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Kinetoplast DNA Network: Evolution of an Improbable Structure
- J. Lukeš, D. Lys Guilbride, J. Votýpka, A. Zíková, R. Benne, P. Englund
- Biology, Medicine
- Eukaryotic Cell
- 1 August 2002
Kinetoplast DNA (kDNA) is the most structurally complex mitochondrial DNA in nature. Unique to the single mitochondrion of unicellular flagellates of the order Kinetoplastida, kDNA is best known as a… Expand
A Historical Overview of the Classification, Evolution, and Dispersion of Leishmania Parasites and Sandflies
- M. Akhoundi, K. Kuhls, +4 authors D. Sereno
- Biology, Medicine
- PLoS neglected tropical diseases
- 1 March 2016
Background The aim of this study is to describe the major evolutionary historical events among Leishmania, sandflies, and the associated animal reservoirs in detail, in accordance with the… Expand
Evolutionary relationships among cyst-forming coccidia Sarcocystis spp. (Alveolata: Apicomplexa: Coccidea) in endemic African tree vipers and perspective for evolution of heteroxenous life cycle.
- J. Slapeta, D. Modrý, J. Votýpka, M. Jirků, J. Lukeš, B. Koudela
- Biology, Medicine
- Molecular phylogenetics and evolution
- 1 June 2003
Cyst-forming coccidia of the genus Sarcocystis (Alveolata: Apicomplexa: Coccidea) parasitize vertebrates worldwide. Data from the small subunit rRNA genes (SSU) and the D2 domain of the large subunit… Expand
Coprodiagnosis of Hammondia heydorni in dogs by PCR based amplification of ITS 1 rRNA: differentiation from morphologically indistinguishable oocysts of Neospora caninum.
- J. Slapeta, B. Koudela, J. Votýpka, D. Modrý, R. Horejs, J. Lukeš
- Biology, Medicine
- Veterinary journal
- 1 March 2002
Hammondia heydorni is thought to be a non-pathogenic coccidian parasite of dogs that is closely related to Neospora caninum, an important parasite of cattle and dogs. Oocysts of these two species are… Expand
Cutaneous leishmaniasis caused by Leishmania infantum transmitted by Phlebotomus tobbi.
- M. Svobodová, B. Alten, +8 authors P. Volf
- Biology, Medicine
- International journal for parasitology
- 15 January 2009
Transmission of cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL) caused by Leishmania infantum was studied in South Anatolia, Turkey. Small, non-ulcerating lesions prevailed and patients were negative in rK39 tests for… Expand
Outbreak of cutaneous leishmaniasis in northern Israel.
- R. Jacobson, C. L. Eisenberger, +14 authors A. Warburg
- Biology, Medicine
- The Journal of infectious diseases
- 1 October 2003
This study describes a new focus of cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL) due to Leishmania tropica, in the Galilee region of northern Israel. Thirty-three cases from 4 villages (northern part) and from the… Expand
Diversity and phylogeny of insect trypanosomatids: all that is hidden shall be revealed.
- D. Maslov, J. Votýpka, V. Yurchenko, J. Lukeš
- Biology, Medicine
- Trends in parasitology
- 2013
Monoxenous trypanosomatids, which are usually regarded as benign dwellers of the insect alimentary tract, represent a relatively obscure group within the family Trypanosomatidae. This field of study… Expand
Evolution of parasitism in kinetoplastid flagellates.
- J. Lukeš, T. Skalický, Jiří Týč, J. Votýpka, V. Yurchenko
- Biology, Medicine
- Molecular and biochemical parasitology
- 1 July 2014
Kinetoplastid protists offer a unique opportunity for studying the evolution of parasitism. While all their close relatives are either photo- or phagotrophic, a number of kinetoplastid species are… Expand
A NEW SPECIES OF HEPATOZOON (APICOMPLEXA: ADELEORINA) FROM PYTHON REGIUS (SERPENTES: PYTHONIDAE) AND ITS EXPERIMENTAL TRANSMISSION BY A MOSQUITO VECTOR
- M. Sloboda, M. Kamler, Jana Bulantová, J. Votýpka, D. Modrý
- Biology, Medicine
- The Journal of parasitology
- 1 October 2007
Hepatozoon ayorgbor n. sp. is described from specimens of Python regius imported from Ghana. Gametocytes were found in the peripheral blood of 43 of 55 snakes examined. Localization of gametocytes… Expand
Sand Flies (Diptera: Phlebotominae) in Sanliurfa, Turkey Relationship of Phlebotomus sergenti with the Epidemic of Anthroponotic Cutaneous Leishmaniasis
- P. Volf, Y. Ozbel, F. Akkafa, M. Svobodová, J. Votýpka, K. P. Chang
- Biology, Medicine
- Journal of medical entomology
- 2002
Abstract Sand fly (Diptera: Phlebotominae) fauna were surveyed in various districts of Sanliurfa in southeast Turkey for 3 yr immediately after an epidemic of cutaneous leishmaniasis (Leishmania… Expand