Leishmania sp. are digenetic protozoa that cause an estimated 1.5–2 million new cases of
leishmaniasis per year worldwide. Among the molecular factors that contribute to …

Nematodes are remarkably successful, both as free-living organisms and as parasites. The
diversity of parasitic lifestyles displayed by nematodes, and the diversity of hosts used …

Plasmodium falciparum is the causative agent of the most burdensome form of human
malaria, affecting 200–300 million individuals per year worldwide. The recently sequenced …

We examined the Leishmania mexicana transcriptome to identify differentially regulated
mRNAs using high-density whole-genome oligonucleotide microarrays designed from the …

Leishmania is a protozoan parasite responsible for significant morbidity and mortality
worldwide. Few parasites have been subjected to proteomic analysis to date, but a genome …

The ability of Leishmania amastigotes to survive within the drastic environmental changes
encountered in the phagolysosomes of mammalian macrophages is heavily dependent on …

A key factor in the successful infection of a mammalian host by Leishmania parasites is their
conversion from extracellular motile promastigotes into intracellular amastigotes. We discuss …

Leishmania parasites (order Kinetoplastida, family Trypanosomatidae) cause a spectrum of
human diseases ranging from asymptomatic to lethal. The∼ 33.6 Mb genome is distributed …

The various Leishmania species are flagellated protozoans, responsible for a wide spectrum
of human diseases. The sequence of the L. major genome is nearing completion and a large …

Since the completion of the Saccharomyces cerevisiae genome sequencing project in 1996,
the genomes of over 80 fungal species have been sequenced or are currently being …