- The
Apicomplexa (also
called Apicomplexia; single:
apicomplexan) are
organisms of a
large phylum of
mainly parasitic alveolates. Most
possess a unique...
-
Apicomplexans, a
group of
intracellular parasites, have life
cycle stages that
allow them to
survive the wide
variety of
environments they are exposed...
-
organism in the
superphylum Alveolata. It is of
interest in the
study of
apicomplexan parasites,
specifically their evolution and accordingly,
their unique...
- spore-forming, single-celled
obligate intracellular parasites belonging to the
apicomplexan class Conoidasida. As
obligate intracellular parasites, they must live...
-
Gibbsia is a
genus of
parasitic alveolates of the
phylum Apicomplexa.
There is only one
species known in this genus,
Gibbsia archiuli. This
genus was created...
- The
parasitophorous vacuole (PV) is a
structure produced by
apicomplexan parasites in the
cells of its host. The PV
allows the
parasite to
develop while...
- The
Aconoidasida are a
class of
apicomplexan parasites coined by
Mehlhorn et al in 1980.
Organisms in this
class bear a tip at one end of
their outer membrane...
- most
share a
bundle or cone of
microtubules at the top of the cell. In
apicomplexans this
forms part of a
complex used to
enter host cells,
while in some...
- alveolates: many dinoflagellates, e.g., Ceratium, Gymnodinium, some
apicomplexans (e.g., Plasmodium) In rhizarians: some euglyphids,
ascetosporeans In...
- Babesia, also
called Nuttallia, is an
apicomplexan parasite that
infects red
blood cells and is
transmitted by ticks.
Originally discovered by Romanian...
