To best understand parasite, host, and vector morphologies, host–parasite interactions, and
to develop new drug and vaccine targets, structural data should, ideally, be obtained and …

Microscopy has a long and distinguished history in the study of helminth parasites and has
made a singularly outstanding contribution to understanding how these complex animals …

Different methods for three-dimensional visualization of biological structures have been
developed and extensively applied by different research groups. In the field of electron …

The protozoan parasite Toxoplasma gondii is a representative of apicomplexan parasites
that invades host cells through an unconventional motility mechanism. During host cell …

As obligate intracellular parasites, viruses need to hijack their cellular hosts and reprogram
their machineries in order to replicate their genomes and produce new virions. For the direct …

Imaging of parasites is central to diagnosis of many parasitic diseases and has thus far
played an important role in the development of antiparasitic strategies. The development of …

Since its inception in the 1930s, transmission electron microscopy (TEM) has been a
powerful method to explore the cellular structure of parasites. TEM usually requires samples …

Apicomplexan parasites comprise significant pathogens of humans, livestock and wildlife,
but also represent a diverse group of eukaryotes with interesting and unique cell biology …

The interaction of a parasite and a host cell is a complex process, which involves several
steps:(1) attachment to the plasma membrane,(2) entry inside the host cell, and (3) hijacking …

Malaria is caused by unicellular Plasmodium parasites. Plasmodium relies on diverse
microtubule cytoskeletal structures for its reproduction, multiplication, and dissemination …