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Biology of the kinetoplastida
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ISBN: 0124602010 0124602029 Year: 1976 Publisher: London Academic Press

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The flagellates : unity, diversity, and evolution
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ISBN: 0429182139 1482268221 1280406003 9786610406005 0203484819 9780203484814 9781280406003 9780748409143 0748409149 0748409149 9781482268225 9781040218686 1040218687 9780429182136 Year: 2000 Publisher: New York : Taylor & Francis,

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"The Flagellates presents a multidisciplinary view of the flagellates exploring both their unity, in terms of their structure, mechanisms and processes, and their diversity in terms of biogeography, niche colonisation, and adaptations to their environment. In addition, evolutionary relationships amongst flagellates are explored. This is the only book published on this subject and features the most up to date information available making it an essential read for any one interested in or working in this field."--Provided by publisher.


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The choanoflagellates : evolution, biology, and ecology
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ISBN: 9781139051125 9780521884440 1139051121 9781316128718 1316128717 9781316129807 1316129802 9781316130896 1316130894 1316128717 0521884446 1316119998 1316121089 1316133079 131613198X 1316127621 Year: 2015 Publisher: Cambridge : Cambridge University Press,

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Choanoflagellates have three distinctive claims to fame: they are the closest, living, unicellular relatives of animals; they are a major component of aquatic microbial foodwebs; and one group is remarkable for its siliceous basket-like coverings. This landmark book offers a unique synthesis of over forty years of choanoflagellates research. Key areas are covered, from the phylogenetic evidence supporting the sister-group relationship between choanoflagellates and Metazoa, to choanoflagellate distribution and diversity in marine and freshwater environments. The structure and assembly of choanoflagellate loricae is also presented together with a full discussion of a novel example of 'regulatory evolution', suggesting that the switch from nudiform to tectiform cell division and lorica production was achieved by a sudden reorganisation of existing structures and mechanisms. Providing an authoritative summary of what is currently known about choanoflagellates, this title will serve as a foundation upon which future research and discussion can take place.

The flagellates : unity, diversity and evolution
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ISBN: 0748409149 9780748409143 Year: 2000 Volume: 59 Publisher: London: Taylor & Francis,


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Kinetoplastid biology and disease.
ISSN: 14759292 Year: 2002 Publisher: London : BioMed Central,

Drug targets in kinetoplastid parasites
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ISBN: 0387775706 0387775692 1441926569 Year: 2008 Publisher: New York : Austin, Tex. : Springer Science+Business Media ; Landes Bioscience,

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If viewed globally, the parasitic diseases pose an increasing threat to human health and welfare. The diseases caused by kinetoplastid protozoan parasites like Leishmania and Trypanosoma continue as a cause of suffering for many millions of people in both tropical and subtropical regions of the world. Leishmania species are found throughout Latin America, Africa and Asia. Trypanosoma cruzi that cause Chagas’ disease is endemic in Latin America, while members of Trypanosoma brucei group are found in sub-Saharan Africa. Although the past two decades has witnessed commendable research efforts and technical advances in our understanding of the biochemistry, molecular and cell biology of these pathogens, the dreaded protozoal diseases caused by these organisms threaten mankind. Therapeutic tools for the treatment of most parasitic diseases are extremely limited. The development of parasites resistant to many of the available drugs is also responsible for the depressing picture of disease persistence and death. Development of commercially available vaccines is still far from reality, though research and trial programs continue.

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