Reproductive clonality in protozoan pathogens-truth or artefact?

Meiosis and Haploid Gametes in the Pathogen Trypanosoma brucei

(2014) Lori Peacock et al.   CURRENT BIOLOGY

Genomic Confirmation of Hybridisation and Recent Inbreeding in a Vector-Isolated Leishmania Population

(2014) Matthew B. Rogers et al.   PLoS Genetics

Cryptosporidium, Giardia, Cryptococcus, Pneumocystis Genetic Variability: Cryptic Biological Species or Clonal Near-Clades?

(2014) Michel Tibayrenc et al.   PLoS Pathogens

Evidence of substantial recombination among Trypanosoma cruzi II strains from Minas Gerais

(2013) Rodrigo de Paula Baptista et al.   INFECTION GENETICS AND EVOLUTION

The ‘obligate diploid’ Candida albicans forms mating-competent haploids

(2013) Meleah A. Hickman et al.   NATURE

Genetic Variation and Exchange in Trypanosoma cruzi Isolates from the United States

(2013) Dawn M. Roellig et al.   PLoS One

How clonal are Trypanosoma and Leishmania?

(2013) Michel Tibayrenc et al.   TRENDS IN PARASITOLOGY

Whole-Genome Sequencing of Trypanosoma brucei Reveals Introgression between Subspecies That Is Associated with Virulence

(2013) I. Goodhead et al.   mBio

Population Genetics of Trypanosoma brucei rhodesiense: Clonality and Diversity within and between Foci

(2013) Craig W. Duffy et al.   PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases

Genome-Wide Analyses of Recombination Suggest That Giardia intestinalis Assemblages Represent Different Species

(2012) F. Xu et al.   MOLECULAR BIOLOGY AND EVOLUTION

Contemporary cryptic sexuality inTrypanosoma cruzi

(2012) JUAN DAVID RAMÍREZ et al.   MOLECULAR ECOLOGY

Population-based analyses of Giardia duodenalis is consistent with the clonal assemblage structure

(2012) Katsuhisa Takumi et al.   Parasites & Vectors

Reproductive clonality of pathogens: A perspective on pathogenic viruses, bacteria, fungi, and parasitic protozoa

(2012) M. Tibayrenc et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Multilocus Microsatellite Typing (MLMT) of Strains from Turkey and Cyprus Reveals a Novel Monophyletic L. donovani Sensu Lato Group

(2012) Evi Gouzelou et al.   PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases

New Insights on Taxonomy, Phylogeny and Population Genetics of Leishmania (Viannia) Parasites Based on Multilocus Sequence Analysis

(2012) Mariana C. Boité et al.   PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases

Extraordinary Trypanosoma cruzi diversity within single mammalian reservoir hosts implies a mechanism of diversifying selection

(2011) Martin S. Llewellyn et al.   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL FOR PARASITOLOGY

Reproductive strategies and population structure in Leishmania: substantial amount of sex in Leishmania Viannia guyanensis

(2011) VIRGINIE ROUGERON et al.   MOLECULAR ECOLOGY

Visualisation of Leishmania donovani Fluorescent Hybrids during Early Stage Development in the Sand Fly Vector

(2011) Jovana Sadlova et al.   PLoS One

Phylogeography and Taxonomy of Trypanosoma brucei

(2011) Oliver Balmer et al.   PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases

Multilocus Sequence Typing (MLST) for Lineage Assignment and High Resolution Diversity Studies in Trypanosoma cruzi

(2011) Matthew Yeo et al.   PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases

Recent, Independent and Anthropogenic Origins of Trypanosoma cruzi Hybrids

(2011) Michael D. Lewis et al.   PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases

Evolution of Eukaryotic Microbial Pathogens via Covert Sexual Reproduction

(2010) Joseph Heitman   Cell Host & Microbe

Genome Structure of Bdelloid Rotifers: Shaped by Asexuality or Desiccation?

(2010) E. A. Gladyshev et al.   JOURNAL OF HEREDITY

Self-Mating in the Definitive Host Potentiates Clonal Outbreaks of the Apicomplexan Parasites Sarcocystis neurona and Toxoplasma gondii

(2010) Jered M. Wendte et al.   PLoS Genetics

Sex, Subdivision, and Domestic Dispersal of Trypanosoma cruzi Lineage I in Southern Ecuador

(2010) Sofía Ocaña-Mayorga et al.   PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases

Mechanistic Plasticity of Sexual Reproduction and Meiosis in the Candida Pathogenic Species Complex

(2009) Jennifer L. Reedy et al.   CURRENT BIOLOGY

Evolution of pathogenicity and sexual reproduction in eight Candida genomes

(2009) Geraldine Butler et al.   NATURE

Genetic diversity of Toxoplasma gondii in animals and humans

(2009) L. D. Sibley et al.   PHILOSOPHICAL TRANSACTIONS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY B-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES

Extreme inbreeding in Leishmania braziliensis

(2009) V. Rougeron et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

The causes of mutation accumulation in mitochondrial genomes

(2009) M. Neiman et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY B-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES

Demonstration of Genetic Exchange During Cyclical Development of Leishmania in the Sand Fly Vector

(2009) N. S. Akopyants et al.   SCIENCE

Genome-Scale Multilocus Microsatellite Typing of Trypanosoma cruzi Discrete Typing Unit I Reveals Phylogeographic Structure and Specific Genotypes Linked to Human Infection

(2009) Martin S. Llewellyn et al.   PLoS Pathogens

On the potential for extinction by Muller's Ratchet in Caenorhabditis elegans

(2008) Laurence Loewe et al.   BMC EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY

Population genetics of Trypanosoma brucei gambiense, the agent of sleeping sickness in Western Africa

(2008) M. Koffi et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Evidence for Karyogamy and Exchange of Genetic Material in the Binucleate Intestinal Parasite Giardia intestinalis

(2008) M. K. Poxleitner et al.   SCIENCE

Direct Estimation of the Mitochondrial DNA Mutation Rate in Drosophila melanogaster

(2008) Cathy Haag-Liautard et al.   PLOS BIOLOGY

The Parasexual Cycle in Candida albicans Provides an Alternative Pathway to Meiosis for the Formation of Recombinant Strains

(2008) Anja Forche et al.   PLOS BIOLOGY