Publication
Title
Alice in microbes' land : adaptations and counter-adaptations of vector-borne parasitic protozoa and their hosts
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Abstract
In the present review, we aim to provide a general introduction to different facets of the arms race between pathogens and their hosts/environment, emphasizing its evolutionary aspects. We focus on vector-borne parasitic protozoa, which have to adapt to both invertebrate and vertebrate hosts. Using Leishmania, Trypanosoma and Plasmodium as main models, we review successively (i) the adaptations and counter-adaptations of parasites and their invertebrate host, (ii) the adaptations and counter-adaptations of parasites and their vertebrate host and (iii) the impact of human interventions (chemotherapy, vaccination, vector control and environmental changes) on these adaptations. We conclude by discussing the practical impact this knowledge can have on translational research and public health.
Language
English
Source (journal)
FEMS microbiology: reviews / Federation of European Microbiological Societies. - Amsterdam
Publication
Amsterdam : 2016
ISSN
0168-6445 [print]
1574-6976 [online]
DOI
10.1093/FEMSRE/FUW018
Volume/pages
40 :5 (2016) , p. 664-685
ISI
000385138200006
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Last edited 04.03.2024
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