Toxoplasma gondii is a protozoan parasite that is the causative agent of toxoplasmosis, an
infection with high prevalence worldwide. Most of the infected individuals are either …

Early electron microscopy studies revealed the elaborate cellular features that define the
unique adaptations of apicomplexan parasites. Among these were bulbous rhoptry (ROP) …

Apicomplexan parasites of the genus Eimeria are organisms which invade the intestinal
tract, causing coccidiosis, an enteric disease of major economic importance worldwide. The …

Toxoplasma gondii is an obligate intracellular pathogen within the phylum Apicomplexa.
This protozoan parasite is one of the most widespread, with a broad host range including …

Every plant is closely associated with a variety of living organisms. Therefore, deciphering
how plants interact with mutualistic and parasitic organisms is essential for a comprehensive …

Plasmodium sporozoites are deposited in the skin of their vertebrate hosts through the bite
of an infected female Anopheles mosquito. Most of these parasites find a blood vessel and …

The Apicomplexa are a phylum of diverse obligate intracellular parasites including
Plasmodium spp., the cause of malaria; Toxoplasma gondii and Cryptosporidium parvum …

Erythrocyte invasion by the merozoite is an obligatory stage in Plasmodium parasite
infection and essential to malaria disease progression. Attempts to study this process have …

Obligate intracellular Apicomplexa parasites share a unique invasion mechanism involving
a tight interaction between the host cell and the parasite surfaces called the moving junction …

Most Apicomplexa are obligate intracellular parasites and many are important pathogens of
human and domestic animals. For a successful cell invasion, they rely on their own motility …