Advances in Parasitology (eBook)

Cover 1
Copyright Page 5
Contents 12
Contributors to Volume 56 6
Preface 8
Chapter 1. Glycoinositolphospholipid from Trypanosoma cruzi: Structure, Biosynthesis and Immunobiology 16
Abstract 17
1. Introduction 17
2. Structural Characterization of T. cruzi Gipl 22
3. GPI Biosynthesis in T. cruzi 39
4. T. cruzi GIPL and Host Immune Responses 43
5. Concluding Remarks 46
Acknowledgements 47
References 47
Chapter 2. Biodiversity and Evolution of the Myxozoa 58
Abstract 58
1. Introduction 59
2. Classification of the Phylum Myxozoa 61
3. Diagnostic Characters of Myxozoa 62
4. Diagnostic Characters of the Class Myxosporea 69
5. Diagnostic Characters of the Class Malacosporea 77
6. Phylogenetic Relationships of Myxozoa 109
7. Myxozoan Lineages and Evolution of Parasitism 127
Acknowledgements 132
References 132
Chapter 3. The Mitochondrial Genomics of Parasitic Nematodes of Socio-Economic Importance: Recent Progress, and Implications for Population Genetics and Systematics 148
Abstract 149
1. Introduction 149
2. Background on the Mitochondrial Genomics of Animals 151
3. The Mitochondrial Genomes of Parasitic Helminths 165
4. Mitochondrial Gene Markers for Studying the Molecular Systematics and Population Genetics of Parasitic Nematodes 178
5. Conclusions, Perspectives and Prospects 194
Acknowledgements 202
References 203
Chapter 4. The Cytoskeleton and Motility in Apicomplexan Invasion 228
Abstract 229
1. Introduction 229
2. Basic Description of the Apicomplexan Zoite and Organisation of the Cytoskeleton 230
3. External Proteins Implicated in Motility 234
4. Cytoskeletal and Motor Proteins 236
5. Models of Motility 257
Acknowledgements 264
References 264
Index 280