This Week in Parasitism

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TWiP 19: Enterobius vermicularis, the pinworm

November 20, 2010
Tagged as: Enterobius vermicularis, nematodes, parasite, parasitism, pinworm

Hosts: Vincent Racaniello and Dickson Despommier

Vincent and Dickson move on to nematodes with a discussion of the pinworm Enterobius vermicularis.

Download TWiP #19 (60 MB .mp3, 83 minutes)

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Enterobius vermicularis adult female (jpg)
Enterobius vermicularis in appendix (jpg)
Enterobius vermicularis embryonated eggs (jpg)
Enterobius vermicularis life cycle (jpg)
Letters read on TWiP 19

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TWiP 18: Cryptosporidium

October 25, 2010
Tagged as: cryptosporidium, diarrhear, meront, parasite, parasitism, podcast, twip

Hosts: Vincent Racaniello and Dickson Despommier

Vincent and Dickson discuss the intracellular parasite Cryptosporidium, which causes diarrheal disease in most mammalian species.

Download TWiP #18 (58 MB .mp3, 80 minutes)

Links for this episode:

Cryptosporidium parvum electron micrograph (jpg)
Cryptosporidium parvum meronts (jpg)
Cryptosporidium parvum life cycle (jpg)
Cryptosporidium page at CDC
Letters read on TWiP 18

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TWiP 17: Entamoeba histolytica

October 6, 2010
Tagged as: amebic dysentery, diarrhea, Entamoeba histolytica, parasite, parasitism, protozoan

Hosts: Vincent Racaniello and Dickson Despommier

Vincent and Dickson continue their discussion of protozoan parasites that cause diarrhea with a review of amebic dysentery caused by Entamoeba histolytica.

Download TWiP #17 (55 MB .mp3, 76 minutes)

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Entamoeba histolytica cyst
Entamoeba histolytica trophozoite
Entamoeba histolytica life cycle
Galactose prevents attachment of amoebae to cells
Entamoeba histolytica life cycle
Charcot-Leyden crystal
Letters read on TWiP 17

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TWiP 16: Giardia

September 24, 2010
Tagged as: flagellated, Giardia, Giardia lamblia, parasite, parasitism, protozoa

Hosts: Vincent Racaniello and Dickson Despommier

Vincent and Dickson review the life cycle and pathogenesis of the flagellated protozoan parasite Giardia lamblia.

Download TWiP #16 (57 MB .mp3, 79 minutes)

Links for this episode:

Giardia lamblia trophozoite (jpg)
Giardia lamblia cyst (jpg)
Giardia lamblia life cycle (jpg)
Heather’s view of T. canis life cycle (pdf)
Letters read on TWiP 16

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Hosts: Vincent Racaniello and Dickson Despommier

Vincent and Dickson discuss the life cycle and pathogenesis of the protozoan parasite Trypanosoma.

Download TWiP #15 (60 MB .mp3, 87 minutes)

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TWiP 14: Leishmania

August 12, 2010
Tagged as: Dick Despommier, leishmania, parasite, parasites, parasitism, protozoa, twip, Vincent Racaniello

Hosts: Vincent Racaniello and Dickson Despommier

Vincent and Dickson consider the life cycle and pathogenesis of the protozoan parasite Leishmania.

Download TWiP #14 (61 MB .mp3, 85 minutes)

Links for this episode:

L. braziliensis life cycle (jpg)
L. donovani life cycle (jpg)
L. tropica life cycle (jpg)
L. major lesion (jpg)
Transgenic mosquito delivers Leishmania vaccine (thanks, Geoffrey)
Plasmodium falciparum accompanied human expansion out of Africa (thanks, Prasad)
Who speaks for the guinea worm? (thanks, Michael)
Letters read on TWiP 14

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TWiP 13: Toxoplasmosis

July 14, 2010
Tagged as: intracellular, obligate, parasite, parasitism, toxoplasma gondii

Hosts: Vincent Racaniello and Dickson Despommier

Vincent and Dickson continue their discussion of the obligate intracellular protozoan Toxoplasma gondii with a consideration of the clinical consequences of infection and pathogenesis.

Download TWiP #13 (61 MB .mp3, 84 minutes)

Links for this episode:

Isopod fish parasites (thanks, Kevin!)
Farmscraper on Word Spy (thanks, Mitchell!)
Toxoplasma and personalities (thanks, Greg!)
Science podcast (July 2) on parasites and intelligence (transcript – thanks, Jim!)
Letters read on TWiP 13