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Evolution of parasitism in kinetoplastid flagellates
- 1.0435265 - BC 2015 RIV NL eng J - Journal Article
Lukeš, Julius - Skalický, Tomáš - Týč, Jiří - Votýpka, Jan - Yurchenko, Vyacheslav
Evolution of parasitism in kinetoplastid flagellates.
Molecular and Biochemical Parasitology. Roč. 195, č. 2 (2014), s. 115-122. ISSN 0166-6851. E-ISSN 1872-9428
R&D Projects: GA MŠMT(CZ) EE2.3.30.0032
Institutional support: RVO:60077344
Keywords : Evolution * Phylogeny * Vectors * Diversity * Parasitism * Trypanosome
Subject RIV: EB - Genetics ; Molecular Biology
Impact factor: 1.787, year: 2014
Kinetoplastid protists offer a unique opportunity for studying the evolution of parasitism. While all their close relatives are either photo- or phagotrophic, a number of kinetoplastid species are facultative or obligatory parasites, supporting a hypothesis that parasitism has emerged within this group of flagellates. In this review we discuss origin and evolution of parasitism in bodonids and trypanosomatids and specific adaptations allowing these protozoa to co-exist with their hosts. We also explore the limits of biodiversity of monoxenous (one host) trypanosomatids and some features distinguishing them from their dixenous (two hosts) relatives.
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