Parasitism, the diversity of life, and paleoparasitology
Mem. Inst. Oswaldo Cruz
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98(supl.1): 5-11, Jan. 15, 2003.
Artigo
em Inglês
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RESUMO
The parasite-host-environment system is dynamic, with several points of equilibrium. This makes it difficult to trace the thresholds between benefit and damage, and therefore, the definitions of commensalism, mutualism, and symbiosis become worthless. Therefore, the same concept of parasitism may encompass commensalism, mutualism, and symbiosis. Parasitism is essential for life. Life emerged as a consequence of parasitism at the molecular level, and intracellular parasitism created evolutive events that allowed species to diversify. An ecological and evolutive approach to the study of parasitism is presented here. Studies of the origin and evolution of parasitism have new perspectives with the development of molecular paleoparasitology, by which ancient parasite and host genomes can be recovered from disappeared populations. Molecular paleoparasitology points to host-parasite co-evolutive mechanisms of evolution traceable through genome retrospective studies
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Assunto principal:
Parasitos
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Doenças Transmissíveis
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Evolução Biológica
Tipo de estudo:
Estudo observacional
Limite:
Animais
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Humanos
Idioma:
Inglês
Revista:
Mem. Inst. Oswaldo Cruz
Assunto da revista:
Medicina Tropical
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Parasitologia
Ano de publicação:
2003
Tipo de documento:
Artigo
País de afiliação:
Brasil
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França
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Estados Unidos
Instituição/País de afiliação:
Fiocruz/BR
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University of Nebraska-Lincoln/US
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Université de Reims/FR
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