Trypanosomatids are protozoan parasites of the class Kinetoplastida predominately
restricted to invertebrate hosts (ie possess a monoxenous life-cycle). However, several …

Kinetoplastid protists offer a unique opportunity for studying the evolution of parasitism.
While all their close relatives are either photo-or phagotrophic, a number of kinetoplastid …

We propose a taxonomic revision of the dixenous trypanosomatids currently classified as
Endotrypanum and Leishmania, including parasites that do not fall within the subgenera …

Honey bees (Apis mellifera) play a critical role in global food production as pollinators of
numerous crops. Recently, honey bee populations in the United States, Canada, and …

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

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 ancestor of Trypanosome cruzi was probably introduced to South American via bats
approximately 7-10 million years ago. When the first humans arrived in the New World, a …

Monoxenous trypanosomatids, which are usually regarded as benign dwellers of the insect
alimentary tract, represent a relatively obscure group within the family Trypanosomatidae …

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

Recent discussions on the evolution of Trypanosoma cruzi have been dominated by the
southern super-continent hypothesis, whereby T. cruzi and related parasites evolved in …