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Laser-based selective killing of a manipulative parasite reveals partial reversibility of phenotypic alterations in its intermediate host [PDF]

Current Research in Parasitology and Vector-Borne Diseases
Various parasites alter their intermediate hostʼs phenotype in ways that increase parasite transmission to definitive hosts. To what extent infected intermediate hosts can recover from such “manipulation” is poorly documented, thus limiting our ...
Marie-Jeanne Perrot-Minnot, Frank Cézilly, Olivier Musset   +2 more
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Seasonality in Synergism with Multi-Pathogen Presence Leads to Mass Mortalities of the Highly Endangered Pinna nobilis in Greek Coastlines: A Pathophysiological Approach

Microorganisms, 2023
Mortalities of Pinna nobilis populations set at risk the survival of the species from many Mediterranean coastline habitats. In many cases, both Haplosporidium pinnae and Mycobacterium spp. are implicated in mass mortalities of P.
Athanasios Lattos, Konstantinos Feidantsis, Ioannis A. Giantsis, John A. Theodorou, Basile Michaelidis   +4 more
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Cryptosporidium Lactate Dehydrogenase Is Associated with the Parasitophorous Vacuole Membrane and Is a Potential Target for Developing Therapeutics. [PDF]

PLoS Pathogens, 2015
The apicomplexan, Cryptosporidium parvum, possesses a bacterial-type lactate dehydrogenase (CpLDH). This is considered to be an essential enzyme, as this parasite lacks the Krebs cycle and cytochrome-based respiration, and mainly-if not solely, relies on
Haili Zhang, Fengguang Guo, Guan Zhu
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Methods to Investigate the Deformability of RBC During Malaria

Frontiers in Physiology, 2020
Despite a 30% decline in mortality since 2000, malaria still affected 219 million subjects and caused 435,000 deaths in 2017. Red blood cells (RBC) host Plasmodium parasites that cause malaria, of which Plasmodium falciparum is the most pathogenic.
Mallorie Depond, Mallorie Depond, Mallorie Depond, Benoit Henry, Benoit Henry, Benoit Henry, Pierre Buffet, Pierre Buffet, Pierre Buffet, Papa Alioune Ndour, Papa Alioune Ndour, Papa Alioune Ndour   +11 more
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How Safe to Eat Are Raw Bivalves? Host Pathogenic and Public Health Concern Microbes within Mussels, Oysters, and Clams in Greek Markets

Foods, 2021
Raw-bivalves consumption is a wide trend in Mediterranean countries. Despite the unambiguous nutritional value of seafood, raw consumption of bivalves may involve risks that could pose a significant threat to consumers’ health.
Athanasios Lattos, Ilias Chaligiannis, Dimitrios Papadopoulos, Ioannis A. Giantsis, Evanthia I. Petridou, George Vafeas, Alexandra Staikou, Basile Michaelidis   +7 more
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Parasite-host coevolution

Trends in Ecology & Evolution, 1990
Parasite-host coevolution can have many different endpoints, not simply the commensalism of 'conventional wisdom'. Empirical studies and mathematical models are elucidating the conditions under which parasite-host systems can coevolve to intermediate and high levels of parasite virulence - and when they can coevolve to commensalism and mutualism.
C A, Toft, A J, Karter
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Luciferase-expressing Leishmania infantum allows the monitoring of amastigote population size, in vivo, ex vivo and in vitro. [PDF]

PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2011
Here we engineered transgenic Leishmania infantum that express luciferase, the objectives being to more easily monitor in real time their establishment either in BALB/c mice--the liver and spleen being mainly studied-or in vitro.
Grégory Michel, Bernard Ferrua, Thierry Lang, Madhavi P Maddugoda, Patrick Munro, Christelle Pomares, Emmanuel Lemichez, Pierre Marty   +7 more
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Role of the Parasite and Host Cytoskeleton in Apicomplexa Parasitism [PDF]

Cell Host & Microbe, 2009
The phylum Apicomplexa includes a large and diverse group of obligate intracellular parasites that rely on actomyosin-based motility to migrate, enter host cells, and egress from infected cells. To ensure their intracellular survival and replication, the apicomplexans have evolved sophisticated strategies for subversion of the host cytoskeleton.
Frenal, Karine, Soldati-Favre, Dominique
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Coevolution of hosts and parasites

Parasitology, 1982
The coevolution of parasites and their hosts has both general biological interest and practical implications in agricultural, veterinary and medical fields. Surprisingly, most medical, parasitological and ecological texts dismiss the subject with unsupported statements to the effect that ‘successful’ parasite species evolve to be harmless to their ...
R M, Anderson, R M, May
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Cutaneous leishmaniasis in Iran: A review of epidemiological aspects, with emphasis on molecular findings

Parasite, 2022
Leishmania parasites can cause zoonotic cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL) by circulating between humans, rodents, and sandflies in Iran. In this study, published data were collected from scientific sources such as Web of Science, Scopus, PubMed, Springer ...
Nasiri Zahra, Kalantari Mohsen, Mohammadi Jalal, Daliri Salman, Mehrabani Davood, Azizi Kourosh   +5 more
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