The growing expansion of mosquito vectors leads to the emergence of vector-borne
diseases in new geographic areas and causes major public health concerns. In the absence …

Mosquitoes and sand flies are important blood-sucking vectors of human diseases such as
malaria or leishmaniasis. Nevertheless, these insects also carry their own parasites, such as …

We have performed a whole-genome-sequence survey for the gregarine, Ascogregarina
taiwanensis and herein describe both features unique to this early diverging apicomplexan …

Anopheles mosquitoes are vectors of the human malaria parasite, Plasmodium falciparum.
The vector microbiota is a likely factor influencing parasite transmission. The prokaryotic …

Although apicomplexans are a widely recognized and important parasitic group, little is
known about those associated with invertebrates, such as reef-building scleractinian corals …

Gregarines (Apicomplexa) are a diverse group of protozoan parasites, which infects gut and
other body cavities of invertebrate hosts. In reproductive system of insects, gregarine has …

Infectious diseases: a geographic guide Infectious Diseases: A Geographic Guide Page 2 “Knowledge
is little; to know the right context is much; to know the right spot is everything.” Hugo von …

Biological invaders often are accompanied by co-invasive parasites that can alter ecosystem
function and established native host-parasite relationships. When these co-invasive …

During biological invasion process, species encounter new environments and partially
escape some ecological constraints they faced in their native range, while they face new …

Abstract Ascogregarina taiwanensis (Lien and Levine), a protist gut parasite of Aedes
albopictus (Skuse), is not known to complete its life cycle within the potential competitor …