The bacterial cell wall is composed of a highly crosslinked matrix of glycopeptide polymers
known as peptidoglycan that dictates bacterial cell morphology and protects against …

Lateral gene transfer (LGT) is well known as an important driver of genome evolution in
bacteria and archaea, but its importance in eukaryote evolution has yet to be fully …

Trichomonas vaginalis is an extracellular protozoan parasite of the human urogenital tract,
responsible for a prevalent sexually transmitted infection. Trichomoniasis is accompanied by …

Papain-like cysteine peptidases form a big and highly diverse superfamily of proteins
involved in many important biological functions, such as protein turnover, deubiquitination …

The three most common sexually transmitted infections (STIs) are Chlamydia trachomatis
(CT), Neisseria gonorrhoeae (GC) and Trichomonas vaginalis (TV). The prevalence of these …

The lysosome represents a central degradative compartment of eukaryote cells, yet little is
known about the biogenesis and function of this organelle in parasitic protists. Whereas the …

The obligate intracellular Chlamydiaceae do not need to resist osmotic challenges and thus
lost their cell wall in the course of evolution. Nevertheless, these pathogens maintain a …

Histomonas meleagridis is an extracellular protozoan parasite and the aetiological agent of
histomonosis, an important poultry disease whose impact is greatly accentuated by …

Trichomonas vaginalis is an anaerobic/microaerophilic protist parasite which causes
trichomoniasis, one of the most prevalent sexually transmitted diseases worldwide. T …

Introduction Histomonas meleagridis can cause histomonosis in poultry. Due to the
prohibition of effective drugs, the prevention and treatment of the disease requires new …