Science news articles about 'parasitic organisms'

SANTA BARBARA, Calif., July 23 (UPI) -- Parasitic organisms may exert more influence on ecosystems than previously thought, a researcher said after studying river estuaries in California and Mexico. ...

Researchers have developed a clever method to purify parasitic organisms from their host cells, which will allow for more detailed proteomic studies and a deeper insight into the biology of organisms ...

... -related proteins led them to examine, in addition to T. gondii, the genomes of four other parasitic organisms. "In each, including Plasmodium, the cause of malaria, we found the DrpA protein, ...

... the same function in several parasitic nematodes, including hookworm. In these parasitic organisms, the activating molecule, called dafachronic acid, sends the necessary signals for the worms to ...

... has been very successful for mapping the genes underlying outward traits in a number of parasitic organisms. In malaria parasites, the linkage map has resulted in the identification of major genes ...