Trypanosomatid Biology
A special issue of Microorganisms (ISSN 2076-2607). This special issue belongs to the section "Parasitology".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 January 2024) | Viewed by 1801
Special Issue Editor
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
The flagellates of the family Trypanosomatidae are one of the most famous groups of parasitic protists because some of their representatives cause severe diseases in humans, domestic animals and cultural plants. At the same time, the interest in trypanosomatids is stipulated by the high evolutionary plasticity of this parasitic group, which has allowed them to explore a very wide range of hosts such as vertebrates, arthropods, vascular plants and even ciliates. These flagellates are attractive as model objects for studying many biological phenomena, and at the same time demonstrate many peculiarities. For example, some members feature a non-canonical genetic code; others harbor intracellular bacterial symbionts or various viruses. Trypanosomatids demonstrate numerous and diverse adaptations to the biology of their hosts, including the coordination of life cycles, emergence of new specialized developmental stages or even modification of the basic scheme of the cell cycle.
This Special Issue welcomes research articles, reviews and brief research reports devoted to the biology of these fascinating parasitic protists, focusing (but not limited to) on cell and molecular biology, genomics, ecology, host–parasite relationships, life cycles, intracellular bacteria and viruses. We look forward to receiving your contributions to the knowledge of the biology of trypanosomatids, including dixenous (Trypanosoma, Leishmania, Phytomonas) and monoxenous genera (Leptomonas, Crithidia, etc.).
Dr. Alexei Kostygov
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- host–parasite relationships
- life cycles
- molecular and cell biology
- endosymbionts
- genomics
