BIOL 2200 Lecture 16: Living inside living things: endoparasites and pathogens

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Protists

Diverse group of mostly unicellular eukaryotes that exhibit a wide range of habitats, mobility, and resource acquisition.

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Fungi

Heterotrophic eukaryotes closely related to animals, mostly multicellular, with interactions ranging from mutualism to parasitism.

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Decomposers

Break down dead organic material.

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Cyanobacteria, algae

Primary producers of oxygen.

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Nitrogen fixation

Convert atmospheric nitrogen (N2) into useable nitrogen (NH3).

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Pathogens and endoparasites

Live inside their hosts, affecting life history traits, population growth, distribution and range, behavior, and evolution.

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Viruses

Obligate intracellular parasites found in all living organisms; possess either a DNA or RNA genome enclosed in a protein capsid and use the host to replicate their genome.

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Zoonosis

Spread of animal viruses to humans.

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Antibiotics

Key management tool for bacterial pathogens.

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Plasmodium

Protozoan pathogens that cause malaria, vectored by mosquitos.

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Fungal pathogens

Plant pathogens that cause rust, smut, blight, wilt, and have ecological and economic impact.

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Chytrid fungus

Fungus impacting amphibians.

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Horizontal gene transfer

Recombination between species, resulting in novel genes.

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Plasmids

Mobile DNA with genetic variation that facilitates the rapid spread of resistant genes.

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Vaccines

Introduces antigens that prime the immune system for a future infection.