Babesia are tick-transmitted hemoprotozooans that infect mammals and birds, and which
are acknowledged for their major impact on farm and pet animal health and associated …

The intestinal disease coccidiosis, caused by protozoan parasites of the genus Eimeria, is
one of the most important livestock diseases in the world. It has a high impact in the poultry …

Infectious animal diseases caused by pathogenic microorganisms such as bacteria and
viruses threaten the health and well-being of wildlife, livestock, and human populations, limit …

Toxoplasma gondii is a major zoonotic agent which may cause harmful effects mainly in
pregnant and immunocompromised hosts. Despite many efforts on its genetic …

Coccidiosis is a widespread and economically significant disease of livestock caused by
protozoan parasites of the genus Eimeria. This disease is worldwide in occurrence and …

Giardia and Cryptosporidium are ubiquitous enteric protozoan pathogens of vertebrates.
Although recognised as the aetiological agents of disease in humans and domestic animals …

Cryptosporidium spp. are coccidians, oocysts‐forming apicomplexan protozoa, which
complete their life cycle both in humans and animals, through zoonotic and anthroponotic …

We propose that clonal evolution in micropathogens be defined as restrained recombination
on an evolutionary scale, with genetic exchange scarce enough to not break the prevalent …

All hosts, including humans, can be infected by any one of the three forms of the parasite
Toxoplasma gondii that correspond to three morphological stages: tachyzoite, bradyzoite …

The phylum Apicomplexa includes serious pathogens of humans and animals.
Understanding the distribution and population structure of these protozoan parasites is of …