Browsing Faculty of Arts and Sciences by Keyword "Biology, Parasitology"
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A Tale of Brothers, Sisters, Aunts and Uncles: Using Genomics and Modeling to Uncover the Nature of P. Falciparum Polygenomic Infections and Cotransmission
(2018-01-17)A curious feature of malaria epidemiology is the presence of polygenomic (multiple strain) infections in natural parasite populations. Polygenomic infections are an important aspect of malaria transmission and a necessary ... -
Plasmodium's Crossroads: Deciphering the Molecular Pathway That Leads to Malaria Transmission
(2015-05-13)Plasmodium falciparum is the causative agent of the most severe form of malaria. Transmission from humans to mosquito vectors is an essential step in this eukaryotic parasite‘s life cycle and in the spread of malaria ... -
Selection at Work in Plasmodium Falciparum: Lessons From the Expanded Acyl CoA Synthetase Gene Family and in Vitro Artemisinin Resistance.
(2016-05-18)Approximately one third of the world’s population is at risk of contracting malaria. The World Health Organization estimates there were over 200 million news cases of malaria in 2015, resulting in nearly 500,000 deaths ... -
Sialic acid variation as a determinant of Plasmodium invasion of erythrocytes in malaria infection
(2015-05-18)Sialic acids are acidic sugars that terminate glycan chains on proteins or lipids on vertebrate cell surfaces. They vary greatly in structure, presentation and amount, all of which are important physiologically, but can ... -
Studies of the Laboulbeniomycetes: Diversity, Evolution, and Patterns of Speciation
(2018-05-16)CHAPTER 1: Laboulbeniales is one of the most morphologically and ecologically distinct orders of Ascomycota. These microscopic fungi are characterized by an ectoparasitic lifestyle on arthropods, determinate growth, lack ... -
Understanding the Determinants of Human Red Blood Cell Tropism of Understudied Plasmodium Species
(2016-05-06)Malaria control programs in the past decade have been successful in decreasing the global burden of Plasmodium falciparum, the more virulent of the Plasmodium species causing malaria in humans. However, as the public health ...