Molecular biology of host-parasite interactions

Molecular Biology of Host-Parasite Interactions

This volume contains the papers presented at the first UCLA Symposium on Molecular Biology of Host-Parasite Interactions, held in January 1983. Given the rapid growth of the study of molecular parasitology, this symposium offers a timely attempt to integrate related disciplines. While some of the works were previously published in the Journal of Cellular Biochemistry, the book organizes the man...

Parasite-host Interactions

Holobiont–Holobiont Interactions: Redefining Host–Parasite Interactions

The term holobiont (Greek, from holos, whole; bios, life; -ont, to be; whole unit of life) describes a long-term physical association between different living organisms [1]. Theoretically, this definition encompasses all symbiotic associations (along the mutualism–parasitism continuum) spanning all taxa. However, in most cases, the term holobiont is restricted to the host and its associated mut...

Systems analysis of host–parasite interactions

Parasitic diseases caused by protozoan pathogens lead to hundreds of thousands of deaths per year in addition to substantial suffering and socioeconomic decline for millions of people worldwide. The lack of effective vaccines coupled with the widespread emergence of drug-resistant parasites necessitates that the research community take an active role in understanding host-parasite infection bio...

Dynamics of host-parasite interactions: the example of population biology of the liver fluke (Fasciola hepatica).

Knowledge of the population dynamics of parasites and their hosts is essential to build veterinary and health programs. The example chosen is that of Fasciola hepatica, a food-borne trematode responsible for severe human and animal infections on the five continents. In this paper, we review the relationships between the liver fluke and its intermediate (mollusc) and definitive (vertebrate) hosts.