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Taxonomic Index to the Parasites and Vectors Considered Taxonomic Index to the Parasites and Vectors Considered Subkingdom Protozoa Phylum Sarcomastigophora Subphylum Mastigophora Class Zoomastigophora Order Trichomonadida Trichomitopsis termopsidis, 369-371 Trichomonas gallinae, 175-176 Trichomonas vaxinalis, 5, 29, 115, 148, 177, 389 Tritrichomonas foetus, 148, 162, 164 Order Diplomonadida Giardia lamblia, 29, 31-32, 73, 121, 164, 262, 338, 345-346, 389, 442 Giardia muris, 72 Order Hypermastigida Trichonympha sphaerica, 370 Order Kinetoplastida Blastocrithidia culicis, 109, 373, 376-377 Crithidia deanei, 113, 373, 376-377 Crithidia fasciculata, 109, 113, 163, 181, 190-191, 195, 197 Crithidia oncopelti, 113, 373, 376-377 Herpetemonas muscarum, 181 Leishmania brasiliensis, 109-111, 395-397, 433-435 Leishmania donovani, 6,52,82,83, 109-111, 160, 163, 177, 197,227,262, 310, 395-397, 433--435 Leishmania enriettii, 310 Leishmania major, 163, 312, 434 Leishmania mexicana, 83, 106, 123-125, 160, 311 Leishmania tarentolae, 109, 114, 123, 190, 195 Leishmania tropica, 181, 309, 311 Leptomonas ctenocephali, 181 Leptomonas pessoai, 315 453 454 TAXONOMIC INDEX Order Kinetoplastida (continued) Trypanosoma brucei brucei, 8, 35, 78, 101, 103, 128, 158-159, 162, 177, 181, 186-187, 190, 194-196, 233, 267-271, 435 Trypanosoma brucei gambiense, 35, 159, 233, 267, 276, 438-439 Trypanosoma brucei rhodesiense, 35, 159, 233, 267, 276, 407, 451 Trypanosoma congolense, 267, 275-276, 435 Trypanosoma cruzi, 7, 52, 53, 90, 102-103, 112, 126-127, 160, 163, 177, 190, 197, 233, 235, 313-317, 390-391, 395-397, 408, 423, 424, 439 Trypanosoma cyclops, 181 Trypanosoma equinum, 194, 195 Trypanosoma equiperdum, 181, 188, 190, 196, 197, 272 Trypanosoma evansi, 194, 196 Trypanosoma lewisi, 265-267 Trypanosoma musculi, 262-265 Trypanosoma rangeli, 181 Trypanosoma vivax, 126, 181, 267, 399, 435 Subphylum Sarcodina Class Lobosea Order Amoebida Entamoeba histolytica, 4, 29, 31, 71, 73, 122-123, 147, 162, 177, 262, 337-345, 389, 442 Entamoeba invadens, 121 Phylum Apicomplexa Class Sporozoasida Order Eucoccidiorida Suborder Eimeriorina Cryptosporidium, 131 Eimeria auburnensis, 84, 85 Eimeria perforans, 86 Eimeria tenella, 9, 31, 63, 172, 177, 301 Isospora spp., 33 Sarcocystis muris, 85-87, 172 Sarcocystis cruzi, 177 Toxoplasma gondii, 10, 31, 34, 61, 84, 117, 163, 174-175, 177, 262, 301-303 Suborder Haemosporina Leucocytozoon simondi, 210-211, 213-214 Plasmodium berghei, 87, 89, 132, 134, 177, 243, 282, 293, 410, 413 Plasmodium brasilianum, 285, 288 Plasmodium chabaudi, 172, 410--411 Plasmodium coatneyi, 282 Plasmodium cynomolgi, 282 Plasmodium falciparum, 11, 56-61, 89-90, 104, 106, 128-129, 132, 134, 144, 155, 162, 177, 219-223, 228-232, 235, 245, 281, 284, 293-299, 394-395, 397-398, 402, 410, 412-413, 425-429 Plasmodium fallax, 132, 133 Plasmodium fragile, 282 TAXONOMIC INDEX 455 Suborder Haemosporina (continued) Plasmodium gallinaceum, 172, 299 Plasmodium inui, 244-245 Plasmodium knowlesi, 57, 155, 221, 223, 232-233, 242, 245, 282, 284, 290-291, 293, 410, 412-413 Plasmodium lophurae, 55, 86-89, 105, 118, 166, 177, 403 Plasmodium malariae, 245, 281, 426 Plasmodium ovale, 281, 413 Plasmodium vinckei, 300 Plasmodium vivax, 57, 132, 134, 218, 223, 281, 284, 293 Plasmodium yoelii, 172, 299 Order Piroplasmorida Babesia bigemina, 14, 300 Babesia bovis, 300 Babesia equi, 214 Babesia microti, 13, 55, 104, 245-246, 300 Babesia rhodhaini, 300 Theileria annulata, 217, 301 Theileria lawrenci, 301 Theileria parva, 12, 91, 214-216, 301 Phylum Microspora Class Microsporidida Order Pleistophoridida Glugea anomala, 209 Glugea hertwigi, 48-49 Glugea stephani, 209-211 Order Nosematidida Ameson michaelis, 48, 50 Nosema algerae, 429 Nosema bombycis, 48, 51 Spraguea (Nosema) lophii, 47, 209 Subkingdom Metazoa Phylum Platyhelminthes Class Trematoda Order Malacocotylea (Digenea) Brachylecithum sp., 204 Dicrocoelium sp., 204 Diplostomum f/exicaudum, 43, 449 Fasciola gigantica, 163 Fasciola hepatica, 15, 30, 171 Paragonimus westermani, 43 Schistosoma bovis, 334 Schistosoma haematobium, 136-138, 321, 401-402, 408, 440 Schistosoma japonicum, 321, 334, 401, 408, 440 Schistosoma mansoni, 16, 37, 104-105, 136-138, 154-155, 162, 164, 171, 177, 247-250, 321-335, 401-403, 408-409 Schistosoma matthei, 334 456 TAXONOMIC INDEX Class Cestoda Order Eucestoda Suborder Pseudophyllidea Diphyllobothrium latum, 100, 117 Spirometra mansonoides, 17, 138-140, 201-203 Suborder Cyclophillidea Echinococcus granulosus, 20, 138, 408 Hymenolepis diminuta, 18, 41, 75-76, 78, 97-100, 151, 153, 162, 164, 172, 177, 248-249 Hymenolepis microstoma, 140-143 Moniezia expansa, 153 Taenia solium, 19, 75 Taenia taeniafarmis, 30 Phylum Nematoda Order Trichinellida Trichinella spiralis, 21, 29, 46, 92-94, 177, 203, 347-353 Trichuris muris, 164 Order Rhabditida Neoaplectema glaseri, 115-116 Strongyloides stercoralis, 262 Order Ascarida Ascaris lumbricoides, 22, 29-30, 151-154, 162, 176-177, 347, 399-400, 442,444 Ascaris suum, 117, 135-136 Aspiculuris tetraptera, 400 Parascaris equorum, 176-177 Toxocara sp., 43 Order Strongylida Ancylostoma caninum, 354 Ancylostoma ceylonicum, 356 Ancylostoma duodenale, 74, 347, 356, 442 Dictyocaulus viviparus, 354-355 Haemonchus contortus, 24, 30, 353 Necator americanus, 23, 74, 347, 356, 442-443 Nematospiroides dubius, 41, 401 Nippostrongylus brasiliensis, 164, 262, 354, 356 Ostertagia ostertagi, 135 Trichostrongylus colubriformis, 353-354 Order Spirurida Suborder Filariina Brugia malayi, 44, 135 Brugia pahangi, 135 Onchocerca volvulus, 25, 36, 43, 431-435 TAXONOMIC INDEX 457 Phylum Acanthocephala Corynosoma constrictum, 204 Polymorph us paradoxus, 204 Phylum Mollusca Class Gasteropoda Order Pulmonata Biomphalaria sp., 16 Biomphalaria glabrata, 37, 247 Bulinus sp., 16 Oncomelania sp., 16 Phylum Arthropoda Class Crustacea Order Rhizocephala Sacculina carcini, 205-207 Class Arachnida Order Acarina Amblyomma americanum, 357-359 Boophilus microplus, 14, 361-362 Dermacentor variabilis, 357, 359-360 Dermacentor andersoni, 359, 361 Haemophysalis leporis-palustris, 357 Ixodes dammini, 13, 363 Ixodes triangulicipes, 357 Rhipicephalus appendiculatus, 12 Class Insecta Order Heteroptera Panstrongylus megistus, 439 Rhodnius prolixus, 372, 439 Triatoma infestans, 424, 439 Order Anoplura Pediculus capitis, 372-373 Order Strepsiptera Stylops sp., 207-208 Order Diptera Aedes aegypti, 172 Anopheles sp., 25 Anopheles dirus, 430 Anopheles freeborni, 430 Anopheles gambiae, 426 Anopheles maculipennis, 425 Anopheles stephensi, 172 Glossina sp., 26, 371 458 TAXONOMIC INDEX Order Diptera (continued) Glossina morsitans, 435, 437 Glossina palpalis, 438 Glossina tachinoides, 438 Lutzomyia sp., 434 Phlebotomus sp., 434 Simulium damnosum, 36, 431-435 Subject Index Acid phosphatase, of Leishmania, 81, 83, Artemisia annua, 386 309 Artemesinin, 387, 403 Acrifiavin, effects on kinetoplast, 188, Ascaris lumbricoides, carbohydrate 194, 195 metabolism of, 151-154 Adjuvants, 299, 300 Ascaris suum, culture of, 135, 136 Aedes aegypti, 172 ATP, 147, 148, 150-152, 159, 161-163, Albendazole, 408 192, 359, 382 Allopurinol, 395-397 in erythrocyte invasion by malarial Amastigotes merozoites, 60 of Leishmania, 123 in erythrocyte invasion by Toxoplasma, of Leishmania, culture medium for, 63 124, 125 requirement by extracellular of Trypanosoma cruzi, culture medium Plasmodium lophurae, 89, 118 for, 126, 127 ATPase, in Plasmodium lophurae Amblyomma americanum, immune infection, 59-60 reactions to, 357-359 Autoimmune reactions, in Trypanosoma Ameson michaelis, spore discharge in, 48 cruzi infections, 314-315 Amoeba proteus, strain D, endocellular Avermectins, 400-401, 409 bacteria of, 379-381 Amphipod behavior, as affected by B cells, 254 cystacanths, 204, 206 Babesia Amprolium, 387, 389 entry into erythrocyte, 54-55 Ancylostoma duodenale, head of, 74 entry into tick, 66-67 Anopheles stephensi, 172 Babesia bovis, vaccination against, Ant behavior, as affected by 300 metacercariae, 204 Bacil/us thuringiensis israeIensis, 429 Antimalarials and immune response, Basophils, in immunity to ticks, 410-411 357-359 Antimalarials to preerythrocytic stages, Behavior, human, and disease control, 413-414 440-444 Antiparasitic drugs, 415-417 Benzimidazole, 399-400, 409 Antrycide, 406, 408 Berenil, 406-408 Arrowhead <'Jrganelle, of Babesia microti, Bile, 66,67 effects on excystation, 30-31 Arsenicals, trypanocidal, 405 response to, by Nematospiroides, 41 459 460 SUBJECT INDEX Biomphalaria glabrata, sporocyst Circumsporozoite proteins encapsulation by hemocytes, gene for, 295 247-248 of Plasmodium falciparum, 293-295 Blastocrithidia culicis, endosymbionts of, of Plasmodium knowlesi, 294-295 373, 376-378 Circumsporozoite reaction, 284 Blood-feeding arthropods, and Clefts, of malaria-infected erythrocytes, symbiotic bacteria, 371, 374 218-219 Boophilus microplus, immunization to, Closantel, 402 361-362 Coenzyme A, 148-149, 152 Brugia spp", in vitro development, 135 biosynthesis of, 166 Bodo caudatus, 185 requirement for, 118, 166 Burkitt's lymphoma, 292 Complement, 254-259, and entry of Babesia, 55 C-reactive protein, 234 Coracidium, 201 Cattie, susceptibility to trypanosomes, Crisis forms, of malarial parasites, 436-437 285-289 Caveolae, in erythrocytes with Crithidia fasciculata, amino acid Plasmodium vivax, 218 requirements of, 111, 114 Cecropin, 250 Crithidia oncopeiti, endosymbionts of, Cellulose-digesting protozoa 373, 376, 378, 382 of Cryptocercus, 369 Cryptocercus, flagellates of, 172 of termites, 367, 369-371 Cryptosporidium, cultivation of, 131 Cercaria, 15-16 Cutaneous leishmaniasis, 311-312 entry of,
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