Search for dissertations about: "protozoan parasite"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 37 swedish dissertations containing the words protozoan parasite.

  2. 1. The interplay between Giardia intestinalis and host intestinal epithelial cells : A tale of immune activation and suppression

    Author : Jana Grüttner; Staffan Svärd; Mikael E. Sellin; Steven Singer; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Giardia; diarrhea; RNAseq; proteomics; small intestinal epithelial cells; enteroids; organoids; protozoan; differentiation; immune response; host-parasite interaction; swimming; Biologi med inriktning mot mikrobiologi; Biology with specialization in Microbiology;

    Abstract : Giardia intestinalis is a non-invasive, protozoan parasite causing the diarrheal disease giardiasis in a variety of mammals, including humans. The parasite has two main life cycle stages; disease-causing trophozoites and infectious cysts. Trophozoites colonize the host’s upper small intestine by attaching to intestinal epithelial cells (IECs). G. READ MORE

  4. 2. Host-Parasite Interactions in Natural Populations

    Author : Peter Halvarsson; Jacob Höglund; Carles Vilà; Stuart Piertney; Zooekologi Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; Arvicola terrestris; avian malaria; balancing selection; Major histocompatibility complex; parasitetranscriptome; Populationsbiologi; Population Biology;

    Abstract : Parasitism is one of the most common ways of living and it has arised in many taxa. Parasites feed and live inside or on their hosts resulting in both long and short term consequences for the host. This thesis is exploring the phenotypic and genotypic effects of animals living with parasitic infections. READ MORE

  5. 3. Inter and Intra-Assemblage Characterizations of Giardia intestinalis: from clinic to genome

    Author : Johan Ankarklev; Staffan Svärd; Johanna P. Daily; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : Giardia; protozoa; parasite infection; diarrhea; genome sequencing; comparative genomics; genotyping; ASH; MLG; Infektionssjukdomar; Infectious Diseases; Molekylär medicin; Molecular Medicine; Mikrobiologi; Microbiology;

    Abstract : The protozoan parasite Giardia intestinalis (syn. G. lamblia, G. duodenalis) is one of the most common causes of diarrheal disease throughout the world, where an estimated 500 million people are infected annually. READ MORE

  6. 4. Structural and Functional Studies of Chagasin, a Parasite Protease Inhibitor

    Author : Anna Ljunggren; Avdelningen för klinisk kemi och farmakologi; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES;

    Abstract : The cysteine proteases are enzymes found in every kingdom of life. Clan CA is the largest of the cysteine protease clans, with members all displaying a Cys/His/Asn(Asp) catalytic triad responsible for hydrolysing the peptide bond within the substrate. READ MORE

  7. 5. Gene Regulation and Epigenetic Mechanisms in the Parasite Trypanosoma cruzi

    Author : Patricia Respuela; Lena Åslund; George A.M. Cross; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; Molecular biology; Molekylärbiologi; Molecular Biology; Molekylärbiologi;

    Abstract : Trypanosomes are unicellular protozoan parasites responsible for several human diseases that affect millions of people and cause thousands of casualties every year. They also represent a primitive eukaryotic model system harboring unique processes and basic regulatory mechanisms such as RNA-editing, polycistronic transcription and trans-splicing, first described in these organisms. READ MORE