The complexity of piroplasms life cycles

M Jalovecka, O Hajdusek, D Sojka… - Frontiers in cellular …, 2018 - frontiersin.org
Although apicomplexan parasites of the group Piroplasmida represent commonly identified
global risks to both animals and humans, detailed knowledge of their life cycles is …

Evolution of apicomplexan secretory organelles

MJ Gubbels, MT Duraisingh - International journal for parasitology, 2012 - Elsevier
The alveolate superphylum includes many free-living and parasitic organisms, which are
united by the presence of alveolar sacs lying proximal to the plasma membrane, providing …

Vaccines against bovine babesiosis: where we are now and possible roads ahead

M Florin-Christensen, CE Suarez, AE Rodriguez… - Parasitology, 2014 - cambridge.org
Bovine babesiosis caused by the tick-transmitted haemoprotozoans Babesia bovis, Babesia
bigemina and Babesia divergens commonly results in substantial cattle morbidity and …

Unravelling the cellular and molecular pathogenesis of bovine babesiosis: is the sky the limit?

CE Suarez, HF Alzan, MG Silva, V Rathinasamy… - International journal for …, 2019 - Elsevier
The global impact of bovine babesiosis caused by the tick-borne apicomplexan parasites
Babesia bovis, Babesia bigemina and Babesia divergens is vastly underappreciated. These …

The parasitophorous vacuole of the blood-stage malaria parasite

JM Matz, JR Beck, MJ Blackman - Nature Reviews Microbiology, 2020 - nature.com
The pathology of malaria is caused by infection of red blood cells with unicellular
Plasmodium parasites. During blood-stage development, the parasite replicates within a …

Reassessing the mechanics of parasite motility and host-cell invasion

I Tardieux, J Baum - Journal of Cell Biology, 2016 - rupress.org
The capacity to migrate is fundamental to multicellular and single-celled life. Apicomplexan
parasites, an ancient protozoan clade that includes malaria parasites (Plasmodium) and …

Transport mechanisms at the malaria parasite-host cell interface

JR Beck, CM Ho - PLoS Pathogens, 2021 - journals.plos.org
Obligate intracellular malaria parasites reside within a vacuolar compartment generated
during invasion which is the principal interface between pathogen and host. To subvert their …

Advances in the application of genetic manipulation methods to apicomplexan parasites

CE Suarez, RP Bishop, HF Alzan, WA Poole… - International journal for …, 2017 - Elsevier
Apicomplexan parasites such as Babesia, Theileria, Eimeria, Cryptosporidium and
Toxoplasma greatly impact animal health globally, and improved, cost-effective measures to …

Host cell remodeling by pathogens: the exomembrane system in Plasmodium-infected erythrocytes

ES Sherling, C van Ooij - FEMS microbiology reviews, 2016 - academic.oup.com
Malaria is caused by infection of erythrocytes by parasites of the genus Plasmodium. To
survive inside erythrocytes, these parasites induce sweeping changes within the host cell …

Gliding motility of Plasmodium merozoites

K Yahata, MN Hart, H Davies… - Proceedings of the …, 2021 - National Acad Sciences
Plasmodium malaria parasites are obligate intracellular protozoans that use a unique form
of locomotion, termed gliding motility, to move through host tissues and invade cells. The …