The loss of mitochondria in oxymonad protists has been associated with the redirection of
the essential Fe-S cluster assembly to the cytosol. Yet as our knowledge of diverse free …

Blastocystis species (sp.) is one of the less well-understood water-and foodborne protozoa
of medical and veterinary importance linked to different gastrointestinal disorders. Soldiers …

The transition of free-living organisms to parasitic organisms is a mysterious process that
occurs in all major eukaryotic lineages. Parasites display seemingly unique features …

Blastocystis sp. is a single-celled parasite estimated to colonize the digestive tract of 1 to 2
billion people worldwide. Although it represents the most frequent intestinal protozoa in …

Protistan parasites have an undisputed global health impact. However, outside of a few key
exceptions, eg the agent of malaria, most of these infectious agents are neglected as …

Symbiotic relationships between eukaryotes and prokaryotes played pivotal roles in the
evolution of life and drove the emergence of specialized symbiotic structures in animals …

In recent years, several parasites have been shown to interact with their hosts through intra-
and inter-community communication mechanisms, which were identified to be mediated by …

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rights reserved cysts excretion in the faeces (Suresh et al., 2009). B. hominis is the only …

Stramenopiles form a clade of diverse eukaryotic organisms, including multicellular algae,
the fish and plant pathogenic oomycetes, such as the potato blight Phytophthora, and the …

Blastocystis is an intestinal microeukaryote with ambiguous pathogenicity, commonly
detected in human feces worldwide. It comprises at least 28 genetically diverse subtypes …