Sökning: "parasite-host interaction"
Visar resultat 1 - 5 av 6 avhandlingar innehållade orden parasite-host interaction.
1. Conservation ecology of the thick-shelled river mussel Unio crassus : The importance of parasite-host interactions
Sammanfattning : Unionoid mussels are globally threatened and their conservation requires species-specific knowledge on their ecology and parasite-host interaction. Unio crassus is one of Europe’s most threatened unionoid species and has a temporary obligate parasitic life stage (glochidia) on fish. LÄS MER
2. Evolutionary and mechanistic aspects of insect host plant preference
Sammanfattning : Plant feeding insects comprise about 25% of all animal species on earth and play an important role in all ecosystems. Although we understand that their association with plants is a key-factor driving the diversification in this group, we still have large gaps in our knowledge of the underlying processes of this relationship. LÄS MER
3. Parasite host interaction between the freshwater pearl mussel (Margaritifera margaritifera) and brown trout (Salmo trutta) – the impact from glochidia larvae on the host
Sammanfattning : Parasites can modulate the physiology and behavior of the hosts to enhance their chances to complete their life cycle. The numerous freshwater bivalves of the order Unionoida all have a parasitic larval stage, also known as glochidia, parasitizing fish hosts. LÄS MER
4. Studies of Giardia-host interactions: role of cysteine-rich surface proteins
Sammanfattning : Giardia intestinalis is a eukaryotic parasite that colonizes the small intestine of humans and animals causing the diarrheal disease known as giardiasis. This parasite is not invasive and does not internalize into host cells but it rather attaches to the brush border surface of the small intestine disrupting the epithelial barrier. LÄS MER
5. Characterisation of surface traits of Helicobacter pylori and their role in the infectious process
Sammanfattning : The surface appendages of bacteria determine the initial contact with host cells. Characterisation of functional organisation and spatial distribution of adhesive traits of outer membrane components of Gram-negative bacteria is a key issue in studies of the parasite-host cell interaction. LÄS MER