The evolution of Trypanosoma cruzi: the 'bat seeding'hypothesis

PB Hamilton, MMG Teixeira, JR Stevens - Trends in parasitology, 2012 - cell.com
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 …

The glycosylphosphatidylinositol anchor: a linchpin for cell surface versatility of trypanosomatids

AR Borges, F Link, M Engstler… - Frontiers in Cell and …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
The use of glycosylphosphatidylinositol (GPI) to anchor proteins to the cell surface is
widespread among eukaryotes. The GPI-anchor is covalently attached to the C-terminus of a …

[HTML][HTML] Una revisión sobre reservorios de Trypanosoma (Schizotrypanum) cruzi (Chagas, 1909), agente etiológico de la Enfermedad de Chagas

L Herrera - Boletín de Malariología y Salud Ambiental, 2010 - ve.scielo.org
Las parasitosis, circunscritas a grupos animales, como la tripanosomiasis americana o
Enfermedad de Chagas, son primariamente enzootias o zoonosis, en las cuales el hombre …

Trypanosomes are monophyletic: evidence from genes for glyceraldehyde phosphate dehydrogenase and small subunit ribosomal RNA

PB Hamilton, JR Stevens, MW Gaunt, J Gidley… - International journal for …, 2004 - Elsevier
The genomes of Trypanosoma brucei, Trypanosoma cruzi and Leishmania major have been
sequenced, but the phylogenetic relationships of these three protozoa remain uncertain. We …

[HTML][HTML] The ecotopes and evolution of triatomine bugs (Triatominae) and their associated trypanosomes

M Gaunt, M Miles - Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, 2000 - SciELO Brasil
Triatomine bug species such as Microtriatoma trinidadensis, Eratyrus mucronatus, Belminus
herreri, Panstrongylus lignarius, and Triatoma tibiamaculata are exquisitely adapted to …

Non-pathogenic trypanosomatid protozoa as a platform for protein research and production

R Breitling, S Klingner, N Callewaert… - Protein expression and …, 2002 - Elsevier
All currently existing eukaryotic protein expression systems are based on autonomous life
forms. To exploit the potential practical benefits associated with parasitic organisms we have …

[LLIBRE][B] Parasite rex: Inside the bizarre world of nature's most dangerous creatures

C Zimmer - 2001 - books.google.com
Combining the literary sensibility of David Quammen with the scientific rigor of Stephen Jay
Gould, Carl Zimmer reveals the power, danger, and beauty of the surprising creatures who …

Phylogeny, taxonomy and grou** of Trypanosoma rangeli isolates from man, triatomines and sylvatic mammals from widespread geographical origin based on SSU …

FM Da Silva, H Noyes, M Campaner, ACV Junqueira… - Parasitology, 2004 - cambridge.org
Phylogenetic relationships among Trypanosoma rangeli isolates from man, wild mammals
and triatomine bugs from widespread geographical origin were inferred by comparison of …

[HTML][HTML] t‐loops at trypanosome telomeres

JL Muñoz‐Jordán, GAM Cross, T De Lange… - The EMBO …, 2001 - embopress.org
Mammalian telomeres form large duplex loops (t‐loops) that may sequester chromosome
ends by invasion of the 3′ TTAGGG overhang into the duplex TTAGGG repeat array. Here …

Host specificity and incidence of Trypanosoma in some African rainforest birds: a molecular approach

RNM Sehgal, HI Jones, TB Smith - Molecular Ecology, 2001 - Wiley Online Library
Studies of host–parasite interactions in birds have contributed greatly to our understanding
of the evolution and ecology of disease. Here we employ molecular techniques to determine …