In this review article the history of leishmaniasis is discussed regarding the origin of the
genus Leishmania in the Mesozoic era and its subsequent geographical distribution, initial …

Progress in the diagnosis of leishmaniases depends on the development of effective
methods and the discovery of suitable biomarkers. We propose firstly an update …

Trypanosomatids are protozoan parasites of the class Kinetoplastida predominately
restricted to invertebrate hosts (ie possess a monoxenous life-cycle). However, several …

Trypanosomes and leishmanias are widely known parasites of humans. However, they are
just two out of several phylogenetic lineages that constitute the family Trypanosomatidae …

Background Protists of the family Trypanosomatidae (phylum Euglenozoa) have gained
notoriety as parasites affecting humans, domestic animals, and agricultural plants. However …

Leishmania parasites, causative agents of leishmaniasis, are currently divided into four
subgenera: Leishmania, Viannia, Sauroleishmania and Mundinia. The recently established …

Background Leishmaniasis is an emerging disease in Thailand with an unknown incidence
or prevalence. Although the number of properly characterized and clinically confirmed cases …

In this review, we summarize the current knowledge concerning the eukaryotic protozoan
parasite Leishmania tarentolae, with a main focus on its potential for biotechnological …

Genetic and phylogenetic analysis was performed on 2 isolates of Leishmania using DNA
sequence data from the RNA polymerase II large subunit gene and the ribosomal protein …

For nearly all eukaryotic cells, stochastic DNA double-strand breaks (DSBs) are one of the
most deleterious types of DNA lesions. DSB processing and repair can cause sequence …