IN dark-ground microscopy with the sun as light-source, motile bacteria, when swimming fast, show a tail, as in the top left-hand photograph reproduced. This tail is occasionally seen to untwist ...

This important study identifies a novel mechanism for protein secretion in the obligate human protozoan parasite Toxoplasma gondii. The authors utilize a range of advanced imaging, proteomic and ...

Protozoan parasites cause several human and veterinary diseases such as leishmaniasis, malaria, trypanosomiasis, toxoplasmosis, trichomoniasis and amebiasis, resulting in considerable morbidity and ...

Currently, HR in protozoan parasites is an emerging field, and therefore, the enzymes involved are not well understood. As this field develops, new HR targets that are essential and specific to ...