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Asexual proliferation of the Plasmodium parasites that cause malaria follows a developmental program that alternates non-canonical intraerythrocytic replication with dissemination to new host cells. We carried ou...
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Open AccessAncient human sialic acid variant restricts an emerging zoonotic malaria parasite
Plasmodium knowlesi is a zoonotic parasite transmitted from macaques causing malaria in humans in Southeast Asia. Plasmodium parasites bind to red blood cell (RBC) surface receptors, many of which are sialylated....
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Open AccessGenome analysis of three Pneumocystis species reveals adaptation mechanisms to life exclusively in mammalian hosts
Pneumocystis jirovecii is a major cause of life-threatening pneumonia in immunosuppressed patients including transplant recipients and those with HIV/AIDS, yet surprisingly little is known about the biology of th...
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Open AccessContrasting host–pathogen interactions and genome evolution in two generalist and specialist microsporidian pathogens of mosquitoes
Obligate intracellular pathogens depend on their host for growth yet must also evade detection by host defenses. Here we investigate host adaptation in two Microsporidia, the specialist Edhazardia aedis and the g...