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Life cycle stages, specific organelles and invasion mechanisms of Eimeria species

Burrell, A; Tomley, F M; Vaughan, S; Marugan-Hernandez, V

Authors

A Burrell

F M Tomley

S Vaughan

V Marugan-Hernandez



Abstract

Apicomplexans, including species of Eimeria, pose a real threat to the health and wellbeing of animals and humans. Eimeria parasites do not infect humans but cause an important economic impact on livestock, in particular on the poultry industry. Despite its high prevalence and financial costs, little is known about the cell biology of these ‘cosmopolitan’ parasites found all over the world. In this review, we discuss different aspects of the life cycle and stages of Eimeria species, focusing on cellular structures and organelles typical of the coccidian family as well as genus-specific features, complementing some ‘unknowns’ with what is described in the closely related coccidian Toxoplasma gondii.

Citation

Burrell, A., Tomley, F. M., Vaughan, S., & Marugan-Hernandez, V. (2019). Life cycle stages, specific organelles and invasion mechanisms of Eimeria species. Parasitology, https://doi.org/10.1017/S0031182019001562

Journal Article Type Article
Acceptance Date Oct 15, 2019
Publication Date Nov 15, 2019
Deposit Date Nov 26, 2019
Publicly Available Date Mar 29, 2024
Journal Parasitology
Print ISSN 0031-1820
Publisher Cambridge University Press
Peer Reviewed Peer Reviewed
DOI https://doi.org/10.1017/S0031182019001562
Public URL https://rvc-repository.worktribe.com/output/1379733

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