapse disorder (CCD), honey bee colonies inexplicably lose their workers. CCD
has resulted in a loss of 50 to 90% of colonies in beekee** operations across the United …

Unicellular flagellates of the family Trypanosomatidae are obligatory parasites of
invertebrates, vertebrates and plants. Dixenous species are aetiological agents of a number …

Blood-sucking insects transmit many of the most debilitating diseases to man including
malaria, slee** sickness, filariasis, dengue, typhus and plague. Additionally these insects …

Five years ago, little was known about kinetoplastid evolution. Recent improvements in the
taxon sampling for nuclear rRNA genes and several protein markers have transformed this …

The 70kDa heat-shock protein (HSP70) is conserved across prokaryotes and eukaryotes,
and the protein as well as its encoding gene have been applied in phylogenetic studies of …

The genomes of Trypanosoma brucei, Trypanosoma cruzi and Leishmania major have been
sequenced, but the phylogenetic relationships of these three protozoa remain uncertain. We …

Trypanosomes (genus Trypanosoma) are widespread blood parasites of vertebrates,
usually transmitted by arthropod or leech vectors. Most trypanosomes have lifecycles that …

Kinetoplastida are protozoan organisms that probably diverged early in evolution from other
eukaryotes. They are characterized by a number of unique features with respect to their …

Given their ecological and medical importance, the classification of the kinetoplastid protists
(class Kinetoplastea) has attracted much scientific attention for a long time. Morphology …

The kinetoplastids are a widespread and important group of single-celled eukaryotes, many
of which are devastating parasites of animals, including humans [1–3]. We have discovered …