Structures and Organelles in Pathogenic Protists

Structures and Organelles in Pathogenic Protists

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Parasitic protozoa, including some which are agents of human and veterinary diseases, display special cytoplasmic structures and organelles. Metabolic pathways have been discovered in these organelles which open up new possibilities for drug targets. This work presents reviews dealing with cytoskele...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors: de Souza, W. (Editor)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer, 2010.
Series:Microbiology Monographs, 17
Subjects:
Life sciences.
Microbiology.
Life Sciences.
Online Access:Full Text via HEAL-Link
Table of Contents:
  • The Mastigont System in Trichomonads
  • Subpellicular Microtubules in Apicomplexa and Trypanosomatids
  • Flagellum Structure and Function in Trypanosomes
  • The Flagellar Pocket of Trypanosomatids: A Critical Feature for Cell Morphogenesis and Pathogenicity
  • Reservosomes of Trypanosoma cruzi
  • Megasomes in Leishmania
  • Organelles and Trafficking in Entamoeba histolytica
  • Secretory Organelles in Apicomplexa
  • Secretory Events During Giardia Encystation
  • The Remarkable Mitochondrion of Trypanosomes and Related Flagellates
  • The Apicoplast: An Ancient Algal Endosymbiont of Apicomplexa
  • The Glycosome of Trypanosomatids
  • Calcium Homeostasis and Acidocalcisomes in Trypanosoma cruzi.

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