Apicomplexa Protista Flora and Fauna

Apicomplexa Protista Flora and Fauna

Members of the kingdom Apicomplexa are parasitic protists responsible for many animal and human diseases. Many of them have complex life cycles involving more than one host and include Babesia, Coccidia, Eimeria, Toxoplasma and Plasmodium. They are able to reproduce by producing a burst of spores.

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Cryptosporidium parvum - Information on this parasite which lives primarily in the guts of fish, reptiles, birds and mammals and may cause diarrhoea in humans.
Apicomplex - Information from MicrobeWiki on this phylum of parasites, their description and significance, genome structure, cell structure, metabolism and ecology.
Sporozoa - Apicomplexa - Illustrated information on the common cellular features of the group, the life cycle and the two main sub-groups, the Gregarines and the Coccidia.
Isospora Belli - Diagram showing the life cycle of this parasite in man and the external environment.
Life Cycle of Toxoplasma gondii - Diagram showing the life cycle of this parasite in man and other mammals.
Apicomplexa - Illustrated information on this group, previously known as Sporozoa, their classification, surface coat, motility, host cell recognition and invasion.
Eimeria: Coccidiosis - Notes on this parasite and the condition it causes and its relevance to the poultry industry.
Introduction to the Apicomplexa - Discussion of this group of parasitic, pathogenic protists, formerly considered to be Sporozoa but now grouped on the basis of structural features including an apical complex of microtubules within the cell.
Malaria - Information on the blood parasites of the genus Plasmodium that can infect humans, with a diagram and information on their complex life cycle.
Coccidia - General information on this subclass of Apicomplexa with lists of the important species.
Coccidiosis - Animation showing the life cycle of the single-celled organism of the genus Eimeria that causes this disease.
Toxoplasma gondii - Research project by Christopher Parks on this parasite including its classification, host environment, reproduction and adaptations.
Toxoplasma gondii Sequencing Project - Provides information on this project to sequence the genome of T. gondii which infects virtually all warm blooded animals.
Plasmodium falciparum - Laura Augustine provides information on the malarial parasite, its classification, habitat, adaptation, nutrition, reproduction and methods of prevention and treatment.
Biology of the Eimeriidae - Life cycle and other aspects of this family of homoxenous (direct life cycle) protists, in which merogony, gamogony and the formation of oocysts occur within the same host.
Manipulating the Plasmodium Genome - Outlines research by Teresa Gil Cavalho and Robert Menard on unravelling and manipulating the genome of the malarial parasite. [PDF]
Full-Malaria - Information on the complex life cycle of the malarial parasite and a project to construct a full length cDNA genome sequence for Plasmodium falciparum.

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