Systems analysis of host-parasite interactions

Systems analysis of host–parasite interactions

Parasitic diseases caused by protozoan pathogens lead to hundreds of thousands of deaths per year in addition to substantial suffering and socioeconomic decline for millions of people worldwide. The lack of effective vaccines coupled with the widespread emergence of drug-resistant parasites necessitates that the research community take an active role in understanding host-parasite infection bio...

Parasite-host Interactions

Holobiont–Holobiont Interactions: Redefining Host–Parasite Interactions

The term holobiont (Greek, from holos, whole; bios, life; -ont, to be; whole unit of life) describes a long-term physical association between different living organisms [1]. Theoretically, this definition encompasses all symbiotic associations (along the mutualism–parasitism continuum) spanning all taxa. However, in most cases, the term holobiont is restricted to the host and its associated mut...

Molecular Biology of Host-Parasite Interactions

This volume contains the papers presented at the first UCLA Symposium on Molecular Biology of Host-Parasite Interactions, held in January 1983. Given the rapid growth of the study of molecular parasitology, this symposium offers a timely attempt to integrate related disciplines. While some of the works were previously published in the Journal of Cellular Biochemistry, the book organizes the man...

Host–parasite–herbivore Interactions: Implications of Host Cyanogenesis

To examine the mediation of host–predator interaction by a parasite, we studied the three-level interactions among a host plant, a root hemiparasitic plant, and their common predator, a generalist snail herbivore. The host species, Trifolium repens, is able to synthesize cyanogenic glucosides that have a significant role in plant herbivore resistance. Some T. repens populations are polymorphic ...