Apicomplexans are a group of pathogenic protists that cause various diseases in humans
and animals that cause economic losses worldwide. These unicellular eukaryotes are …

T. gondii is a major opportunistic pathogen chronically infecting nearly one third of the
world's population. Due to the high infection and mortality rates in immunocompromised …

Human papillomaviruses (HPV) are small non-enveloped DNA tumor viruses established as
the primary etiological agent for the development of cervical cancer. Decades of research …

This review presents materials characterizing sulfated polysaccharides (SPS) of marine
hydrobionts (algae and invertebrates) as potential means for the prevention and treatment of …

Intracellular parasites from the genera Toxoplasma, Plasmodium, Trypanosoma,
Leishmania and from the phylum Microsporidia are, respectively, the causative agents of …

Toxoplasma gondii has numerous, large, paralogous gene families that are likely critical for
supporting its unparalleled host range: nearly any nucleated cell in almost any warm …

The obligate intracellular protozoan parasite Toxoplasma gondii interferes with major
histocompatibility complex class II antigen presentation to dampen host CD4+ T cell …

The apicomplexan parasite Cryptosporidium causes significant diarrheal disease
worldwide. Effective anticryptosporidial agents are lacking, in part because the molecular …

Many RNA modifications have been detected in rRNA, tRNA and small noncoding RNA
(sncRNA) as well as in low-abundance RNA species such mRNA. Although RNA …

The zoonotic Cryptosporidium parvum is a global contributor to infantile diarrheal diseases
and opportunistic infections in immunocompromised or weakened individuals. Like other …