Parasite Infections: From Experimental Models to Natural Systems

• Main Author: Toni Aebischer (auth)
• Other Authors: Susanne Hartmann (auth), Kai Matuschewski (auth)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: Frontiers Media SA 2018
• Series: Frontiers Research Topics
• Subjects: Toxoplasma; Plasmodium; Helminth; Protozoa; experimental model; Giardia; Parasite Infection; natural system
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Eukaryotic parasites (including parasitic protozoans, worms and arthropods) are more complex and heterogeneous organisms than pathogenic bacteria and viruses. This notion implies different evolutionary strategies of host exploitation. Typically, parasites establish long-term infections and induce re...