Apicomplexan parasites cause diseases such as malaria and toxoplasmosis. The apicomplexan mitochondrion shows striking differences from common model organisms, including in fundamental processes such as mitochondrial translation. Despite evidence that mitochondrial translation is essential for parasites survival, it is largely understudied. Progres...
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The undergoing WHO Malaria elimination program is threatened by the emergenceand potential spread of the Plasmodium falciparum artemisinin resistant parasite.Recent reports have shown (a) SNPs in region of chromosome 13 to be understrong recent positive selection in Cambodia, (b) presence of P. falciparum parasiteresistant and sensitive subpopulati...
A growing number of atypical human infections due to the livestock parasite Trypanosoma evansi, or to the rat parasite Trypanosoma lewisi, are reported in humans in Asia. In some cases, clinical evolutions request treatments, however, so far, there were very few attempts to control T. lewisi using trypanocidal drugs. In a study published elsewhere,...
Background. Trypanosoma is a genus of unicellular parasitic flagellate protozoa. Trypanosoma brucei species and Trypanosoma cruzi are the major agents of human trypanosomiasis; other Trypanosoma species can cause human disease, but are rare. In March 2015, a 38-year-old woman presented to a healthcare facility in southern Vietnam with fever, headac...
Plant trypanosomes have never been at the forefront of plant pathology matters. Even today, they hold only a marginal place among plant pathogens. There are two main reasons for this isolation: (1) the diseases caused by trypanosomes are confined to northern Latin America and the southern Caribbean; and (2) they affect only a small number of cultiv...
Les genres Anisakis, Pseudoterranova, Hysterothylacium et Contracaecum, membres de la famille des Anisakidae, sont des nématodes dont les larves sont présentes chez de nombreuses espèces de poissons et céphalopodes. Ces larves peuvent induire des pathologies digestives et/ou allergiques chez l’Homme. En France, la consommation des produits de la pê...
