Euglenozoa: taxonomy, diversity and ecology, symbioses and viruses

AY Kostygov, A Karnkowska, J Votýpka… - Open …, 2021 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Euglenozoa is a species-rich group of protists, which have extremely diverse lifestyles and a
range of features that distinguish them from other eukaryotes. They are composed of free …

The revised Trypanosoma cruzi subspecific nomenclature: rationale, epidemiological relevance and research applications

B Zingales, MA Miles, DA Campbell… - Infection, genetics and …, 2012 - Elsevier
The protozoan Trypanosoma cruzi, its mammalian reservoirs, and vectors have existed in
nature for millions of years. The human infection, named Chagas disease, is a major public …

[書籍][B] The biology of blood-sucking in insects

MJ Lehane - 2005 - books.google.com
Blood-sucking insects transmit many of the most debilitating diseases to man including
malaria, slee** sickness, filariasis, dengue, typhus and plague. Additionally these insects …

Whole genome sequencing of multiple Leishmania donovani clinical isolates provides insights into population structure and mechanisms of drug resistance

T Downing, H Imamura, S Decuypere, TG Clark… - Genome …, 2011 - genome.cshlp.org
Visceral leishmaniasis is a potentially fatal disease endemic to large parts of Asia and Africa,
primarily caused by the protozoan parasite Leishmania donovani. Here, we report a high …

The trypanosomiases

MP Barrett, RJS Burchmore, A Stich, JO Lazzari… - The Lancet, 2003 - thelancet.com
The trypanosomiases consist of a group of important animal and human diseases caused by
parasitic protozoa of the genus Trypanosoma. In sub-Saharan Africa, the final decade of the …

Comparative genomics of trypanosomatid parasitic protozoa

NM El-Sayed, PJ Myler, G Blandin, M Berriman… - Science, 2005 - science.org
A comparison of gene content and genome architecture of Trypanosoma brucei,
Trypanosoma cruzi, and Leishmania major, three related pathogens with different life cycles …

The evolution of trypanosomatid taxonomy

A Kaufer, J Ellis, D Stark, J Barratt - Parasites & vectors, 2017 - Springer
Trypanosomatids are protozoan parasites of the class Kinetoplastida predominately
restricted to invertebrate hosts (ie possess a monoxenous life-cycle). However, several …

Evolutionary and geographical history of the Leishmania donovani complex with a revision of current taxonomy

J Lukeš, IL Mauricio, G Schönian… - Proceedings of the …, 2007 - National Acad Sciences
Leishmaniasis is a geographically widespread severe disease, with an increasing incidence
of two million cases per year and 350 million people from 88 countries at risk. The causative …

Pathogenesis of chagas' disease: parasite persistence and autoimmunity

ARL Teixeira, MM Hecht, MC Guimaro… - Clinical microbiology …, 2011 - Am Soc Microbiol
Acute Trypanosoma cruzi infections can be asymptomatic, but chronically infected
individuals can die of Chagas' disease. The transfer of the parasite mitochondrial kinetoplast …

The evolution and diversity of kinetoplastid flagellates

AGB Simpson, JR Stevens, J Lukeš - Trends in parasitology, 2006 - cell.com
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 …